Dark Yellow Immortal King looked at Fang Chen and asked, "Fang Chen, what do you plan to do next?"
"Yes, what are your plans?"
Chaos Immortal King put the same question to Fang Chen.
Everyone looked toward Fang Chen.
Fang Chen thought for a moment, then said, "I'll stay in the Outer Heavens for a while and teach the cultivators here some of the techniques I've mastered. After that, I'll see whether I can return to the Barbaric Ancient Region."
"Return to the Barbaric Ancient Region?"
Chaos Immortal King and the others froze at Fang Chen's words. None of them had expected him to want to go back.
"Yes."
Fang Chen nodded.
Dark Yellow Immortal King frowned. "Can we still go back? Under the influence of the World Will, this world's Space Law only allows travel from the Barbaric Ancient Region toward the center of the world, not from the center back toward the Fringe Region!"
"Daoist Xuanhuang, that's not quite right," Chaos Immortal King said. "The Barbaric Ancient Region lies at the very edge of the Fringe Region. Its position is like the source of a river, in the upper reaches, while we're now in the middle reaches. Going from upstream to downstream means drifting with the current—it's easy. But to return, we'd have to fight our way upstream. That's nearly impossible!"
"Yes, it would be far too difficult!" Jade Pool Immortal King could not help agreeing.
Fang Chen nodded. "I know it's difficult, but I want to try. We couldn't do it before because I wasn't strong enough. My strength is no longer what it once was, so I want to give it a try. What if it works?"
Glazed Immortal King looked at Fang Chen. "Just how strong are you now?"
Fang Chen glanced at Little Crane,