Chen Lin returned to the Divine Snail Shell and pondered his conversation with Bai Tianling.
He had never expected Bai Ruxue's horn to be capable of opening the Holy Pagoda's entrance. If that was true, it became difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood in Xiyue's words.
According to her, Bai Ruxue's lineage descended from her attendants, who had been left in the Lower Realm specifically to guard the Holy Pagoda.
That part did fit.
Bai Tianling had also said that her lineage possessed those round tokens, which they called Holy Decrees. Their ancestors must have received orders to guard the Submarine Light Gate, perhaps even to send cultivators from the God Pillar Realm through it to provide nourishment for the Holy Pagoda.
As for why her lineage had failed to carry out their ancestors' wishes, that was because they had not prospered.
But even Xiyue herself needed to perform a sacrifice before summoning the Holy Pagoda. What qualifications could the Bai Family, mere attendants, possibly have to possess permission to open it?
Moreover, that permission was etched into their bloodline, which made it even less plausible.
So Xiyue had certainly lied about this. The Bai Family were very likely descendants of the Holy Pagoda Master.
And Xiyue was not the Holy Pagoda's master.
Most likely, she had entered this place through some other means, intending to take the Holy Pagoda or retrieve its treasures. Having failed, she had used some method to leave this place and enter the God Pillar Realm.
By sheer coincidence, he had encountered Huangfu Ying's great ship, allowing Xiyue to sense the aura of Bai Ruxue's horn. From then on, she had been searching for him.
After entering Third Pillar Heaven, he had placed the horn inside the Celestial Ring, masking its aura. Unable to track