Indeed!
When he had met Bai Daozi before the Star-Seizing Tower on the Star Continent all those years ago, the man's mastery of the way of formation had been formidable, far beyond his own.
Although his own mastery of the way of formation had improved considerably over the years, he might still have fallen short of Bai Daozi!
But cultivators each had their own understanding of the way of formation, even when studying the same discipline. Perhaps Bai Daozi had a new approach.
However, Bai Daozi's condition had yet to stabilize, and his cultivation was still at late Spirit Transformation. He would never withstand the terrifying gravity if he emerged into the Three Heavens!
Thus, Ye Han asked Bai Daozi, "Fellow Daoist Bai! How has your recovery been going?"
Bai Daozi replied, "Fairly smoothly. Thanks to you saving my life back then, that is. Otherwise, I would have perished long ago."
After a pause, Bai Daozi asked, "Fellow Daoist Ye, where are we now?"
Ye Han detected something odd in Bai Daozi's tone, but still replied, "We've already left the Earth Realm. You could say we successfully ascended. We've reached the Heavenly Spirit Realm, and we're now somewhere called the Three Heavens...!"
Ye Han briefly explained his current circumstances and told Bai Daozi that they were already in the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
After hearing him, Bai Daozi exclaimed in delighted surprise, "We really ascended to the Upper Realm? Following you back then was truly a stroke of incredible luck!"
Ye Han said calmly, "Without your help, none of this would have been so easy."
He paused, then explained, "The gravity here in the Three Heavens is terrifying. You can't come out! I'll let you out once it's safe. And if you need anything, just tell me."
Bai Daozi had helped