With a sweep of the law storm, Yan Tao and the others were utterly unable to withstand it and were sent tumbling straight down the mountain by Lin Changqing. As for the three Inner Disciples who had been suppressed, Lin Changqing left them behind, forcing them to endure the torment of the formation every moment as their miserable screams rang out.
To keep their screams from disturbing the others, Lin Changqing directly used a formation to isolate them, suppressing them beneath the ground outside his cave dwelling.
A hundred years was certainly impossible. Lin Changqing knew full well that someone would come to plead for them before long. After all, this concerned the face of the so-called Senior Brother Yuan Yang Yan Tao had mentioned. As for whether there would be retaliation, Lin Changqing truly did not care.
He had reason on his side. If these people wanted revenge, they could only do it in the shadows; they would never dare act openly. Otherwise, they would be violating sect rules, and even True Disciples would be suppressed.
After Yan Tao and the others retreated, quite a few Inner Disciples atop the mountain clicked their tongues in secret. The way they looked at Lin Changqing turned guarded and wary.
"That man's ruthless! We'd better give him a wide berth from now on!"
Someone glanced in Lin Changqing's direction and muttered warily, "Even if we can't befriend him, we mustn't offend him. He's too ruthless, too vicious."
"He's too arrogant. He offended someone without even realizing it. Yan Tao has Senior Brother Yuan Yang behind him, and the status of a True Disciple is beyond comparison with us Inner Disciples."
"I heard this man took the spot of one of Senior Brother Yuan Yang's clansmen for promotion to Inner Disciple, which is