With Qingmu and Ling Meng, the True Lords of Nascent Soul, setting the pace, the journey was significantly easier for everyone.
All along the way, they chatted and shared ancient secrets in high spirits.
Li Fan just smiled and listened, without participating much.
During the journey, they occasionally met cultivators from other provinces.
Whilst exchanging what they'd seen and heard, Li Fan accidentally learned that rumors about the prophecy of the return of the Medicine King Cauldron of the Medicine King Sect had begun to circulate around the regions.
However, people only regarded it as a joke rather than a serious matter.
It appeared that Jiao Xiuyuan had already begun to exert his influence and plan strategically, though it would take a while before it could genuinely affect public opinion.
Time flew by.
After spending another half year journeying, the group finally returned to the Misthaven Ocean.
By now, 13 years had passed since they first embarked on their quest.