Another ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Lin never received a reply from Jin Ruhua.
After contacting Qian Ziduo again, he learned that Jin Ruhua was not currently at Bright Peak. Her exact whereabouts were unknown, but she had most likely returned to Holy Sword Manor.
Unable to contact her, he could only wait.
He had to speak with Jin Ruhua beforehand before going to Bright Peak to collect his mission reward.
Otherwise, Wan Zhencang could easily use his killing of Huyan Wushuang and the others as a pretext against him. There was no need for anything else; simply assigning him dangerous missions would leave him helpless.
With nothing else to do, he continued cultivating.
One day.
Chen Lin's expression suddenly shifted inside his secluded chamber.
He vanished in a flash.
The next moment.
He appeared at the center of the plane.
Chen Lin frowned deeply, gazing at the enormous Black Pagoda before him, as massive as a mountain peak.
This was the core of the Realm-Protecting Array.
Any unusual activity from it was hardly a good sign.
At that moment, the Black Pagoda emitted a faint glow. The markings on its surface lit up one after another, resonating with the array patterns in the surrounding space.
"Master!"
Shi Yuelan came up to Chen Lin.
"What caused this disturbance?"
Chen Lin asked in a grave voice.
The Realm-Protecting Array was of paramount importance, so everyone took turns guarding it. It happened to be her turn now.
"There was no warning. Just now, energy fluctuations suddenly came from the Divine Pagoda. I didn't dare delay and immediately notified you, Master."
Shi Yuelan answered hurriedly.
Then she asked, "Could Miss Gu be trying to come in?"
Chen Lin shook his head.
"Miss Gu has a Formation Token. Her