Immediately, they were shocked again.
"A treasure that can traverse the void— it seems that Mr. Lu Qing’s experiences in the starry sky are far more exciting than we imagined."
After a while, the First Saint Master finally sighed.
The other two Saint Masters nodded in agreement.
When Lu Qing arrived at the Holy Mountain earlier, due to the urgency of the situation, they didn’t actually notice how the Void Flying Boat appeared.
But this time, seeing the Void Flying Boat pierce through space and disappear, they truly realized the wonder of this Treasure Boat.
However, they all thought that the Void Flying Boat was a treasure Lu Qing obtained in outer space, unaware that it was acquired from two extraterrestrial guests back then.
Above Jiuli Village, a spatial vortex quietly appeared, and the Void Flying Boat emerged from it.
"Have we returned to the village already?"
Stepping out of the flying boat, the elder doctor looked at the familiar village below, and his heart and spirit were somewhat dazed.
Although he knew the Void Flying Boat could traverse the void, he was still surprised upon truly experiencing it.
Han Lingshuang also appeared equally shocked.
She knew Jiuli Village was located at the edge of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains in Cang State, far from the Holy Mountain, across many grand provinces, truly distant.
Even for a Golden Core Realm expert, controlling a flying magical treasure would take considerable time to cross.
Moments after entering the Silver Flying Boat, barely the passing of a few breaths, they had already arrived?
"Ah Qing, there’s one thing I need to tell you first."
As the group prepared to disembark, the elder doctor suddenly spoke.
"Please speak, Master."
Noticing the elder doctor’s serious expression, Lu Qing’s face also became earnest.
"You have been away from this realm for quite some time; over these years, quite a few people in the village have passed away. You need to be mentally prepared for this."
Lu Qing’s body trembled slightly.
Little Yan looked at her brother without speaking.
Wei Shanhai also gazed at Lu Qing.
Lu Qing has been away for sixty or seventy years, and many have died in Jiuli Village over these years.
One could say that the villagers Lu Qing was most familiar with are now barely any remaining in the village.
After a moment, Lu Qing took a deep breath, nodded slightly: "Disciple understands, Master, let’s go down."
The group descended towards Jiuli Village, landing in the Half Mountain Small Courtyard.
Sensing Lu Qing’s return, the Puppet Avatar emerged from the house, nodded to everyone, then transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
"Supreme, what’s that?"
Han Lingshuang was surprised upon seeing the Puppet Avatar with a face identical to Lu Qing.
"That’s a puppet avatar I crafted back then; don’t mind it," Lu Qing briefly explained.
He then said to the elder doctor, "Master, Little Yan and I will go home first, return tomorrow to attend to you, elder."
"Go ahead." The elder doctor nodded.
Immediately, Lu Qing took Little Yan, Little Li, and also Han Lingshuang, flying down towards his home.
Instantly, the Half Mountain Small Courtyard was left with only the elder doctor and Wei Shanhai.
"Old Doctor Chen, I need to return to the other courtyard as well; previously, Little Li suddenly returned, taking me away without Zi’an and the others knowing what happened; they might still be worried." Wei Shanhai said.
"Mr. Wei, please return to reassure them, so Zi’an and the others don’t worry too much." The elder doctor nodded.
Wei Shanhai saluted then displayed a movement technique to descend the mountain.
Upon returning to the other courtyard, Wei Xinghe and Wei Zian, along with others, rushed out of the house to greet him.
"Old Ancestor, what happened earlier? Why did your presence suddenly vanish from the village?"
Wei Zian asked hurriedly.
At this moment, Wei Zian’s presence was calm and solid, with a hint of middle-aged formality absent in his youthful days.
In terms of cultivation, he stood steadily at the Perfect Foundation Establishment realm, just a step away from the Golden Core Realm.
"Earlier, Little Li came back, saw Little Yan and Old Doctor Chen weren’t around, spotted me and took me out of the village." Wei Shanhai responded.
"Old Ancestor, what did you say? Little Li came back?"
Surprised, Wei Zian’s eyes widened suddenly.
Beside him, Wei Xinghe and Mrs. Wei, with hair already greying, were equally shaken.
Mrs. Wei, in particular, couldn’t help but say: "Old Ancestor, you said Little Li came back, so that means..."
"Yes, it’s as you think; Mr. Lu Qing has returned as well." Wei Shanhai nodded.
Upon confirmation from Wei Shanhai, everyone stood there dumbfounded.