Chapter 1294: Chapter 1294: Master Duan Invites You
After handing over nearly seventy to eighty thousand low-grade spirit crystals, Lin Chen watched the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron absorb them, yet it didn’t even light up a tenth of one of those star maps.
To this day, in this second layer space, only five star maps have been illuminated, but this is merely the tip of the iceberg among all the dim star maps.
Lin Chen pondered quietly, wondering what year and month it would be when he could illuminate all the star maps within the second layer space.
It seems that I’ll have to work hard to earn money in the future.
Knock, knock, knock—
Just as Lin Chen watched the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron finish absorbing those spirit crystals, he heard a knock at the door.
Lin Chen’s spiritual sense moved; this time, it wasn’t Xiao Chitai but Su Yun.
"Boss, boss, are you there?"
Outside the door, Su Yun knocked and asked.
Lin Chen immediately walked out of the room, his gaze landing on Su Yun.
"Su Yun, what’s the matter?"
Lin Chen looked at Su Yun and asked.
"Boss, it’s not me looking for you, it’s this senior brother who is."
Su Yun quickly explained and then introduced the man beside him to Lin Chen.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen finally looked toward the person next to Su Yun and saw that he was an extraordinary young man, with white clothes fluttering, a clean face, yet exuding a hot aura.
Lin Chen, mastering the Five Elements Dao, could see at a glance that the man before him possessed the spiritual roots of "fire" and "wood," which were quite extraordinary.
"I wonder what brings this senior brother to look for me?"
Seeing that the other’s cultivation had already broken through to the Creation Realm, Lin Chen asked, assuming he wasn’t a new disciple of the Yunlong Heavenly Palace.
"I am Xing Yao, a disciple of Master Duan Yuanfeng. I have come this time under the order of my master to invite Young Master Lin Chen to meet with him."
The white-clothed man looked at Lin Chen, folded his fists respectfully and said.
In his words, he showed no disdain for Lin Chen, only respect.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was astonished beyond measure, unexpectedly the person before him was a disciple of Duan Yuanfeng, and Duan Yuanfeng was also in the Yunlong Heavenly Palace.
However, whether Duan Yuanfeng was originally a member of the Yunlong Heavenly Palace or a guest here, Lin Chen was unaware.
"Is Master Duan also a member of Yunlong Heavenly Palace?"
Lin Chen looked at Xing Yao and asked.
Upon hearing this, Xing Yao frowned slightly, casting several glances at Lin Chen, secretly wondering how Lin Chen could know nothing of his master.
However, when his master sent him, he specifically instructed him to respect Lin Chen, not to neglect him.
This puzzled Xing Yao greatly, how could a person his master treated with such courtesy know nothing of him.
Towards Lin Chen, Xing Yao felt a bit disdainful in his heart, even though Lin Chen showed some skill in the Law Enforcement Hall today, he was ultimately just a martial artist at the fifth level of the Nirvana realm, unworthy of Xing Yao’s attention.
Yet Xing Yao still showed great respect for Lin Chen, as neglecting him would certainly not be forgiven lightly by his master.
Subsequently, Xing Yao respectfully recounted his master Duan Yuanfeng’s matters to Lin Chen one by one.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was very surprised.
"I never imagined Master Duan is the hall master of the Refinement Hall in Yunlong Heavenly Palace."
Lin Chen exclaimed, aware that Yunlong Heavenly Palace held a significant position in the Cloud Dragon Kingdom, and the hall master of the Yunlong Heavenly Palace’s Refinement Hall was naturally a person of extraordinary status and position.
"Yes, Young Master Lin Chen."
Xing Yao looked at Lin Chen, nodding in response.
Subsequently, Lin Chen agreed to Xing Yao’s invitation and went with him to meet Duan Yuanfeng.
Before leaving, Lin Chen advised Su Yun and the others not to go out during his absence to avoid encountering retaliation from the Heaven Hall people.
Afterward, Lin Chen followed Xing Yao to where Duan Yuanfeng was.
Duan Yuanfeng’s residence was naturally not in the Outer Sect of Yunlong Heavenly Palace, but in the Inner Sect.
Lin Chen also noticed that the Xing Yao before him was already an Inner Sect disciple.
Only Inner Sect disciples could freely enter and exit the Outer Sect.
Following Xing Yao, not long after, the two arrived at a valley.
As soon as they entered the valley, Lin Chen immediately sensed a very dense fire attribute aura in the area.
Inside the valley, flames occasionally erupted.
Seeing this, Lin Chen was secretly surprised, marveling at how this place was truly a natural flame land, an excellent spot for alchemy and artifact refining.
However, the surrounding fire attribute was too volatile, unless ordinary alchemists and artifact refiners could control this flame, it would not only be difficult to use for alchemy and artifact refining but could even lead to fire poison invading the body, causing backlash.
After a short while, Xing Yao led Lin Chen into the depths of the valley, where the fire attribute energy felt even stronger.
Upon entering the valley, an old man with a white beard walked out, laughing heartily from afar.
"Haha, indeed it’s Lin Chen, how come you came to Yunlong City without notifying me? Had I not known that the Yunlong Heavenly Palace’s examination was over, I wouldn’t have realized Lin Chen was here."
Duan Yuanfeng said joyfully upon seeing Lin Chen.
Such a person, generally focusing solely on artifact refining, seldom paid attention to the trivial matters of Yunlong Heavenly Palace.
During the second examination, when people from Black Yan Hall broke in, an Outer Sect elder passed the information to the Inner Sect, only then did Duan Yuanfeng become aware of the matter.
"Forgive me, Senior, I’ve been preparing for Yunlong Heavenly Palace’s examination all this time, and haven’t had the leisure to disturb Master Duan."
Lin Chen looked at Duan Yuanfeng and responded politely.
"I see, with Lin Chen’s prowess, why bother with examinations? Just let me know, and I’ll have a word with the elders below, saving you plenty of trouble."
Duan Yuanfeng laughed.
Lin Chen listened to this and was embarrassed, could only respond with an awkward smile.
Originally, he thought that such a place as Yunlong Heavenly Palace should emphasize fairness in all things.
However, hearing Duan Yuanfeng’s words, he realized he was too naive, driven by interests in the martial artist world.
Even in such a place as Yunlong Heavenly Palace, Lin Chen’s joining was merely a matter of a word from Duan Yuanfeng.
But Lin Chen was well aware that perhaps Duan Yuanfeng’s words were true, yet he could not accept them.
Because Lin Chen understood his own position, between him and Duan Yuanfeng, it ultimately came down to a transaction, with no real friendship between them.
Both parties in the transaction essentially get what they need, once the transaction is complete, neither owes anything to the other.