Conditions
Lu Xiaotian, Wang Kun, and Zhao Qian made their way back together, no longer bothering to avoid other large groups of celestial armies along the way. After all, Wang Kun and Zhao Qian were true immortals of the Mukun Immortal Domain with official immortal registry status. Even if the other side were overbearing, they would never dare drag someone off by force, as that would break the rules between various immortal domains.
However, things would have been different if Lu Xiaotian were alone. As it stood, with Lu Xiaotian traveling alongside Wang Kun, Zhao Qian, and two other immortals, he did not encounter any harassment. They smoothly made their way back to the celestial army camp of the Mukun Immortal Domain.
As one of the earliest factions to enter the Illusory Mist Marsh, the Guiling Immortal Domain had fought the wolf cavalry the longest and suffered the heaviest losses. Following successive battles, more than half of the Guiling celestial army had suffered casualties and been pulled back to the rear to recuperate—something they only discovered upon arriving at the Mukun Immortal Domain's celestial army camp.
At this point, wanting to return to the Guiling Immortal Domain's camp required turning back, but Lu Xiaotian did not know its exact location offhand. Meanwhile, the celestial army units to which Wang Kun and Zhao Qian belonged had been practically wiped out under the pressure of the wolf cavalry, with their former comrades, friends, and old acquaintances almost entirely dead or wounded.
Although they all belonged to the Mukun Immortal Domain, it comprised so many immortal states that Wang Kun and Zhao Qian, much like Lu Xiaotian, did not recognize a single soul in the other celestial armies.
For now, Wang Kun and Zhao Qian remained immersed in their grief. Remembering the mission