"Older Sister, what should we do?"
The young female cultivator had also noticed something amiss and asked nervously.
Chen Lin shot her a glare without speaking.
He was hesitating too, caught between advancing and retreating.
Going up to the summit now would mean voluntarily joining the battle. With his meager cultivation, and in a projection state at that, even the shock waves from a battle of this intensity could reduce him to dust.
But if he did not go up, once the battle ended, everything would be fine if the Veiled Woman and her companion won. If they lost, he would have no chance to ascend.
There was another possibility: the Veiled Woman might find a drifting space rift midway through the battle and leave directly. That would likewise leave him without a chance. Without her holding him back, the Xuanyin Great King could find and kill him at any moment.
"Older Sister, I heard rumors that Spirit Peak has an internal passage that leads straight to the summit!"
As Chen Lin weighed the pros and cons, the young female cultivator suddenly spoke.
He immediately grew wary and looked at her suspiciously. "What else are you hiding from me?" he asked coldly.
The fact that she knew even a secret like this forced him to become suspicious.
It seemed she had not been accidentally drawn in by the Yellow Springs Vortex. Rather, she had entered voluntarily to search for something, and that something was very likely inside Spirit Peak.
She was not nearly as guileless as she appeared!
The young female cultivator seemed frightened. She lowered her head without answering.
Seeing her hesitate, Chen Lin's gaze sharpened.
"What, do you want me to use the Soul-Searching Technique?"
The young female cultivator shuddered and hurriedly said, "Please don't be angry, Older