After Gu Fanzhou left, Chu Ning didn't bother to tidy up his cave dwelling; there wasn't much to tidy up anyway, given that he hadn't started a new batch of alchemy in half a year. The elixirs he had been turning in recently were all from a batch made during the time he crafted the Spirit Transformation Elixirs.
The reason they had split up was that he didn't plan to fly through the air but intended to travel underground to Giant Spirit City using an Earth-Escaping Boat.
He wasn't ready to reveal the Earth-Escaping Boat to others just yet.
A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning descended from Wenjin Peak, summoned the Earth-Escaping Boat, and set off toward Giant Spirit City.
Ten hours later, he reached the outskirts of Giant Spirit City.
Chu Ning appeared in a forest outside the city and then summoned his luxurious Flying Boat, judging that he could rush into Giant Spirit City immediately, even if there were an ambush from this distance.