"Let's hope so!" Though none of the four spoke, they all happened to think of the latter possibility.
Just as the four were having inexplicable thoughts before setting off, Xiao Hua emerged from Lava Island once more! Though Lava Island was barren, he had cultivated there for another hundred-odd years. It was the place where he had stayed the longest since beginning cultivation, and Xiao Hua actually felt a little reluctant to leave! Days of peaceful cultivation were truly hard to come by. Xiao Hua understood clearly that after being discovered by Xu Zhuoliang and the others, he had already been helplessly drawn into the karmic entanglements of the Three Great Continents. Those entanglements would only grow more complicated, and his experiences would surely change because of the Three Great Continents. Perhaps the Three Great Continents themselves would also change because of his appearance! Of course, because Jiang Liuer existed, even if these four had not appeared, Xiao Hua would inevitably have fallen into these karmic entanglements. Only the timing and opportunity would have differed.
"Fellow Immortal Xiao, have you finished packing?" Seeing Xiao Hua fly out, Xu Zhuoliang went forward and asked with a smile.
"It was merely a grand formation, nothing else," Xiao Hua replied without concealing anything. "I only needed to collect the items used to set it up."
At this point, Xiao Hua's heart stirred, and he asked, "Fellow Immortal Xu, if possible, could you give this Xiao a map and markings of this place?"
Xu Zhuoliang was stunned. He thought he had misheard and asked curiously, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, this inscription... Xu is not particularly familiar with it. Do you mean a sea chart and markings for this area?"
"Yes, precisely!" Xiao Hua's eyes shifted as he nodded. "This Xiao came here by chance back