Lin Mo bid farewell to Venerable Buyi and set out from the ruins.
Back aboveground, Zhi Cang and the other two were overjoyed to learn that their master had returned to normal, and their gratitude toward Lin Mo knew no bounds.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, not only did you rescue the three of us, you also delivered our master from the sea of suffering. Your kindness to us is as deep as the ocean."
"If you ever have need of us fellow disciples, Fellow Daoist Lin, you need only say the word."
"We would brave boiling water and raging fire without hesitation!"
On the way back to Bluestone Ghost City, Lin Mo had the Nine-Colored Auspicious Clouds carry the Green-Skinned Little Gourd.
He entered the Gourd Space himself to check on Gongsun Fu.
Gongsun Fu's injuries were not too severe, and after Lin Mo had given her a healing elixir, she had already regained consciousness.
"Miss Gongsun, how are your injuries?"
"Nothing serious."
Gongsun Fu shook her head and asked with concern, "Young Master Lin, did your talk with Venerable Buyi go smoothly?"
"Thanks to you, I successfully rescued Senior Buyi and learned from him how to deal with the Saint King."
Lin Mo said solemnly, "Miss Gongsun, I should take you back to the Kunlun Continent first so you can reunite with your grandfather."
"Once I return to Bluestone Ghost City, I intend to join forces with the seniors and formally launch a war against the Saint King."
"And war inevitably brings sacrifice and bloodshed."
"Besides, the Saint King's strength is unfathomable. Even if everything goes as we hope, danger will await us at every turn."
"If anything happened to you, I wouldn't be able to face your grandfather."
Yet Gongsun Fu did not waver in the slightest. She