A gentle breeze drifted by, pale green leaves floating through the air as the soft rustling of grass and trees passed by their ears.
In an open clearing, Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian were talking to each other—
"Sister Xiao Yi Xian, I never expected to meet you here." Nalan Yanran spoke with some excitement.
Xiao Yi Xian smiled as well. "Yes, I never expected you to have grown so much over the years."
A glimmer flashed through Nalan Yanran's eyes. Images from the past surfaced in her mind, and she said nostalgically, "Yes. I've gone through a lot during this time, and I've grown a lot too."
Xiao Yi Xian nodded, then said lightly, "You have been following us for so long. Isn't it time you came out?"
Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yi Xian in confusion, but when she sensed that terrifying pressure, her heart trembled.
At that moment, a black shadow appeared. He cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Senior. I am Wang Chen of the Yellow Springs Pavilion!"
Xiao Yi Xian looked at him curiously. She did not seem to remember him, though she did know of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.
In ancient times, he had been a peerless expert who reached the Half-Step Dou Di realm and had considerable ties to the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan.
After that peerless expert fell, the inheritance he left behind had long since vanished with the passage of time. However, within the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan, there was a Yellow Springs Stone Tablet.
This Stone Stele had been passed down since ancient times. It recorded the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's lifelong knowledge, and deep within it remained a trace of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's blood essence.
In the original story, Xiao Yan had obtained