"Xu Ke!!"

Song Yang's voice drifted faintly from below, a mix of fury and despair. 

Having just escaped death, Xu Ke looked back to ensure Song Yang wasn't in pursuit.

After a long while, seeing no sign of the other man, he finally let out a sigh of relief. "Little Qing, thank you!" he said with familiar ease to the Azure Luan Bird, casually stroking its neck as he spoke. 

The Azure Luan Bird let out a soft, gentle cry in response.

As for Li Fan, the strain of consecutively activating two innate divine abilities had been immense. Coupled with the high-tension chase, his spirit had been stretched taut. 

Now, with the sudden release of that tension, he immediately sank into a deep, heavy sleep. And as he slept, his allotted time within the Fallen Immortal Realm came to an end.

When his consciousness returned, he was already back in the cultivation...