Chen Lin stared at the newcomer in astonishment, taking quite some time to recover.
Then he smiled and stepped forward.
After looking him over, he said, "You're actually still alive?"
The person greeting him was none other than Qian Li!
Chen Lin had never imagined that Qian Li would appear in Rainbow City, much less qualify to attend the grand ceremony. He could not help wondering whether some powerful expert had taken over his body, which was why he examined him for so long.
But his probing revealed no signs of body-snatching.
"Thanks to your blessings, Senior, I can still continue along the immortal path."
Qian Li smiled as well.
But he did not dare get too familiar, maintaining a thoroughly respectful attitude throughout.
Chen Lin looked him over again.
Discovering that his cultivation was only at early semi-void, he grew even more puzzled.
Low cultivation was understandable.
When cultivators from the Inner World came to the Outer World, the laws of reality suppressed them, and they might even have to practice their cultivation techniques anew. But attending the grand ceremony with cultivation like that was no easy feat.
"We're brothers. There's no need to stand on ceremony. Tell me what happened to you. How did you get out of the Inner World?"
Chen Lin made his tone as gentle as possible.
He could sense Qian Li's nervousness.
He also understood how he felt.
Although they had become friends back in their Qi Condensation days, times had changed, and the gulf between their cultivation was now enormous. Qian Li feared that a "great figure" like him might disregard their old friendship, or even kill him to conceal his past.
"I came out with my master."
Seeing that Chen Lin seemed sincere, Qian Li relaxed a little.
Something stirred in Chen