Heavenly Passage

Leng Yan looked at Lu Zhen before her.

She shook her head slightly, a trace of disappointment flashing in her eyes.

"Since your mind is made up, I won't try to persuade you further. What brings you to me today?"

Under the Supreme Unity Mystic Sect's rules, an ordinary Outer Sect disciple's most pressing task was to break through to the rushing river realm and enter the Inner Sect as soon as possible.

Only then would she, as an elder, truly begin guiding his cultivation.

Lu Zhen cupped his hands slightly. "I'd like to leave the sect and temper myself outside for a while."

"Leave the sect?" Leng Yan's brows drew together.

The life-and-death duel was only three months away. At such a critical juncture, why would he go wandering outside instead of cultivating in seclusion amid the sect's rich spiritual energy?

"That would be unwise," Leng Yan refused outright. "Your foundation may be solid, but your cultivation realm is too low. Going out now would be a sheer waste of time."

"My mind is made up. I hope you'll grant your permission, Elder." Lu Zhen did not back down.

Their gazes met.

A long moment passed.

Leng Yan sighed. "Very well. Go, then."

After speaking, she fell silent for a moment, then turned her fair-skinned hand over. A talisman appeared out of thin air between her fingers.

"Take this." Leng Yan tossed it casually, and the talisman drifted into Lu Zhen's hand. "The Great Wilderness is perilous. Activate this if you encounter danger. It can save your life."

Lu Zhen caught it.

As his fingertips touched it, he could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within.

"Thank you, Elder Leng." Lu Zhen carefully put it away, a faint smile rising unbidden at the corners of his mouth.

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