Return Sails in Sight, Mountains and Seas Welcome Old Friends

When the alarm from the interstellar monitoring array rang out in the Hongmeng Guardian Alliance's Council Hall, Shen Hao was reviewing the spiritual vein monitoring report Lin Feng had sent over.

The alarm was clear and urgent, yet it carried a strangely reassuring strength. Lin Feng practically tumbled into the Council Hall, clutching a Jade Slip that flashed with golden light. His face was overflowing with excitement. "Co-Lord Shen! Good news! The star vessel... the star vessel has entered Hongmeng's star domain! At most ten days, and it will reach the Star Port of the Central Spiritual Vein!"

The report in Shen Hao's hand fell to the ground at once. He sprang to his feet, disbelief flashing through his eyes. Striding forward, he snatched the Jade Slip from Lin Feng's hand. The instant his fingertips touched it, a familiar aura surged through his meridians and into his sea of consciousness—it was Lan Ze's Water Control Dao Resonance, Xing Che's Starlight Power, the auras of a hundred elite cultivators, and another force, unfamiliar yet incomparably pure.

"Morning Star's Legacy..." Shen Hao's voice trembled, but it was filled with boundless excitement. "They really found it!"

Hearing the commotion, Zi Xuan came out from the rear hall as well. Seeing Shen Hao's excitement, she hurried forward and asked, "Brother Hao, what happened?"

Shen Hao turned to look at Zi Xuan, his eyes brimming with delight. "Zi Xuan, Lan Ze and the others... are coming back!"

A dazzling light instantly bloomed in Zi Xuan's eyes. She covered her mouth as tears rushed forth. "Really? They're finally coming back!"

The news from the Council Hall spread through every corner of Hongmeng as though it had grown wings.

At the special training camp in the Northern Territory's windbreak forest, the young cultivators erupted in excitement upon