The sea breeze blew, and towering waves surged.
After leaving the Heli Heavenly Abyss, the two found themselves in the Mortal World, within the Lesser Sea of the Azure Void.
Only upon reaching this place did Xuan Yan relax. Their journey had finally ended, and the trip had gone fairly smoothly, without any major mishaps.
But a moment later, his ingrained laziness resurfaced. The daylight shining on him made him endlessly drowsy, and he wished he could go back and have a good, long sleep.
The Wildcat opened his mouth wide in a yawn and said:
"At last, we're out. Let's head back to the sect."
Hearing this, Jiang Yang stopped him and replied:
"Sorry for the trouble, True Person, but this disciple still has something to attend to. I need to visit Dragonkind on my master's behalf."
The task of exchanging for a Spirit Treasure for his senior sister, Chu Qingjian, still rested on his shoulders. His master, Xuan Guang, had already given him that bolt of execution thunder. Since he was in the Lesser Sea now, he might as well make the trip.
After all, this concerned his senior sister's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion. The sooner he secured the exchange, the sooner he could rest easy.
"Dragonkind?"
Xuan Yan hesitated slightly at this. Though both possessed noble bloodlines, Dragonkind had stood at the very pinnacle since ancient times. Spirit Cats, meanwhile, currently had no powerful backer, and their habitual laziness and dislike of banding together put a vast gulf between the two. Naturally, he had no wish to approach them.
Jiang Yang saw his misgivings and immediately said:
"I wouldn't dare trouble you further, True Person. I have a friend among Dragonkind, so there's no need for you to accompany me."
Xuan Yan had never wanted to