A month passed.
The floating Tianyuan Island seemed to have vanished completely, never appearing anywhere again.
Some speculated that it had gone to Xingyun Continent, others that it had left this realm and returned to the plane inhabited by ancient demons. Still others suspected that it had hidden itself to recover its strength, and that its reappearance would herald a demonic calamity.
Opinions abounded, but no one could say for certain.
None of this had anything to do with Chen Lin, however. It was not his concern, nor did he have the power to do anything about it.
After making his relationship with Luo Qinglan official, he felt the pressure on him redouble. Once he returned to Silver Immortal City, he threw himself into cultivation.
At the same time, he kept a close eye on developments at the Myriad Swords Gate.
Another month passed before Chen Lin finally received word that Zhao Ziping and the other undercover agent had both successfully delivered the items to He Jiuxiao, and had confirmed that they had been used.
Only then did his heart finally settle.
With that thorn in his side removed, Chen Lin was delighted. Then Liu Ruolan sent him more good news: the time snails he wanted had been found, and she would send someone to deliver them.
Good fortune truly came in pairs.
Because he had severely wounded He Jiuxiao, he had been unable to venture into the depths of Wuding Sea to search for time snails. On his return journey, he had therefore made two copies of the sea chart jade slip and left them in Sihai Immortal City, asking Liu Ruolan and Dantai Yunjin to post missions in their respective immortal cities.
To spur adventurous cultivators into action, he had offered extremely tempting treasures as rewards.
Sure enough,