Gelman left a Teleport Lantern deep inside the volcano where the dragons lived, so they could easily return later.
He could have used six Teleport Lanterns right there to send all six of them straight back to the Teleportation Point behind the Deep Sea Gate.
But that would have used up all but one of his original eight Teleport Lanterns in a single go.
Since there was no emergency, it wasn't necessary, so he abandoned the plan.
Besides, they had achieved both goals of their expedition.
First, they had captured or killed members of Beyond's expedition team, and would bring the surviving prisoners back to the New Continent to face trial.
Second, they had obtained exquisite crystals, born in the magma deep inside the volcano, that surpassed the Seven Great Beauties.
With that settled, they didn't linger. They set off on their return journey.
This time, they weren't in as much of a hurry, so they traveled on foot, marking the way and taking photographs along the route to help those who came after them.
Pariston, as usual, did nothing and said nothing, following along with the others like a puppet.
Xiyou, on the other hand, helped out here and there.
It took them nearly a week to make it back to Siren Strait, where they had departed from earlier.
They had set out as four, but by the time they returned to the familiar waters near Siren Strait, their number had grown to six.
Gelman had Morel, who had greater lung capacity, blow the conch shell the Guide had given them from the shore.
Morel blew it about once an hour, making sure the Guide could hear them, no matter which stretch of sea he was in.
The others found a place along the shore to set up camp