"Heh."
At Chen Lin's question, June smiled faintly.
"There is no kinship on the path of the Great Dao, only interests," she said softly. "The reasons are difficult to discuss."
"Then consider it a question I never asked."
Chen Lin immediately made his position clear.
Whether it was the Purple Emperor or Mingyue Shuanghua, he wanted no deeper involvement with either of them. Keeping up appearances was enough.
"Did you stop me because you wish to collect on the favor I owe you, Fairy June?"
Chen Lin asked directly.
This was Hong Tingzhen's territory, after all, and no one from the True King's Manor had accompanied him. He should not linger too long.
"You could say that."
Seeing that Chen Lin had no desire for further conversation, June dispensed with the pleasantries.
She descended and said, "I saved you once back then. Now I need you to do something for me."
"Please, go ahead."
Chen Lin looked at her.
Then he added, "But I said back then that I could only do something within my power. If your demands are too exacting, I'm afraid I won't be able to help."
He had to lay out the unpleasant terms first.
Her strength was said to rival that of an Eternal, placing her at least on Wan Zhencang's level. He could not give her an excuse to force his hand.
"Don't worry."
June took out a ring.
It was not shaped like a Storage Ring, but was instead a crystal-clear Gemstone Ring, exquisitely beautiful.
"What is this?"
Seeing her send the ring toward him, Chen Lin asked in puzzlement.
"I hear you can enter Oddity Island, fellow Daoist. This is a token. All you need to do is put this ring on the hand of a particular statue, and your task will