"What's this, Fellow Daoist Chen? Are you so taken with Wuzhen Tower's flower boats? I'll have to have a word with Sister Qinglan about this."
A woman's melodious 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, bearing, and presence had not changed at all. She still wore a veil, concealing her true appearance.
Then he saw True Lord Wanmeng, Jin Xingyun, and Dantai Yunjin beside her.
For a moment, he felt as though he had returned to the Lower Realm.
"Have you all been well?"
Chen Lin steadied his excited heart and spoke with a smile.
Among them, Hundred Flowers Fairy had already reached the late Spirit Transformation realm and seemed not far from perfection. True Lord Wanmeng was at the peak of early Spirit Transformation.
Jin Xingyun and Dantai Yunjin, however, were both only at the peak of the Nascent Soul late stage and had yet to enter the Spirit Transformation realm.
"We've all been well. As soon as we arrived, we landed in Central City, right at the heart of this realm. There are countless powerful cultivators here, but by treading carefully, we've managed to live fairly peacefully."
Hundred Flowers Fairy was still the one 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 separated cultivators' standing.
Even between fathers and sons or other family members, relationships changed because of it. Even if the one with higher cultivation did not mind, the one with lower cultivation would instinctively adjust their place.
"That really is wonderful.