Lu Xuan landed outside the cave mansion. As soon as he opened the array formation, a streak of lightning came rushing over at high speed.
The lightning faded, revealing Thunder Ghost's strange face, which carried a faint, natural sneer.
Excited, it slapped the great drum formed from the flesh tumors at its waist, and rumbling thunder rolled out one peal after another.
Lu Xuan tossed it a few Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds and, at a glance, saw the Grass Puppet's two thin legs blurring into afterimages as it hurried over.
After it arrived before Lu Xuan, the Grass Puppet's hollow eye sockets stared fixedly at his face, and the thoughts it conveyed to him were filled with joy.
Immediately afterward, the Rock Armor Turtle, the Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon, and the other spirit beasts left in the cave mansion all scrambled over.
"Looks like you've all been well taken care of by the Grass Puppet and Thunder Ghost over these years."
Lu Xuan looked at the many plump, sturdy spirit beasts, the corners of his mouth rising.
"How has the cave mansion been these years?"
He turned and asked Thunder Ghost, who was still savoring the Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds.
"Master, just after you left, some cultivators came to visit. After learning you weren't here, the number of cultivators coming over gradually decreased."
"Only in the past few years, some people appeared again. They merely looked from outside and didn't try to enter the cave mansion."
Thunder Ghost spoke in its strange voice.
Lu Xuan nodded lightly. Just as he was about to go into the spirit field to inspect the spirit plants, something suddenly stirred in his heart, and he looked up toward the sky.
"Daoist Lu, why didn't you tell this old man you were coming back to Heavenly Star