"Are you truly unwilling to reconsider, sir? Are you certain you want to make an enemy of my Azure Cloud Terrace Palace?" Murong Qi demanded.
"I don't want to make an enemy of you, but I do want to protect Lin Bai for one year." Lin Yue smiled faintly. "After one year, if Azure Cloud Terrace Palace still wants to kill Lin Bai, do as you please. It has nothing to do with me!!"
"Third Uncle, what are you saying?" Lin Bai stared at Lin Yue in astonishment.
What did he mean, "After one year, if you want to kill Lin Bai, do as you please. It has nothing to do with me"?
Were they still family?
Lin Yue smiled faintly. "But during this year, if Azure Cloud Terrace Palace dares send assassins to kill Lin Bai—"
"I can tell you this with complete responsibility."
"If Lin Bai loses a single strand of hair, I'll kill a thousand Profound Martial Realm disciples from your Azure Cloud Terrace Palace."
"If Lin Bai loses a single finger, I'll kill a thousand Earth Martial Realm disciples from your Azure Cloud Terrace Palace."
"If Lin Bai loses an arm, I'll kill a thousand Heaven Martial Realm disciples from your Azure Cloud Terrace Palace."
"If Lin Bai dies, I'll wipe out every last member of Azure Cloud Terrace Palace!"
Lin Yue's words rang out with ironclad force.
"Hahaha, who do you think you are? Even the Ten Kings of the Divine Martial Nation wouldn't dare speak with such arrogance." Murong Qi was enraged.
"They don't speak with such arrogance because they're too weak!"
"Why don't you try me, then? See whether I have what it takes to kill you!"
Lin Yue addressed Murong Qi with a broad smile.
Murong Qi was startled.
When Lin Yue had suddenly struck earlier, Murong Qi had already sensed that his strength far surpassed his own.
Otherwise, Lin Yue's casual punch could never have sent him flying a hundred meters and left him seriously wounded.
Murong Qi cast an unfriendly look at Lin Yue, but he still didn't dare attack.
That was because Murong Qi knew he couldn't defeat Lin Yue.
Lin Yue smiled. "You're merely afraid Zhao Xiansheng will punish you. How about this? I've written a letter for you. Give it to Zhao Xiansheng, and I guarantee he won't take his anger out on you over this matter!"
Lin Yue tossed Murong Qi a letter he had prepared long ago.
Murong Qi caught the letter. "Just this one letter?"
"It's enough." Lin Yue smiled.
Murong Qi's expression wavered as he struggled to decide.
What if Lin Yue was tricking him? What would he do then?
Lin Yue smiled. "I'll say it again: within this year, your Azure Cloud Terrace Palace is forbidden from making a move against Lin Bai. After one year, if you still want to kill him, do as you please."
Murong Qi replied, "Very well. Today, I'll give senior face. But if this letter is useless, I will definitely come back for Lin Bai's life."
"Martial Uncle, there's no need for that. After one year, I will personally kill Lin Bai!" Lin Zier suddenly spoke viciously.
"Hahaha, how laughable! A defeated loser dares to run her mouth!" Lin Bai roared with laughter, mocking her mercilessly.
"Over the next year, I'll cultivate in Azure Cloud Terrace Palace. After one year, I'll reach a height you can never imagine. By then, you'll be nothing more than an ant beneath my feet."
"When I say you must die, you will die!"
Lin Zier spoke coldly to Lin Bai.
"Fine, Lin Zier. Let me tell you this: I can defeat you now and beat you into a dog, and after one year, I'll still be able to beat you into a dog!"
"After one year, you don't need to come looking for me. I will definitely go to Azure Cloud Terrace Palace and kill you!" Lin Bai declared his challenge to Lin Zier.
"Good!" Murong Qi suddenly shouted. Staring at Lin Bai, he said, "Lin Bai, if you don't come to Azure Cloud Terrace Palace after one year, the entire Spirit Rhino City will be reduced to ashes beneath Azure Cloud Terrace Palace's wrath!"
The Spirit Rhino City Lord was stunned. "What the hell does that have to do with us?"
Murong Qi said coldly, "Spirit Rhino City Lord, this warrior is from your Spirit Rhino City. Shouldn't you take responsibility?"
"That's sophistry!" the Spirit Rhino City Lord said furiously.
Lin Zier said, "One year from now, I will definitely kill you!"
"Heh-heh." Lin Bai gave Lin Zier a contemptuous smile.
Murong Qi took another couple of looks at the envelope before putting it away in his robes.
"Everyone, as for this martial competition, I won't contend with you for Spirit Rhino City's talented warriors."
"Martial Nephew, come back to Azure Cloud Terrace Palace with me."
Murong Qi pulled Lin Zier away from Sky Ghost Valley.
After this incident, Murong Qi didn't want Lin Zier to remain here for even a moment longer.
He wished he could fly her straight back to Azure Cloud Terrace Palace, hand her over to King Zhao, and rid himself of this thankless task.
The Spirit Rhino City Lord sighed inwardly before calling out, "All warriors, leave Sky Ghost Valley and hand over the tokens you obtained."
"Tomorrow morning, all warriors are to assemble at the City Lord's Mansion. The Four Great Sects will select you and take you in as disciples!"
"Spirit Rhino City Lord, these are my points. I'm handing them over to you." Lin Bai took out all the points he had obtained from Lin Zier—one hundred and twenty-three in total—and handed them to the Spirit Rhino City Lord.
Afterward, Lin Yue took Lin Bai back to the Lin family.
After resting for a while, Lin Bai took some healing pills.
Only then did Lin Bai stabilize his injuries and stop the bleeding.
It wasn't until deep into the night that Lin Yue arrived and woke Lin Bai.
"How are your injuries?" Lin Yue asked.
"Third Uncle, your pills really work. I recovered so quickly after taking them." Lin Bai smiled.
After returning to the Lin family, Lin Yue had given Lin Bai some strange-looking pills.
After taking them, Lin Bai's injuries had actually healed at astonishing speed.
"That's the power of pills. Otherwise, why would alchemists be so valuable?" Lin Yue said with a smile.
"Lin Bai, tomorrow is the day the Four Great Sects select their disciples."
"Now that Azure Cloud Terrace Palace has left, only Edgeless Sect, Blazing Fire Palace, and Spirit Sword Sect remain."
"Which sect do you plan to join?"
Lin Yue asked.
"I don't know. I don't understand any of these three sects. The only one I know anything about is Azure Cloud Terrace Palace."
"But I've fallen out with Azure Cloud Terrace Palace so badly. If I went there, I'm afraid King Zhao would kill me on the spot."
Lin Bai gave a bitter laugh.
"Since you haven't made up your mind, I'll choose for you." Lin Yue smiled.
"Go to Spirit Sword Sect."
Lin Bai frowned. "Third Uncle, among these three sects, Blazing Fire Palace and Edgeless Sect are equally strong, while Spirit Sword Sect is the weakest of the Four Great Sects. Why are you making me choose Spirit Sword Sect?"
"If you go to Spirit Sword Sect, you'll naturally gain certain benefits." Lin Yue said.
"What benefits?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
Lin Yue drew a deep breath and said, "If you really go to Spirit Sword Sect, you must become the disciple of someone named Ling Tianzi."
"Ling Tianzi? Is he one of the Ten Kings of the Divine Martial Nation?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
"No. Although he isn't one of the Ten Kings of the Divine Martial Nation, his strength is absolutely no weaker than theirs. Back when Big Brother Lin Duo reached a bottleneck in his cultivation, Ling Tianzi once offered him some guidance."
"After receiving that guidance, Big Brother Lin Duo broke through his realm that very day."
"From then on, Big Brother Lin Duo was deeply grateful to him."
"Throughout the entire Divine Martial Nation, Big Brother Lin Duo respected no one—but Ling Tianzi."
"Moreover, he raised three disciples who have now become famous throughout the Divine Martial Nation."
Lin Yue smiled.
"Is he really that powerful?" Lin Bai asked in surprise.
"Listen to me, and you won't go wrong. Looking across the entire Divine Martial Nation, Ling Tianzi is probably the only person capable of teaching you. The others aren't qualified." Lin Yue smiled.
"All right. Since Third Uncle says so, I'll go to Spirit Sword Sect and become Ling Tianzi's disciple."
Lin Bai nodded.
"By the way, Third Uncle, what exactly did you write in that letter you gave Murong Qi today?"
Lin Bai suddenly remembered the letter and asked curiously.
When Lin Yue heard this, he smiled mysteriously.
Many days later.
Murong Qi returned to Azure Cloud Terrace Palace with Lin Zier and recounted everything that had happened in Sky Ghost Valley to Zhao Xiansheng.
Afterward, he presented him with an envelope.
Zhao Xiansheng opened the envelope and took a look.
There was only one sentence written on it.
"Give me one year if you have the guts. I will defeat every genius in Azure Cloud Terrace Palace!--Lin Bai."
Boom!
After reading the letter, Zhao Xiansheng trembled violently, and a heaven-shaking force erupted from him.
Below, Murong Qi trembled in terror.
Zhao Xiansheng remained silent for a long while before spitting out two words: "Arrogant."
"Murong." Zhao Xiansheng called out.
"Senior Brother, please give your orders." Murong Qi spoke with a trembling voice.
"You've worked hard on this journey. Go down and rest well. I'll handle Lin Zier's matter. As for that Lin Bai, don't touch him within the year."
Zhao Xiansheng spoke calmly.
"Yes, Senior Brother." Murong Qi took his leave.
"Heh heh, let's see how you'll defeat every disciple of my Azure Cloud Terrace Palace within a year!"
"After one year, if you don't come, you still won't escape Azure Cloud Terrace Palace's grasp."
Zhao Xiansheng murmured softly.
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