After Han Chen and the other two had all swallowed the pills and regulated their breathing in meditation for a while longer, Daoist Qu flicked his sleeve and dismissed the three of them.
Once the three emerged from the flying vessel and returned to the vessel that had brought them here, Yun Zui and Zhu Wujiang finally let out silent sighs of relief.
They had no desire to return to Origin Xia. Returning to Origin Xia meant they could only remain there temporarily, subject at any moment to all manner of questioning and orders from Origin Xia's Upper Layer. Most likely, they would not be able to return until after the formal war with Celestial Xia began. By then, they might not even find a suitable opportunity to return to Celestial Xia.
In Celestial Xia, however, not only could they cultivate with peace of mind, but there were many other benefits as well. Most importantly, after associating with Celestial Xia cultivators for so long and receiving much respect among fellow cultivators, they had become ever more disgusted with and estranged from Origin Xia.
Moreover, in Origin Xia, they were not permitted to take disciples. After their cultivation methods were submitted, Origin Xia would alter them slightly and select suitable people to inherit those arts, but this had nothing to do with them. Those taught with similar methods not only showed them no respect, but might even come to order them about in the future.
Celestial Xia, on the other hand, permitted them to take disciples. They could pass down their own Dao lineages and their understanding of the Dao.
Before long, the flying vessel returned to the palace platform. After the three disembarked, Yun Zui and Zhu Wujiang discussed matters briefly, then bowed to Han Chen. "When we came out