For the Watts family, Spirit Stones were not important because they could be earned later. The greatest gain was the annihilation of their long-time enemy, the Golden family.
“Alright, I won’t refuse then,” Leo said with a smile as he put away the Storage Sack.
In the courtyard of the Watts Mansion, Amber, Arthur, and the little girl Lyric Watts were all present. They knew Leo was leaving, so they came to see him off.
“Leo, when will you come back?” Lyric Watts asked, her big beautiful eyes blinking as she tugged on Leo’s coat.
Amber and Arthur also looked at Leo, wanting to ask the same question.
“It won’t be long. When I return, you can come to Clearwind Town to visit me,” Leo replied with a smile.
“Okay, Leo,” Lyric Watts nodded obediently.
“Alright, I’m leaving now.” Leo ruffled Lyric Watts’ hair, glanced at Arthur and Amber, and then his figure flashed, appearing in the sky above the Watts Mansion.
The Dragon Sword appeared under Leo’s feet, and his figure turned into a stream of light, disappearing from their sight.
The sky was clear and cloudless.
After leaving Zratol and ensuring no one was following or watching him, Leo flew towards the Southern Marches grassland.
In less than half an hour, Leo appeared in the desolate skies above the Southern Marches grassland.
After another ten minutes, Leo found the hidden space rift.
Hovering in mid-air, Leo formed a series of intricate hand seals and cast them towards the void in front of him.
Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation erupted, revealing a huge rift.
Leo then took out the Timeship from his Storage Sack.
The flying boat rapidly expanded in the air, becoming a small vessel capable of carrying several people.
With a flash, Leo sat inside the Timeship.
Immediately, the Timeship turned into a stream of light and flew into the space rift.
Once the Timeship completely disappeared into the rift, it closed and vanished again.
Half an hour later, the Timeship emerged from the other side of the space rift.
Upon arriving on Earth, Leo felt a bit dizzy but quickly adapted.
The salty sea breeze over the blue ocean brought a refreshing feeling.
Leo took a deep breath of the cool air, a smile appearing on his face as he felt invigorated.
At that moment, a sharp eagle cry sounded from a nearby unnamed island.
Several large eagles soared into the sky from the island, flying rapidly towards Leo.
Two streaks of light also flew up from the island, much faster than the eagles, appearing in front of Leo within moments.
The two streaks of light revealed themselves to be two people. One had a handsome face and an air of confidence like a sword standing between heaven and earth. The other was sturdy with a resolute face.
“Master!” Seeing Leo standing in mid-air, both men showed expressions of joy.
These two were Holden and Christian.
Leo smiled and nodded. “Have you been guarding this place?”
“No, we come here every three days. Today we happened to meet you returning,” Christian replied.
“Master, have you broken through?” Holden asked.
“Yes, I have reached Spirit Saint,” Leo answered.
“Congratulations, Master!” Holden and Christian said in unison.
“Congratulations, Master!” The disciples on the eagles also bowed slightly and congratulated Leo.
“Master, these are our Seven Stars Sect’s talented disciples. They are progressing quickly and are now part of my enforcement hall,” Christian said with a smile.
“Very good,” Leo felt gratified. “Where are Violet and the others?”
“They are all in the sect,” Holden replied.
“Let’s go back,” Leo waved his hand.
“Master, what about this place?” Christian asked.
“It’s fine. For now, we don’t need to worry about it. I have set up an Illusion Array there, and the Southern Marches grassland on the other side is quite desolate. People rarely go there,” Leo explained.
With that, Leo led everyone back to Seven Stars Sect.
That morning at Seven Stars Sect was like any other. In the central Martial Arts Square, hundreds of disciples sat cross-legged in orderly rows, cultivating.
At the front of the cultivating disciples sat a slender figure in a purple dress.
The purple dress outlined her graceful curves, and her dark hair gently fell to her waist.
During breaks in their cultivation, many disciples occasionally opened their eyes to glance at her figure with admiration but more so with deep respect.
Suddenly, an eagle cry echoed in the sky as giant eagles swooped down towards Martial Arts Square.
The figure in the purple dress opened her eyes abruptly and looked up at the sky.
When she saw the leading figure, her eyes filled with undisguised joy.
“It’s Master!”
“Master is back!”
The cultivating disciples also opened their eyes and stood up excitedly.
“Leo!”
As Leo landed, Violet’s figure flashed towards him so quickly that she almost fell into his arms.
“You silly girl…” Leo laughed and ruffled her hair.
After some time apart, Violet seemed to have grown taller and her beautiful face had matured a bit more.
“Leo, you’re finally back,” Violet said with a playful smile.
“Greetings, Master!” The disciples in Martial Arts Square stood straight and bowed to Leo in unison.
Leo looked at them with a smile. “You’ve all worked hard. Keep up your cultivation efforts. We’ll have a sect banquet tonight.”
“Yes, Master!” The disciples responded joyfully before sitting down again to continue their cultivation.
Leo, Violet, Holden, Christian, and others headed to the sect’s main hall.
Aimee, Jennifer, Serene, Ellis, Theodore, and other sect leaders also hurried over upon hearing of Leo’s return.
After some time apart, everyone was naturally overjoyed to see Leo again.
“Leo, are you here to take us to that Otherworld?” Violet asked expectantly with her beautiful eyes shining.
Holden, Christian, Aimee, and others also looked at Leo eagerly.
“Yes, I am here to take everyone there,” Leo confirmed with a smile.
“Yay! That’s great!” Violet cheered happily.
“Master, I also want to see what Cultivator’s World is like,” Holden said with excitement in his eyes.