Fang Chen and the Chaos Immortal King stood a short distance away, quietly watching Yue Fan and Yue Canglan.
After a while, Yue Fan finally stopped crying. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, released Yue Canglan, and asked, "Master, how did you come back?"
Yue Canglan smiled at Yue Fan. "Daoist Friend Fang Chen wanted to try traveling upstream along the Path to Heaven from the Land of Ending to the Barbaric Ancient Region. We set out with him, and in the end, he succeeded in Counterflow!"
Yue Fan looked up at Fang Chen, then walked over and cupped his fists in salute. "Daoist Friend Fang Chen, thank you for the effort!"
Fang Chen gave him a faint smile. "It was no trouble!"
Then he looked at the Chaos Immortal King and Yue Canglan. "Senior Chaos, Senior Canglan, I still have to take the others home, so I'll be on my way!"
"Of course!"
The Chaos Immortal King and Yue Canglan returned Fang Chen's salute.
Fang Chen looked up at Little Grass. "Little Grass, come on. Let's go to the Star Sect!"
"Yes, Master!"
Little Grass answered, and Fang Chen led the others into the Space Vortex they had just emerged from.
Little Grass's figure faded, and the Space Vortex vanished with her.
Above the Chaos Holy Land, Yue Fan turned to the Chaos Immortal King. "Master, who is this?"
Yue Canglan smiled at Yue Fan. "He founded the Chaos Holy Land. He's the Chaos Patriarch!"
"The Chaos Patriarch?"
Shock crossed Yue Fan's face. He hurried over to the Chaos Immortal King, cupped his fists, and bowed respectfully. "Disciple Yue Fan greets the Chaos Patriarch and welcomes his return!"
Above the Square, the other experts of the Chaos Holy Land were stunned to learn the Chaos