The answer: if their love was true and their match destined, why fear the Matchmaker would not unite them?

"This is a spirit beast I raised."

Hearing this, Wu's expression grew even more astonished.

"A spirit beast that acknowledged you as its master? Impossible."

Wu stopped what she was doing, then said fearfully, "That... that's impossible. Why would a spirit beast whose cultivation exceeds its Fate Master's willingly submit to him? Aren't you afraid the master-bonding secret art will backfire?"

As far as Wu knew, having cultivation lower than one's spirit beast was practically courting death.

Seeing Mo Chen remain perfectly calm, Wu's expression darkened, and she did not resume attacking the Disc Restrictive Ward.

"Before I entered this Secret Realm, I heard the elders of the Wu family mention several such cases. Those who used secret arts to forcibly control spirit beasts with higher cultivation all ended up with their divine sense marks collapsing, killed by their own beasts' backlash."

"So, fellow Daoist, if you insist on using your spirit beast's might to attack the Disc Restrictive Ward, you'd best first check whether your soul marks are stable. Otherwise, both you and your snake will end up under its control. Once it drains your spiritual power, the space we can move around in will shrink drastically, perhaps to less than twenty li."

After hearing Wu's explanation, Mo Chen thought she had a point.

Failing to obtain the treasures on the third floor was a minor matter, but ending up imprisoned here by the Disc Restrictive Ward after a failed attack would cost far more than it gained.

Moreover, according to Wu, once he was bound by the Spirit Chain, the disc would continuously drain his dharma power.

If the spiritual power of Mo Chen, Candle Shadow, and the Chestnut Horse—all three of them—was thrown into the bargain, their range of movement would very likely shrink further.

Thus, Mo