The Rainbow Sword could loosen at any moment, so Chen Lin could not leave Rainbow City for anywhere else.
But he was also very curious about the Merit Mark.
He simply hired an Oddity from Oddity Island with yin-yang spirit rice as payment, asking them to find a way to visit the Buddha Realm and gather information.
With his current wealth, there was no need to handle everything himself.
After settling this matter, Chen Lin climbed onto the Rainbow Bridge, keeping watch over the Rainbow Sword while taking the opportunity to absorb the energy on the bridge.
Then he made a surprising discovery.
When he approached the Rainbow Sword again, the defensive halo released by his inner stars had actually grown more resistant to it!
He could push another ten feet forward.
Though it was only ten feet, the difference was enormous. From here, he could reach the outermost rainbow flowers and harvest them.
Chen Lin pondered the reason.
It probably had nothing to do with his cultivation. Over these years, he had mainly strengthened his soul.
His inner stars had not improved.
Nor was there any way to improve them.
All his inner stars had reached perfection. He had cultivated the Seven-Star Shining Sun Cultivation Technique to its limit, with no possibility of advancing further.
In that case...
It could only be the Merit Mark.
"Merit protecting me?"
Chen Lin pondered inwardly.
He carefully sensed his Star Ring but detected no special energy within it. Merit seemed to have neither form nor substance, and could not be actively triggered through ordinary means.
Not even the Karma Law worked.
He put the matter aside.
Chen Lin glanced around behind him. Seeing no other cultivators approaching, he began picking rainbow flowers.
They were useful to him as well.
Rainbow flowers were