Looking at the place that Lan had just disappeared from, Hong Zhao sighed. He was happy that he had a guide through this world, yet he wished she could be just a little more upfront with him. The few times that she had appeared, it was only to give him a little knowledge, then disappear again. Though he was making his way through the ranks just fine without her assistance, he wished he knew where she stood with him. More times than not, she would tell him that she wouldn't coddle him, yet other times, she appeared and made changes to him without his approval. Wasn't that coddling him?
With his new strength, Hong Zhao felt that if he were to have a rematch with the old disciple, he would be able to kill him in one move. He was astounded by the amount of strength he was able to amass in just a few weeks, with almost no effort on his part aside from genocide and swallowing a pill. If it were that easy to gain strength, how exactly was Li Xiao able to seal other's cultivation bases?