Seeing the young female cultivator awaken, Chen Lin immediately helped her up and examined her condition with his divine sense.
Although she had used him, she had also enabled him to reach the summit safely. In the end, she had even overdrawn her talent ability to catch a fire essence for him. That counted as repaying kindness.
"Do you know what happens if a projection leaves through a space rift?"
After confirming that she was in no serious danger, Chen Lin voiced his question.
The young cultivator struggled to her feet. She first glanced at the Veiled Woman and the others, then said to Chen Lin, "Senior, a Nightmare Realm projection must leave through the repelling force to return to its own body. Otherwise, no matter how it leaves the Nightmare Realm, it will instantly dissolve into nothing."
Chen Lin's heart tightened.
If that was true, he could not leave through a space rift.
Leaving would mean certain death. He would be better off facing the Xuanyin Great King, hiding on Spirit Peak for a while before finding another solution.
But his chances of surviving would still be slim.
"Is there no way around it?"
Chen Lin continued questioning her, his voice low and his expression grim.
Nothing in this world was absolute. If all else failed, he could try the Fortunate Art and see whether he could alter his line of destiny.
Yet it was precisely the backlash from the Fortunate Art that had brought him here. If he used it again, who knew what new danger might descend upon him?
The young cultivator nodded solemnly. "There is one way, but my father only deduced it. I'm not certain whether it would work."
Chen Lin raised his eyebrows and said expectantly, "Let's hear it."
Hearing her words, the Veiled