Han Shuo and his party encountered no danger along the way and left the underground world safely, emerging from the valley through which they had entered.
Although this operation had deviated somewhat from the original plan, the final result was fairly satisfactory. Not only had Han Shuo obtained the dark elves' two cartloads of gold and jewels, but he had also acquired a chest of beautiful crystals. A mysterious bow and a black dragon subordinate made Han Shuo feel that the trip had been well worthwhile.
On their way to the village where the Forest Trolls lived, the black dragon Gilbert kept clamoring for Han Shuo to return his chest of crystals and find him beautiful women, but Han Shuo ruthlessly refused both demands.
Eventually, the black dragon realized he could not persuade Han Shuo and stopped wasting his breath, nursing his injuries alone in aggrieved silence. Han Shuo did not idle either. During the return journey, he mastered another intermediate Necromancy spell, "Dark Mist." This spell could create mist over a certain area. The caster remained unaffected within it, but enemies would have their vision obscured, making it a very practical spell for both attacking and escaping.
Han Shuo had now more or less mastered the Nine Heavens Demon Art. After testing it, he found that apart from some remaining difficulty controlling his direction, the other problems were being resolved through constant practice. It seemed that before long, Han Shuo would truly be capable of Flight.
When they passed the Forest Trolls' Holy Land, Han Shuo told the Forest Trolls to wait outside while he and Little Skeleton went in and stored all the remaining treasure in his Spatial Ring. Han Shuo still had an important use for this Wood-Extreme Land, so he specifically instructed the Forest Trolls guarding