The Protective Sect Formation...
Lin Mo's heart lurched, and his brows creased almost imperceptibly.
He had come for the Nine-Nine Soul-Devouring Formation and the Ancient Sword. If he could not even enter the Divine Firmament Sect, how could he accomplish anything else?
If he announced his identity and explained his purpose outright, why would the Divine Firmament Sect believe someone at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment?
"Sorry to trouble you again, young man."
Lin Mo took out another two low-grade spirit stones and asked with a smile, "Could you point me toward a way into the Divine Firmament Sect?"
"If there's no way in, getting in touch with an Inner Sect Disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect would work too."
This time, the inn attendant did not pocket the spirit stones.
He slipped over to the guest room door and pressed his ear against it for a while. Only after making sure no outsiders were in the corridor did he return to Lin Mo, lowering his voice to a near whisper.
"To tell you the truth, esteemed immortal, several sects from the Central Continent sent people to visit last time, and it seems they parted on bad terms. That's why the Divine Firmament Sect activated its Protective Sect Formation and barred everyone from entering."
"Not only that, the Divine Firmament Sect has strictly forbidden its disciples from going out, and all its Inner Sect Elders have gone into seclusion together. It seems... everyone at Golden Core and above has suffered a drop in cultivation, and the sect's fortune has all but vanished!"
Although Lin Mo had been prepared for this, he still could not help feeling secretly alarmed.
Now this really is trouble!
He had originally planned to find an Inner Sect Disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect, then