Chen Lin also sensed the auras of the Star Lord and Xuelian.
And not just theirs.
Several more auras were approaching through the distant void, but the newly appeared starlight spirits blocked their way, preventing them from picking up speed and reaching the group immediately.
At Luo Qinglan's urging, Chen Lin detached the Law Character Symbol from the jade pendant and brought it together with the profound character.
A strange sight unfolded.
Though the two characters differed in shape, they fit together perfectly, each complementing the other.
Then-
The new character twisted and trembled, seemingly trying to transform further. In the end, however, it failed. They had merely fused normally, without undergoing a qualitative change.
Chen Lin felt no regret.
Both the Law Character Symbol he had condensed and the character condensed by the Seven-Star Flower were incomplete. Their final strokes had never formed, so naturally, they could not ascend.
Besides, he could clearly sense that the fused character had grown more powerful. He had already gained a great deal.
He gave it no further thought.
With a thought, Chen Lin guided the new character onto the wooden door.
He had intended to place it in the center, but after landing on the door, it moved on its own to the handle, forming a character pattern there.
It looked like a lock.
And the keyhole lay precisely where the character's missing stroke should have been.
The change made all three of them frown.
It was obvious.
The character condensed by the Seven-Star Flower was the key to opening the door, but because theirs was incomplete, the wooden door could not be opened.
"No, the wooden door is disappearing!"
The Sword Woman cried out in alarm.
Chen Lin and Luo Qinglan saw it too. After the Law Character Symbol formed the