The airship set out with the Grand Elder in charge after he greeted the Young Ancestors, and they did the same to him. The speed of this craft was incomparable to Dalvin's own level 4 Flying Boat, outclassing it by leaps and bounds.
The journey was from the very center of the Shi Luo kingdom to one of its outskirts, so it was not something that could be done quickly. The estimated travel time alone was to be around 2 days, so most of the disciples settled in to rest before they got to the battlefront.
Dalvin remained at the bow of the ship to chat with Grand Elder Wang Zhen, sourcing more detailed information from him about the usual occurrences during Beast Tides. As a Soul Formation old monster, he had lived for hundreds of years, so this was definitely not his first rodeo.