A month later.
"Husband, the Lingtian Sect sent someone again. They want our answer within three days, or they'll come arrest them themselves."
That day, Chen Lin was sitting in the main hall, deep in thought, when Qin Lingyu came over and spoke softly, worry etched across her face.
Neither Sun Caiyi nor Chen Ling'er liked dealing with people. Since Qin Lingyu had advanced to Nascent Soul, she had taken charge of Tianbao Peak's external affairs. Thus, although everyone knew about the matter with the Lingtian Sect, they had no idea it was this serious.
Chen Lin nodded.
"All right, I understand. I'll visit the Lingtian Sect tomorrow and see whether I can offer treasures to avert this calamity. If that doesn't work, we'll decide what to do then. Don't worry, my dear."
He did not tell her the truth. She could not help with this, and telling her would only give her needless worries.
Qin Lingyu's eyes brightened at his words.
She knew Chen Lin possessed considerable wealth. If he could use treasures to resolve the Cheng Sisters' predicament, it would be a solution that satisfied both sides.
It was stifling to bow like this, but among cultivators, strength reigned supreme. Flying into a reckless rage would accomplish nothing.
Seeing that Chen Lin already had a plan, Qin Lingyu withdrew, leaving him to continue thinking.
After a while, he left the hall and entered a secret chamber inside the mountain.
The chamber contained nothing but a teleportation formation, whose other end connected to a location near the node leading to the Land of Divine Beings.
He wanted to test whether Ancestor Lingtian could interrupt teleportation. If not, he would send Qin Lingyu and the others to the Land of Divine Beings to lie low.
Over the years, he had