Late at night, on the Golden Drum Plains.
When Lin He returned to his residence, Senior Sister Chen was already waiting there. Seeing him return safe and sound, she finally relaxed and threw herself straight into his arms.
"You're back!"
"Didn't I tell you? There's no need to worry about me."
Patting her shoulder, Lin He motioned for her to sit down. "Ancestor Linghu wants me to return to Yellow Maple Valley."
"Why so suddenly? What exactly happened last night? I've only heard a few rumors."
Lin He gave her a brief account of what had happened the previous night. Senior Sister Chen was astonished.
"I never imagined so much could happen in a single night."
"I killed over a dozen Core Formation Stage Cultivators on the Golden Drum Plains. That's thoroughly infuriated the Six Demonic Path Sects, and I certainly don't want to stay here any longer. Ancestor Linghu knew that, which is why he told me to return."
Senior Sister Chen was stunned. A Foundation Establishment cultivator had actually killed over a dozen Core Formation cultivators. No one would dare believe it if they heard it, yet it had truly happened.
"But you had an agreement before. If you don't fight, then the Demonic Path..."
"An agreement?" Lin He sneered. "They only made that agreement because they wanted to kill me. What they never expected was that I would kill them instead. You don't need to worry about the agreement. Now that Ancestor Linghu is here, Core Formation Stage Cultivators no longer have the final say over a decisive battle. That will depend on negotiations between the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators on both sides. It's not something I need to worry about."
Only then did Senior Sister Chen nod. She immediately asked, "What about me? Am I going