"What do you need me to do, Miss Xuedie?"
Chen Lin glanced at the maid.
She certainly was no ordinary maid. He could not discern her cultivation at all; she felt like a perfectly ordinary low-level cultivator. But a low-level cultivator could not possibly remain unharmed amid this starlight.
Her true strength was probably greater than Huang Yan's.
Even if she was a maid, she was also a bodyguard.
Xuedie looked at Chen Lin as well.
Forcing a smile, she said, "Although the True Character you just unleashed was incomplete, Eldest Brother, the aura of rules it contained was of the same origin as the energy within this Star Gate. So I would like to ask you to head deeper into the passage and help us open a gate."
"A gate?"
Chen Lin paused slightly.
He glanced into the depths of the Light Band, then at the indistinct buildings beyond the barrier, and asked, "Are there more Star Gates inside? Where do they lead?"
"Yes."
The maid nodded.
"Not only are there gates, there is more than one. But we couldn't open them, so we would like you to give it a try, Eldest Brother."
Chen Lin shifted his gaze to Huang Yan.
Huang Yan immediately waved his hand. "You don't have to listen to her, big brother. The depths of the passage are extremely dangerous. If you don't want to go, then don't. We are sworn brothers; I can't stand by and watch you take such a risk."
"Thank you for understanding, brother."
Chen Lin immediately seized the opportunity to decline.
He had come here for two reasons: to help Lan Menghan capture a starlight spirit, and to obtain the statue of Saintess Heqing.
He cared nothing for anything else.
The rainbow-colored building housing the statue was now just