Ning Fa had also met the last man before. He was Xiao Pengyuan, the Elder Council member who had previously visited Huayu Sect.
He was also an elder of He Yi Gate, at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
Ning Fa remembered that he ranked forty-first on the Profound Ranking as well, so his strength was far from weak.
"So you're the one Hermit Xuyuan had us waiting for all this time!"
Ji Lianxing, who had always been known in the Demonic Path Alliance for her ever-changing temperament—terrifying yet enchanting—now wore a face full of astonishment, her eyes and brows brimming with shock.
She looked at Ning Fa, who stood with his hands behind his back and a faint smile on his face. Sensing the unfathomable Spiritual Pressure emanating from him, her willow brows furrowed deeply, and unwillingness flashed through her eyes.
When Ning Fa had surpassed her on the Star Ranking, she had already been unconvinced. She had even wanted to seek him out and settle who was stronger, but Ning Fa later vanished on Ancient Immortal Island, seemingly having perished, so she could only let it go.
She had never expected Ning Fa to return like a king. Not only had he successfully formed his Nascent Soul, he had also left her far behind.
Though she was now also ranked on the Profound Ranking, she was only somewhere in the thirties. Compared to Ning Fa, who sat high in third place, there was already a vast gulf between them. Naturally, this left the proud Ji Lianxing deeply unwilling to accept it.
"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Ji to be here as well," Ning Fa said with a faint smile.
Then Ning Fa looked toward Bai Yueqiu and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Bai, it has been a long