Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2428 - 2448: The Daughter of an Old Friend?

Chapter 2428: Chapter 2448: The Daughter of an Old Friend?

Lin Chen tucked away the porcelain bottle and let out a breath.

Now, all that was left was the task of deceiving the Quasi-Saint, and he wasn’t sure if it could be done!

Lin Chen fled upwards, and soon, he broke through the earth.

The tremors from a distant place came clearly, indicating that the terrifying battle was still ongoing.

Lin Chen didn’t head towards the battle but turned and made his way to the camp.

With Master Floating Cloud and Liuyun joining forces, they naturally wouldn’t lose, so the thing he needed to do now was to hand over the Phoenix Fire Spirit to the woman in red clothes and finish this test.

Just as Lin Chen was preparing to leave, a red shadow flitted across the sky, and the figure of the woman in red appeared before him.

Lin Chen was slightly startled, she had indeed been observing in secret.

The series of actions he took underground, she probably didn’t sense them, did she?

Lin Chen bowed with his hands clasped and said, "Senior."

The woman in red stared at Lin Chen, "You caught the Phoenix Fire Spirit?"

Lin Chen took out the porcelain bottle containing the Phoenix Fire Spirit’s splinter and handed it to the woman in red, "Fortune favors me."

A faint surprise flashed in the woman’s eyes; she hadn’t expected Lin Chen to actually accomplish it.

She had seen the battle between Master Floating Cloud, Liuyun, and Ghost True Man, Meng Hui, and had also witnessed the cooperation between Guo Cheng and others, and Jiang Wenyun. However, Lin Chen had captured the Phoenix Fire Spirit without anyone becoming wiser.

At this moment, Guo Cheng and the others still believed that the Phoenix Fire Spirit had escaped deeper towards the Earth’s Core, not knowing that it had already fallen into Lin Chen’s hands.

"How did you catch it?"

Lin Chen answered calmly, "Just a little trick, not worth mentioning."

The woman in red looked at Lin Chen as if she wanted to see through his heart, but Lin Chen calmly faced her gaze without any hint of evasion.

The woman in red observed for several seconds before lowering her gaze; the stopper of the porcelain bottle flew off, and the Phoenix Fire Spirit rushed out eagerly. However, there seemed to be invisible walls surrounding it, blocking its escape, and it bounced around but couldn’t break free.

The woman in red nodded with satisfaction, activated the Array Formation of the porcelain bottle again, and recaptured the Phoenix Fire Spirit inside.

"Not bad, you’ve done it."

Lin Chen sighed with relief; thankfully, she did not seem to have discovered that he had tampered with the Phoenix Fire Spirit.

"So, have I passed your test, Senior?"

The woman’s expression was subtle, "Although Master Floating Cloud and the others have held back Ghost True Man and his group for you, you caught the Phoenix Fire Spirit underground alone, so... Yes."

Lin Chen’s eyes relaxed, "Then, can Senior please return the Linglong Tower to me?"

The woman raised her hand, and the Linglong Tower appeared above her palm, then flew towards Lin Chen.

Lin Chen beckoned, and the Linglong Tower landed gently in his hand.

"Xi Jie?"

Xi’s voice echoed in Lin Chen’s mind, "I’m here, I’m fine."

Lin Chen’s heart finally settled, and he looked up at the woman in red, "Senior, you once promised that if I succeeded, you would reveal your identity to us and the information you know..."

The woman in red looked at Lin Chen, "Are you asking on behalf of Xi?"

Lin Chen nodded, "I know I’m weak now and can’t help Xi Jie, but as long as I live, I will continue to grow. Someday, I’ll be capable of helping her."

The woman in red spoke coldly, "Even if your opponent is a Quasi-Saint, or even a Saint?"

A Saint?

Lin Chen’s heart shook, but his answer was clear and uncompromising, "In my twenties, I was still a mortal, and now, in just several decades, I’ve become a Daluo Mysterious Immortal. So, what about me in a hundred, a thousand years? Whether it’s Quasi-Saint or Saint, they weren’t born that way."

The woman in red scoffed, "You do have some ambition."

Lin Chen smiled casually, "The Immortal Path, by nature, is about defying the heavens. On this path, unless one reaches eternity, no matter how long one’s lifespan, death is inevitable in the end. If one isn’t afraid of dying, then what else is there to fear?"

The woman in red chuckled softly, "Aren’t you afraid of death?"

Lin Chen answered calmly, "When I was still a mortal, I was a soldier, going through life and death, undertaking many dangerous missions. To protect my country, my family, I could die at any time. For a soldier, death isn’t frightening; the real fear is living a cowardly and shameful life."

"If I were afraid of death, I would never have become a soldier in the first place."

The woman in red showed a surprised expression, seemingly taken aback by Lin Chen’s words, "Indeed, not bad. No wonder Xi chose you... Alright, since you’ve done it, I’ll honor my word."

"My name is Luo Hongdan, my father is Luo Qinghe..."

Xi’s voice resounded with surprise, "You’re Luo Qinghe’s daughter?"

Luo Hongdan nodded, "Now you know why I am so familiar with you, right?"

"Luo Qinghe and my master were close friends, he knew my name... How is your father?"

Luo Hongdan shook her head, "My father failed in Breaking the Realm, and at the time of his impending death, he passed on his Cultivation Technique and his comprehensions to me through a special method, which is what made me who I am today."

Lin Chen asked in surprise, "Breaking the Realm... the Saint Realm?"