After Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, Wu Xuancang, and the others received Huo Lian's message, they hurried to the Divine Beast Holy Land without hesitation.
It had already been three months since they were last with Huo Lian.
Under normal circumstances, never mind three months-even three or thirty years apart would have meant little to experts like them.
But at a time like this, Huo Lian's disappearance for three months without a word was a different matter.
Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others had felt somewhat uneasy.
They feared that Huo Lian had fallen victim to Pang Ji or Kui Yong, who might have secretly emerged.
Now that they had news of Huo Lian, they very much wanted to know where he had gone these past few months.
Even if he had needed secrecy to forge the blade, could he not have sent them some word?
Huang Xiao and Huo Lian approached the Divine Beast Holy Land.
"They all seem to be here," Huo Lian said, his brow stirring.
Huang Xiao was startled. He had not sensed them yet.
It seemed the Patriarch was still considerably stronger than him.
Even with both of them at the seventh stage of Heavenly Demon Disintegration, his power still fell short of the Patriarch's.
"Huo Lian, you've finally shown yourself!" Wu Xuancang shouted when he saw Huo Lian appear.
"Huang Xiao." Rather than answer Wu Xuancang, Huo Lian turned and called to Huang Xiao.
Huang Xiao immediately understood.
An astonishing aura erupted from his body, and he charged straight at Wu Xuancang.
"Senior Wu, please instruct me!" Huang Xiao shouted as he charged.
After a brief pause, Wu Xuancang laughed heartily. "Good! It seems you've brought us a surprise after all this time."
Wu Xuancang immediately moved to meet him.
"Huo Lian, you seem quite satisfied