"I'll go with Granduncle-Master."
Fang Weimin was the first to agree.
His gaze toward Cheng Xinzhan held gratitude and reverence.
"I just turned in my last Command Arrow and have rested for four or five days. I'll go with Xinzhan this time."
Huang Miaoluo spoke up as well.
But those were the only two. Feng Ji Hu, Pu Jixuan, Zeng Jinian, Sun Miaoshu, and He Jiyuan all had assignments underway. They had yet to return their Command Arrows and could not get away.
Cheng Xinzhan arranged a time with Fang Weimin and Huang Miaoluo, agreed with the others that they would go together next time, then began asking about the current situation in the Southern Borderlands. Once he had learned most of what he needed from them, he took the initiative to discuss the finer points of fixing and traversing acupoints in the Second Realm, the development of divine abilities, and the essentials of Core Formation. They talked until midnight before parting.
Early the next morning, Cheng Xinzhan arrived at Root Earth Island, where Juqü Mountain was stationed.
Clearly, Cheng Xinzhan was better known at Juqü Mountain than at Three Pure Ones Mountain. Someone recognized him the moment he landed on the island.
"Teacher Cheng!"
Someone called out.
At once, the dozen or so people nearby gathered around.
"Have you been well lately, Teacher Cheng?"
"Have you achieved Core Formation, Teacher Cheng?"
"When will you come back to our mountain to lecture on the Dao, Teacher Cheng?"
"..."
Everyone greeted him enthusiastically.
Cheng Xinzhan answered them one by one before explaining why he had come.
"Are Cheng Yan, Cheng Yi, and Yi Zhao here?"
These three were Cheng Xinzhan's closest friends from his three years at Juqü Mountain. Of course, they were also among the most outstanding members of Juqü