The Crisis at Cloud Lantern Mountain

"The Lifebound Soul Lamp went out?"

Chen Fan was also stunned.

Needless to say, the Lifebound Soul Lamp had gone out because he had gone to the Sun God Court.

He had not expected the Sun God Court to be so miraculous that even the Lifebound Soul Lamp could not sense him!

One had to know that even ordinary spatial secret realms would not cause the Lifebound Soul Lamp to lose its sensing ability...

"Worthy of the Divine Court!"

A place accessible only through Jianmu naturally could not be compared to an ordinary spatial secret realm!

He had merely made up an excuse to muddle through it.

Chen Qingru's expression was also subtle as she said, "Junior Brother, during the two years you were missing, the entire continent underwent tremendous changes. Since the great transformation of the world began, many disciples from reclusive sects have emerged..."

Chen Fan raised his brows, not finding it surprising in the slightest. He even believed...

That the Plum Gathering had deliberately been scheduled for this particular moment!

He asked, "May I ask, Senior Sister, the Plum Gathering should already be over by now, right?"

Yet Chen Qingru revealed an awkward look upon hearing this.

Chen Fan raised his brows. "So it really is as I thought..."

This was also within his expectations.

But Chen Qingru continued, "Several months have already passed since the Plum Gathering began, and you were absent for so long... Father had long since submitted the Sword Sect's recommended candidate slots for the Plum Gathering. The disciples recommended by our Sword Sect can skip the preliminary rounds..."

"The second preliminary round is about to end now. You can only honestly take part in the third preliminary round and fight your way out of the encirclement!"

Chen Fan was stunned as well.