"You'd better go to the place where the gods fell as soon as possible." The spirit god looked at her coldly and reminded her.

Just as Lingshen was about to leave, Chen Yan asked, "Where are you going next?"

The spirit looked at her with some doubt.

I don't understand why she asked this?

Chen Yan met her gaze and said, "Be careful of others. Also, that nameless god is likely to attack you."

When Lingshen heard this, she was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect Chen Yan to say such words to her. She pursed her lips, and after a moment of silence, she said in a still cold voice: "I hope to see you again next time."

After saying that, she turned into a streak of light and instantly disappeared into the sky.

After watching the spirit god leave, Chen Yan lowered her eyes slightly and suppressed all her emotions.

She raised her hand, and the Tianzhou Divine Sword appeared in her hand.

She raised her sword and slashed!

The power of time and space was turbulent, and in an instant a hole was opened in the void before his eyes.

She leaped into it.

Soon, she passed through the void and arrived at Mount Taipu in the inner circle.

As soon as Chen Yan appeared above Taipu Mountain, before he could stand firmly, he immediately aroused the vigilance of the people responsible for guarding this mysterious mountain.

"Who dares to break into this place so boldly?!" As an angry shout rang out, in an instant, more than a dozen black figures flashed out from all directions like ghosts, and instantly surrounded Chen Yan.

Chen Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he carefully looked at these people who suddenly appeared.

These people were dressed in uniform black robes, and even the lower half of their faces were covered with black masks, making them look extremely mysterious.

"Who dares to trespass into Taipu Mountain?!" One of the men in black robes deliberately lowered his voice, his tone full of majesty and questioning.

Facing the numerous black-robed men surrounding and questioning him, Chen Yan calmly said, "My name is Chen Xingke. I have taken the liberty of coming to Taipu Mountain today to ask for favors. I hope to borrow the sacred tree from your treasured land."

Hearing that Chen Yan actually wanted to borrow the sacred tree, the people in black robes couldn't help but look at each other.

Then, they turned their attention to Chen Yan, and noticed that she had several serious injuries on her body that were deep enough to see the bones, which looked extremely shocking.

Seeing this, the people in black robes became even more suspicious of Chen Yan's identity.

"No! Please leave immediately!" The black-robed man who had just asked the question shouted again in a deep voice, while emitting a powerful aura, trying to force Chen Yan to give up.

"No..." Chen Yan's fingers slowly clasped the hilt of the sword, his eyes became cold and murderous, and he uttered a sentence from his pale lips: "Then I can only rob it."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere became tense.

Just as Shen Yan was about to take action, a slightly hoarse female voice came from behind him.

"stop!"

Chen Yan turned around warily and saw that the person coming was an old woman who was also wearing a black robe and a mask.

Chen Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling that this person looked familiar.

The old woman stood still and spoke slowly, "What do you want to do with the sacred tree?"

"Repairing the artifact." Chen Yan answered truthfully.

"The sacred tree is a sacred object of our Taipu Mountain. It is neither loaned nor passed on to outsiders. If you want to borrow the sacred tree, unless..." the old woman said this, then suddenly changed the subject, "You are one of ours."

Hearing this, Chen Yan's expression became gloomy.

The old woman suddenly chuckled and said, "Little girl, the aura emanating from you is very chaotic. I'm sure you're seriously injured and are just holding on. Do you really think this is a place where you can leave or stay as you please?"

There was a threat hidden in her words.

"I want to leave, and you can't keep me." Chen Yan said calmly without changing his expression.

She raised her sword, a cold light flashed, and a creepy chill permeated the air.

Her voice was cold and firm. "Since you won't lend it to me, I'll just have to rob it."

"Wait!" the old woman said immediately.

Under the shocked gazes of the people in black robes, the old woman actually took the initiative to take off her mask.

When Chen Yan saw the old woman's true face, her eyes narrowed slightly.

The old woman was Ning Zhen, the director of Tiandouhuangyuan, a member of the outer circle. She smiled slowly at Chen Yan, "You are a member of Tiandouhuangyuan, aren't you?"

The black-robed people present were slightly shocked after hearing what Dean Ning Zhen said.

This girl in purple is actually also a member of Tiandouhuangyuan?

Chen Yan didn't rush to answer.

Because she knew this was also a choice.

If she answered 'yes', then she would definitely be able to borrow the sacred tree.

If she answered 'no', she might not be able to borrow the sacred tree and would most likely be silenced.

After all, the fact that the dean of Tiandouhuangyuan appeared in the inner circle of Taipu Mountain was strange in itself. Add to that the unidentified black-robed men...

Dean Ning Zhen must be hiding some secret.

Now, Dean Ning Zhen took off his mask on his own initiative, revealing some of his secrets to her. This was a threat and also a temptation.

As time went on, the eyes of the black-robed people around her looked at her more and more sharply.

The atmosphere is becoming increasingly depressing.

Dean Ning Zhen looked calm. She was waiting for Chen Yan to give an answer.

Finally, Chen Yan nodded.

"yes."

After hearing this answer, Dean Ning Zhen finally smiled.

Dean Ning Zhen glanced at the black-robed men and asked, "Why don't you put away your weapons?"

Upon hearing this, the people in black robes immediately put away their weapons.

They looked at each other, wondering why the dean would risk keeping this girl. When they had just confronted this girl, they could all sense the danger and murderous aura coming from her.

This is definitely not someone who will be bullied.

Chen Yan jumped down.

After landing, she walked towards Dean Ning Zhen.

"I beg you, Dean, to lend me the sacred tree."

Dean Ning Zhen's eyes swept over the large and small injuries on her body, and her brows couldn't help but frown. Only then did she realize that these injuries were tainted with traces of divine power.

This proves that—

The person who hurt her was a divine being, or perhaps a god.

Dean Ning Zhen's eyes deepened a little. At this moment, she was a little doubtful whether it was the right choice to let this little girl join Tiandouhuangyuan.

"Are you in a hurry to repair the artifact?" Dean Ning Zhen said as a gleam of light flashed in her pupils, and in an instant what she saw changed.

After seeing Chen Yan clearly, her expression changed slightly.

Chen Yan keenly noticed the change in Dean Ning Zhen's mood. She asked tentatively, "Dean, why do you look so bad?"

"you……"

Dean Ning Zhen looked at her in disbelief, but she quickly suppressed all her emotions and regained her composure.

"I suddenly thought of something," she explained, then she said, "You can borrow the sacred tree, but before that, you must swear not to betray our Tiandouhuangyuan."