Time flew, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Lin gazed at the distant coastline, then landed on the shore in a flash of Escapist Light.
Over the past year, he had visited countless islands large and small and investigated a great many factions. At last, on an unremarkable island, he had found information about the Hundred Flowers Fairy.
The Hundred Flowers Fairy had passed through that island and stayed for several years. She had even taken a young woman as an accepted disciple.
However, when Baihua left the island, she had not taken that disciple with her. Chen Lin learned from the woman that the Hundred Flowers Fairy had said she would head to Lingtian Continent, so he had come here as well.
As soon as he stepped onto land, Chen Lin took out two Transmission Talismans and activated them simultaneously.
One of the talismans belonged to the Hundred Flowers Fairy, and the other to Shang Xuelian. They had exchanged several of them back when they were together. He had already tried using some while out at sea, but received no response. He did not know whether that was because he had been beyond their transmission range.
In the central region of Lingtian Continent, a magnificent city stood amid an unbroken chain of mountains.
It was Lingtian City, the largest city on the continent.
Atop a spiritual peak within the city, an exquisite courtyard stood amid flowers that blanketed the mountainside. Inside the courtyard, flowers filled the garden as well, vying in beauty and filling the air with fragrance.
Yet every figure beside the courtyard's stone table wore a troubled expression.
"Senior Sister, how is Master doing? She's been in seclusion for so long. Could something have happened to her?"
A petite young woman looked