After pondering for a while, Chen Lin still could not make sense of it, so he stopped dwelling on it.
But after encountering such a bizarre incident, he dared not linger in the Earth Cave. He headed straight back to the level above.
This time, everything went smoothly, and he made it all the way back to the first level.
Once he sensed a faint response from the Two Realms Talisman, he tried activating it. The talisman erupted with dazzling light that enveloped him, and he vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already in the valley outside.
Chen Lin quickly surveyed his surroundings. Only after confirming that he was indeed in the mountain range where he had entered the Earth Cave, rather than the Old Taoist's space, did he truly breathe a sigh of relief.
He put away the Golden Core Puppet. Without waiting for the others, he took flight and sped away.
Three months later.
Chen Lin sat aboard a Spirit Boat, drifting downstream as he gazed at the scenery on either bank.
In his hand, he toyed with a copper coin.
This river was called the Wantong River. It was the largest and longest river on the True Spirit Continent, running through the entire continent. The scenery along its course was exceptionally beautiful, and many cultivators enjoyed boating on it to refine their state of mind and deepen their understanding of the Great Dao.
After watching for a while, Chen Lin withdrew his distant gaze and looked at a red-scaled carp leaping out of the water.
"Yo, yo, yo, little fish, full of fun, leave the stream, aboard you come!"
As his rhythmic chant rang out, the copper coin in his hand immediately began to glow. The red-scaled carp, which had just fallen back into