Old Friends Reunited

"What, Fellow Daoist Chen, are you so taken with Wuzhen Tower's Flower Boat? I'll have to have a word with Sister Qinglan about this."

A melodious woman's voice rang out, drawing Chen Lin's gaze away from the Flower Boat.

"Hundred Flowers Fairy, I trust you've been well!"

Seeing the familiar figure before him, he broke into a genuine smile.

Her voice, appearance, and bearing had not changed at all. She still wore a veil that concealed her true features.

Then he spotted True Lord Wanmeng, Jin Xingyun, and Dantai Yunjin beside her.

For a moment, he felt dazed, as though he had returned to the Lower Realm.

"Have you all been well?"

Chen Lin steadied his excitement and spoke with a smile.

Among them, the Hundred Flowers Fairy had already reached the late Spirit Transformation realm and seemed close to perfection. True Lord Wanmeng was at the peak of early Spirit Transformation.

Jin Xingyun and Dantai Yunjin, however, both appeared to be at the peak of the Nascent Soul late stage and had yet to enter the Spirit Transformation realm.

"We've all been well. We arrived in Central City, right at the heart of this realm. There are many powerful cultivators here, but by acting cautiously, we've managed to live fairly peacefully."

It was still the Hundred Flowers Fairy who spoke. Chen Lin could tell that she was clearly the leader here.

Although Jin Xingyun and Dantai Yunjin both looked eager to step forward and speak, they held themselves back.

Cultivation was the gulf that divided cultivators' standing.

Even the relationships between fathers and sons or other relatives would change because of it. Even if the one with higher cultivation did not mind, the one with lower cultivation would consciously observe the proper distinctions.

"That's wonderful. Unlike me, wandering from