After hearing Wei Xinan's words, Chen Lin abandoned any hope of a lucky escape.
His entire journey had essentially unfolded according to the Shadow Scholar's arrangements. Even the method for making the Disorderly Boat had probably been planted for him.
That fated feeling returned.
No matter how he struggled or how many times he broke free, he always ended up back on this thread.
And that thread probably hadn't been severed yet.
Chen Lin's heart grew heavy.
The Shadow Scholar had abandoned him in the Secret Realm last time, declining to choose him as a vessel for resurrection, but that didn't mean he had let go completely. He was very likely still holding the thread, able to pull Chen Lin back whenever he pleased.
Besides the pressure from the Shadow Scholar,
there was also that Heavenly Dao.
According to Wei Xinan, the Heavenly Dao had come out of Dandian Paradise. That made it an individual life-form, rather than a spirit born from rules.
If that was the case,
its behavior would become difficult to predict. It wouldn't act entirely according to rules.
With it targeting him, his prospects were truly worrying.
"Well, have you made your decision, fellow Daoist?"
Wei Xinan urged him.
"Whether or not you're the Shadow Scholar's main reincarnated self, you must have plenty of good things on you. In any case, whether you succeed on this trip or not, you probably won't be coming back. Why not leave your treasures with me? I can keep watch here and wait for your next vessel to arrive."
"What do you want?"
Chen Lin collected himself and asked.
Since this man knew the Shadow Scholar, he probably had something specific in mind.
"High-grade items, of course. Preferably things from Outer Heaven. Don't bother bringing out ordinary ones. Although I've