[Another half month passed.]
[Entering the East Sea from the strait at the entrance to Yu Province in the Central Lands, the first place they encountered was the territory of Golden Pouch Mountain.]
[The treasure ship had scarcely arrived when Golden Pouch Mountain sent people to welcome them. A host of disciples and several thousand Dao soldiers stood in solemn formation, their bearing imposing.]
[Golden Pouch Mountain's sect master, Divine Crow True Person, possessed the air of an immortal and the bones of a Daoist. Smiling, he stepped forward. "Sect Master Chen, Fairy Jinghong, forgive me for failing to welcome you from afar."]
["This old Daoist calculated that the one-month term had arrived and thus brought the sect's disciples back first. Who would have thought I had misjudged the time?"]
[Shi Jinghong's mood had grown ever more pleasant these past few days.]
[Not only had discussing the Dao with you further advanced her cultivation, but Three Immortals Island had also been the first to place its bet on Taihua Sect. You truly treated her differently from the other sects.]
[That subtle distinction caused a few ripples of delight to spread through her heart.]
[You smiled and greeted him. "On the way here, we encountered some trouble passing through Yu Province in the Central Lands and were delayed for two months. We arrived rather late."]
[Divine Crow True Person led you into Golden Pouch Mountain's blessed land, which was also one of the world's Thirty-Six Blessed Lands.]
[Golden Pouch Mountain was the foremost holy land of pill refinement among the Outer Dao. Even the Righteous Dao's Clear Void Hall fell short by a measure. It was truly the leading authority in medicine and alchemy in this world.]
[It was only that truly top-grade spirit herbs were exceedingly scarce in this age.