The crowd followed the sound, which came from the ice sculpture of Chen Lan. When they saw the ice sculpture cracking, they showed joyous expressions.

But soon, the joy faded, because the Demon Beast had already begun to stomp down, and the cave was about to give in.

Even if Chen Lan awakened, he might not be able to stop it.

"Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, your Dao companion is about to be gone, see you in the next life." Gu Ying despairingly closed her eyes, mumbling to herself.

"Chen Lan, good buddy, let's be brothers in the next life." Luo Tao grinned widely.

"Chen Lan, are you Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable?" Only Yan Yu, with her beautiful eyes, was tightly staring at the ice sculpture, she very much wanted to know the answer, whether Chen Lan was indeed Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable.

Bang!

The ice sculpture exploded, countless ice shards splashed around, and everyone shut their eyes in fright, but Yan Yu didn't. She opened her eyes slightly wider, watching Chen Lan's next move.

She saw Chen Lan slowly raise his right hand and snap his fingers!

...

"Time Prohibition."

The first thing Chen Lan did upon awakening was to initiate the Time Dao, freezing all time around him, allowing himself to quickly understand the current situation.

With his Divine Sense activated, he comprehended everything.

It turned out that dozens of Demon Beasts had awakened again, and among them were beasts of quasi-emperor level, not opponents Yan Yu and the others could handle. They were all heavily injured and were now on the brink of death.

Seeing Luo Tao covered in blood, Chen Lan felt furious yet moved. His brother indeed hadn't abandoned him and was willing to die in the end.

As for Gu Ying and Yan Yu, even though he didn't know why they hadn't left either, he felt grateful too.

Although his body wouldn't sustain any damage even if trampled by these Demon Beasts, the fact that these people chose to stay and save him, unaware of his true nature, was deeply moving to him.

And Bing Lan, crying like a pear blossom bathed in rain, seemed very anxious.

Chen Lan's eyes slowly turned towards those Demon Beasts, becoming extremely cold, and he snapped his fingers again.

Snap!

Time resumed its normal flow, and everyone's positions shifted, instantly teleporting them outside.

Everyone suddenly returned to normal; taken aback, they looked at their sudden new environment, utterly bewildered.

"Huh? What happened?" Yan Yu looked at the changing scenery before her, feeling lost.

"Chen Lan, you're awake!" Bing Lan, seeing Chen Lan awaken, joyfully hugged him, nuzzling against him like a kitten.

"Yes." Chen Lan replied with a mild smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, sudden explosive sounds echoed.

Boom boom~~~~

Everyone was greatly startled, following the sound to see dozens of Demon Beasts exploding like fireworks, flesh splattering everywhere, completely annihilated.

"What is going on? How did they all suddenly die?" Gu Ying exclaimed in surprise and doubt.

This was incredibly exaggerated; just in the blink of an eye, they found themselves outside, and those Demon Beasts had all self-destructed. Could it be that Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable took action?

In the midst of everyone else's shock, Yan Yu gazed at Chen Lan with a complicated look. Staring at his back, the feeling in her heart grew stronger—she felt Chen Lan was indeed Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable.

She had clearly seen Chen Lan's finger snap; as soon as he snapped, they found themselves here.

"Taozi, are you alright?" Chen Lan quickly moved beside Luo Tao, using his Spiritual Power infused with Life Dao Power to heal him.

In just a few seconds, Luo Tao was completely healed. He stood up, marveling at himself, saying, "Is my recovery always this fast? How did I heal so quickly?"

Luo Tao thought it was his regenerative ability improving, allowing him to recover so quickly.

But not far away, Yan Yu did not think the same; her keen observation showed that Luo Tao only recovered so quickly after Chen Lan approached.

Chen Lan indeed had a secret about him. Was he truly Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable?

"Chen Lan, how did you end up back here?" Yan Yu directly stepped forward to ask.

Instead of speculating, it was better to ask directly.

Chen Lan looked at Yan Yu, merely smiled, and then glanced at Luo Tao: "Taozi, it's alright now. Although I don't know who solved it, we're finally safe."

"Yeah, but it was probably Xiao Yao Great Emperor who did it, right?"

"I don't know, I was already like this when I woke up, but I have to leave now."

"Alright then, let's meet up for a drink another day."

Subsequently, Chen Lan left with Bing Lan, leaving Luo Tao, Yan Yu, and Gu Ying behind.

"Yan Yu, did you discover something?" Gu Ying noted Yan Yu's odd expression and asked in bewilderment.

"I feel that Chen Lan is Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable." Yan Yu's words were astonishing, leaving Gu Ying and Luo Tao momentarily stunned, their eyes wide as they looked at her.

"No way, Brother Lan is talented, but..." Luo Tao stopped mid-sentence, initially wanting to say Chen Lan was young, not fitting the image of Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, but they had no idea what Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable even looked like.

Moreover, his brother indeed acted peculiarly—he didn't want to join the Xiao Yao Sect, yet his powers were extraordinarily strong, always surpassing him, never able to be outdone.

And during that previous arena challenge, the Sovereign of the Ninja Empire treated Chen Lan with utmost respect, like a servant.

Since then, he knew Chen Lan had a secret, but didn't think in the direction of Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable until Yan Yu brought it up. It seemed a real possibility.

"I don't know much about that guy, even though he is handsome, that doesn't mean he's Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, right?" Gu Ying expressed her doubts.

Although the guy earlier did somewhat match her fantasy of Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, she was still skeptical.

Suddenly, Gu Ying's body trembled slightly, looking at Luo Tao: "I recall you mentioned you attend Qindu University, so that guy earlier also attends Qindu University."

"Yes, that's right."

"I am Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable's Dao companion. I once played games with him and even had a call; I know he's from Qindu, and at the time, he did speak with a slight Qindu accent, recognizable."

Gu Ying's words slightly surprised both Yan Yu and Luo Tao.

"And the voice sounded quite young. Could it really be Chen Lan?" Gu Ying was swayed too.

"I once asked Chen Lan, and he mentioned meeting Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable, commenting on his handsomeness. I suspect he was bragging." Yan Yu's lips curled slightly; she already had a notion in mind, Chen Lan very likely was Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable.

"As his brother, have you ever asked about his in-game ID?" Yan Yu looked at Luo Tao.

Luo Tao thought seriously and nodded: "I did ask, but he didn't say, so I never pursued it."

"That makes sense; if he won't even tell you, then there must be an issue with the ID. His name must be unspeakable." Yan Yu affirmed, her smile growing wider; she was almost certain that Chen Lan was Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable.

Next, it was a matter of testing, or waiting for Chen Lan to reveal himself.

Luo Tao and Gu Ying still harbored some disbelief, furrowing their brows in thought.

Is Chen Lan truly Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable?

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