In the end, Li Baimin said nothing more. After arranging for Chen Fan to stay in a rather luxurious guest room, he hurriedly took his leave and returned to the city gates to stand guard.
After Chen Fan shut the door, he sat cross-legged on the bed and reflected on everything that had just been said. He felt that Li Baimin's words were somewhat credible. At the very least, Li Baimin could not possibly have fabricated the Burning Earth Art out of thin air.
After several thousand years, news of the Burning Earth Chapter had resurfaced. Right now, only the two nations and several major factions were fighting over it. One could imagine that if word spread, powerful cultivators from all under heaven would likely rush over, perhaps even alarming other divine lands such as the Eastern Wasteland.
But none of this was within Chen Fan's control. All he could do now was quietly wait for news from Li Baimin. If it truly came to nothing, he would have no choice but to set out personally and infiltrate the imperial palace to gather information.
"If all six arts were gathered, then apart from the Burning Qi Chapter, the other five elemental chapters would converge in the dantian. There must be some immense divine ability involved—otherwise, how could it devour the heavens? Just how did Master obtain the Burning Qi Chapter back then?" Chen Fan murmured with a frown. Doubts lingered in his heart, but he also knew that none of them could be explained for now.
With that thought, he shook his head slightly and cast aside all his misgivings. Then he turned the Storage Ring on his hand and took out the golden stone he had bought at the auction house earlier.
Specks of golden light flickered over the