Liu Changxu stayed at the Azure Cloud Palace for only five days before taking his family back to Newmoon Ridge.
When his mother, Lin Yulian, and his father, Liu Shihao, learned that their son was returning, they deactivated the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation well in advance and stood in midair, craning their necks in anticipation.
All of Newmoon Ridge was teeming with people. Liu Household Members covered the mountains as they came out to welcome Liu Changxu. Everyone wanted to behold this legend of their lineage, making for quite a lively scene.
After the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle reached Newmoon Ridge, Liu Changxu released the more than three thousand Liu Household Members from the spirit vessel.
Then he turned into a streak of spiritual light and flew over to his father, Liu Shihao, and his mother, Lin Yulian.
"Your son pays his respects, Father, Mother!"
"Xu'er, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I would have thought something had happened to you!"
Upon seeing her son, Liu Changxu, Lin Yulian could not help complaining.
His mother's words left Liu Changxu feeling rather ashamed. Thinking back, his last visit had been more than eighty years ago.
"Hundred Spirits Star is so far from here. It's already wonderful that Xu'er could come back at this time."
Beside her, his father, Liu Shihao, hurried to speak in his defense, afraid his son might be upset.
Looking at his mother's somewhat aged face, Liu Changxu could understand how she felt.
Lin Yulian, whose cultivation was still at the Nascent Soul late stage, had essentially lost her chance of advancing to Spirit Transformation.
That meant his father and mother had, at most, another four hundred years to live. As a result, they treasured their time with their children all the more.
"Xu'er, your younger sister just