They had sought partridges at the edge of the sky and descended into the deep sea in search of turtles.
They had watched clouds from snowy peaks and picked flowers beneath giant trees.
They had seen demons, ghosts, and monsters, and encountered the treachery of human hearts.
They had waded through shallow streams on their journeys and fished beside lakes under the bright moon.
Life's beautiful sights could never all be sought out; the world could never be seen in its entirety.
They could never tread every corner of the Five Continents, but their winding journey brought them back to Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge.
Time was always fleeting when all went as one wished.
By the time everyone had visited the places they wanted to see and set off back to Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge, they seemed to have already seen snow fall twice.
Spirit horses led the way, and a giant beast pulled the carriage.
Hooves trod through drifting flowers as the sect came into view below.
Everyone had set out with Spatial Rings, yet they still brought back quite a few things, some of which could not be stored in Spatial Rings.
On the journey home, Lin Luoyu and Li Yingling had each picked out a spirit horse they liked.
Yun Li, meanwhile, had encountered a mutant beast with a trace of true dragon blood, antlers, and a tiger's body, resembling a qilin.
The mutant beast was enormous and especially affectionate toward Yun Li.
Unable to part with it, Yun Li brought it back to the sect.
Fortunately, the mutant beast was intelligent. Its cultivation was simply too shallow for now; if carefully nurtured in the future, it should at least be adequate for guarding the gates.
Yun Li named the mutant beast-Yun Gui.
Yun Gui had tremendous