Chen Lin remembered that he also held the title of Prison-Suppressing Envoy.
Logically, that role involved helping the Outer World maintain order in the Inner World. He was an "official," so he ought to be exempt from the formation's surveillance.
That gave him a sliver of hope.
Fairy Yaochi was exceptionally perceptive. How could she not know what Chen Lin was thinking?
She immediately scoffed. "Heh, you want to ask whether your status as a Prison-Suppressing Envoy exempts you from surveillance, don't you? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."
Without waiting for Chen Lin to ask, she explained.
"If Prison-Suppressing Envoys were exempt from surveillance, I wouldn't have come looking for you. Besides, when have you ever seen a high-level Prison-Suppressing Envoy appear in the Boundless Realm?"
"Please enlighten me, Fairy."
This was indeed something that puzzled Chen Lin.
Prison-Suppressing Envoys were all special "talents." Their cultivation speed and ability to survive ought to far surpass those of ordinary cultivators. Yet in reality, they were rarely seen, and he had never encountered a single one in the Void Realm. It was truly baffling.
Fairy Yaochi glanced at Chen Lin, but still offered an explanation.
"I only heard about this from my master recently. The first requirement for becoming a Prison-Suppressing Envoy is an innate ability to use true energy. Only then can you master the Prison-Suppressing Art."
"And true energy is rejected by the Inner World."
"This has something to do with the Creator of the Upper Seven Realms. Apparently, to evade being hunted down by Prison-Suppressing Envoys and Outer-Realm Powerhouses, they used special means to harness the power of the plane, so that any true energy appearing in the Inner World would be struck by that power."
Fairy Yaochi glanced at Chen Lin again.
She continued, "Although this method eliminated