After surviving the lightning tribulation, Lin Bai returned to Sword Hiding Hermitage and spent several peaceful months there.
These were the most tranquil months Lin Bai had experienced since arriving in the Demon Realm. Day after day, he merely wandered through the mountains, admired the scenery, and fished, paying no heed to the changing world beyond.
But good times never lasted. One day, while Lin Bai sat in a pavilion reading cultivation insights he had brought out of Eternal Seven Absolute Mountain, a voice interrupted his quiet cultivation: "Junior Brother Qing Luo, Su Yue of the Lian Province Alliance has come to visit with several senior and junior brothers."
"Su Yue?" Hearing the voice, Lin Bai rose with a frown. "I have little acquaintance with the martial artists of the Lian Province Alliance. Aside from Li Yumen, even Senior Sister Yi Mei is merely an ordinary acquaintance. Who is this Su Yue? Why has he come to see me?"
Lin Bai waved a hand. Sensing where Su Yue was, he opened a gap in the Three Trillion Stars Formation and let several people in. "Senior Brother Su Yue, please come in."
Standing in the pavilion, Lin Bai watched the six martial artists approaching in the distance. The man at their head was valiant and imposing, with an extraordinary bearing and a ruddy face, seeming almost like a dragon or phoenix. His cultivation was unfathomably deep. Judging by Lin Bai's estimation, this man had likely reached the Dao Immortal level.
"Qing Luo greets the senior brothers of the Lian Province Alliance."
As they approached, Lin Bai cupped his fists in greeting from afar.
But those people wore arrogant expressions and completely ignored Lin Bai's salute. Instead, all their gazes turned toward the scenery and mountain slopes of Sword Hiding Hermitage, their