Once he understood Fang Yun's intentions, Ye Hongyu said no more and continued sailing forward with him.
Time slowly passed, and the two occasionally encountered others along the way.
Fang Yun avoided anyone too powerful without exception, but whenever he encountered Demon Barbarians below the Emperor Realm, he killed them without mercy.
However, they never encountered another newly ascended Demon Barbarian Emperor.
Along the way, the two repeatedly recalled their battle with Emperor Langtuo, exchanging insights and improving as they went. If they encountered another Emperor on par with Emperor Langtuo, they were confident they could kill him even without Sound Swallower.
Fang Yun had inventoried Emperor Langtuo's belongings early on. Everything the Emperor had carried on him had been burned away, leaving only the things inside his Mountain Island. These were nothing more than sacred qi, remains, broken weapons, old implements, and similar items-things of little use in Burial Saint Valley, yet not quite worth discarding.
Since it was currently the Spring Festival on the Saint Origin Continent, Fang Yun and Ye Hongyu occasionally chatted about home.
Having been away for so long, both men felt somewhat homesick.
When no one else was around, they also sparred, stopping short of causing harm and gaining quite a bit from it.
Fang Yun successfully distilled a method for condensing literary jade and taught it to Ye Hongyu. In just one day, Ye Hongyu condensed seven pieces of literary jade, including Second Realm Grand Academician War Poetry literary jade. The depth of his accumulated learning far surpassed Fang Yun's.
Ye Hongyu rarely used War Poetry while controlling his sword, fearing distraction above all else. Now that literary jade let him use it without dividing his attention, his strength increased by at least thirty percent.
Fang Yun also made progress, condensing two new