The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2378 Why don't you join the Sea God Cult?
The deep blue tide gradually ceased its surging, and a golden lotus stood on the sea surface. A bright moon hung in the sky, and its light shone down, making the golden lotus seem to come alive, radiating a hazy golden glow and becoming even more mysterious.

Lin Chen was both surprised and delighted. He was delighted that Nalan Wushuang's extraordinary phenomenon had indeed advanced, but he was surprised that the Tide Pearl seemed to have a problem.

Previously, Lin Chen could clearly feel the terrifying power of the Tide Pearl, but now that Nalan Wushuang had forcibly broken through using the spiritual power of the Tide Pearl, he could no longer sense its presence.

It was completely obscured by the tidal power released by Nalan Wushuang.

Nalan Wushuang herself realized the problem. With a wave of her hand, all the strange phenomena turned into points of light and returned to her body.

All the tides disappeared, and Nalan Wushuang reappeared. Looking down at the Tide Pearl in her hand, Nalan Wushuang felt embarrassed.

The previous Tide Pearl seemed to be alive, radiating a sea-blue luster and full of spirituality. Now, the Tide Pearl has a dull luster, no spirituality, and is just like an ordinary stone.

Nalan Wushuang felt no joy at her unexpected advancement; all she felt was embarrassment and unease at having caused trouble.

She instinctively looked at Lin Chen, her eyes filled with pleading, like a helpless kitten.

She could swear that she hadn't actively tried to absorb the spiritual energy from the Tide Pearl. It was as if the Tide Pearl's spiritual energy was attracted to her, surging out in massive quantities and directly merging into her own phenomenon, leaving her with no way to refuse.

Shangguan Xuanyin withdrew his hand and removed the protective shield. Lin Chen quickly stepped forward, glanced at the Tide Pearl, and his expression changed slightly again.

Even though he didn't know much about the Tide Pearl, the fact that it used to be like a jade full of spiritual energy, but now it's like an inconspicuous, dusty stone in the mortal world, already says a lot.

Lin Chen took the Tide Pearl from Nalan Wushou's hands and walked back to Shangguan Xuanyin with a guilty conscience. He said awkwardly, "It's become like this. Believe me, Nalan definitely didn't do this on purpose. Actually, what I said about comprehending the opportunity for advancement was all made up on the spot. We just wanted to see the difference between the Tide Pearl and the tidal phenomenon..."

Shangguan Xuanyin calmly accepted the Tide Pearl, briefly examined it with his divine sense, then casually cut open the skin on his chest, inserted the Tide Pearl, and began to heal the wound.

After settling everything, Shangguan Xuanyin smiled and replied to Lin Chen, "I know. If Fellow Daoist Nalan had been actively manipulating all of this, I would have intervened long ago to stop it." Shangguan Xuanyin turned to look at Nalan Wushuang and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Nalan's innate phenomena are similar to the abilities of the Tide Pearl, no, they should be said to be even more powerful. It is extremely rare for phenomena and magical treasures to fuse and produce such wondrous reactions. I have certainly broadened my horizons today. This is not Fellow Daoist Nalan's fault, so you don't need to feel apologetic."

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, it's good that you're sure about this. Otherwise, if you were to pin the blame on us and say that all of this was a conspiracy by the three religions against the Sea God Sect, I wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility."

Although Shangguan Xuanyin tacitly approved of all of this and stated that he would not pursue the matter, it ultimately caused enormous damage to the Tide Pearl and resulted in a loss of combat power for Shangguan Xuanyin, which was no small matter.

Lin Chen took the initiative to ask, "How can you quickly restore the spiritual power stored in this Tide Pearl? You will soon be fighting against the Three Holy Sons of the Three Religions. Will losing the help of the Tide Pearl have a huge impact on your combat strength?"

Shangguan Xuanyin replied, "There will definitely be an impact, but my confidence in victory is not something that a Sea Tide Pearl gave me. The Sea Tide Pearl needs to be placed in a special formation to absorb spiritual energy and then be converted into spiritual power and stored in it. Only the head of the Sea God Sect has this formation. Let's replenish it when we get back after this is over."

Lin Chen's guilt remained: "Isn't there any other way to replenish spiritual energy? If today's incident affects your battle, I will feel extremely guilty."

Shangguan Xuanyin laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin is truly an honest person. He clearly leans more towards the three religions, yet now he's worried about me and afraid that I'll lose."

Lin Chen smiled bitterly. This is what they call being beholden to someone who pays the price. He had taken a huge advantage from Shangguan Xuanyin and even caused the other man's strength to decline. He wasn't the kind of person who could pretend nothing had happened. How could he not feel guilty and embarrassed?
Shangguan Xuanyin laughed and said, "How about this? If I really lose the competition because of the Sea Tide Pearl, and Fellow Daoist Lin really feels bad about it, why don't you join my Sea God Sect?"

what?
Lin Chen was surprised by Shangguan Xuanyin's suggestion. "You're also inviting me to join the sect? Didn't I just say that I love freedom and dislike constraints?"
Lin Chen didn't know how to answer for a moment. He felt embarrassed to refuse, but he was also reluctant to agree.

Shangguan Xuanying smiled and said, "This is just a suggestion. Fellow Daoist Lin can refuse it. However, if Fellow Daoist Lin is willing, he will definitely be given a high position after joining the sect. He will definitely not be an unknown low-level disciple."

Nalan Wushuang, who had been shielded by Lin Chen, suddenly spoke up: "I absorbed the spiritual power of the Tide Pearl. If you are really defeated because of the Tide Pearl, I will join the Sea God Cult."

(End of this chapter)