News of Xiao Yan's return to the Heavenly Mansion Alliance swept through every corner of the Heavenly Mansion's sphere of influence in less than a day, spreading with lightning speed. For a time, the entire Heavenly Mansion was thrown into a frenzy, and Xiao Yan's prestige within the alliance was displayed beyond all doubt...
Over the past two years, although the alliance had fought Soul Hall fiercely, news of Xiao Yan's disappearance had caused Heavenly Mansion's morale to plummet in the days that followed. This was especially true for the disciples who had originally belonged to Starfall Pavilion, who became even more disheartened. During the calamities of the past, whenever they had fallen into despair, that figure had descended like a god, turning the tide by himself. The shock brought by those repeated rescues gradually sank deep into their hearts with the passage of time, filling them with heartfelt reverence and awe for him.
Although Old Yao and the others had held the fort during Xiao Yan's disappearance and no unrest had occurred, the upper ranks of Heavenly Mansion could still clearly feel the troublesome issues brought about by his absence. Fortunately, with Xiao Yan's return, those troubles would naturally vanish. Only under the leadership of this spiritual pillar could the alliance completely unleash the terrifying combat strength that belonged to it...
Yet while news of Xiao Yan's return spread like wildfire throughout the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, Soul Hall instead fell into silence. Even the destruction of one of their branch halls at Xiao Yan's hands was never mentioned. It was as though they had silently swallowed this humiliation.
To the ordinary members of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, this development was extremely encouraging. Naturally, they attributed it to the recently returned Xiao Yan. For a time, Xiao Yan's prestige within