The Heavenly Spirit Star Realm.
Dazzling Dragon Immortal City.
Atop the vast, winding walls of Dazzling Dragon Immortal City stood an enormous teleportation array.
Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum...
An astonishing surge of spatial fluctuations and spirit light rippled from the teleportation array. A short, plump young cultivator emerged within it, along with a dozen or so other cultivators...
After all these years, I'm finally back...
Ye Han gazed at the familiar Dazzling Dragon Immortal City, emotion stirring across his face...
"We're here, we're here! Finally back."
"How about a cup of immortal wine at the Dazzling Dragon Tavern? Fellow Daoist Feilin, care to join us?"
"Yes, yes! It's rare for us to cross paths like this. Why don't we have a cup of immortal wine together?"
One of the cultivators gathered together spoke to Ye Han...
Without hesitation, Ye Han politely declined. "Thank you for the invitation, fellow Daoists, but I have something important to attend to shortly, so I won't be joining you. If fate allows, we can work together again..."
"Oh, I see. Then we'll part ways here. Until fate brings us together again."
"Fellow Daoist Feilin, we truly have you to thank for making it back alive..."
They exchanged a few more pleasantries before bowing deeply to Ye Han and taking their leave...
These were cultivators Ye Han had encountered on his way to the Heavenly Spirit Star Realm, surrounded and attacked by demon beasts. Seeing that they might be of some use, he had intervened and joined forces with them to defeat the beasts, then ventured with them into a dangerous region to search for heavenly treasures...
Ye Han possessed powerful divine abilities and high cultivation, was generous, never fought for credit, and did not compete with them for the treasures and opportunities they needed.