Gu Wen and the others did not continue to ride the Daoist Sect's Immortal Boat, because the inspection team had left Sword State a year earlier and headed elsewhere before them.
It was just as well that Gu Wen didn't want to continue working; although the inspection had never troubled him from beginning to end, the constant possibility of work was quite tiring.
Upon hearing this explanation, Xiao Yunyi was both amused and helpless, yet he understood his friend's nature.
He was no longer the eager learner he once was.
Xiao Yunyi escorted them to the edge of Sword State, stopping beside a lakeside. The Immortal Sword vibrated slightly, seeming a bit reluctant to part.
"Brother Xiao, just drop us off here. We're not heading to the Netherworld; everyone can live for thousands of years, so there will be a day we meet again."
Gu Wen reached out to hold the Immortal Sword.
