"Since everyone is here, let's set out."
Zhang Daoran swept his hand.
The others cupped their fists and voiced their assent.
"Zhang, I entrust the cultivators of Eternal Sun Prefecture to you. Please look after them."
"And those of my Hundred Flowers Prefecture."
"The same goes for my Greenleaf Prefecture."
Zhang Daoran cupped his fists. "I dare not promise to bring everyone back, but wherever 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 travel onward to Heavenly Passage City.
This stretch of the journey would take roughly half a month.
Demon beasts roamed everywhere along 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 asked with a smile, "What is it?"
"Senior Brother Zhang would like to invite you over for a chat."
"All right. I'll go shortly."
Xu Mingxian cupped his hands and soon left, then sent Zhang Daoran a message.
Half an incense stick later,
aboard the Mysterious Moon Sect's main vessel,
inside Zhang Daoran's room,
Xu Chuan was escorted there by a Mysterious Moon Sect Elder.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, you're here. Please, take a seat and try the spirit tea I brewed myself."
"Zhang, such enthusiasm from you makes me a little nervous.
I still prefer your old manner: aloof, with a touch of pride."
"What could I possibly take pride in before you?"
Zhang Daoran said bitterly, "The person I have admired most throughout my 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 himself that, at