On the Endless Sea, Xiao Xue, in her snow roc form, exuded a powerful aura in the sky, soaring above the sea of clouds with the speed of a storm.
Since Ye Yun broke through to the peak of Emperor tier, Xiao Xue had also ascended to the peak of True Immortal, possessing formidable strength.
It was magical how, as her realm advanced, her bloodline purity seemed to be further refined by herself.
Judging from the aura she now displayed, she was likely not inferior to an ordinary Quasi-Emperor.
Ye Yun gently stroked the back of the snow roc, feeling a sense of emotion.
"It's truly wondrous. Such a contract can bring Xiao Xue such great benefits..."
It even made Ye Yun consider getting each of Lin Xueyan and the others a powerful mystical beast to grow alongside them!
While they didn't have his monstrous rate of improvement, they had all entered the Heavenly Immortal realm. For their age, this was already an impressive height in the Celestial Domain.
For others, it was a speed they wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Just then, Xu Ning suddenly spoke.
" Elder Ye, look ahead! We're about to reach the border of the Endless Sea!"
Hearing this, Ye Yun immediately snapped back to attention and looked forward.
Although to him it all looked the same, Xu Ning was different. She had grown up here and spent years hunting mystical beasts at sea, making her very familiar with the oceanic environment.
This also meant they were about to leave the narrow definition of the Endless Sea, that is, this special space!
Before the seal was broken, upon reaching this border, they would be randomly teleported by spatial forces to other sea regions.
However, this time, as Xiao Xue soared past, it was as if she pierced through a certain barrier. The surrounding space subtly distorted.
With a muffled thud, Ye Yun felt a membrane break.
"Finally..."
After a few seconds, Xu Ning stood still, staring blankly at everything within her sight.
A moment later, she exclaimed excitedly.
"We succeeded! We succeeded!"
This time, they weren't teleported to another part of the Endless Sea. They had truly left.
Ye Yun sighed, the journey had indeed been arduous. The only thing that somewhat disappointed him.
Perhaps it was that he had intended to find the missing Empress of the Abyssal race, but until now, as they were about to leave, he hadn't seen any trace of her.
At this point, he could only silently pray for the Empress in his heart, hoping she was alright.
However, when Ye Yun and his disciples noticed their surroundings, they all froze in place, a little stunned.
Seeing this, Xu Ning asked in confusion.
" Elder Ye, what's wrong? We're out, why do you have that expression?"
"Uh, I was saying..."
Ye Yun looked at the vast, clear blue sea surrounding them, no different from the Endless Sea, and couldn't help but ask.
"But this doesn't seem to be the Void Abyss either."
Logically, after leaving Moon Island, they should have been in the Void Abyss.
But this place was beautiful, with a clear sky. It was clearly not the Void Abyss.
Could it be some other sea region of the Celestial Domain?
To this, Xu Ning scratched her head and said.
"This... I'm not sure either. It's my first time out here, after all..."
If asked where Moon Island was located in the Celestial Domain, she couldn't say for sure.
Finally, they relied on Fang Zhiwei. She used her divination arts, with starlight gathering above her.
Fang Zhiwei pointed excitedly in one direction.
" Master, let's go this way!"
According to her explanation, this direction seemed to be beneficial to their current situation.
With their current predicament, Ye Yun had no choice but to trust her.
"Alright, Xiao Xue, head north!"
At this moment, Ye Yun truly missed having the Divine River Flying Ship. He wouldn't have had to worry about getting lost or not knowing where he was.
As Xiao Xue changed direction, happily, after not flying for too long, they indeed encountered something good!
Chen Lingyi, who was scanning their surroundings, excitedly pointed in one direction and exclaimed.
" Master, look over there! Is that a flying ship?"
Ye Yun heard her and quickly followed her gaze. With his heavenly sight at the peak of Emperor tier, he could indeed see a medium-sized flying ship flying by not far away.
The flag hanging from it made Ye Yun even more delighted.
" That's a flying ship from Crimson Dust Mountain. It seems we have indeed returned to the Celestial Domain!"
Seeing it here meant that this place was the Celestial Domain he was familiar with.
Lin Xueyan and the others were also overjoyed to hear this, relieved that they were not lost in a new place.
"Wait here for a moment, your master will go and negotiate."
Ye Yun gave his instructions, and in an instant, his figure vanished into the distance.
This was a regular-powered medium-sized flying ship, carrying over a hundred cultivators, most of whom were relatively young.
As Ye Yun's figure suddenly appeared in front of the formation, it caused the young cultivator observing at the front to frown and shout sternly.
"Who are you? How dare you obstruct our Crimson Dust Mountain's flying ship here?!"
Clearly, this fellow mistook Ye Yun for some unknown enemy intent on harming them.
Ye Yun frowned, about to explain.
He figured that with his name, he should carry some weight in Crimson Dust Mountain, and asking a few questions shouldn't be a problem.
However, at that moment, another figure rushed out from the flying ship and slapped that fellow.
"You brat, what are you doing!"
The one who was slapped looked surprised and was about to retaliate, but instantly became awestruck.
" Elder Zhao, what is this..."
Upon hearing this, the man glared at him.
"Get lost! If you show such lack of discernment again, you won't be welcome in Crimson Dust Mountain. You'll be finished sooner or later!"
"Yes..."
The fellow was reprimanded and looked utterly bewildered.
But who was he to talk back when the person who appeared was his immediate superior? Even if he felt wronged, he had no choice but to quickly retreat to the rear.
The person who came out, who had berated the other, had naturally sensed a terrifying aura approaching.
He intended to come out and investigate, but then saw his subordinate berating someone. Without thinking, he rushed forward and rebuked him.
Afterward, he looked up, intending to see which senior it was, but when he looked up, he was stunned.
" Elder Ye? Is that you?!"
Seeing this didn't just startle him; even Ye Yun on the other side was surprised.
"It's actually you?"
Although he had sensed a vaguely familiar aura from this flying ship earlier, he hadn't expected to actually meet an acquaintance.
This man who appeared was none other than the Elder of Crimson Dust Mountain who had met him at the Void Port, traversed the Void Sea with him, and even survived the attack of an Imperial-tier Void Beast together.
Zhao Wangsheng!