Having made up his mind, Lu Ye no longer hesitated. Wavering over such matters would only mean missing the perfect opportunity.
Before leaving, Lu Ye had Chou Wu gather every Fire Element treasure in the Jade Snail Realm. Only then did he take Ma Shangsi and depart at speed.
The Star Boat streaked through space, racing toward the Nine Provinces.
After Lu Ye left, the many Jade Snail cultivators stared at the chaos around the Insect Path, their hearts uneasy. Great numbers of Divine Sea Filth Clan members were still pouring out without end. After they were killed, Filth Power spread through the area. Although their Medical Cultivators continuously employed methods to disperse and purify it, the results were worlds apart from Lu Ye's previous methods. Against the spreading Filth Power, their efforts were no more than a cup of water against a cartload of firewood.
Ma Shangsi also knew that time was tight, so he drove the Star Boat as if his life depended on it.
When master and servant had previously departed from the Nine Provinces, they had taken ten days to reach the Azure Dawn Dao Realm. Departing from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm, they had spent another half month reaching Jade Snail.
However, because the three major realms of this star system were arranged in a triangular formation, the return journey did not require so much time.
Especially with Ma Shangsi traveling at full speed, they arrived in just ten days at the location near the Nine Provinces from which they could enter the Soul Race Ancestral Land.
Using the power of the Little Flower Realm, Lu Ye took Ma Shangsi inside before linking to the Soul Race Ancestral Land through the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus.
An hour later, Lu Ye appeared within the space of the