Accepting the Challenge

Under the blazing sun, Chen Fan headed east.

But before he had gone far, he abruptly stopped, for several familiar auras had suddenly appeared within his Divine Sense.

"Kid, wait up! You've got to take this old man along to watch such a good show!" Bald Bird shouted at the top of his lungs as he came racing up from behind, followed closely by Old Yellow Tooth's voice.

"Kid, that's not very decent of you. Sneaking out at the crack of dawn—if this old man hadn't been quick-witted, you really would have slipped away."

"Little friend, I wouldn't want to miss such a battle." The Dugu Clan Head had come out as well, a faint smile on his face. The Dugu Clan had been oppressed so miserably before; now that their enemies were about to be brutally crushed, how could he possibly miss it?

What surprised Chen Fan, however, was that Dugu Ghost Sword had come too. Right—her name was now Dugu Qingxuan.

"Once this matter is settled, I'll be leaving soon," Chen Fan said calmly to them.

By his calculations, once he had resolved the matters of this world and returned after overcoming the heavenly tribulation, Fat Daoist should be setting off for the Immortal Realm as well. This journey would be a very long one.

Bald Bird waved a wing. "Go on, then. This old man will enter the Immortal Realm sooner or later too."

"Pity that by the time you return, this old man may already be buried in the ground." Old Yellow Tooth grew somewhat sentimental instead. He knew that Chen Fan's departure would likely be the longest, while his own aptitude was hardly exceptional. His lifespan was limited in the end.

Chen Fan fell silent for a moment, then said, "When the Ancient Immortal Road