Outside Starfall Pavilion, the Spatial Rift slowly vanished, and Xiao Fan disappeared from where he stood.
After greeting Yao Lao, he had not lingered. With Xiao Yan and the others there, nothing would go wrong with Starfall Pavilion's remaining affairs.
Besides, now that Yao Lao had broken through to Dou Sheng, no one would be blind enough to provoke Starfall Pavilion at a time like this.
Before leaving, however, Xiao Fan had quietly met Xun'er and obtained a keepsake of the Gu Clan from her.
With Xun'er's keepsake, Xiao Fan could enter Ancient Emperor City when the Gu Clan's grand ancestral ceremony began, even without accompanying Xiao Yan and the others. The Gu Clan's experts would not stop him.
Xiao Fan had also met Xun'er to get a clearer picture of the Spirit Clan's situation.
Unfortunately, Xun'er knew little. She had already told Xiao Fan almost everything she knew the last time.
After leaving Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Fan wasted no time and sped straight toward the Spirit Clan's location.
As for Xiao Yan, Xiao Fan had not met him.
After all, the two of them had long since discussed everything that needed saying.
There was no need to burden Xiao Yan with the sorrow of parting.
Yet barely had Xiao Fan left the plain around Starfall Pavilion when he discovered experts from all the major factions gathered nearby.
Even in the shadows, the fluctuations of quite a few powerful auras revealed themselves.
At first, Xiao Fan thought reinforcements from the Hall of Souls had arrived to wheel around and strike again, but a closer inspection revealed that he had made a mistake.
The experts gathered outside Starfall Pavilion's plain were all scouts or advance parties from the various major factions.
A small number had heard rumors of Venerable Yao's breakthrough