The four of them had not seen each other for three years. Now that they were reunited, each seemed to have much to say, yet none knew where to begin.
As people who knew Zhang Tie, Felton and the other two were both astonished and unsurprised by Zhang Tie's advancement to Earth Knight. When Zhang Tie had been with them, the strength he displayed had far surpassed that of his peers—even Mountain-Bearing True Person had taken notice of it. Moreover, Zhang Tie had slain Qi the Old Freak in the temple ruins. Though Zhang Tie was likely the only one who knew exactly what had happened then, the advancement of someone capable of killing an Earth Knight into an Earth Knight himself was not all that shocking.
Zhang Tie also told them some of what he could reveal about his experiences in the temple ruins, leaving Felton and the other two clicking their tongues in amazement.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Tie suddenly asked, "By the way, how are the others from our original team doing now?"
"Mountain-Bearing True Person has already returned to the surface. I heard he was looking for a place to recuperate. He was seriously wounded at the time, so it will be difficult for him to recover anytime soon. Lu Zhongming and his wife obtained a Silver Secret Treasure in the Mountain of Hidden Weapons, and they seem to have returned to the surface as well. As for the others, everyone went their separate ways after returning, and we rarely kept in touch. Some went back to the surface, while others continued wandering the Earth Element Realm. Oh, right—do you remember Yang Zhenjun? The elder from the Yang Family of Great Xia's Military Province..." Felton's voice suddenly sank, and his expression darkened. "He died