After entering the Bluestone Street Scenario again, Chen Lin broke open the Hidden Node and watched the Blind Girl leave through it.
A few breaths later, he willed himself to try summoning her.
The Blind Girl appeared beside him once more.
"Master, there's no problem."
With her confirmation, Chen Lin nodded. "Stay alert. I'll act according to our earlier agreement."
The Blind Girl said nothing more. Her figure flashed and vanished.
After another while, the passage slowly disappeared.
Chen Lin sensed it and found that the node's fluctuations had already weakened considerably. Moreover, this weakening was irreversible; even reinforcing it with a Spatial Treasure would do no good.
At this rate, it would last another year at most before the node was erased.
The node in the Spirit Demon Realm was somewhat better off. He estimated it could last eight to ten years, but to cultivators, that little time meant very little.
Setting aside his wandering thoughts, Chen Lin approached the Road Guide Barrier of the Gold District. He looked at the ring on the ground, an itch stirring in his heart.
A storage bracelet belonging to the ruler of a mighty clan was bound to contain plenty of treasures. If he failed to get it before the node disappeared, he would lose his chance for good.
If he entered in a projection state, he could not bring it out even if he obtained it, unless it underwent nightmare transformation like the Shanhai Realm elder's Storage Bag had. But such a chance could only be encountered, never sought.
After watching for a while, Chen Lin withdrew his gaze.
He had no confidence in defeating that Gold War General. No matter how much he coveted it, he did not dare go in and take it.
Suppressing the impulse, he inspected the