After waiting a while longer without anyone emerging, Chen Lin could not help letting out a long sigh.
It seemed neither of them would be coming out.
This was the outcome he least wanted to see, but there was nothing he could do. Moreover, he now had no way to determine whether the next task had become more difficult. He would have to weigh things carefully before using that place as a route back to the Southern Star Realm.
After staring at the node for a while, Chen Lin withdrew his gaze.
He did not know what had happened inside and dared not rashly enter to investigate. He therefore instructed Hua Ruyu to guard this place while he took Grass off the Spirit Boat to explore the surrounding waters, checking for any powerful monsters.
Without their cultivation being suppressed, the two explored very quickly.
They expanded their search in ever-widening circles. They sensed no monsters, but discovered a reef a hundred li away.
Chen Lin descended beneath the sea, took out several positioning magical tools, and placed them at different depths. He also hollowed out a miniature space inside the reef and installed a single-use Teleportation Array Disk.
According to Gou Yushan, the vast majority of the Spirit Demon Realm was ocean. Only one or two places could be called landmasses; everything else consisted of islands of varying sizes.
With such an immense expanse of sea, it would be difficult to find this place again after leaving unless he had something to mark its position.
Next, he took Grass along and found several more reefs, and even one very small island. Only after leaving marks at all of them did he return to the Spirit Boat.
"Hm?"
Shortly after returning to the Spirit Boat, Chen Lin's expression shifted, and he