Several more days passed. Within the heart of the Sacred Mountain...
Along a long passage paved with white jade, a woman and a man walked one behind the other. They were Ling Yuling and Lin Yun.
After silently leading Lin Yun through the white-jade passage, Ling Yuling suddenly stopped and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, you know everything now, don't you?"
"Know what?"
Lin Yun had been studying the unusual passage before him. At Ling Yuling's sudden question, he answered instinctively.
Then he realized what she meant and smiled. "Your status truly is illustrious, Fellow Daoist Ling! Here in the Chaotic Star Sea, I'll have to rely on you to look after me from now on."
Ling Yuling rolled her eyes at him. "Hmph! You probably guessed long ago and were only pretending not to know, weren't you?"
She resumed walking as she continued, "And a few days ago, you even said you weren't at late Nascent Soul cultivation. But then-hmph! Sister Wan'er was right. You really are the best at deceiving people."
Lin Yun chuckled without explaining. After walking for nearly an hour, they arrived before an enormous emerald-green jade gate, covered with restriction talismans that shimmered with spiritual light of various colors.
Ling Yuling glanced at the jade gate and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, my cultivation is too low to go any farther. You'll have to proceed alone."
She paused, a troubled look crossing her face, but still said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, my parents have profound cultivation, and the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain is here as well. If they decide to do something to you-I really don't want you to be in danger. Why don't we go back?"
A trace of amusement flashed through Lin Yun's eyes. He reached out and patted her delicate hand, smiling. "Don't worry. I've