Chen Lin's expression kept shifting.
The information in that mysterious prompt sound had caught him completely off guard.
"Who are you?"
He asked again.
But there was no response, nor did the voice continue.
After a brief hesitation, Chen Lin struck the two bamboo boards together again, but the voice still did not appear.
There was nothing unusual about the boards either.
His brows knitted deeply. He could not understand what sort of existence had produced that prompt. Was the space of the Ascension Trial inside some treasure, with the prompt coming from its artifact spirit?
Or perhaps...
Was it a surviving expert of the Exquisite Sect, or... the Exquisite Treasure Tree?
And another thing.
Could everyone who possessed a Secret Order hear the prompt, or was it unique to his Mandarin Duck Boards?
One question followed another.
Unfortunately, he had too little information to draw any conclusions, and he did not know anyone who possessed another Secret Order, so he had no way to verify it.
Chen Lin stopped dwelling on it.
He put away the Mandarin Duck Boards, rose, and went outside, taking out his Communication Jade Talisman to contact Bai Lingyu.
He still needed to tell her about this and ask her to help him decide what to do. Besides, he needed her help obtaining resources. Keeping things hidden would do him no good.
Half a day later.
Bai Lingyu hurried back to the courtyard and looked at Chen Lin in puzzlement.
"What's so urgent that you insisted I come back to discuss it?"
Chen Lin immediately said solemnly, "Elder, I've received word that the Ascension Trial will begin in thirty-six years. That's why I was so eager to inform you."
"Thirty-six years?"
Bai Lingyu's expression changed slightly.
She fixed her gaze on Chen Lin. "Where did