Lin Bai's gaze was filled with interest as he spoke.
After carefully observing the cultivation levels of these few people, the black-faced young man was at Zhen Wu Fourth Level, while the others were all at Zhen Wu Third Level.
And Lin Bai was currently at Zhen Wu First Level.
However, the demon beast lair mentioned by the black-faced young man did indeed pique Lin Bai's interest.
"According to our Sword Alliance's investigation, the demon beast lair should have a Zhen Wu Sixth Level demon beast, five Zhen Wu Fifth Level demon beasts, and over fifty Zhen Wu Third and Fourth Level demon beasts."
"This is a clan of monkey demon beasts."
"Called the Explosive Apes!"
"Explosive Apes are naturally violent, with particularly explosive tempers, and they are extremely cruel to those who invade their territory!"
"Within the Spirit Sword Sect, besides the Divine Alliance, only our Sword Alliance has the capability to organize martial artists to explore the Explosive Apes' lair!"
"How about it, want to join us?" the black-faced young man asked with a smile.
"Are you from the Sword Alliance?" Lin Bai asked in surprise.
Previously, Lin Bai had met the leader of the Sword Alliance, Li Qingxuan.
The leader of the Sword Alliance left a good impression on Lin Bai. Although not refined and elegant, he did not seem like a petty person, but rather was open and generous, like a heroine.
"But, I will go with you to take a look. However, how should we divide the demon beasts we hunt?"
"By the way, you mentioned the Sword Alliance just now, this should be an organized hunting operation by your Sword Alliance, right? Is it inappropriate for me to join you without prior notice?"
Lin Bai pondered and asked.
"That's no problem. If you perform well in this hunting mission, I might even recommend you to join the Sword Alliance."
"In our Sword Alliance, everyone is a skilled sword user."
"As for the distribution of demon beasts, whoever kills them gets them. Of course, if you kill a demon beast and are not a disciple of the Sword Alliance, you need to give the Sword Alliance a commission, which is ten percent of the value of the demon beast."
The black-faced young man smiled and said, "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Sun Qian, and I am at the Wu Dao Fourth Level."
"This is my junior brother Zhang Yi, and this is..."
Sun Qian introduced the martial artists who were with him.
"If you want to go with us, let's hurry, as the agreed time is almost here."
Sun Qian looked at the sky and slowly said.
"Alright, I'll go with you."
Lin Bai nodded and said.
The rules of the Sword Alliance were quite reliable.
Whoever kills a demon beast, that demon beast belongs to them.
Even if Lin Bai ultimately does not want to join the Sword Alliance, he only needs to pay ten percent of the demon beast's value as a commission to the Sword Alliance.
A Zhen Wu Fifth Level demon beast is worth about ten thousand spirit stones, and ten percent is only one thousand.
The price was within Lin Bai's means.
Of course, Lin Bai was still quite interested in the Sword Alliance.
According to what Zhang Qingxuan and Sun Qian said, the Sword Alliance consists of sword experts, and Lin Bai hopes to spar with these sword experts to quickly improve his cultivation.
Joining the alliance also has other benefits, such as cultivation resources, martial techniques, and information, which are prioritized for the alliance's martial artists.
Additionally, the alliance regularly organizes large-scale missions, which are directly taken from the mission hall.
For example, this time's Explosive Apes' lair was information given to the Sword Alliance by the Spirit Sword Sect's mission hall.
Lin Bai and Sun Qian discussed for a while, and he gained a basic understanding of the alliances and martial artists within the Spirit Sword Sect.
In terms of alliances, the Divine Alliance is the dominant one, followed by the Sword Alliance, the Ten Thousand Beast Alliance, and other smaller alliances.
An hour later.
Lin Bai and the others arrived at a canyon.
This canyon, as if cleaved by a sword, was majestic and extraordinary.
In front of the canyon, about twenty to thirty martial artists had already gathered.
These martial artists had a sword on their back, in their hand, or at their waist.
They were all members of the Sword Alliance.
"Sun Qian, what are you doing, taking your time? We've been waiting for you."
Before Sun Qian and Lin Bai could get closer, a young man with a troubled look in the group of martial artists spoke unhappily.
"Senior Brother Huang Feng, I'm really sorry. I encountered something on the way, so I was delayed," Sun Qian hurriedly said.
"Huang Feng?"
Lin Bai found the name familiar.
"Hmph, if you dawdle again next time, you won't even get a taste of the soup," Huang Feng said unhappily.
Suddenly, Huang Feng's eyes turned, and he saw Lin Bai, asking, "Who is this? He's not a member of our Sword Alliance, right?"
"He's called Lin Bai. He is indeed not a member of the Sword Alliance, but I see that his sword skills are extremely high, so I want to recruit him to the Sword Alliance. Therefore, I brought him here this time to see his strength."
Sun Qian patted Lin Bai's shoulder and said with a smile to Huang Feng.
"A Zhen Wu First Level martial artist, what potential does he have!"
"Never mind, I don't care about your affairs. Since everyone is here, let's enter the valley, junior brothers and sisters."
Huang Feng raised his arm, and all the martial artists placed their hands on their sword hilts, entering the valley with solemn faces.
Only then did Sun Qian say to Lin Bai, "His name is Huang Feng. Although his cultivation is only at Zhen Wu Sixth Level, his background is significant. His brother is Huang Fei, one of the top ten disciples of the outer sect!"
"Oh, so he's Huang Fei's brother. I was just thinking that he looked familiar."
Lin Bai smiled faintly.
Sun Qian said, "Brother Lin Bai, your cultivation is relatively low. After entering the valley, stay close behind me. If there are any stray Explosive Apes within your capability, you can go after them."
"Follow me, and I will protect you."
Sun Qian smiled and said.
"Hehe, alright, Brother Sun Qian."
Lin Bai nodded and smiled.
More than twenty Sword Alliance martial artists quietly entered the canyon.
Lin Bai and Sun Qian walked at the back. After entering the valley, Lin Bai looked up and saw that the surrounding stone walls were smooth, with vines hanging in the air.
Clearly, this canyon showed signs of long-term activity by living beings.
However, as Lin Bai and the others almost completely entered the canyon, they did not see a single Explosive Ape.
"Hmm?"
Lin Bai felt a bit puzzled.
Explosive Apes are demon beasts from Zhen Wu First Level to Zhen Wu Ninth Level, with explosive tempers. If ordinary martial artists approach within a hundred meters, they will attack.
But now, Lin Bai and the others had entered their lair, and not a single Explosive Ape appeared?
"Brother Sun Qian, I feel something is off."
Lin Bai whispered to Sun Qian.
Sun Qian asked curiously, "Off? What's off?"
"Don't you think it's too quiet here?"
"According to the nature of Explosive Apes, they should have rushed out to fight us to the death when we entered the canyon!"
"But we've come this far, and we haven't seen a single Explosive Ape. Is this normal?"
Lin Bai looked around with a serious expression and said coldly.
"Yes." Sun Qian, reminded by Lin Bai, suddenly remembered.
Suddenly, at this moment, Lin Bai felt a gaze from behind.