As Chen Lin listened to True Lord Wanmeng's account, his emotions rose and fell with it.
He had never expected so many people to have reached the Upper Realm, or that Jin Xingyun and Dantai Yunjin were still alive.
This really was wonderful news.
Whether Silver Island had anything to do with Silver Fairy, however, remained uncertain. He would have to go there and see.
"Lord Wanmeng, how far is the Myriad Star Archipelago from the Central Continent? What are conditions like there?"
Chen Lin voiced his questions.
"Very far, and the conditions are extremely harsh."
True Lord Wanmeng answered immediately.
Then he continued, "Space is unstable there, making teleportation formations completely unusable. Even transmission talismans barely work. Bizarre incidents often occur in the surrounding waters. Without a Void Refinement expert to hold the line, few dare set foot there."
He waved a hand and added, "Our cultivation is similar now, so there's no need to call me 'lord' anymore. Here in the Upper Realm, people like us are nothing more than ants."
As he finished, a wistful look crossed his face.
Back in the Lower Realm, he and Hundred Flowers Fairy had been the strongest of all. A single glance could send countless cultivators trembling, and none dared disobey their commands. What grandeur that had been.
Once he reached the Upper Realm, everything changed.
He had once again become someone at the bottom of the Immortal Cultivation World, constrained at every turn. Even when others bullied him, he could only swallow his anger. It had taken him a long time to adjust.
Chen Lin understood how he felt, but since he had never reached the summit in the Lower Realm, the contrast was not nearly as great for him.
"Fellow Daoist Wanmeng, I've heard the Central Continent lies at