"Since everyone is here, let's set off."
Zhang Daoran waved his hand.
The others cupped their fists and voiced their agreement.
"Zhang, I entrust the cultivators of Eternal Sun Prefecture to you. Please look after them."
"And those from Hundred Flowers Prefecture."
"The same goes for Greenleaf Prefecture."
Zhang Daoran cupped his fists. "I cannot promise to bring everyone back, but whenever I can help, I will do my best."
With that said,
their party headed toward Mysterious Moon City.
They would teleport from Mysterious Moon City to the Void Clarity Sect, then proceed to Heavenly Passage City.
This stretch of the journey would take roughly half a month.
Demon beasts roamed the route. It was untamed wilderness.
Aboard the Xu Household's flying boat,
Xu Mingxian came to Xu Chuan's room.
"Father."
"Come in." Seeing Xu Mingxian, Xu Chuan smiled and asked, "What is it?"
"Senior Brother Zhang would like to invite you over for a chat."
"All right. I'll go in a little while."
Xu Mingxian cupped his hands and soon left, then sent a message to Zhang Daoran.
Half an incense stick later,
aboard the Mysterious Moon Sect's flagship,
inside Zhang Daoran's room,
a Mysterious Moon Sect elder escorted Xu Chuan in.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, you're here. Please, sit down and try the spirit tea I brewed myself."
"Zhang, such warmth from you makes me a little nervous.
"I still prefer your old attitude—aloof, with a touch of pride."
"What do I have to be proud of in front of you?"
Zhang Daoran smiled bitterly. "The person I respect most in this life is my master. He has been both a teacher and a father to me.
"He even gave me my name.
"Yet even my master admitted that his performance at the nascent soul early stage