Lin Yu turned toward the entrance to the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm before him and spoke, enunciating each word.
Only then did Elder Chen finally confirm that he had not misheard. Yet once he was certain, he felt even more shocked, his eyes fixed intently on Lin Yu.
A shortcut? How could that be possible?
"Xiaoyu, what shortcut are you talking about? Does... does it really exist? Where is it?"
After a while, Elder Chen slowly came back to his senses. With excitement and urgency in his eyes, he asked Lin Yu.
"It's a node, located in the middle of the Heavenly Chasm..."
Lin Yu quietly explained it to Elder Chen. As Elder Chen listened, his eyes widened more and more. By the time Lin Yu finished, his eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.
Elder Chen raised his right hand, his fingers trembling as he pointed at the gateway to the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm. In an utterly stunned tone, he asked Lin Yu,
"The shortcut to the Divine Realm you mentioned is the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm?"
"That's right!"
With Lin Yu's confirmation, Elder Chen's face held no emotion other than shock. His lips trembled as he moved them twice, yet he had no idea where to begin.
He had never imagined that the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, which they had always regarded as a treasure, was actually the place closest to the Divine Realm.
Elder Chen could not help but shudder violently. At that moment, the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm no longer seemed appealing to him. Looking at it was like looking at a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment, as though countless magical beasts might rush out of it the very next second.
"Elder Chen, there's no need to worry so much. For now,