"Brother Lin, Brother Qi, Weiwei, Senior Sister Ling." Qin Hao had sensed Lin Zhang and the others arriving long ago. He could only smile helplessly.
"Qin Hao, the Hidden Dragon Gathering just ended. Why not stay and enjoy yourself for a couple more days?" Ning Qianxue said from the side.
Ling Ni smiled. "You call Junior Sister Ding 'Weiwei,' but you still call me 'Senior Sister Ling.' That's not fair, Qin Hao. Just call me Ling Ni from now on."
Qin Hao nodded.
"Why not stay a few more days, Qin Hao?" Qi Mu asked.
Qin Hao shook his head. "No. I've already spent nearly half a year in the Absolute Immortal Domain. It's time to set out. By my reckoning, there are only eight or nine months until the Azure Flame Grand Tournament."
The journey from the Absolute Immortal Domain to the Central Continent was hardly short.
He would have to cross the Primordial Beginning Domain before reaching the Central Continent, which lay at the heart of the Central Domain Group.
Crossing one domain would not take too long, but Qin Hao also had to find Mu Ziqing in the Primordial Beginning Domain. That made time tight.
Besides, Qin Hao intended to raise his strength and cultivation as much as possible before the Azure Flame Grand Tournament began. He could not waste any more time.
"There will be plenty of time for us to meet again," Qin Hao said with a smile, cupping his fists. "We needn't cling to this moment."
"Fine. I knew that was what you were thinking." Lin Zhang curled his lip. "Now I get it, Qin Hao. You're obsessed with cultivation. There's a reason you came so far from the Southern Reach."
Qi Mu and the others sighed with feeling.
As Lin Zhang had said,