Chen Lin still used the West City Gate.
The same gate, the same man, yet his state of mind was entirely different.
"Halt! Please show your token!"
As one of the Righteous Alliance's three core headquarters, Danding City was strictly managed to prevent spies from the Prayer Cult from entering. Everyone coming or going had to present a token.
Chen Lin was not upset when the guard stopped him. He smiled and said, "I am Lin Feiyu, a rogue cultivator. I successfully reached Foundation Establishment recently and have come to serve the Alliance in its fight against demons!"
His decision to use this identity had come after careful consideration.
Given the current situation, the Alliance would certainly investigate the origins of a Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator who suddenly appeared. He had to use an identity with an established past.
Moreover, this identity had many connections to the Qingyang Sect, all of them favorable. If he encountered disciples of the Qingyang Sect, he could use those ties to build a relationship.
Things were no longer as they had been. Fighting alone would not work anymore. He had to find backing wherever he could, or he would struggle to protect himself in these troubled times.
Continuing to hole up in the cave was no longer an option either.
There was no spiritual vein in the cave, and for more than a year, he had needed to control his Buddhist power almost constantly to expel the evil demonic qi from the air. His cultivation had not advanced an inch.
He was no prodigy blessed with extraordinary talent, and he was already over fifty. If he wanted to travel far along the path of immortality, he could not waste even a moment, or he would have no hope of reaching Golden Core.
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