Inside the Discussion Main Hall.
More than a dozen experts with imposing auras sat around a long table.
Jin Ruhua occupied the head seat.
Chen Lin sat beside her, studying everyone present.
Wen Xinzhao, Kong Wuchui, Sun Qingyang, and Huyan Wushuang were all there.
But Wan Zhencang was nowhere to be seen.
The Shen Family Patriarch and the others were absent as well.
That was only natural, though.
The Alliance had dozens of elders. Many were in their own grotto-heaven blessed lands, while others were away on missions and were not at Bright Peak at all.
Thus, those present represented only a small portion.
"Deputy Alliance Leader Jin, have you summoned us at this time because Fellow Daoist Chen obtained the Brilliant Divine Crystal from the Nightmare Realm?"
After waiting a while and seeing that no one else was coming, Kong Wuchui spoke first.
His gaze turned toward Chen Lin.
It held scrutiny and surprise.
He knew Chen Lin's identity, but no matter how close Chen Lin was to Jin Ruhua, he had no right to occupy an elder's seat. It was not a seat just anyone could take.
That could only mean he had completed the Nightmare Realm mission and obtained the Brilliant Crystal Stones.
This meeting was probably meant to recognize his achievement.
Jin Ruhua had come to blows with Wan Zhencang over Chen Lin's entry into the Nightmare Realm, so everyone knew about the matter.
The other elders also turned their gazes toward Chen Lin.
Their expressions varied.
Everyone knew about the giant palm medium. The Alliance had never stopped exploring it over the years, but everyone who went had failed to return. None had expected this man to succeed.
"Correct."
Jin Ruhua spoke slowly.
She looked around and said, "Chen Lin has unraveled the rules of