Although the intelligence the Holy City Lord had given him should not be false, this matter was of great importance, and Lin Xuan still hoped to verify it further. Caution never led to great mistakes; he did not want to fall into a trap someone else had dug simply because of a moment's negligence.
Whether or not he could find out any news, Lin Xuan had to make some effort in that regard.
That was the first reason.
And Lin Xuan had another purpose in going to that sea region.
Back then, at the Shayang Sect, he had happened to encounter Red Leaf Fairy and then clashed with that sect's Supreme Elder. Even Xianmu Yi Lan had been drawn in, with schemes and struggles of wit and courage...
In the end, however, he had been the fisherman who profited while others fought. Shayang Old Devil had been forced to acknowledge him as master and had the Soul Prohibition Technique planted on him.
This old devil had committed every evil under the sun, so Lin Xuan naturally had no reason to be polite to him. He made a harsh demand: if the other party wanted to regain his freedom, he had to search for the final seven materials needed to refine the Fire Sword on Lin Xuan's behalf.
After all, those materials were far too rare. Finding them was no longer merely a matter of strength and luck; it required a vast amount of manpower. In the Chaotic Sea Region, although the Shayang Sect's strength could not compare with the Nine Immortals Palace, it was still one of the famous and illustrious sects, with an extremely deep foundation.
With such a great sect at his command, the efficiency of searching for materials would naturally be far higher than if he acted