For now, however, it was all merely Xiao Fan's speculation. He did not know whether the Heavenly Underworld Sect was truly courting death like this.
The father and son knew only that much. Everything concerning the Heavenly Underworld Sect remained nothing more than Xiao Fan's speculation.
He questioned them a few more times, but still obtained no further useful information. Neither man fully understood why the Heavenly Underworld Sect was hunting them. Of the sect's experts present, only their leader, Mu Ran, had known much about it.
But he had already fallen at Xiao Fan's hands. The others were merely ordinary disciples of the Heavenly Underworld Sect and knew even less about its secrets.
Seeing this, Xiao Fan reluctantly abandoned the idea of investigating further.
After all, he had not come to the Western Region of the Central Plains to deal with the Heavenly Underworld Sect's damned affairs.
He had intervened only because he happened to stumble upon them.
"Which way is the Dead Soul Mountain Range?"
Xiao Fan casually disposed of the Heavenly Underworld Sect's people, then turned to the father and son and asked. Just as he had said at the beginning, his original intention had been something as simple as asking for directions.
"Thank you for saving our lives, Senior!"
Having witnessed Xiao Fan's terrifying strength, the middle-aged man's face flushed with excitement. Upon hearing his question, he immediately pointed in a direction and said, "The Dead Soul Mountain Range is that way. With your speed, Senior, you should see it before long."
"All right."
Xiao Fan nodded lightly. No longer interested in talking to them, he flickered and vanished from the spot, leaving the father and son staring at each other.
"What a stroke of luck..."
Only after a long while did relief at surviving the