After staring blankly at the sky for a while, Chen Lin withdrew his gaze from the distance.
Then he rose into the air and flew straight toward Dream Gu's residence.
The task rewards were generous enough to compensate for the suffering she had endured. Presumably, she would have no further complaints.
"You didn't run into any trouble, did you, Fellow Daoist Meng?"
Chen Lin cupped his hands in greeting.
She was in excellent spirits, so something good had clearly happened. He guessed that, aside from the task rewards, her Daydream ability had also borne fruit.
"It went all right. You didn't quite get me killed."
Dream Gu cast Chen Lin a sidelong glance.
Although her gains had been tremendous, the helplessness she had experienced during the life task still left her shaken. In particular, her time trapped in the Black Crow Sect had nearly pushed her past her limits, even with her state of mind.
Chen Lin smiled.
"To reap a harvest, we have to put something in first. That's our fate as cultivators. Life Letter tasks are dangerous, certainly, but their rewards exceed the upper limits of the Seven-Star Realm. That makes them first-rate opportunities for exploration."
Dream Gu nodded.
"It truly is miraculous," she said with a sigh. "If I hadn't gone with you this time, I wouldn't have understood what a difference in dimensions meant. Unfortunately, I didn't receive a cultivation technique as a reward. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to keep practicing lower realm methods. What a pity."
After saying that, she looked at Chen Lin.
"Did you receive a cultivation technique as a reward, Fellow Daoist Chen?"
"No."
Chen Lin shook his head.
"I received more rewards than you did, but no cultivation technique. Even the cultivation I raised to the peak of the Middle Realm