"Why did you fellow Daoists come back out?"
Chen Lin sensed their auras. Seeing that they were all at the early Void Realm, he stepped forward to ask.
A white-robed man said darkly, "They said there are too many cultivators inside the secret realm, so they aren't accepting outside cultivators for the time being."
That answer made Zhao Chengfeng and the others' expressions change.
If they wouldn't even accept Void Realm cultivators, then the few of them at the Semi-Void Realm could forget about it.
All five looked toward Chen Lin.
Chen Lin frowned as well.
If he stopped concealing his identity and borrowed the Shen Family's name, getting inside would be easy.
But as things stood, he had no good solution.
"Are they refusing entry to every cultivator? Did they offer any conditions?"
Chen Lin immediately pressed for details.
"They did, but I'm afraid you won't like them."
The white-robed man's tone was indignant.
"They require outsiders to join their Guard Team and defend this place against Void Beast attacks. Only after earning enough contribution points are you allowed inside the secret realm."
Chen Lin nodded slightly.
That condition was within his expectations.
With the situation in chaos and all these cultivators arriving from other regions, setting a threshold for entry was perfectly normal.
Otherwise, if anyone could enter freely, who knew what trouble might arise?
"Since you've come back out, do you have somewhere else to go?"
Chen Lin looked over the group opposite him and cupped his hands as he asked.
He didn't want to serve as their guard either. Although the Void Beasts here were generally low-level and posed little threat to him, there was no guarantee that something powerful wouldn't appear.
"No."
The white-robed man shook his head.
Then he immediately added, "But even wandering