The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3546 Ancestor Chen Appears
Lin Chen, who had entered the Heavenly God Arena, was unaware of Ning Hesheng's battles of wits and courage with the others outside.

Lin Chen had no time to spare; he had his own troubles.

As soon as Lin Chen entered the Heavenly God Arena, he saw himself floating in the air, neither touching the sky nor the ground, surrounded by a vast expanse. Opposite him, floating, was a refined middle-aged man.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Chen realized that the middle-aged man was not a physical body, nor even a primordial spirit; he seemed to be merely an afterimage.

The middle-aged man looked Lin Chen up and down, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You are the first alien race to set foot in this place..."

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he cupped his hands and said, "Senior, the instructions on the token do not seem to stipulate that challengers other than the Celestial God Clan are not allowed to enter the Celestial God Arena?"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly: "Don't be nervous. I'm just expressing my admiration, not saying you're not qualified. In this Holy Domain, everyone is equal. If you want everything I have, then let your strength speak for itself."

Everything I have?
Lin Chen suddenly looked up, his eyes wide with shock.

The middle-aged man before them was none other than Chen Zu, the master of this sacred domain!

Chen Zu is still alive?

No, to be precise, Chen Zu still has a remnant of his soul remaining?
"Senior Chen Zu?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Don't be surprised. It's not surprising that there are remnants or projections of the Holy Domain's master in the Holy Domain. If no one is in charge, the Holy Domain can easily lose control over time."

"Although I perished back then, I wasn't killed on the spot and my soul was scattered. So I had time to arrange my affairs after death, so it's normal to leave behind a bit of my primordial spirit."

Lin Chen bowed and said, "Greetings, senior. It is an honor for me to have this opportunity to chat face-to-face with such a senior expert from the Saint Fall era."

Chen Zu scrutinized Lin Chen: "I have seen everything that explorers have done since they entered this place, including you. From what I've observed, you are not the slave of that young Celestial Clan member who accompanied us, are you?"

Lin Chen was startled, and a tremendous pressure rose from his heart.

What did Chen Zu mean by asking that question?
If I answer no, will he eliminate me directly, or even take me out of the game?

Does he also share the same view as the current Celestial Race, believing that the Celestial Race is supreme and all other races are slaves and ants?
If he held such a view, he might have entered the Heavenly God Arena, but he would likely be in a deadly predicament.

Lin Chen steeled his heart, cupped his hands, and confessed: "Junior Lin Chen comes from a place in the universe called the Immortal Realm. There is a trial ground near the Immortal Realm. Three seniors from the Immortal Realm once obtained the Great Dao Spirit in it and eventually became saints. I and dozens of quasi-saints entered this place, hoping to obtain the opportunity of the Great Dao Spirit, but we encountered hundreds of Celestial Clan trial participants."

"It was during my battles with the Celestial Trialers that I learned about the Celestials who rule the universe, and that the Trial Grounds were created by the Celestials for them. The Celestials see us as prey and hunt us down. Naturally, we were unwilling to surrender, so we fought against the Celestials."

"The young man from the Celestial Clan outside is named Ning Hesheng. He is one of the Celestial Clan's trial participants. We encountered each other in the trial grounds and fought. In the end, I won and captured him." "After discussing it, we made an agreement. I would go to the Celestial Realm with him, and he would protect my safety. At first, we were wary of each other, but he also encountered being targeted within the sect. I secretly helped him. In short, we have helped each other along the way."

"No one is anyone's slave; we are friends."

Chen Zu scrutinized Lin Chen, his gaze lingering on the area between Lin Chen's eyebrows: "Have you already absorbed the essence of the Great Dao?"

Lin Chen felt a chill run down his spine. Although this Ancestor Chen only had a wisp of his primordial spirit left, his perception was still terrifying. He had hidden himself so well that no one outside had noticed, yet the Ancestor had seen through him at a glance.

"Yes, senior."

Chen Zu laughed and said, "Since you have already absorbed the essence of the Great Dao, why don't you break through to become a saint directly, instead of risking entering this place?"

Before Lin Chen could answer, Chen Zu's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, flashed with light: "Oh, you actually have a rare Five Elements Spiritual Root. To advance to Sainthood, you need five portions of the Great Dao Spirit, and you have only absorbed one so far..."

Lin Chen felt extremely guilty, but dared not refute, and respectfully replied, "Yes, senior."

Ancestor Chen smiled and said, "Your two companions outside have also absorbed the essence of the Great Dao. Have you decided that if your exploration fails, you will break through to become saints in this Holy Domain? Once you become saints, you will be violating the rule that saints in the Holy Domain cannot attempt to enter the trials. Since you have come all the way through the trials, according to the rules, we cannot eliminate you. Therefore, we can only kick you out, and then you can leave safely..."

Sweat was already beading on Lin Chen's forehead. As expected of a peak saint with the strength and potential to become a god, his insight and wisdom were truly immense.

Chen Zu looked at Lin Chen with great interest: "Among the three of you, you are the leader. Since the other two have already absorbed the spirit of the Great Dao and are prepared to break through to sainthood if their exploration fails, then the strongest leader of your team cannot be unprepared."

Chen Zu changed the subject: "So you must have already prepared everything you need to break through in the Holy Domain. If you only absorbed one portion of the Great Dao Spirit, you still have four portions of the Great Dao Spirit on you, corresponding to the other four attributes?"

Lin Chen bowed respectfully, speechless: "Nothing can be hidden from you, senior. That is indeed what I planned. Your words have made me break out in a cold sweat."

Chen Zu chuckled: "What are you afraid of? I'm just a remnant soul. Do you think I can eat you?"

You may not eat people, but if you want to kill me, isn't that just a matter of snapping your fingers?
As the master of this sacred place, don't you have the final say in how everything here operates?

If you want to unleash some powerful killing move, isn't that simple?
Now that things have come to this point, Lin Chen didn't hold back and frankly said, "The reason I'm uneasy is twofold: first, because I'm not a member of the Celestial Race, and I'm worried that you might not like cultivators from other races; second, because all my schemes are useless in your eyes, all my trump cards have been exposed, and I have no way out, so I'm feeling lost."

After a pause, Lin Chen smiled wryly and said, "I grew up in a world where spiritual energy is scarce and cultivation is impossible. This is the first time in my life that someone has seen through all my schemes and tricks. It feels like being naked in the snow, completely exposed. It makes me feel very insecure..."

Chen Zu laughed and said, "It's true that you're hesitant and worried, but it would be a lie to say that I've seen through all your tricks. There must be many secrets in your magic tower, but I can't see through them. I think that might be your biggest trump card."

(End of this chapter)