Beneath a sky full of stars, the void suddenly rippled.
Chen Lin appeared.
He quickly surveyed his surroundings, relaxing when he found nothing unusual.
Void Traversal over such a vast distance was dangerous even with a Void Scroll. If he had not needed to conceal his movements, he would rather have flown here in a Spirit Boat.
Maximizing the Xikuli Cloak's effect, Chen Lin began searching for the Taishi Lineage's location.
He was extremely cautious.
High-level Void Beasts inhabited the upper reaches of the void. An encounter would not only endanger him, but the disturbances from battle would also attract attention. If the Taishi Lineage was alerted, complications could sprout like branches from a knot.
Soon.
Chen Lin identified the approximate area.
He used the Wind Transformation Technique and, under the cloak's concealment, became a wisp of breeze and drifted away.
Rather than entering the area, he stopped some distance outside it, then shook the Star-Plucking Token and released Gu Qing's enormous body.
"It's up to you!"
Chen Lin took out the locating flying sword Jin Ruhua had given him and sent it before Gu Qing, wrapped in his magical power.
Gu Qing glanced at the flying sword.
He did not take it.
Instead, he said calmly, "I've already found that grotto-heaven. This won't be needed. Wait here, King's Envoy. I'll be right back!"
With that.
Gu Qing clenched his great hand.
A black halberd appeared in his grasp out of thin air.
Then he stepped forward.
One step!
Two steps!
Three steps!
With every step, his imposing aura soared and his body swelled, accompanied by a rhythm like the pounding of war drums that shook even the distant stars.
As he advanced, Gu Qing grew to nearly a thousand zhang tall, like a god of war descending upon the