To Chen Lin's surprise, the Hundred Flowers Fairy was bounced back the moment she approached the node!
Her phantom image flickered several times before stabilizing again.
She looked toward the space ripple in bewilderment, then seemed to think of something. Her expression immediately darkened.
A possibility occurred to Chen Lin as well, and he immediately called Gou Yushan over.
"You try!"
Gou Yushan asked no questions. Once Chen Lin placed the token into the ripple, he leaped into the node.
He, too, was bounced back.
Moreover, he could not use flight spells and fell straight onto a tree branch below.
Next, Chen Lin had Grass and Hua Ruyu try.
Both of them ignored the energy seal and entered the space node.
This further confirmed his suspicion.
The Hundred Flowers Fairy, however, remained uncertain. "Fellow Daoist Chen, what is going on?"
She did not know that Grass and Hua Ruyu were Nightmare Realm creatures, much less about the mysterious contracts between Chen Lin and the two of them, so their ability to enter the node surprised her.
Chen Lin offered a vague explanation. "These two are my contract servants and can be considered one with me. It seems this token can only be used by the person who obtained it and cannot be shared with others."
The Hundred Flowers Fairy glanced at Grass and Hua Ruyu in surprise, then nodded grimly. "That was my guess as well. It seems we cannot rely on outside help to leave. We have to put our own lives on the line."
Gou Yushan's expression grew even uglier when he heard their conversation.
He was the weakest among them. Although the Hundred Flowers Fairy was only a remnant soul, she seemed to possess some secret method that gave her considerable strength within the Nightmare Realm, as