The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3657 The Outer Lands
When Lin Chen returned to Tianhe Sect, he only brought Duanmu Wen and Mei Shi with him. Later, when he learned that the journey to the outer realms was fraught with danger, he returned to Wolong Sect and brought An Wenwei, a first-rate saint, with him.

Although the Wolong Sect has other sages, Lin Chen does not trust them.

It's not appropriate for them to know the many secrets about Lin Chen.

As the sect leader, Yu Qianfan was naturally very powerful. He might not be able to enter the ranks of top saints, but he was definitely a first-class expert. However, after some assessment, he felt that An Wenwei's strength was no less than his own.

Yu Qianfan's regard for Lin Chen instantly rose several notches.

He cooperated with the saints, making them follow him and become his bodyguards. So what if he wanted to make a move against Huo Ling Shuang?

Facing a sage, Huo Ling Shuang would probably be instantly killed without even having the strength to retaliate.

Although doing so may be somewhat risky, it is the most likely course of action Lin Chen would take to gain his freedom.

He hasn't done that yet, perhaps because the Heavenly Crane Sect has indeed treated him well, providing him with a stable identity?
Thinking of this, Yu Qianfan subconsciously recalled what Lin Chen had said, that Ning Hesheng had broken free from his control, that Ning Hesheng had become a saint, and that the two were still cooperating. Was this true or false?
Could it be that Ning Hesheng has already been wiped out?

The more Yu Qianfan thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. It seemed that when he returned this time, he would really have to get Huo Ling Shuang to release her control over him.

Otherwise, he would be seen as breaking his word, and if the other party got impatient, they might take action against Huo Ling Shuang.

If he really goes that far, it could cause even greater losses. With his supernatural powers, once he breaks free from control, he can leave instantly and go to a very far place, making it impossible for me to find him.

The matter was settled, and Lin Chen continued to wait patiently.

Finally, after waiting for half a month, the space passage opened.

Lin Chen walked out of the room, looked up at the sky, and marveled at the cloud formations that resembled those during a tribulation.

Once the spacetime portal in the sky finally stabilized, the many saints who had been waiting no longer hesitated. They took off one after another, soared into the sky, and plunged into the vortex portal.

Yu Qianfan was not in a hurry. Instead, he waited until all the powerful sects had entered before leading the saints of the Heavenly Crane Sect into the sky.

Without feeling anything unusual, Lin Chen only felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and then he found himself in the starry sky.

Lin Chen looked back and saw a vortex hanging in the starry sky, like a galaxy, which looked very dazzling.

Lin Chen subconsciously checked the "star map" in his mind, and sure enough, it was completely black, with no sense of anything. This meant that his current location had long exceeded the maximum distance for star jumps.

It's simply impossible to return to the Celestial Realm by jumping through the stars.

"Is the duration of the channel fixed? Aren't you worried about unforeseen circumstances causing it to close prematurely?"

Yu Qianfan stretched out his hand, and a black hourglass appeared in his palm, its surface engraved with array patterns.

“Yes, the time is fixed each time, so our Eleventh District has made an hourglass for timing. Once we enter, we activate the array, and the sand in the hourglass will slowly fall. When all the sand has fallen, it means the space passage is about to close, and we have to return as soon as possible, otherwise we may be abandoned in this star field.” Lin Chen took the hourglass, poured spiritual power into it, and the array patterns on the hourglass instantly emitted light, and the inside of the hourglass was activated at once.

"Will I die if I stay here and not go back?"

"It will be dangerous, but you may not necessarily die."

Yu Qianfan smiled and said, "When the passage opened before, some people were left in this star field because they couldn't return in time. They would try to survive here and wait for the next time the space-time portal to open."

"The reason it's considered dangerous is because this is the territory of the Heavenly Demons. If you're alone here, you're likely to become their prey. But if you're strong and have the ability to escape, then surviving shouldn't be a problem."

“There were people who lived alone here for thousands of years before, and then they survived until the next opening of the space-time portal and returned to the Celestial Realm.”

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. If we really missed it, we'll find a place to hide and wait for the next time we can return."

Yu Qianfan laughed and said, "Unless, as you said, the spacetime portal shows signs of trouble and closes prematurely, anyone could miss the teleportation back, but it could never be you."

Lin Chen chuckled, glancing around at his surroundings: "What do we do now?"

Yu Qianfan explained, "The Heavenly Demons can absorb cosmic energy, so they are hostile to their own kind within a certain range. They subconsciously feel that these neighbors are here to steal the star energy that originally belonged to them. In addition, they are inherently cruel and warlike, so battles will also occur among the Heavenly Demons, resulting in death and slaughter. The victor is king and takes the territory, but the loser either loses their life and becomes food for the opponent, or flees in a sorry state."

"That's why most Heavenly Demons cultivate in solitude. However, Heavenly Demons also have unique ways of communicating with each other, so we must be careful when facing a Heavenly Demon's plea for help."

"When the Heavenly Demons are in a superior position, they usually don't ask for help, because their opponents are their prey. But if they are not strong enough, they will ask for help and find reinforcements."

"According to the rules of the Heavenly Demons, if a Heavenly Demon who called for help ultimately achieves victory, he/she will have to pay a heavy price. If there are no spoils of war, he/she will have to personally thank the Heavenly Demon who helped him/her. If there are spoils of war, the Heavenly Demon who helped will receive most of the spoils."

"Therefore, demons usually live and work alone. If you make careful use of this characteristic, you may be able to escape the reinforcements that the enemy summons."

Lin Chen nodded, indicating that he understood.

This means to feign weakness to the enemy, then annihilate them with overwhelming force, giving them no chance to call for help.

"That's the general rule. The rest is up to everyone to go their own way. If you encounter a Heavenly Demon that you can't handle, or if you encounter danger, activate the token given to you by Lin Chen immediately."

After Yu Qianfan finished speaking, Lin Chen reminded him, "Please try to activate the tokens in the safest place possible so that I can teleport you. Don't call me in extremely dangerous places, or I'll be wiped out in an instant, and then there will be no one to help you escape."

Everyone nodded.

If they've really called for Lin Chen, then they're definitely waiting for him to save them. If things go wrong and Lin Chen, this "quasi-saint," dies, then they won't be able to escape either.
"That's enough talk, let's get going!"

(End of this chapter)