Xu Fan looked at the excited Cang Mu, his expression somewhat grave.
It was not because Cang Mu was getting worked up like a fool, but because Xu Fan had discovered in surprise that Cang Mu's cultivation base had already reached the Void Refining Stage.
After all, when he had fallen unconscious, Cang Mu had only been at the Nascent Soul Stage.
Following Cang Mu's shout and Grape's notification,
almost everyone in the Hidden Spirit Sect learned that the Great Elder had awakened.
Countless streaks of flying light immediately cut across the skies above the Hidden Spirit Sect.
Xu Fan's beloved disciples, good brothers, and Elders all gathered in Xu Fan's Small Courtyard.
Xu Gang had already advanced to the Integration Stage, and the aura around him was truly imposing.
All the familiar faces from before had made tremendous progress in their Cultivation Bases as well.
"Great Elder, you've finally awakened." Zhan Ling spoke happily, excitement shining in his eyes.
"Master~" Tears welled at the corners of Xu Fan's disciples' eyes as they bowed to welcome his awakening.
"How long was I unconscious?" Xu Fan asked as he looked at the Cultivation Bases of those around him.
"Master, it has been a thousand years since you fell unconscious," Grape's voice sounded beside Xu Fan's ear.
"A thousand years!"
For a moment, Xu Fan did not know whether he should be shocked or happy.
"That's right, Master. It has been exactly one thousand years from when you fell unconscious to when you awakened." Li Xingchi said.
"I stumbled into the Nightmare Illusion Realm, yet when I awakened again, a thousand years had already passed." Xu Fan spoke with some emotion.
This thousand-year journey had been fairly pleasant for Xu Fan.
Unlike that time with the Primordial Bell Sword, when he had