Nanjiang Prefecture was in the southernmost part of Xu Tian Province. Li Mo's group had to pass through Xu Tian Province to reach Myriad Mountains, which was closest to the Central Province.
Xu Tian Province had nine prefectures, and Nanjiang Prefecture was in the southwest corner.
Compared to the other prefectures, Nanjiang Prefecture was a bit shabby.
Thus, even the Golden Core Realm Dream Eagle had to fly for more than three months before flying out of the Xu Tian Province.
As a bird, Dream Eagle was fast to begin with.
Any other Golden Core Stage expert wouldn't even be able to leave Xu Tian Province in half a year.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. In total, it had taken them half a year to arrive at the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
And in this half a year, Li Mo was shocked to find that Meng Lin's appearance changed every once in a while.
As he ate spiritual beasts every day to replenish his vitality, Meng Lin's face regained its rosy hue. His body grew stronger and his white hair turned black.
In three months, Meng Lin became a robust middle-aged man, with no wrinkles on his face.
This Meng Lin added a touch of handsomeness. It seemed Meng Lin was a handsome lad when he was young.
Li Mo's group arrived at Myriad Mountains at noon, the sun blazing high in the sky.
Below them were verdant hills and clear waters. Myriad Mountains wasn't as simple as a hundred thousand mu of land.
Instead, it was a chain of mountains. Added together, there were more than a hundred thousand of them!
Li Mo was in the Spirit Drawing Stage and his eyesight had reached a frightening level.
But Li Mo still couldn't see the end of the verdant Myriad Mountains.
Looking down from the sky, there were mountains, valleys, and ravines everywhere.
And in the forest, there were all sorts of spiritual beasts, wild beasts, and even poisonous bugs.
The sky here was Dream Eagle's domain. Dream Eagle swooped down on a mountain with familiarity.
On the peak of the mountain, there were many small houses, most of them wrapped in beast skins.
And in the middle of all the houses, Li Mo saw a few wooden houses.
Aside from the animal skin houses, these houses had an extra touch of elegance.
And besides the peak, Li Mo also found houses of different heights.
There were even many people who dug out a spacious cave in the mountain and lived in it.
However, those people were all wearing animal skins. It seemed that their status was not as high as the people living on the mountain peak.
Most of the people who came and went here wore coarse clothes.
Of course, there were also a few people who seemed to be of noble status and were dressed in luxurious clothes.
Dream Eagle hovered in the air while Meng Lin grabbed Li Mo and jumped down with Eggy right behind.
"Go play. Don't forget to come back tonight."
Meng Lin waved his hand at Meng Ying, who was in the sky. He was like an old father giving his playful child a break.
As expected, Meng Ying's eyes narrowed when he heard Meng Lin's words.
Meng Ying said happily to Meng Lin.
"Yes!
Master! "
As soon as it finished speaking, Dream Eagle raised its head and let out a roar. It flapped its wings and flew into the distance …
"It's … old, old clan leader?"
"It's the old patriarch!
The old patriarch is back! "
"Come and pay your respects to the Old Clan Leader!"
"…"
Not to mention that Meng Lin was no longer as skinny as he used to be, just his unkempt appearance.
The people of the Jiuli Tribe's Blackfall Mountain Village didn't recognize Meng Lin at first glance. However, the elders of the Mountain Village still recognized him.
Who knew how long Meng Lin had been gone, but the village elders were moved to tears when they saw Meng Lin.
Some even knelt. The youths of the village were no exception.
"Get up!
Did you forget what I said?
We, the Jiuli Tribe, do not kneel to Heaven or Earth!
We only kneel to our parents, but you all kneel to me! "
Meng Lin shouted in displeasure as he looked at the people kneeling around him.
Meng Lin might have been gone for so many years, but his influence was still there.
Thus, with Meng Lin's shout, the tribe members got up.
"Clan leader, you're finally back."
"Yeah, we've been waiting for you day and night."
"…"
The young people were a bit distant from Meng Lin, but the old people surrounded Meng Lin and talked about him.
"Sigh, a few years ago, I had a premonition that my time was up.
If I don't break through and reach a thousand years of lifespan, I'm afraid I'll die of old age.
That's why I abandoned you all and went out to find a way to break through … "
Meng Lin sighed as he looked at his people.
When Meng Lin left, these old people were still young.
But they were old now, and their cultivation couldn't compare to Meng Lin's. Who knew when they would meet their end.
Li Mo, who was pushed out by the old men, was shocked.
After being in this world for so long, Li Mo had a better understanding of this world's cultivation levels.
Li Mo's previous cultivation system, Foundation Establishment, Body Tempering, Spirit Platform, Life Spring, Divine Sea, Soul Manifesting, Primordial Spirit, True God, Heavenly God, God King, and Half Emperor, was pretty much the same as this world's.
Because this was a primitive world, it didn't have many generations of experts absorbing it.
The spiritual qi was more abundant, so the next mortal was already in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
And the Body Tempering Realm was the Body Tempering Realm.
Spirit Guide Stage was the Spirit Platform Stage, Life Spring Stage was the Core Formation Stage, and Divine Sea Stage was the Golden Core Stage.
Nascent Soul was the Soul Transformation Realm.
Earth Immortal was the Primordial Spirit Realm, while Celestial Immortal was the True God Realm.
Above Celestial Immortal, Heavenly God, God King, and Half Emperor were the same.
Li Mo was a bit shocked by these elders' cultivation. They were so much higher than him!
Li Mo couldn't even see their cultivation if he wanted to.
Hearing Meng Lin broke through, the village's people were ecstatic.
The elders said.
"Does that mean Chief is in the Nascent Soul Stage?
Earth Immortal Stage? "
"Congratulations, Chief!"
"…"
The people, be they men or women, young or old, cheered.
With their Chief's advancement, the tribe's status in Jiuli's 81 villages would rise.
Spirit Drawing Realm experts had a lifespan of 200 years, Golden Core Realm experts had a lifespan of 300 years, and even Nascent Soul Realm experts could only live up to 500 years.
And Li Mo was in the late Spirit Drawing Stage, the Spirit Platform Stage.
But Meng Lin was an Earth Immortal, an immortal. That meant he had a thousand years of life!
"How has the village been these years?
Where are Meng Biao and Li Hu?
Why haven't I seen them? "
Now that he came back, he felt the people had changed. Meng Lin asked.
However, when they heard Meng Lin's words, the group of old men all lowered their heads and spoke in low spirits.
"First Elder and Second Elder Zhang have both passed away."
"The Fourth Elder and the Sixth Elder have also left. Now, a new group of elders has been selected from the village."
"…"
Meng Lin shook his head and sighed when he heard that his good friend had passed away.
"I was three or four years older than them when I was young, so I was the leader of the children.
They didn't cultivate and I beat them up often. I was waiting for the day when they would surpass me in cultivation and beat me up … "
Meng Lin couldn't help but smile.
Li Mo could see that Meng Lin's smile was the most sincere.