Before anyone knew it, nearly half a month had passed since Xiao Fan's match with Bai Cheng.
By the end of that day, the result of their match had spread throughout the Inner Academy. Everyone marveled at Xiao Fan's strength, and the members of Pan Gate basked in the limelight wherever they went.
With an expert like Xiao Fan, who could defeat Bai Cheng, among their ranks, the others in the Inner Academy no longer viewed Pan Gate as a fledgling faction playing at petty games. Instead, they saw it as a rising dark horse, and several senior students had now joined.
Fortunately, with Xun'er and Hu Jia keeping them in check, Pan Gate's members caused no further trouble. Every day, they obediently followed the two into the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to cultivate.
After all, just a few days earlier, Xun'er and Hu Jia had taught two freshmen who had let success go to their heads a lesson.
Xun'er had merely lectured them, but Hu Jia had gone straight to using her fists. After seeing the miserable state of those two, everyone threw themselves back into cultivation with renewed enthusiasm.
As it turned out, although Xun'er had jokingly invited Yue Yao to move into their courtyard that day, Yue Yao actually did so. When Xiao Fan came out the next day, she had already picked an empty room on the second floor near Xun'er and the others.
Seeing that Xun'er and the others had no objections, Xiao Fan did not refuse either.
Stepping out of his room, Xiao Fan headed straight into Lin Yan's room next door.
The pills and soaking medicine he had given Lin Yan last time had all run out a few days earlier. Over the past two days, Xiao Fan had prepared a fresh