"Heh, we haven't met in years, Fellow Daoist Chen. Your cultivation has improved quite a bit."
Shen Wenling looked at Chen Lin and greeted him with a genial smile.
He displayed none of a True-Realm Expert's airs.
Chen Lin, however, dared not presume upon his friendliness and hurriedly bowed in greeting.
"My meager cultivation is hardly worth mentioning, Senior. You flatter me."
"No need to be modest. Among those who emerged from the Inner World, your progress puts you among the best of the best. If you keep this up, you might well become the next Hong Tingzhen."
Shen Wenling offered him some praise.
Then he changed the subject. "Did the Holy Pagoda's disappearance in Four Directions City last time have anything to do with you?"
Chen Lin's heart tightened.
But he answered immediately, without pausing to think.
"To be honest, Senior, I can't explain it clearly either. But I did make it to the end, and I gained considerable benefits."
"What I obtained, however, concerned destiny. It wasn't a physical object, and it has already merged with my innate talent."
A True-Realm Expert's abilities reached the heavens. A lie would be easily detected, so he might as well tell the truth.
"So it was destiny."
Shen Wenling murmured softly.
"In that case, the Holy Pagoda must have disappeared because all its treasures had been claimed. A pity to lose such a treasure trove."
Hearing this, Chen Lin immediately realized that Shen Anning had also obtained a treasure from the Holy Pagoda.
She had chosen the Green Side, which corresponded to the soul. He wondered what treasure she had acquired.
Then there was Gu Chenxuan.
He had chosen the Orange Side, so what he received was most likely a Buddhist treasure.
Chen Lin could have used all those treasures. They