"Gone again?"
Seeing the temple vanish, Nanmen Lingyue looked utterly bewildered.
Chen Lin's heart sank as well.
He became even more certain of his earlier suspicion: some being was hiding in the shadows, offering him a certain kind of help.
Whatever he wanted, it would deliver straight into his hands.
But what was its purpose?
Was it really because he was a Purple Emperor Descendant, or was there another reason?
Chen Lin could not be sure.
The River of Forgetfulness Water was understandable, but the Demon-Suppressing Temple was connected to Nian Kong, who was his Mirror Image. Why would the other party willingly give him the Seven-Color Relic?
Or had some hidden contingency been planted inside the Seven-Color Relic that none of them had detected?
There was another possibility: Nian Kong was manipulating everything from behind the scenes, intending to merge with him.
But he felt that Nian Kong was not yet powerful enough to do whatever he pleased in the Netherworld.
Question after question surfaced in Chen Lin's mind.
Yet even after pondering for a long time, he could find no answers.
He looked at Nanmen Lingyue and suddenly said, "My dear, are there any other treasures you want to obtain? Since someone wants to hand us benefits, there's no need to stand on ceremony."
Nanmen Lingyue's expression shifted, and she took out a scroll.
Once unfurled, it revealed a rough map.
Pointing at one spot, she said, "Husband, look. This is where we are now. A little over a hundred thousand li west of here is a lake. At its center grows an enormous lotus-the legendary Undying Soul Lotus. Shall we try taking it?"
She immediately added, "But this place is extremely dangerous. Our Three Great Lineages, as well as the Soulless Sect and the Ming Family, have