Outside the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.
On a secluded little hill, pitch-black flames appeared, and Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan emerged.
The moment he appeared, Xiao Yan collapsed onto the ground. His eyes were red, and he hammered his fists against the earth before him, his face filled with remorse. In broken sentences, he told Xiao Fan what had happened at the Misty Cloud Sect.
Xiao Fan listened to Xiao Yan's account in silence.
After settling the conflict between the Xiao Clan and the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Fan had thought nothing else would go wrong, which was why he had headed to the Chu Yun Empire. He had never expected that, even though You Ruo's strength could crush the Misty Cloud Sect, two Soul Hall Protectors would appear there.
At that thought, a trace of regret rose in Xiao Fan's heart. It was his own oversight that had led to his teacher being captured by the Hall of Souls again.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fan also felt a flicker of anger toward the Hall of Souls. With his system at his disposal, he refused to believe he could not deal with a mere Hall of Souls!
"All right. What matters most now is increasing our strength and raising our cultivation as quickly as possible, then going to the Hall of Souls to rescue Teacher."
Xiao Fan sighed. Looking at Xiao Yan sitting on the ground, he stepped forward, rested a hand on his shoulder, and spoke slowly.
"Mm."
Xiao Yan nodded, then said to Xiao Fan, "Right, Senior Brother. Before Teacher was captured, he told me that if we wanted to rescue him, Venerable Feng in the Central Plains was someone we could trust completely."
"Venerable Feng..."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Fan nodded lightly. He