Qin Yan's answer was no surprise to Ji An. If it had been him, he would have made the same choice.
Cultivators all liked to hold the initiative. If there was a better way, they were fundamentally unwilling to wait.
Ji An nodded in agreement and asked, "Do you have any urgent matters that need handling? If so, I can wait a month or two."
The other man was the sect's strongest artifact refiner, so he likely had work on his hands.
Qin Yan smiled. "Nothing urgent, but I'll need a few days to make arrangements."
After he left, both the Five Elements Hall and Artifact Refining Hall would still have to operate as usual. The Artifact Refining Hall was manageable—besides him, there were two other Golden Core level Artifact Refiners—but finding someone to take over his watch at the Five Elements Hall would be more troublesome.
"Then I'll give you five days. Come find me at Crimson Flame Peak at early rabbit hour on the first day of next month."
Ji An also needed to arrange some miscellaneous matters and leave Crimson Flame Peak under True Monarch Wuyue's care.
This trip to Central Continent was not for competing in strength or settling grudges, so there was no need to bring the Five-Colored Deer.
Green Deer would remain in the sect as a Spirit Farmer and would not be coming either.
"Understood."
The next day, at the end of Snake Hour.
The sun shone brightly beneath a cloudless sky stretching ten thousand miles. Light filtered through the gaps in the trees beside the pavilion, leaving a scattering of fine golden flecks.
Wisps of cooking smoke rose from the kitchen not far away. On the stone table in the pavilion were cold dishes such as braised beef, honey osmanthus cakes, roasted