If all he wanted was to take Shen Anran to the Cangyuan Realm, Ning Wangshu would not have needed to go to such trouble.
The Plain-Colored Cloud Realm Banner was still in his possession. He could have directly activated it in Taihuang Huangzeng Heaven, connected it to the Kunlun Mirror, and opened a passage to the Cangyuan Realm.
The reason he had gone to such lengths to return to Chiming Heyang Heaven first before taking Shen Anran to the Cangyuan Realm was mainly to make it easier to settle accounts with Immortal King Gu Cang and the Imperial Void Sacred Land in Chiming Heyang Heaven in the future!
He planned to return to Chiming Heyang Heaven, open a passage to the Cangyuan Realm, and let Shen Anran pass through it. As for himself, he would use another Jade Pool Immortal Token to travel to the Cangyuan Realm.
That way, he could later use that Jade Pool Immortal Token to return directly to Chiming Heyang Heaven.
Otherwise, if he wanted to settle accounts with Immortal King Gu Cang and the Imperial Void Sacred Land in the future, he would first have to travel from Qiyao Moyi Heaven to Taihuang Huangzeng Heaven, then pass through several more heavenly realms before reaching Chiming Heyang Heaven.
That would be far too troublesome.
Ning Wangshu used the Xing Technique and traveled with Shen Anran all the way until they soon arrived at the Heavenly Realm teleportation array connected to Xuming Tangyao Heaven.
After taking the Heavenly Realm teleportation array to Xuming Tangyao Heaven, Ning Wangshu continued bringing Shen Anran through the teleportation arrays to Taihuan Jiyao Heaven before finally returning to Chiming Heyang Heaven!
After arriving in Chiming Heyang Heaven, Ning Wangshu found a secluded place and summoned the Plain-Colored Cloud Realm Banner from his