Cloud Mulberry Prelude
Sang Ying set the teleportation point to the Twin Orchid Realm.
She and Jiang Zhuoxue had been gone for so long, they should go back and visit. But after they had visited, they should set off for the Cloud Mulberry Realm.
Sang Ying recalled the task Bai Qinglong had entrusted to her. She realized that Bai Qinglong probably never expected that she would spend hundreds of years and still not be able to complete her request.
The Teleportation Array activated, and a sudden surge of powerful air currents swept over everyone's robes. Gu Shu gripped Sang Ying's collar tightly, afraid that he would be blown off.
Seeing his serious expression, Sang Ying smiled and tapped his head, "Don't worry, with your chubby appearance, you definitely won't be blown away."
"Hmph!" Gu Shu ignored her. His Spiritual Qi was not some fat! What an ignorant young man!
In the short time it took to close their eyes, when everyone opened them again, what they saw was no longer the turbulent tunnel, but a clear and wide open space.
Duan Hanyi was alright; after all, he had only spent a few decades in the Hidden Nether Realm, and in those earlier years, he had visited all five minor worlds in the Lower Realm.
But Wuming was different. He had lived in the Hidden Nether Realm since childhood and was used to its gray skies. Even though he had heard that the other four small worlds were sunny, clean, and abundant in Spiritual Qi, he could hardly imagine it because he had never seen them.
Now, seeing it all, the bright light overhead seemed like an illusion. He couldn't contain his excitement and looked up at the sky, refusing to look away even as the intense light stung his eyes and brought tears to his eyes.
"So this is light," he murmured softly.
If only the Hidden Nether Realm had such light, Wuming truly wished his nephew could also see this sky outside.
Duan Hanyi was closest to Wuming and naturally heard his extremely soft murmur. He nudged the other's shoulder and said, "Don't be envious. Now that you've come out with Fellow Sang Ying, take this opportunity to find a suitable Cultivation Method, cultivate diligently, and accumulate Spirit Stone. Once you've established yourself outside, you can naturally bring your nephew and that family over as well."
Wuming did not reject the proposal, but for now he would only make preparations and wait until the prophetic disaster was over before making any further decisions.
The Teleportation Array was not far from the Flowing Light Sword Sect, so Sang Ying directly flew back with them on her sword.
Upon seeing this, the new disciple guarding the mountain gate recognized Sang Ying from afar. He immediately dropped his broom and ran into the sect, shouting, "Grandmaster Sang Ying is back!"
This scene was actually somewhat similar to when Sang Ying returned to her sect after first forming her Golden Core. In a daze, Sang Ying even had a feeling of returning to the past.
But upon hearing her junior disciple call her "Grandmaster," she suddenly snapped back to reality.
Yes, she was no longer the pitiful, helpless Sang Ying she once was. She had grown so much and was no longer someone who could be bullied at will.
The gatekeeper's voice was indeed loud enough, but in the blink of an eye, the news of Sang Ying's return spread throughout the entire Sword Sect.
Sang Zheng Wen Miaoshu, who were still dealing with their own affairs, immediately abandoned them and rushed to greet their daughter.
They knew that their daughter was now a Spirit Transformation cultivator and wouldn't be in any serious trouble, but they remembered all the hardships she had endured since they parted ways. And the fact that she had gone to a place like the Hidden Nether Realm, devoid of Spiritual Qi, made them worry.
Seeing Sang Ying return safely, even bringing a few friends, I finally felt relieved.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. You don't know, your father was just talking to me a few days ago, saying that he wanted to find a suitable time to hand over the sect to Mu Xuan and personally go to the Hidden Nether Realm to find you."
The dao companion spoke, he revealed his true feelings, but Sang Zheng couldn't say much, so he could only keep a straight face and pretend that he didn't really care.
Sang Ying listened to these words with a smile but said nothing, letting Wen Miaoshu take her hand and lead her back to Settled Frost Peak.
Duan Hanyi and Wuming, as guests, naturally followed along with them.
Once everyone was seated on Settled Frost Peak, Sang Zheng asked about the two people following behind Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue.
"I wonder how to address these two gentlemen. To be acquainted with my daughter, they must be people with a legendary past." Sang Zheng asked without any politeness, and also praised his daughter in the process.
Duan Hanyi and Wuming had been waiting for Sang Zheng to ask, so they stood up, bowed to Sang Zheng as juniors, and briefly explained where they came from and their names.
Sang Zheng didn't pay much attention to Wuming, but after hearing about Duan Hanyi's sect, he secretly glanced at him a few more times.
Sang Zheng still remembered Heavenly Mystery Palace, an unlucky sect that suddenly collapsed.
He had a fairly deep impression of the Heavenly Mystery Palace because after Gu Huaiwei took the orphan Su Fuyun as his disciple, he mentioned that someone from the Heavenly Mystery Palace had divined for him, indicating that he and Su Fuyun were destined to be together.
With this reason, even though the sect leader at the time did not like Su Fuyun, he was still forced to let her join the sect and become Gu Huaiwei's disciple.
Who would have thought that Su Fuyun would later target his daughter so viciously, even causing his Sang Ying to have her Golden Core destroyed.
The displeasure in Sang Zheng's eyes was fleeting; he quickly suppressed his thoughts and continued, "So you experienced all this in the Hidden Nether Realm. Now that you two have come to the Flowing Light Sword Sect, why don't you have some fun here? However, I'm usually quite busy with other matters and probably can't accompany you. Let Sang Ying show you around a bit. There's also some kind of celebration taking place in the town down the mountain these days; you can go and take a look."
Before Duan Hanyi and the other person could respond, Sang Ying coughed and said, "Father, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to see these."
"What does this mean?" Sang Zheng asked, puzzled.
Sang Ying said, "I made a promise to someone to deliver something to the Cloud Mulberry Realm. Soon, Jiang Zhuoxue and I will set off for the Cloud Mulberry Realm."
Noticing Sang Zheng Wen Miaoshu's gazes, Jiang Zhuoxue nodded and said, "That's right, she didn't lie to you."
Wen Miaoshu immediately showed a distressed expression. "You've only been back for a short time, why are you going out again, especially to the Yun Cloud Mulberry Realm, which is so far away? Your father and I haven't developed any influence there in recent years, and now that you suddenly want to go there, we can't even lend you a hand."
Both elders looked worried. Although Sang Ying felt sorry for them, she still couldn't bring herself to say she wouldn't go.
This was something she had promised Bai Qinglong. She had escaped death several times because of the Dragon Abyss Sword, so of course she should take the sword back to where it belonged.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Gu Shu stepped in to comfort her, saying, "You two don't need to worry. At worst, Sang Ying will go back to the Immortal Spirit Realm and bring a few more junior brothers and sisters with her. Plus, Jiang Zhuoxue is there to protect her, and she herself is at the Spirit Transformation stage, so she'll definitely be fine."
Sang Ying was unwilling to bring her junior brothers and sisters along, and she was about to object when she noticed that the couple's expressions instantly softened.
Sang Zheng added, "Then there's no time to lose, why don't you go back to the sect and find them now?!"
Sang Ying: But I haven't agreed yet!