Chen Lin invoked the name of the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace.
This formation was remarkably intricate. With his current methods, he had little hope of breaking it, and using the Seven-Star Ladle would mean consuming more variegated crystal to restore it.
A peaceful resolution would be best.
Besides, whoever could lay down such a formation was very likely a Dominator Realm expert. Even if he turned hostile, he might not be able to do anything to them.
"So, a fellow cultivator from the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace."
A gruff voice rang out.
Chen Lin looked around in bewilderment.
The voice sounded familiar, as though he had heard it somewhere before, but he could not place it at the moment.
"May I ask your name, Senior?"
When the other party did not show himself, Chen Lin continued probing.
"I'm no senior. But you claim to be from the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace. What proof do you have?"
The voice came from every direction.
However, Chen Lin possessed several Zodiac Divine Abilities and was highly sensitive to sound. After briefly sensing his surroundings, he pinpointed its approximate source.
He was just about to ask another question.
Suddenly, his expression shifted.
He remembered who this person was.
It was the man with golden combat willpower who had offered himself for sale to save his younger sister at the Azure-Crested Heavenly Palace's trading convention!
His name seemed to be Puda.
"Are you Fellow Cultivator Puda?"
Not in the mood to beat around the bush, Chen Lin asked directly.
"You've met me?"
The gruff voice sounded startled.
At those words, however, doubts stirred in Chen Lin's mind.
It really was him.
Yet the Star Ruins were boundlessly vast. The odds of two acquaintances meeting by chance in the void were infinitesimal. He could not help wondering whether Bai