After leaving Black Cloud Island, Song Qingming did not rush straight back.
Instead, he rode his Flying Boat southeastward to Myriad Lake Island, tens of thousands of miles from the Crimson Star Sea Region. Before departing, he wished to visit He Mengxin, an old friend of his in the Eastern Sea Cultivation World.
Ever since his last visit to Hundred Flowers Palace to exchange for spiritual items, Song Qingming and He Mengxin had occasionally kept in touch by letter, but the two had not seen each other for decades.
He had intended to pay his old friend a visit along the way, but when Song Qingming arrived at Hundred Flowers Palace, his timing proved unfortunate. He Mengxin had happened to leave on a journey with Xia Mo and other cultivators of the sect.
Somewhat disappointed, Song Qingming stayed on Myriad Lake Island for two days before quickly leaving Hundred Flowers Palace.
Although he had failed to see He Mengxin during this visit to Myriad Lake Island, Song Qingming had confirmed something he had long suspected.
Xia Mo, the genius cultivator of Hundred Flowers Palace, had indeed, as he had expected, successfully formed her Nascent Soul and advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.
The female Nascent Soul cultivator who had resembled Xia Mo somewhat at the Tianxin City Auction must have been Xia Mo herself.
Upon learning that Xia Mo had successfully formed her Nascent Soul, Song Qingming stood atop the Phantom Boat, and his yearning for the Nascent Soul Great Dao deepened by several degrees.
A month later, as a streak of green light flew into Funiu Mountain's Mountain Protection Array, Song Qingming's figure soon appeared outside the family Council Hall.
Song Yuanfang, who had been handling family affairs in the hall, heard the commotion outside and hurriedly led