Return to Azure Wasteland, Reckoning

The two Liuli Yan stared at the unfamiliar man who had suddenly appeared, their eyes filled with astonishment.

First Ancestor of Divine Firmament was especially shocked. He had not sensed how the man before him had appeared at all.

What did that mean??? It meant the man before them was stronger than him.

He immediately flashed in front of Liuli Yan, staring warily at the unfamiliar man. "May I ask who you are??? What brings you here???"

Hearing First Ancestor of Divine Firmament's words and seeing the guarded looks in their eyes,

Lu Nan's expression froze. He lowered his head for a glance before realizing that he was still wearing Mu Liu's disguise.

He immediately waved a hand to lay down a restriction, then removed the disguise and revealed his true appearance.

"Master, where are you now???" he asked Liuli Yan with a smile.

The instant Lu Nan revealed his true face, Liuli Yan sensed his familiar aura.

She shot out from behind First Ancestor of Divine Firmament,

reaching Lu Nan in the blink of an eye. She grabbed him in delighted surprise. "Xiao Nan, it really is you???

When did you arrive??? Where have you been for the past five hundred years????"

"I found a place to enter seclusion and only emerged not long ago." Lu Nan smiled. "Nothing major happened while I was gone, right??"

"Oh, right—Master, you said earlier that Qinghuang Pass was unsafe. What happened???"

"And why aren't you at Qinghuang Pass now???"

Liuli Yan's expression stiffened at Lu Nan's questions.

She then looked toward First Ancestor of Divine Firmament beside them and introduced him. "Xiao Nan, this is First Ancestor. This should be your first time meeting him, right??"

First Ancestor??? Lu Nan turned to look at the old man, sensing the strange state of