Chen Lin saw Sun Yun'er. Just as Mu Xingchen had said, she had grown terribly old.
He could not help sighing with emotion.
Back in Danding City, she had still been a little girl with childhood innocence lingering on her face. In the blink of an eye, she had aged into this state.
The years showed no mercy.
"There's no need to doubt it. I am your master, Lin Feiyu. That was an alias I used back then. My real name is Chen Lin."
Seeing her uncertainty, Chen Lin offered an explanation.
At his words, Sun Yun'er immediately sank shakily to her knees and performed a full kowtow.
"Your disciple has been unfilial, unable to remain by your side all these years. Please punish me, Master!"
Chen Lin did not stop her. In the cultivation world, the bond between master and disciple was comparable to that between father and child. Paying her respects was only proper. If he refused to accept her bow, it would mean he did not acknowledge their relationship.
"Rise!"
Once she finished kowtowing, Chen Lin spoke slowly.
Then he released his divine sense to examine her condition.
Sure enough, her vitality had already collapsed. Without her cultivation, which was close to Foundation Establishment perfection, she would probably have struggled even to walk. At most, she had another year or two left.
In this condition, no matter how good a Seven-Star Pill he gave her, she had no hope of achieving Core Formation.
Mu Xingchen had probably approached him merely to give it a try and see whether he had some special method.
"Alas, in your condition, normal Core Formation is impossible."
Once she had shakily risen to her feet, Chen Lin sighed and shook his head helplessly.
He was only human, not a god. He had