The instant Chen Fan and Bald Bird emerged from the forest, they spotted several figures in the air. Both Chen Fan and Bald Bird had concealed their cultivation auras, so only upon meeting did they discover each other.
Su Ziyue's face was filled with shock. She had never imagined she would run into Chen Fan here.
"Why aren't you staying on Shu Mountain? What are you doing here?" Su Ziyue asked coldly. The several senior brothers and sisters beside her also halted in midair along with her.
They had followed Qingshui Zhenren for too long, far from human habitation, and had never entered the Heavenly Court Realm. At this moment, they knew nothing of Chen Fan's exploits in the Heavenly Court, much less that he was already wanted by the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and the Immortal Sect.
When Chen Fan saw Su Ziyue and the others, his expression darkened slightly as well. His first thought was that the old woman and the others had already finished fighting and departed.
But he quickly saw that this group consisted entirely of Shu Mountain disciples in the Foundation Establishment Realm. There were no Golden Core Realm powerhouses, nor was there any sign of the old woman.
"Hey, my junior sister asked you a question. Have you gone mute?" Seeing that Chen Fan had ignored Su Ziyue, a male disciple immediately furrowed his brow and shouted sternly.
Chen Fan remained silent, his cold gaze sweeping over them several times. He found that the highest cultivation among them was merely Foundation Establishment Late Stage, while the others were all at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Su Ziyue's cultivation was the lowest, yet she had still reached Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
This somewhat surprised Chen Fan. Before Su Ziyue had gone up Shu Mountain, she had