Li Yuan stayed for less than an hour before leaving. There was no helping it—he could not pry much information out of Lin Baichuan.
If he stayed any longer, Lin Baichuan would only draw more information out of him instead.
Lin Baichuan was too cunning. He was no match for him, so it was better to leave first!
Still, Li Yuan had not come away empty-handed. At the very least, he could confirm one thing: Lin Baichuan likely did not belong to any of the other factions of Lightning Prison Peak.
There would still be a chance to win him over in the future.
That alone was enough.
A being suspected of being a Mid-grade Divine Artifact master—if they could befriend him, it would bring enormous benefits to all of Heavenly Decree City.
However.
What Li Yuan did not know was that Lin Baichuan had no intention of staying in Heavenly Decree City for long.
In fact, after Li Yuan left, Lin Baichuan also began preparing to depart.
Now that his seclusion had ended, his merit had been completely used up, and the divine artifacts had been forged, it was time to head out and settle a few matters.
"Hmm..."
But just as Lin Baichuan stepped out of his cave abode, his gaze suddenly sharpened.
He sensed a familiar aura.
The Eye of Void Piercing was pushed to its limit. In what seemed like an instant, it pierced through heaven, earth, space, and time, landing upon the main street near the city gates.
"Hu Jiutian..."
He locked onto a figure.
It was Hu Jiutian, who had waited outside the city for more than half a month without seeing any sign of Lin Baichuan, then entered the city.
What this fellow did not know was that the moment he entered the