Internal and External Troubles!
Li Mojun gave a dumbfounded laugh. "Since when did the people of the Heaven Swallowing Race learn to be slick and fawn over others?"
Lin Bai's expression stiffened as he sat across from Li Mojun, looking somewhat unnatural.
"Rest assured, the Eternal Devil Sect bears you no ill will. Otherwise, you wouldn't have survived until now." Li Mojun picked up the wine pot and took another sip. Seeing the tension in Lin Bai's expression, he knew Lin Bai was on guard against him, so he took the initiative to ease Lin Bai's pressure.
Lin Bai asked solemnly, "During the three trials, was it the Sect Master who instructed the elders to pull me back from the Eighth Step of the Heavenly Ladder?"
"Yes!" Li Mojun admitted without reservation. "I needed to know whether you truly intended to serve the Eternal Devil Sect. Otherwise, if a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race obtained the inheritance within the Heavenly Palace, it would be a loss for the Eternal Devil Sect."
Lin Bai asked again, "The Sword Hiding Hermitage the Sect Master bestowed upon me—did the Sect Master know that it had become the target of public criticism within the Eternal Devil Sect, yet still hand me that hot potato?"
"Yes!" Li Mojun admitted with another laugh. "I needed to know whether you truly had the ability to contend with the Thirteen Provinces Alliance. It was merely a small test for you."
Lin Bai smiled. "Since the Sect Master has now appeared before me and even sat down to drink with me, I suppose that means I passed the Sect Master's test?"
Li Mojun held the wine pot. "You didn't show weakness before the Heng Province Alliance, and today you even crushed the invaders it sent. That indeed counts