Over a month later, Nine Star Island.
A streak of red light appeared on the distant horizon and came to a stop after a flash.
The escape light faded, revealing a Red Flying Boat shimmering with red light. A plain-featured red-shirted youth, a voluptuous Blue-Skirted Matron, and Shen Chan stood aboard it.
The red-shirted youth and Blue-Skirted Matron were Shen Long and Chu Buyu in disguise. Worried that someone might be following them, they had taken detours the entire way and constantly changed their appearances, avoiding enemy pursuit.
"Let's go! Let's head inside!"
Shen Long said.
Chu Buyu formed a hand seal, and the Mystic Fire Boat slowly flew toward Nine Star Island before landing on the ground.
Ahead lay a narrow valley thick with vegetation.
Shen Chan's eyes burst with dazzling golden light. She nodded and said, "No problem."
Shen Long strode toward the valley. Chu Buyu put away the Mystic Fire Boat and followed with Shen Chan.
An hour later, a Blue Flying Boat flew over from afar and stopped after a flash.
Three men and one woman stood aboard it. At their head was a burly blue-robed man whose aura indicated he was at the late True Immortal Stage.
"Daoist Xu, according to the Soul-Fixing Disk, they entered Nine Star Island."
A voluptuous red-skirted woman spoke, holding a Golden Glowing Dharma Disk in her hand.
The blue-robed man flicked his sleeve, and a streak of golden light flew from his Spirit Beast Bracelet, transforming into a slender golden-skirted woman. Demonic aura surged skyward from her body, and she possessed mid-stage True Immortal cultivation.
The golden-skirted woman sniffed lightly several times and pointed at the valley. "They entered Nine Star Island from here."
Her true form was a Medicine-Seeking Rat, and her sense of smell was exceptionally keen.