Yexuxin's arrival was indeed unexpected by Lin Bai.
For this woman, Lin Bai harbored a hint of fear, especially her ability to control beasts, which was incredibly powerful.
Three months ago, during the re-evaluation test, if Lin Bai hadn't appeared, Yexuxin's control over three True Martial Realm beasts would have swept the entire field!
"Lin Bai, you're amazing!" Qi Shaolong ran excitedly to Lin Bai's side and shouted happily.
"Big Brother Lin Bai!"
Tiedan's face was also flushed with excitement.
"Amazing! The price paid was too high!"
Lin Bai's face was pale, his expression poor, as he looked at the wounds on his body that were continuously bleeding, leaning on Qi Shaolong.
"Shaolong, let's go back first!"
Lin Bai said.
Qi Shaolong saw that Lin Bai was standing still, blood pooling at his feet.
"Alright, let's go back."
Lin Bai was almost carried back to their residence by Tiedan and Qi Shaolong.
"Shaolong, I'll give you thirty thousand spirit stones. Go to the Treasure Hall and buy some healing pills for me."
"Damn, I forgot to buy healing pills when I went to the Treasure Hall the other day."
Lin Bai took out thirty thousand spirit stones and handed them to Qi Shaolong.
"You can actually come up with so many spirit stones!" Qi Shaolong was surprised.
Although Qi Shaolong and Tiedan had spirit stones on them, they weren't many, only a few hundred.
Thirty thousand spirit stones were a considerable fortune for outer disciples.
"Stolen from killing people."
Lin Bai grinned.
"Alright, I'll go now. Tiedan, take good care of Lin Bai."
Qi Shaolong said and quickly ran out of the Treasure Hall.
Half an hour later, Qi Shaolong returned, handing Lin Bai many pills. Lin Bai immediately took them, and the bleeding from his wounds stopped.
Three days later, Lin Bai finally recovered.
In these three days, the news of Lin Bai challenging hundreds of martial artists from the Divine Alliance spread throughout the Spirit Sword Sect.
It even alarmed the inner disciples of the Divine Alliance.
The inner disciples of the Divine Alliance declared: If Lin Bai dares to enter the inner sect, they would beat him to a pulp!
And the outer disciple of the Divine Alliance, Wen Yuanjia, had already clearly stated: In the ranking battle a month later, he would take Lin Bai's head.
Baiyun Peak.
Li Shanqing briefly told Ling Tianzi about Lin Bai's situation.
Ling Tianzi nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, he's a good seedling worth cultivating."
"Master, do you really plan to take him in?" Li Shanqing asked curiously.
"Hehe, it's too early to say. The talent he has shown hasn't met my requirements for a disciple yet." Ling Tianzi smiled casually.
"Lin Bai is probably in trouble now. After this battle, he has officially broken ties with the Divine Alliance. In the future, wherever there are Divine Alliance disciples, Lin Bai will face layers of discrimination."
"And the Divine Alliance is the alliance of the Young Sect Lord. If Lin Bai causes too much trouble, the Young Sect Lord might intervene."
"Xiang Tianyi, whom Lin Bai killed, is the only son of the Grand Elder. Grand Elder is known for his petty nature. Even if he doesn't act openly against Lin Bai, he will likely make Lin Bai's life difficult behind the scenes."
Li Shanqing said with a faint smile.
Ling Tianzi said: "Hehe, interesting. If Lin Bai wants to become a core disciple, he must first deal with the Young Sect Lord, the biggest obstacle."
"The Young Sect Lord is the only son of the Spirit Sword Sect's leader and the Grand Elder's disciple!"
"To oppose him is to oppose the Spirit Sword Sect."
"This is the test!"
"A sword cultivator who retreats is not worthy of being a sword cultivator, let alone my disciple!"
Ling Tianzi said calmly.
Li Shanqing laughed: "Indeed, I had to go through great efforts to pass Master's test. Compared to that, what Lin Bai is facing now is relatively easy."
"Your Master possesses four supreme arts: alchemy, saber, sword, and array."
"Alchemy was passed to your eldest brother."
"Saber was passed to your second elder sister."
"Array was passed to you."
"Only the sword art, after searching for many years, has yet to find a suitable candidate."
"If Lin Bai can pass my test, passing him the sword art is not out of the question."
Ling Tianzi said deeply.
"Looks like I'll have a new junior brother soon." Li Shanqing laughed.
Ling Tianzi smiled: "Not necessarily. He must first withstand the pressure from the Young Sect Lord! If he faces the challenge head-on, he will soar to great heights; if he retreats, he will remain obscure."
In another part of the Spirit Sword Sect, in the inner sect.
The Grand Elder, in a fit of rage, shattered a pavilion: "Tianyi!"
Hearing the news of Xiang Tianyi's death, the Grand Elder almost rushed out to kill Lin Bai.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Below, a handsome man with a composed demeanor asked calmly.
This man, dressed in a golden robe, exuded nobility. His calm eyes seemed indifferent to the world, his handsome face and extraordinary demeanor made him the Young Sect Lord of the Spirit Sword Sect.
The son of the Spirit Sword Sect's leader.
The disciple of the Grand Elder.
Su Cang!
Su Cang was a deeply scheming person. At the age of thirteen, he voluntarily became a disciple of the Grand Elder.
And Su Cang's father was none other than one of the Ten Martial Kings, King Su.
Why didn't Su Cang follow King Su in cultivation? Why did he become a disciple of the Grand Elder?
The reason was simple: in the Spirit Sword Sect, the Spirit Sword Leader and the Grand Elder were the two strongest people. Once they supported him, Su Cang's ascension to the position of Spirit Sword Sect leader would be almost certain.
As the Grand Elder's disciple, the Elder Hall would support him to become the leader.
And as the only son of the current leader, the leader would also support him.
With their support, who in the entire Spirit Sword Sect would dare to oppose him?
"Lin Bai, how dare he kill Tianyi!" The Grand Elder's veins bulged in anger.
"Tianyi is dead?" Su Cang was puzzled, turning to look at the nine men and women sitting not far behind him.
These nine men and women were the current nine core disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect.
All of them were Su Cang's confidants.
The nine core disciples nodded in unison and said: "He was killed by a disciple named Lin Bai. Not only did Xiang Tianyi die, but nearly a hundred outer disciples of the Divine Alliance were also killed, including Zheng Yuqing and Su Qilin."
"Tell me more." Su Cang said calmly.
The nine core disciples then recounted the events on the life-and-death platform to Su Cang.
"Is that so? Master, there's no need to worry. I'll instruct Qi Xuan to bring Lin Bai's head to you."
"This is a trivial matter, no need for Master to get involved."
Su Cang smiled.
Qi Xuan! The top disciple among the outer disciples, with extremely terrifying cultivation.
The Grand Elder nodded: "Good, Cang'er, I'll leave this matter to you. You must kill Lin Bai!"
"Cang'er, if you kill Lin Bai, you will receive the full support of the Elder Hall and become the next leader, almost certain."
Hearing this, Su Cang's face showed a hint of excitement.
For years, the Grand Elder had never explicitly supported Su Cang.
But today, the Grand Elder made it clear: if he could kill Lin Bai, the Grand Elder and the Elder Hall would support Su Cang.
This made Su Cang overjoyed.
"It's just an outer disciple. Instruct Qi Xuan to bring Lin Bai's head to me within three months." Su Cang turned to one of the core disciples behind him.
The core disciple responded and left the inner sect, heading to the outer sect to find Qi Xuan.