Chapter 677: Return
Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen explored all the places that Ao Tian had marked over the next three years.
As a result, they discovered that eighty-seven locations had hidden formations, and the remaining arrays were only a little away from where Ao Tian had speculated.
On this day, Yu Nianzhen was practising his swordsmanship when he suddenly stopped.
Similarly, Jiang Yue stopped what he was doing and turned to Yu Nianzhen.
"They are back." He exclaimed, his lips curled in a happy smile.
"Mmh." Yu Nianzhen said, also feeling happy.
"Let’s go." He said.
With that, the two left the Zhenyue Archipelago and flew South, heading towards the Yellow Jade Desert.
The Yellow Jade Desert was the largest desert in the Cangxing world.
It was called so because its sand was mixed with a rare ore called the yellow jade sand.
On one hand, yellow jade sand was a good weapon refining material, and on the other, rare mutations of the yellow jade sand were excellent material for refining nutrient solution used in growing spirit grasses.
Additionally, there was a large oasis in the middle of the Yellow Jade Desert.
At a glance, the oasis was ordinary and looked different from the others.
However, this oasis was the entrance to the secret realm where the sea of enlightenment, the Sword tower, and other blessed places were located.
After arriving at the oasis, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen didn’t jump in.
Instead, the two set up a portable cave and prepared to wait for their old friends.
This wait lasted four days.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, the oasis finally stirred, and streams of water flew upwards, carrying a cultivator before dumping them on the shore.
Before long, Jiang Yue saw Xuan Ke and subconsciously smiled.
"Xuan Ke." He called, and the monk reflexively turned towards him.
"Jiang Yue." Xuan Ke called and rushed towards the two.
"We haven’t seen each other for several thousand years. Did you miss me?" The monk asked, and Jiang Yue rolled his eyes.
"I only miss Azhen." Jiang Yue said, and Xuan Ke pretended to vomit.
"Thousands of years and you are still acting like newlyweds." He said, but Jiang Yue wasn’t deterred.
Instead, he clung to Yu Nianzhen and kissed the man’s cheek.
"We will still be newlyweds even after several billion years." He said, his chin raised proudly.
"Why are you arguing as soon as you see each other?" A voice sounded, and the three turned to see Li Futian.
"Brother Li, have you been well?" Jiang Yue asked, and Li Futian nodded.
"I have advanced to the immortal realm." He said, and Jiang Yue nodded, looking at the new arrivals.
’Our generation is indeed the golden generation of the Cangxing world.’ He thought.
After all, excluding Li Futian and Xuan Ke, Lin Huang, Wei Ge, Meng Zihua, and Zhu Bing had also advanced to the immortal realm.
"Our Cangxing Mountain occupied six of the nine transformation pools?" Jiang Yue asked in a surprised voice.
"We are great, aren’t we?" Xuan Ke said, proudly thumping his chest.
However, Jiang Yue wouldn’t let him have the last word and sneered.
"You are good, but Azhen and I are better." He said and took a deep breath.
"We have become immortal kings, and our Cangxing world has already become a high-grade world." He said, and Xuan Ke couldn’t argue.
"How did you manage to become immortal kings in a few thousand years?" He asked with a frustrated expression.
"We were just a little lucky." Jiang Yue said, and Xuan Ke rolled his eyes before turning solemn.
"How is our Cangxing world?" He asked.
"Let’s talk somewhere else." Yu Nianzhen said.
At the same time, he waved his hand, and a large flying ship appeared before them.
Since they were old acquaintances, everyone boarded the ship and found empty rooms to settle down.
In their private sitting room, Jiang Yue looked at Xuan Ke, Li Futian, Wei Ge, Lin Huang, Meng Zihua, Bei Chengling, Murong Feng, Zhu Bing, Chen Qing, and Hongzhu and nodded in satisfaction.
"Our Cangxing world has become a high-grade world, and it won’t be difficult for peak-stage reincarnation realm cultivators to advance to the immortal realm." He said, looking at Murong Feng and the others.
Hearing this, Bei Chengling and the others nodded in understanding.
"Nianzhen, where is your master?" Murong Feng asked with a concerned face.
"Master is in the Foreign Devils battlefield and doesn’t know that you have already returned." The swordsman said, feeling annoyed that he hadn’t informed his master before heading to the desert.
"The Foreign Devils battlefield..., is something going on?" Wei Ge asked, and Jiang Yue nodded before explaining the situation.
"Our Cangxing world and the Foreign Devils world have been fighting for countless years. Why did the Foreign Devils suddenly figure out a way to enter our world?" Wei Ge asked in a voice that barely concealed his anger.
After all, his clan had been guarding the battlefield for countless years, and he felt responsible for allowing the devils to enter the Cangxing world.
"We suspect a conspiracy but don’t have proof for the time being." Yu Nianzhen said and sighed.
"The outer shell of the world-transforming formation is complete?" Zhu Bing asked, and Yu Nianzhen nodded before speaking.
"The groundwork is complete, but it won’t be functional until the life essence stones are placed in the incomplete parts." He said.
"I didn’t expect to encounter such a mess as soon as we return to the Cangxing world." Xuan Ke said, and several others nodded.
"There are also the sealed spaces. Although master Yang, Azhen, and I have cleared the S and SS level sealed spaces, there are still many low-level sealed spaces and several high-level spaces. There is no telling where the trouble will come from." Jiang Yue said and turned to Li Futian.
"Brother Li, can you divine this matter? See if there is a clear path that leads to our Cangxing world’s survival." He said, and Li Futian nodded.
"I will do a proper divination when I settle down." He said.
In fact, Li Futian had already caught a glimpse of the future and knew that the Cangxing world would soon enter an era of strife.
