In barely half a day, the Great Sage of Sea Quelling brought Ye Zhen to the Manifestation Water Mansion.
The Great Sage of Sea Quelling and the others had already spent more than a year cultivating bitterly within Ye Zhen's Mirage Dragon Pearl Space. This time, upon returning, they still intended to continue their bitter cultivation there.
However, they had to make brief stops at the three great water mansions. Ye Zhen also needed to tend to matters there, including at the Lone Dragon Island Marketplace.
The three great water mansions had undergone virtually no changes. Under Wen Fuguo's planning, the water armies of the three great water mansions were transforming toward becoming elite forces.
Although their strength had not improved by much, they had become increasingly well-trained.
Beyond the three great water mansions, what concerned Ye Zhen most was still intelligence regarding the Jade Scale Dragon Palace.
Ever since the Jade Scale Dragon King had been jointly slain by Ye Zhen and Mountain God Yi Xun on Five Immortal Island last time, escaping with only his primordial spirit, he had made no real moves apart from initially gathering military authority back under his control.
The intelligence indicated that, aside from making periodic appearances, the Jade Scale Dragon King had been cultivating bitterly all this time.
Naturally, Ye Zhen understood the reason behind it.
The Jade Scale Dragon King had escaped last time with only his primordial spirit. No matter what, he had to find a suitable body to possess.
Yet if the new body was to completely merge with his primordial spirit and restore his former combat strength, then aside from bloodline and race, it also required long-term cultivation and tempering.
Ye Zhen believed that was the reason for the Jade Scale Dragon King's bitter cultivation during this period.