"Could you have met that mysterious senior too?" Qin Xijun asked.
Song Yan emerged from those few hazy memories and shook his head.
"No."
"I got this one from the owner of a mortal trading caravan. I had just come out of Luohou Abyss then..."
"Luohou Abyss? What sort of place is that?"
Song Yan rubbed his chin, then simply put away the Sea Chart and began recounting his experiences over the years.
He had nothing to hide from Qin Xijun, telling her everything from his arrival in the Central Region to Luohou Abyss and then Jun Mountain.
"When I came back and heard what had happened to Xiao Ju, I hurried straight over."
"Oh my!"
Qin Xijun was delighted by his account. "Doesn't that mean you're not only a Golden Core Realm True Person now, but also the disciple of a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator?"
By the rules of the Cultivation World, a disciple was naturally considered to have completed their apprenticeship the first time their cultivation surpassed their master's.
In fact, even before Little Song had left the Chu Kingdom, his cultivation had already matched Qin Xijun's, essentially qualifying him to complete his apprenticeship.
But completing an apprenticeship was one thing; the affection and nominal relationship between master and disciple remained.
As Song Yan's first master, Qin Xijun naturally shared in his glory.
"Now that I'm back, I intend to take Xiao Ju to Jun Mountain. Granny, why don't you come with me too?"
"I met a cultivator from the Luofu Sect in the Central Region. Perhaps she could examine you too."
"No, no!" Qin Xijun shook her head repeatedly.
"I'm not like you, a mighty Golden Core True Person. I'm just a mortal now. The Central Region is far too dangerous."
"What danger would there be if