Although they had not traveled particularly fast on the return journey, they still made it back to Holy City after fifteen days. Long Haochen gave his companions an additional three days of rest. On the morning of the fourth day, he gathered everyone in the first-floor hall of the villa.
"This feels so good. It'd be amazing if we could keep living like this forever." Lin Xin lay sprawled across the broad sofa, sighing contentedly.
"His lovely hair is gone, and he looks much sharper now. His dark green stubble has grown out a little—it looks like he's wearing a green hat..." Sima Xian chuckled beside him. "Medicine Brother, did you take your medicine today?"
Lin Xin's expression immediately froze. "You're the one who needs medicine, you bald idiot."
Chen Yinger and Wang Yuanyuan could not help giggling nearby.
Han Yu said, "All right, stop fooling around. Captain, what are our plans from here on?" Although he was only Long Haochen's Esquire Knight, he ranked near the top of the team in terms of strength. He was also the oldest member of the group. Having shed his former arrogance, he had become increasingly steady and fully embodied the essence of a Guardian Knight.
Long Haochen smiled. "We encountered quite a few dangers during this trip to Zhennan Pass, but thanks to everyone's combined efforts, our gains were considerable as well. However, we've only just acquired spiritual stoves or fused spiritual stoves, so we need time to adjust to them. We need to continue our training in the Eternal Tower. First, everyone should raise their Inner Spiritual Power to the limit of five thousand. Then, we'll see whether we can completely clear the remaining stages of the Eternal Tower's first floor. Hopefully, there will be more methods later on that can