While everyone stood there stunned...
Only after pressing the magma back underground did Xiao Fan turn in midair to look at the dense crowd below.
He spotted quite a few familiar faces in the crowd, but many people he knew were no longer there, such as Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, Wu Hao, and Han Yue.
His gaze swept toward the group in the plaza who were clearly from Pan Gate. Looking at the two people leading them, Xiao Fan smiled faintly. "I'm back. Am I welcome?"
Hu Jia looked up at the irreverent Xiao Fan, pursed her lips slightly, then turned her head aside. Lin Yan, standing beside her, laughed heartily and shouted up at Xiao Fan, "I knew you wouldn't die that easily!"
Xiao Fan smiled, then his figure flashed. Before anyone could react, he had already landed in the section of the plaza occupied by Pan Gate.
Watching Xiao Fan laughing and chatting, You Ruo tilted her head slightly. Her figure blurred, and she appeared behind him.
Everyone in the plaza watched Xiao Fan's elusive movements with astonishment in their eyes.
Just as Xiao Fan landed in the plaza, the First Elder flashed out of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and appeared in midair. Looking at Xiao Fan below, he burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Xiao Fan, you rascal! Hahaha!"
He then landed beside Xiao Fan and patted his shoulder, excitement written across his face.
Looking at the gray-haired First Elder, Xiao Fan smiled faintly. "It's been a long time, First Elder. You're still hale and hearty in your old age!"
The First Elder studied Xiao Fan and discovered that he could no longer see through his cultivation level. Raising his eyebrows, he asked curiously, "You've advanced to Dou Wang by now, haven't you?"
"Uh..."
Xiao Fan blinked