Inside the cave mansion, Lin Yun and Ling Yuling sat on the Sea-Viewing Terrace, waiting for the outcome of the battle.
Lin Yun had long since anticipated the outcome, and he had stayed away from the battle to avoid interfering with Nangong Wan's tribulation.
It was only two days after Nangong Wan had left to answer the challenge that Ling Yuling emerged from seclusion and heard about it. Although she knew Lin Yun could defeat a level-eight demon cultivator and should have no trouble facing a Nascent Soul cultivator, she still felt uneasy.
She could not help rushing over to the cave mansion to check on them, only to find that Lin Yun was still there and had not gone to fight. Nangong Wan alone had gone to meet the challenge.
She felt a little relieved, then could not help reproaching Lin Yun for letting Nangong Wan face a Nascent Soul cultivator alone.
Despite Lin Yun's repeated assurances that Nangong Wan would be fine, she still worried about her.
After all, while Lin Yun had been in seclusion, she had become close to Nangong Wan and Xin Ruoyin. The two were among her few friends.
Lin Yun looked perfectly calm and composed. Though anxious, she could only sit with him on the Sea-Viewing Terrace, drinking tea as they waited for the outcome.
More than half a day later, the bright moon began to rise.
Beneath its clear light, a streak of crimson-gold flight light approached from afar and landed before the cave mansion's entrance.
At the sight of it, a faint smile appeared on Lin Yun's face.
The restrictions on the cave mansion's entrance flickered slightly, and Nangong Wan walked in, her face a little pale but her spirits soaring.
"Sister Wan, thank goodness you're all right!" Ling Yuling breathed