After traveling for about three days, the flying boat was about to enter White Water County.
After passing a hill, the flying boat landed steadily on a flat area in the mountains. Fu Qianlan and Chen Shuangbai stepped off, cupped their hands in greeting to He Qi on the flying boat, and said, "Take care on your journey."
Take care on your journey.
Although the three were from the same hometown, they lived in different counties.
Therefore, the three of them had to part ways here.
He Qi said to the two of them, "See you at the sect in three years."
After the flying boat took off, Chen Shuangbai and Fu Qianlan crossed several mountains and parted ways.
Fu Qianlan performed the proper greeting between members of the Jade Spring Sect, and said earnestly, "Take good care of yourself."
Chen Shuangbai nodded.
Fu Qianlan then released a flying sword and flew away on it.
After his two friends returned home, Chen Shuangbai called out to Feiguang, who was teasing the birds in the distance, and then released his flying magic Law Artifact Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch, and leisurely flew towards White Water County.
The wind began to whistle past my ears.
Fu Qianlan gazed towards her hometown with eyes as still as water, when suddenly a slightly aged female voice echoed in her heart.
"Are you a little worried about that kid?"
Fu Qianlan showed no surprise, and said to the voice in her heart, " A-Qi and A-Bai are both my friends. I hope their Dao Path will be smooth and their lives carefree."
The old woman chuckled and said, "Friend?"
"We who cultivate ourselves must most sever the seven emotions and six desires. You are too sentimental; in the future..."
Fu Qianlan did not answer, blocked out the sound, and continued flying towards her hometown.
As they approached White Water County, a smile appeared on Chen Shuangbai's face.
Since his enlightenment, he had lived in this county town. Although he couldn't say he was particularly happy, he had both parents alive when he was young, and his grandfather took care of him. In addition, the Jing Kingdom was powerful, and this place was under the jurisdiction of the Jade Spring Sect, which sought stability. He had no worries about food and clothing and could have whatever he wanted.
Then a series of things happened... well, never mind, let's not think about it anymore.
He looked at the county town, which was already halfway up in the distance, and a light smile appeared on his face. He said, "We've arrived. Let me have a good look at things."
He drew closer, and with a slight thought, he caused the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch to hover in mid-air several miles outside the county town.
Chen Shuangbai looked down at the familiar fields, houses, and streets below, as well as the faint outline of her own courtyard in the distance, a calm smile playing on her lips.
Having been away from home for five years, his return today naturally wouldn't be a case of him hiding his wealth in secret.
In addition, with the main family coming in with great force, intending to seize the ancestral property of the White Water Chen Clan family branch, and another family in the county town eyeing the matter covetously, Chen Shuangbai is now ready to make a good impression and show off the prestige of the White Water Chen Clan.
" Feiguang, clear the way for me!"
As if following its master's wishes, Feiguang let out a clear and high-pitched eagle cry that pierced the sky. It had been hovering in the clouds, but suddenly began to descend. Its handsome appearance as the king of snow mountain birds and its aura equivalent to the Third Layer of Qi Refinement suddenly spread out.
However, Chen Shuangbai did not order Feiguang to attack White Water County. Instead, he commanded it to circle above White Water County, occasionally letting out a cry of an eagle, displaying its extraordinary and handsome appearance!
Such a commotion immediately attracted the attention of the passersby on the road in the county town below.
They all looked up and saw a bird that was so large, pure white, and exceptionally handsome, and were immediately shocked!
"Look! What's that in the sky? A huge white eagle!"
"No! That eagle seems to have patterns on its head! And it's glowing! It's a celestial bird! It must be a celestial bird!"
"Such a terrifying aura... my legs went weak..."
"A celestial bird has appeared in the world... Could it be that an immortal has descended?"
Exclamations and murmurs echoed from all directions of the county town, and even the surrounding villages and towns noticed the commotion and turned their attention to the scene.
"It's time."
In the center of the swirling Feiguang, high in the clouds, Chen Shuangbai had a thought, and Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch, like soft white clouds, carried him slowly down, its edges shimmering with a pale golden light.
He had a handsome face, his black hair was tied back with a jade hairpin, and he wore a plain white silk Daoist robe on the outside and a black cross-collar inner garment on the inside. A simple bamboo-shaped belt buckle was tied around his waist. His pure spiritual Law Power at the Qi Refinement Fourth Layer naturally spread out. He held a green gourd in his hand, and the gourd mouth kept spewing out streams of rainbow light, with a faint spiritual light flowing through it, which made people dare not look directly at him.
As the altitude slowly descended, the dazzling sunlight shone down, as if draping a faint golden edge around it. Coupled with the majestic white eagle circling in the air with its head bowed, it created a scene reminiscent of an immortal descending to earth.
"An immortal! He really is an immortal!"
The county town below was in an uproar.
The people of the county town came out of their houses one after another, looked up at Chen Shuangbai in the sky, and knelt down involuntarily, calling him "Immortal Master" and "Immortal" with respect.
The children, who were more innocent, wanted to see what the immortal looked like, but the adults next to them pulled them down to kneel. They were unwilling to give up and could only steal a few glances, curious yet fearful.
Chen Shuangbai ignored the commotion below.
When they descended to a certain altitude, Chen Shuangbai used her mind to steer the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch towards the Chen Household mansion in the county town.
Wherever he went, crowds thronged, and cries of astonishment and prostration filled the air.
Soon, someone recognized Chen Shuangbai's appearance.
As they approached the Chen Household mansion, suddenly, amidst the vast crowd of kneeling worshippers, a young man dressed as a servant, around twenty years old, stood up abruptly, looking up at Chen Shuangbai with an excited expression, waving his arms wildly.
"Young Master! It's my young master!"
Chen Shuangbai was also drawn by the voice and couldn't help but lower her eyes to look. After seeing the person's face clearly, she smiled knowingly.
The servant's name was Chen Zhuang, and he was a personal attendant assigned to him by his family when he was in White Water County.
Seeing Chen Zhuang's face flushed red with excitement, Chen Shuangbai smiled and then gently pointed at him. In the next instant, Chen Zhuang, who was in the crowd, felt his body suddenly go out of control and he was thrown into the air.
"Ah... Ahhh..."
Chen Zhuang was startled by the sudden flight and couldn't help but tremble.
But he quickly regained his composure, because he believed that his young master would not harm him.
Once he landed steadily in the cloud, Chen Zhuang still couldn't contain his excitement. He had only one thought in his mind—I actually flew! Hahaha, my ancestral graves are emitting smoke!
"Young Master!"
Chen Zhuang immediately suppressed his other thoughts and was about to bow to Chen Shuangbai, who was looking at him with a smile.
Chen Shuangbai didn't stop him, but said softly, "Come home with me."
"Yes!"
Chen Zhuang was taken up by a flying immortal, which immediately stirred the excitement of the kneeling people below.
They all started speculating: whose child was it?