When Chen Fan opened his eyes again, the familiar medicine field and an ordinary little Immortal Cave still filled his view. Half of the Seven-Star Grass in the field remained evergreen and brimming with vitality, while the spiritual energy in the air was as dense as ever. In the more than three years that had passed, everything seemed to have changed very little.
Chen Fan's arrival startled the Green-feathered Bird, which had been sleeping sprawled to one side. It abruptly opened its eyes and sprang up from the ground.
"Kid, did you crawl out of your grave? You hadn't come in three years—I thought you were dead. Though if you really were dead, I suppose I wouldn't still be here either." The Green-feathered Bird spoke in its grating duck-like voice, rambling madly.
"There really have been rumors outside that I died! But... huh, this is..." Chen Fan smiled faintly at the sight of the Green-feathered Bird, but the instant he sensed the state of his cultivation within his body, he froze, his heart jolting in alarm.
"Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Purple Sha Qi, and even the cultivation level of the Burning Gold Scripture... they're all here." Chen Fan was rendered speechless. Just as he had guessed, the body he possessed in the Heavenly Court had merged with his true body. The body in the Heavenly Court Realm had originally only cultivated the Burning Wood Chapter to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, yet now the Burning Qi Chapter and Burning Fire Chapter had also reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. More importantly, even the Purple Sha Qi had been brought into this realm, and the Burning Gold Scripture had reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Chen Fan already had some guesses, but for him, this might not be a good thing.