"A bird?"
Hearing the white-haired old man's answer, Chen Lin immediately remembered something. He swept a hand through the void, revealing the phantom image of a white bird.
"Was it this bird?"
The white-haired old man glanced at it.
He immediately nodded. "Yes, my lord, that was the one. It reportedly calls itself Young Master Bai and is extremely powerful."
Chen Lin dispersed the phantom image, his expression shifting.
This was the bird he had encountered on his way back from the Sea of Despair. A little chubby boy had been with it.
That little chubby boy had been far from friendly toward him.
That alone was nothing much.
Although the Little Chubby Boy's divine abilities were strange, Firefly countered them.
The bird was the real concern.
The white bird's strength was unfathomable, and it very likely came from beyond the Boundary River. He had no confidence in his ability to deal with it.
"Did that bird have any companions?"
Chen Lin gathered his thoughts and continued questioning him.
The white-haired old man shook his head. "My lord, we couldn't get close, so we know very little."
"Then tell me who the Alliance's elders are..."
Seeing that the man genuinely did not know, Chen Lin stopped pressing him and asked about other matters.
After another round of questions and answers, he finally gained some understanding of the Alliance's current situation.
Once he had cross-checked their accounts and found no discrepancies, he let all seven of them go.
He set off again.
Several months passed in a flash.
As they approached Bright Peak, more cultivators appeared in the void, with streaks of escapist light flying past from time to time.
"The situation seems fairly stable."
The peaceful scene before him eased Chen Lin's mind as well.
"Mm."
Grass murmured softly.
She