Spring gave way to autumn, and before anyone knew it, nearly half a year had passed within the Star Domain. During those months, unforeseen troubles at the Starfall Pavilion had forced Yao Lao to return and take charge, so he had specifically asked Xuan Kongzi and the others to keep an eye on Xiao Yan. As time went on, however, they no longer believed there was any chance Xiao Yan had survived inside, and after the first few months, they stopped watching the place.
In their eyes, sealing off the Star Domain did more good than harm. At least the three thousand burning flame was sealed inside as well, sparing them the worry that it might break free someday and throw all of Sacred Pill City into chaos. Still, whenever the three thought of the matter, they could not help sighing, mourning the gifted youth who had perished within.
While the outside world gradually forgot Xiao Yan, deep within the Star Domain, a green lotus swayed gently at the center of a vast ocean of flames. A black-haired youth sat cross-legged in the middle of its lotus seat, as still as an old monk deep in meditation.
After that silence had lasted for an unknown length of time, the surrounding sea of fire suddenly collapsed and dispersed. Xiao Yan, at its very center, opened his eyes. Two tiny flame lotuses seemed to revolve within his formerly pitch-black pupils. He slowly rose from the green lotus, and the terrifying fluctuations of energy shattered the surrounding space into nothingness.
At the sight, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He extended his hand and gently closed it around the space before him. Vast spatial power surged forth once more, and in mere moments, it restored that expanse of Void Space to its original state. Moreover,