“I was in a very difficult situation when you first banished me to this space disruption zone,” Yuan Jiuchuan explained. “No matter what I did, I couldn’t find a way back, so I could only recover my spiritual power from time to time with the spiritual materials in my ring of holding.

“However, as time passed, I eventually ran out.

“I wasn’t sure how long I had drifted in this place when I finally came to the verge of giving up. But that was when I met someone.

“His name was Pang Chicheng. He used to be a disciple of the fire element sect of the Five Elements Sect.”

Nie Tian shuddered, his eyes filled with astonishment. “Pang Chicheng?! He’s the one you met?”

Yuan Jiuchuan was taken aback. “Do you know him?” 

Nie Tian nodded. “I’ve never met him, but I’ve...