Chen Lin spent a full day and night thinking alone.
He recalled everything he had experienced since transmigrating.
After sorting through it all, he contacted Dream Gu with his divine sense.
"What is it?"
Dream Gu immediately pulled Chen Lin into a dream.
It was the same room as before, and the same reclining chair, but her posture was even more casual.
Her silk robe covered only a small portion of her body. She made no attempt to conceal herself, looking at Chen Lin with a question in her eyes.
Chen Lin did not stand on ceremony either.
He sat down casually on a chair, his gaze passing over her body without stirring a ripple in his heart.
After cultivating for thousands upon thousands of years, they had long since disregarded worldly conventions. Nor would someone's clothing stir lustful thoughts. Unless they cultivated the body, their flesh was nothing more than a skin-deep shell to them.
"I'd like to make a deal with you, Fellow Daoist Meng."
Chen Lin stated his purpose directly.
Dream Gu shook her head.
"I'm at a critical stage of my cultivation. I have neither the time nor the ability to help you."
"You do have the ability."
Chen Lin continued, "I can enter a wondrous place, an independent location outside the Seven-Star Realm. I intend to undergo my tribulation there."
"Oh?"
Dream Gu grew interested.
Sitting upright, she asked, "Is it the place where you obtained that higher-level energy?"
Chen Lin nodded.
"That's the one."
He added, "It's dangerous there, but also full of opportunities. The rules prevent me from telling you the details. All I can tell you is that it's a place full of hope."
Chen Lin continued explaining.
"I have permission to bring someone inside once. I can't determine exactly where we'll