Gu Youlan frowned at Chen Lin's question.
"Since it is innate pure essence, naturally, it can only be given once. Do you really need to ask, Fellow Daoist Chen? With your cultivation, I would think you wouldn't be so enamored of the pleasures of dual cultivation."
"You misunderstand."
Chen Lin immediately explained.
"I'm not seeking a moment's pleasure. It's just that your pure yuan force had such wondrous effects that it left me wanting more."
"Do you happen to have any sisters, Fellow Daoist Gu?"
Chen Lin probed.
There were precious few ways to strengthen the seven-color thread's energy, and he had no matching cultivation technique. He couldn't let any opportunity slip by.
"No."
Gu Youlan's tone turned cold.
Chen Lin paid it no mind and asked again, "Then what about brothers?"
Gu Youlan's face twitched.
Speechless, she said, "Stop entertaining those ideas, Fellow Daoist Chen. Even if I had siblings, they wouldn't possess innate pure yuan force and would be of no use to you. Besides, distant water cannot quench an immediate thirst. You should first think about how to get out of this gambling match alive."
Chen Lin sighed inwardly.
It seemed that not all descendants of Heavenly Monarchs possessed innate pure essence. This avenue was unreliable, and depending on external sources was no lasting solution anyway. He still needed to find a matching cultivation method.
He gathered his thoughts.
Straightening his robes, he asked, "Have you participated in a gold-tier gambling match before, Fellow Daoist Gu?"
"Yes."
Gu Youlan glanced at the woods beyond the wall.
With lingering fear on her face, she said, "But the match I participated in couldn't compare to the danger here. This place is too bizarre. There are traps almost everywhere..."
Before she finished speaking, something happened.
Her expression suddenly shifted, and