As the Spirit Boat burst out of the teleportation tunnel, everyone surrounded it.

Master Li Yang originally had a look of joy and was about to call out to his disciple Bai Yu, but the words caught in his throat, and the joy on his face vanished as his eyebrows knitted slightly.

"Lu Chen, Gan Qian?"

Shang Daocheng, Situ Yao, and Huang Yuankui were overjoyed; they had also thought Bai Yu and Jin Ling had returned, but unexpectedly, it was disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.

Especially since Situ Yao and Huang Yuankui were the mentors of Lu Chen and Gan Qian respectively.

Seeing their disciples return, both were naturally delighted.

"Master, Martial Uncle, Martial Elder." Since entering the teleportation tunnel by driving the Spirit Boat, Lu Chen and Gan Qian had been worrying about how to respond to the inquiries of the other sects' Core Formation Masters upon their return.

To their surprise, they saw their own masters as soon as they returned to the Southern Domain world.

Stared at by six Core Formation Masters and three Fake Pill experts, the two felt their hair stand on end, extremely tense, and under immense pressure. Fortunately, there were three Core Formation Masters from their own sect present, including their masters, which brought them great peace of mind.

"How is it that my Spirit Boat is in your hands?" Master Li Yang's sharp gaze locked onto Lu Chen and Gan Qian, asking sternly.

Lu Chen and Gan Qian felt a chill in their hearts, feeling as if the gaze was a sharp sword hanging over their heads, instilling fear.

As expected, among everyone present, Master Li Yang was the most concerned about the Spirit Boat.

Situ Yao, who cherished his disciple Lu Chen the most, frowned upon hearing this and snorted coldly, "Master Li Yang, let's speak nicely, no need to scare the juniors."

Huang Yuankui also chuckled and said, "Indeed, whatever the matter is, we can inquire slowly, no need to create such a tense atmosphere."

Master Li Yang snorted softly, his gaze still fiercely fixed on Lu Chen and Gan Qian as he asked: "I ask you, why did my Spirit Boat fall into your hands?"

Chu Kuangge also chimed in, "Indeed, this Spirit Boat was clearly driven by Master Li Yang's two disciples into that unknown world; why is it now in your hands? Also, what is the situation in the world you entered, and where are the others who went in before?"

The Fake Pill experts of the three great cultivation families each spoke up, asking whether the two had encountered their family members by name.

Only Ying Wujiu from the Great Dao Sect gazed intently at the two without asking questions.

Although this situation had been anticipated, being locked onto and questioned by these Core Formation and Fake Pill experts was still hugely pressurizing for Lu Chen and Gan Qian.

Fortunately, the Lingxiao Sect had three Core Formation Masters present, especially Situ Yao and Huang Yuankui, who protected them.

Shang Daocheng glanced at the other six, lightly coughed, and said, "Fellow Daoists, please calm down; bombarding our two disciples with so many questions at once has frightened them. Let's go one by one, no need to rush."

Ying Wujiu chuckled, nodded, and said, "Old Brother Shang is right, since some people have returned, it means the situation might not be as severe as we imagined. Let's not scare the juniors."

Everyone nodded in agreement, refraining from further speech.

Ying Wujiu said, "Li Yang Immortal, you seem the most anxious, please ask."

Li Yang glanced at Ying Wujiu, snorted softly, and then turned to Lu Chen and Gan Qian, "Let me ask you, why did this Spirit Boat end up in your hands? What happened to my two disciples, Bai Yu and Jin Ling?"

Lu Chen hurriedly made a respectful bow as a junior meeting a senior, and said, "In response to the senior, this Spirit Boat was indeed driven by Bai Yu and Jin Ling when it appeared in the Earth Space, but Bai Yu and Jin Ling were captured by native cultivators of Earth. The Spirit Boat was claimed by my brother Gan Qian and I after taking risks. After acquiring it, we were pursued by Earth cultivators and thought to first return and report, so we borrowed it. Senior, we now return this Spirit Boat to its rightful owner, with no intention of coveting it."

As he spoke, Lu Chen manipulated the Spirit Boat to send it to Master Li Yang.

With a wave of Li Yang's sleeve, the Spirit Boat suddenly disappeared, stored away in a spatial magic treasure.

Lu Chen and Gan Qian secretly admired it; indeed, as Core Formation Masters, the spatial magic treasures they owned were enormous, much larger than the Qian Kun storage bags used by most Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although the Spirit Boat was valuable, other than Lu Chen and Gan Qian's envy, the other Core Formation Masters present had no desire to possess it.

Even the Fake Pill cultivators of the three families possessed their own Spirit Boats, and considering Master Li Yang's formidable reputation, along with the fact that it was rightfully hers, no one would dare to contend for it.

Everyone was completely shocked by Lu Chen's words, and Chu Kuangge couldn't help but ask, "That unknown land is called Earth?"

"Yes," Lu Chen hurriedly replied.

"Is Earth also a cultivation civilization?" asked a Fake Pill expert from the Feng Family, whose name was Feng Changgong.

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Kind of. Originally, it was a technological civilization, possessing a cultivation civilization as well, but the cultivation civilization was relatively backward compared to their technological civilization. However, when we arrived, they were just undergoing a thousand-year catastrophe; the entire planet encountered catastrophic disaster, with deaths surpassing eighty percent of their population. Subsequently, the technological civilization collapsed, and spiritual energy revived, transitioning the entire planet towards a cultivation civilization."

Li Yang frowned, her sharp gaze fixed on Lu Chen as she said, "You lie. An underdeveloped cultivation world, even experiencing spiritual energy revival and breakthrough in cultivation speed, would not produce powerful experts in such a short time. How could so many of you Foundation Establishment cultivators be suppressed by Earth's cultivators?"

Chu Kuangge nodded and asked, "When you went over, how long had spiritual energy revival been occurring on Earth?"

Lu Chen said, "Less than a year."

Li Yang sternly said, "Junior, do you really dare deceive us?"

Situ Yao suddenly stepped forward, releasing a powerful aura, blocking all the pressure Li Yang emitted towards Lu Chen and Gan Qian, and coldly smiled, "Li Yang, I've said before, ask whatever you like, but mind your tone, do not frighten the juniors of our Lingxiao Sect."

Shang Daocheng also fixed a cold gaze on Li Yang and coldly said, "What Situ Martial Brother said is true. Fellow cultivator Li Yang, if you maintain this attitude, I will forbid our Lingxiao Sect's disciples from answering any of your questions. What could you do then?"

Li Yang angrily said, "Oh, so you think without my Glazed Soul-Seizing Banner and Mixed Element Bell I'm afraid of you?"

Chu Kuangge's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Junior sister, don't be angered, please calm down."

Concurrently, he hurriedly saluted Shang Daocheng, Situ Yao, and Huang Yuankui with a bitter smile, "Please don't blame her, our junior sister indeed has a short fuse, but she does have a reason. She's deeply worried about her disciples."

Shang Daocheng indifferently said, "If she's that anxious, she should go gather information herself instead of scaring the juniors of Lingxiao Sect."

Situ Yao nodded, "Indeed, our Lingxiao Sect's disciples are not obliged to answer your questions."

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