Originally, Raymond would've liked to stay here for a while, but since he had no idea whether Liam and his friends would return with "reinforcements" or not, he decided that it was probably for the better if they left as fast as possible. He wasn't in the mood to fight some old man in the 8th or 9th step of the spirit-refining realm. And if he managed to find someone that had already stepped into the soul-guiding realm? Then there wouldn't be much of a fight.
Evelyn had no objections to Raymond's idea, and after making sure that everything was in order, they quickly left the area. With no particular place in mind, Raymond simply picked a direction that didn't coincide with the way they came from or the direction Liam left in, and started wandering. The weather was fairly warm and the air was slightly humid, and if not for his cultivation, Raymond would've probably started sweating profusely fairly quickly.
Man, feels weird to write for the first time in such a long while. Sorry. Gotta try and get past all my mental barriers around writing. I both love and hate it so much.