Xiao Fan watched the people from the Heavenly Underworld Sect leave without pursuing them.
Beside him, Tang Zhen of Burning Flame Valley cupped his hands toward Xiao Fan and said, "Thank you for lending a hand, young friend. Without you, I'm afraid the Heavenly Underworld Sect wouldn't have given up so easily."
Xiao Fan shook his head at Tang Zhen's words. "Not so. Even without me, I'm sure those people from the Heavenly Underworld Sect would have been no match for Valley Master Tang."
After their brief exchange, Xiao Fan did not ask what Burning Flame Valley and the Heavenly Underworld Sect had been fighting over.
As Tang Zhen watched Xiao Fan turn to leave, a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.
In the end, however, he said nothing and simply committed this kindness to memory.
Xiao Fan turned and walked out of the passage. A vast lake appeared before him, with quite a few cultivators already in its waters.
Golden light swirled through Xiao Fan's eyes, instantly revealing the abnormalities within the lake.
Beneath the seemingly tranquil waters lurked one sinister black shape after another.
Watching the cultivators struggling in the lake below, Xiao Fan looked up into the air, a thoughtful gleam appearing in his eyes.
With a flicker, Xiao Fan appeared in midair and flew forward. But the moment he reached the space directly above the lake, an air-sealing force struck, sending his body plunging uncontrollably downward.
As he fell, Xiao Fan could sense the snake-like magical beasts in the lake growing wildly excited, waiting to swarm him the instant he hit the water.
Unfortunately for them, they had encountered him...
Xiao Fan made no attempt to halt his fall. The instant he struck the surface, fierce, scorching flames erupted from his body.
The magical beasts