Meanwhile, the Westernmost Land...
It took Qin Nan two days to reach the middle sector.
However, he was slightly disappointed. He did not stumble into the mysterious woman whom he met in the path with terrifying eyes last time. He was going to express his gratitude to her.
After all, he would not be able to reach the Battlefield of Aeon in time without her advice.
"I'll thank her when I see her again," Qin Nan murmured.
He flew into the distance. A few hours later, his eyes flickered with astonishment as he was close to the palace at the bottom of the ocean where Xu Ruchen and the others were waiting.
The Immortal Qi between the Heavens and Earth was a dozen times thicker. Immortal rays were emerging from the bottom of the sea and lit up the surroundings in the form of rare phenomena. The whole place looked like a land of treasure.
"Why did the place look so different now?" Qin Nan thought.
He soon noticed Xu Ruchen and over a hundred Nine Heavens Supremes sitting in front of the palace while executing Arts of Dao Seeking as if they were trying to comprehend something.
Princess Miao Miao and Jiang Bilan were cultivating at the top of the palace too. They were encapsulated by a mystical light like fairies. The light they were emitting had was lighting up the dark ocean.
The astonishment in Qin Nan's eyes grew further. He could not see their cultivation even with the Immortal Eyes of the Divine God of Battle.
Princess Miao Miao's eyes sprang open as if she had sensed Qin Nan's presence. She was overjoyed to see Qin Nan, but she immediately pulled a long face and harrumphed coldly, "You heartless prick, I'm surprised you still know the way back."
She woke the rest of the cultivators up.
"Cultivator Qin Nan!"
"Cultivator Qin Nan, you are back at last!"
Their gaze's toward Qin Nan was filled with utter respect, but somehow, it also felt like they had found their savior.
Qin Nan was not surprised by their first reaction, yet he was puzzled when he saw their second reaction.
Even Xu Ruchen was relieved to see him.
Little did Qin Nan know, Princess Miao Miao was frustrated when she learned Qin Nan had left by the time she and Jiang Bilan arrived. She asked Xu Ruchen and the others to duel with her so they could all improve.
Xu Ruchen and the others knew the two women were close to Qin Nan, so they did not accept her challenge, yet Princess Miao Miao kept demanding them to fight her. She even provoked them on purpose, so they decided to teach her a lesson.
Little did they know, it was the start of their nightmare.
They took turns to fight Princess Miao Miao, yet they all lost miserably in the duels. Even Xu Ruchen was defeated too. Even so, Princess Miao Miao did not stop challenging them. She kept on dueling them until she heard the news from the Battlefield of Aeon.
However, she only stopped the duels temporarily. They had promised to fight three more rounds with her tonight.
Qin Nan greeted everyone before going up to the two women. He was ready to receive his scolding, but Princess Miao Miao said, "You must bring us along if something like that happens again. Sister Feiyue has been so kind to us. We should be helping her too if she's in trouble. That being said, since we were in seclusion and time was running short, we won't blame you for it this time."
Princess Miao Miao said with a pleased look, "You did well, as expected of my student."
Jiang Bilan grinned. Princess Miao Miao was not only pleased. She looked so proud when she heard what happened in the Battlefield of Aeon. She even told Xu Ruchen and the others everything that happened in the Canglan Continent.
"Of course, it's because I have a great teacher," Qin Nan quickly said. He let out a relieved sigh in his heart. He already came up with more than twenty excuses on his way here.
"By the way, Princess, Bilan, how did the seclusion go?" Qin Nan asked.
"It's easier to show you," Princess Miao Miao and Jiang Bilan exchanged glances and summoned a white and blue flowers on their palm respectively.
"The Flower of Eternity?" Qin Nan was startled.
"Hang on, they are a little different from the Flower of Eternity."
Qin Nan noticed that even though the two flowers had the same presence as the Flower of Eternity, but he could see tiny golden runes on the flowers.
"You're right, they are not the Flower of Eternity, but Senior Di didn't tell us what they are exactly. He only mentioned we'll find out the truth when the time comes," Jiang Bilan said.
"However, it should have the same power as the Flower of Eternity for now."
Qin Nan was overjoyed. He did not expect they would benefit so much.
"Let's talk about that later. Xiao Nanzi, are you going to look for Cang's reincarnation in two years?" Princess Miao Miao asked.
She added after Qin Nan nodded, "If that's the case, we must achieve the Master Realm in two years. The Heaven-Reaching Dao Tree will only blossom five years from now, but we can use the flowers to advance it."
She said after a slight pause, "Senior Di mentioned that the Heaven-Reaching Dao Tree is unusual, so we should go to it as soon as possible."
Qin Nan realized Princess Miao Miao and Jiang Bilan had long discussed what their next step was when he was not around.
"That's true, but there's also something I would like to do," Qin Nan said.
"Are you going to get your revenge from the Nine Heavens Supremes of the formidable factions?" Princess Miao Miao asked.
"How do you know?"
Qin Nan was startled.
"Humph, Xiao Lanlan and I can easily guess what you are thinking. Besides, so many factions have joined hands to bully you and pick on Sister Feiyue. Even if you can let it go, Xiao Lanlan and I won't forgive them so easily," Princess Miao Miao said with a cold expression.
"Mm, five days ago, I've already sent some of the Nine Heavens Supremes to the Heaven-Reaching Dao Tree to find out where the factions are. They should have the information by the time we reach there," Jiang Bilan said.
Qin Nan was stunned. Anyone else would have advised him not to do anything reckless, but not only did the two women not advice against it, they even helped him with the preparations in advance.
They were indeed his soulmates.
"Hey, why are you staring at us blankly?" Princess Miao Miao waved her hand in front of Qin Nan before pointing behind him, "We've already told Xu Ruchen and the others about our plan."
Qin Nan looked behind him and saw Xu Ruchen and the others looking at him passionately.