The two of them talked for a full half hour before True Lord Taichu handed the Identity Token to Ye Lin.
"Ye Lin, listen. Take your grandmaster's soul out of the Dark Forest now. I'll wait for you at the Human Race border. If you found a way in, you'll surely find a way out."
"Remember, stay safe. Your grandmaster has already agreed to return that treasure to your companion here, but once you're out, you must join Nameless Mountain."
"And above all, stay safe. If you run into danger, contact me immediately. Even if it takes everything I have, I'll bring you out. All right, I'll start making preparations now."
Taichu finished speaking with a grave expression, and the scene before them vanished. Ye Lin turned to look at Toutian.
Toutian could only smile bitterly and nod. Now that his identity had been exposed, he had no choice left.
If he refused now, he could very well lose his life on the spot.
After all, a True Lord at the Dao Integration Realm was glaring at him from right in front of him.
"All right, kid. Let's properly introduce ourselves. I'm your grandmaster, Taiyu."
"Grandmaster."
Ye Lin clasped his hands and bowed to Taiyu.
He never would have expected that a trip to the Dark Forest would somehow get him a grandmaster out of nowhere. He really didn't know what to say.
"You two gave your lives fighting for the Human Race. Now you have a chance to return to Human Race territory. Once we're back, someone will restore our bodies."
"Then we'll be able to live another life and continue protecting the Human Race. What do you two say?"
Taiyu turned to the two True Lords at the Dao Integration Realm before him and spoke slowly.
The two