Chen Lin glanced at Gray Donkey.
He thought to himself that this fellow certainly knew when to bend and when to stand tall. More likely, though, the donkey was bound by the rule power of White Cloud Pasture and had no choice but to stay at his side.
After all, White Cloud Pasture was connected to Dandian Paradise, and its rule power was formidable.
"Then I'll give you one more chance."
Chen Lin did not refuse.
This donkey seemed to have been Old Cultivator Chen Lin's mount. Keeping him around might reveal something about the past. Chen Lin very much wanted to know who the owner of Maple Leaf Mole's Finger was.
"Thank you, Master! Master, you are mighty!"
Gray Donkey offered up some flattery.
Then he really did behave himself, standing beside Chen Lin with his gaze fixed straight ahead. He even seemed to exude a faint air of "righteousness."
Chen Lin glanced at him, then paid him no further attention.
He continued talking with Xiao He and Yilan, discussing what they might encounter in the Third Trial.
Unfortunately, they had too little information to draw many conclusions.
Once their discussion ended, everyone found a place to cultivate. Chen Lin tried taking out a Heavenly Mechanism House. When it worked, he began practicing the Grand Yin-Yang Rotation Art with Gu Youlan.
Occasionally, he also "sparred" with Yilan.
Both women's energy could aid his cultivation, and both were willing, since dual cultivation benefited them as well.
They had both cultivated for over ten thousand years. They had long ceased caring about worldly conventions and were not bound by any codes of propriety. In the eyes of high-tier practitioners, strength alone mattered most.
Time slowly passed.
Chen Lin's seven-color energy grew somewhat stronger, but he stopped their dual cultivation. Such things