Zhou Xi and Sun Yao had gained some insights while listening to lectures at the Eternal Devil Sect, and were already not far from the Dao Realm.
Zhou Xi had originally been at the peak of the Nine Tribulation Dao Realm, while Sun Yao had later caught up and now also possessed cultivation in the Nine Tribulation Dao Realm. The two had left the Eternal Devil Sect to seek opportunities outside, hoping to find a chance to break through to the Dao Realm.
In truth, neither Sun Yao nor Zhou Xi had particularly high cultivation aptitude. If they had not followed Lin Bai to the Eternal Devil Sect and received considerable protection, their cultivation definitely would not have progressed so quickly.
Although Lin Bai had never managed them while they were in the Eternal Devil Sect, they had been able to attend lectures because they had acknowledged Lin Bai as their master. Relying on Lin Bai's towering tree, they had gained some support within the Eternal Devil Sect.
This was precisely why the Eternal Devil Sect's network of relationships was so complicated. A random Quasi-Dao Realm martial artist might have the master of one of the sect's seven Dao arenas behind him. Tell me, would the Eternal Devil Sect's elders dare provoke Lin Bai?
Zhou Xi and Sun Yao had left, and Li Mojun would not be coming again anytime soon.
Lin Bai thus returned to his residence and entered secluded cultivation.
During the time Lin Bai had been away from Sword Hiding Hermitage, the Elders Council had been helping him suppress the Heng Province Alliance. Now that Lin Bai had returned from surviving his tribulation, Li Mojun had also stated that the sect would no longer help him protect Sword Hiding Hermitage's safety. From here on, Lin Bai would