"Oh?"
At first, when Lin Xuan had asked the Silver-Eyed Maiden for advice, he had only been clinging to a sliver of hope. He had not expected her to truly have a solution, and he could not help being overjoyed.
"Senior Sister, please speak. This junior brother is all ears."
"This..."
"What is it? Could Senior Sister have some difficulty? This incarnation secret art is truly of utmost importance to me. I ask Senior Sister to tell me; I would be endlessly grateful."
Lin Xuan rose from his seat and gave the young woman a deep bow, his words incomparably sincere.
"Junior Brother Lin, you need not be like this. Since you and I are of the same sect, when Junior Brother has a matter, this foolish elder sister naturally has no reason to stand by with folded sleeves. The reason I hesitated is because this news is only something I heard through the grapevine. Whether it is truly real, or merely someone spouting nonsense, is still impossible to know."
"So that's how it is."
A look of understanding appeared on Lin Xuan's face. Then he smiled and said, "Senior Sister, you need not worry. In any case, I have no plan at all right now. You might as well tell me, and I will listen for the moment before making a decision."
"Very well."
Since Lin Xuan had already said this much, although the Silver-Eyed Maiden still had misgivings, it would not be appropriate to keep acting coy. "I heard this news secondhand. Although Junior Brother is a cultivator who ascended from a lower realm, you should also know that our Spirit World is composed of hundreds of small realms."
"Indeed."
Lin Xuan nodded. "Although the Nailong Realm we are in now cannot be considered the foremost among all