The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3416 High in the Starry Sky, the Spirit of the Great Dao

Lin Chen looked in the direction of the sound and saw a golden light fall in the distance, transforming into a man with a feminine appearance.

The man was dressed in a black robe, with gloomy eyes and a dark and somber demeanor.

Without wasting words, Lin Chen directly summoned the Linglong Pagoda, releasing You Kun and Wu Heng.

The man in black frowned: "You're quite kind-hearted, actually leading people to break through the barrier. Don't you know that before the great opportunities of the Great Dao, anyone, including your family and friends, could be your enemy?"

Lin Chen said calmly, "Just because I brought them here doesn't mean they are the ones who have broken through the barriers."

The man in black robes stroked his chin and clicked his tongue in admiration, "That's true. Only those who obtain the core of the formation can be considered true breakthroughers and qualified to participate in the competition ahead."

When You Kun and Wu Heng saw the man in black robes, their faces showed shock.

You Kun tentatively asked, "Ning Hesheng?"

The man in black robes gave a cold laugh: "You know me?"

You Kun's eyes changed slightly: "Senior Brother Ning of Qiyun Sect is powerful and famous. I have seen him once from afar before. I am You Kun of Tianxie Sect."

The man in black nodded at Lin Chen with his chin: "Who is this guy who refuses to show his true face? Even at this point, he doesn't dare to give his name?"

You Kun glanced at it but didn't dare to say anything.

Lin Chen calmly said, "Competing for opportunities depends on individual ability, and it has nothing to do with who I am."

The man in black robes chuckled: "Your sneaky behavior makes it hard not to be suspicious. If you weren't with those two, I would have thought you were a human from the lower realm."

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat, but his voice remained calm: "I was quite interested in them and wanted to catch one or two to make a small fortune. Unfortunately, I wasn't lucky enough. I traveled for a long time but didn't encounter a single one. Instead, I rescued two of them from the ghosts."

Lin Chen's words indirectly explained his relationship with You Kun and Wu Heng.

You Kun and Wu Heng exchanged a glance and both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When Ning Hesheng said that Lin Chen might be human, the two of them were really shocked.

The man in black robes laughed and said, "Don't underestimate those human cultivators. Although most of them are not very strong, there are some who are quite powerful. I did encounter one. We fought, but he tore through the void and escaped."

Tearing through the void?

Could it be the Great Void Immortal?
Being able to withstand the attack of Ning Hesheng, one of the Four Great Prodigies, is a feat that not everyone can accomplish. Moreover, being able to tear through the void and escape, he is very likely to be the True Man Taixu.

Lin Chen looked around and asked, "Fellow Daoist Ning, what's going on here?"

Ning Hesheng pointed upwards: "I've checked, there's no Dark Attribute Dao Spirit. I'm too lazy to bother. I'll just snatch one from whoever gets the Dao Spirit."

Ning Hesheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "You're quite lucky. You happen to have a Wood-attribute Dao Spirit. You're also the first person to pass the Wood-attribute Trial Path. Hurry up and give it a try; you might just get it."

Lin Chen said coldly, "I'll go and seize the Spirit of the Great Dao, and then you'll try to steal mine?"

“It’s not impossible.” Ning Hesheng said calmly, “Of course, it doesn’t necessarily have to be you. If there’s someone else, I’ll make a move too. Anyway, I only want one, no more, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

That guy is incredibly arrogant!
To be so outspoken in wanting to steal other people's Dao Spirits truly shows that with strength comes unbridled power.

Lin Chen looked up at the starry sky and saw enormous planets floating in mid-air, each displaying a completely different color: some were fiery red, some were pale white, and some were green...

These planets float in the sky, creating a truly awe-inspiring sight.

You Kun and Wu Heng looked up at the starry sky, their expressions equally shocked.

You Kun asked in shock, "Could it be that every planet is a spirit of the Great Dao?"

Ning Hesheng smiled slightly, a hint of malice in his smile: "That's right, that green one is the Wood-attribute Dao Spirit. No one has gone to collect it yet. Why don't you hurry up and do it?"

Wu Heng asked, "Even if you don't have any dark attribute ones, you can collect other Dao Spirits and exchange them later, right?"

Ning Hesheng glanced at Wu Heng with disdain: "Without the array core, it is impossible to pass through and enter. There is no dark attribute Dao spirit here. Even if I have the array core, it is useless to me."

Ning Hesheng sneered, "See those desolate planets? The Dao spirits on them have all been taken away. If I'm not mistaken, those were taken away by the human cultivators before. I wonder if any of them contain dark attribute Dao spirits..."

Lin Chen followed Ning Hesheng's gaze and, sure enough, among the many planets of various colors, there were three planets that were completely bare, just like normal dead planets, standing out from the others.

Are these the three planets from which the three sages of the Immortal Realm each absorbed the spirit of the Great Dao?
The Immortal Emperor originally intended to appoint the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord because he had his eye on the Great Dao Spirit representing the wood attribute. After the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord passed away, he appointed the Burning Sea Immortal Lord instead because he had his eye on the Great Dao Spirit representing the fire attribute.

Lin Chen suddenly came to his senses. Could it be that he was just overthinking things?

The Immortal Emperor designated the Azure Phoenix Immortal Lord and later the Burning Sea Immortal Lord, not because he favored them, but because their corresponding Dao Spirits were present here.
The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord does not have a corresponding attribute here!
If he isn't disliked, then who is?

Even if the Celestial Emperor is incredibly powerful, he couldn't possibly conjure up a spirit of the Great Dao for him!

Perhaps the Immortal Emperor didn't go through many trials back then, but only had his own experience in going through trials. So he gave Qingluan or Ranhai targeted guidance in advance. As long as they break through the trial path and obtain the core of the formation, plus the Immortal Emperor's experience in subduing the spirit of the Great Dao, wouldn't it be a sure thing?

The Immortal Emperor was unaware that he would encounter the Celestial God Clan's trial participants. In his mind, once inside, Immortal Lord Ranhai would follow his guidance to arrive at the trial grounds first, pass the trial path, obtain the array core, and then subdue the Great Dao Spirit. Wouldn't becoming a saint then be a sure thing?

Now that there are Celestial Trialers, everything has changed. I wonder if Immortal Lord Burning Sea has already entered.

Lin Chen couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Has anyone gone to collect the fire-attribute Dao Spirit?"

Ning Hesheng chuckled: "Of course there are, and more than one person. The first one to arrive was supposedly a lucky guy with average strength, but unfortunately Huo Ling Shuang came later, so that lucky guy is probably doomed."

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat. A lucky guy with average strength?
He actually arrived even earlier than Huo Ling Shuang?

Who can run faster than Huo Ling Shuang?
Judging others by his own standards, Lin Chen subconsciously formed a bold conjecture.

Will that lucky guy with average strength have a Burning Sea Immortal Lord by his side?

(End of this chapter)