Mother Steamed Bun's appearance had given Chen Lin hope of breaking free from the Inner World's shackles.
It had also confirmed one thing.
The cultivators of the Inner World really did carry something akin to a curse or a seal.
And it could be removed.
The Imperial Decree's purpose was to eliminate this flaw.
Once pardoned, even if the Cage Array opened, the people of the Inner World would no longer have to fear erosion by true energy and could survive.
They could even preserve their cultivation.
"What terrifying means!"
Every time Chen Lin thought of this, his soul trembled.
Sealing the entire Rainbow Realm, leaving generation after generation unable to escape-such means lay beyond his comprehension.
Before, when he knew nothing about the Outer World, he had believed the Purple Emperor was responsible. Now, however, he began to waver.
Was the Purple Emperor really that powerful?
Perhaps not.
Thinking of those Eternal Stars filling the sky, it seemed that even the Eternal Realm fell short of possessing boundless mana.
There ought to be even stronger beings in this cultivation world.
Or had that bizarre creature done it?
Chen Lin considered all sorts of possibilities.
Yet the more he thought, the more everything blurred. The information he had gathered before kept being overturned.
He could no longer tell what was true and what was false.
"Forget it. Why worry about so much? I should just mind my own affairs."
Chen Lin smiled self-mockingly.
Thinking about these things now was merely worrying that the sky might fall.
He could barely protect himself, let alone concern himself with others, so he returned to the hut and continued making steamed buns.
After some work, the buns were ready.
Chen Lin picked up a bun and was just about to take a bite when