In Overturned Water Hall, aside from Li Zai'en, the other elders knew little about Lin Bai, so none of them voiced an opinion.
After thinking it over carefully, the Sect Master said, "If he can enter the top fifty of the Tianshui Dao God Rankings within ten years, and if he remains loyal to the sect, then we should devote more resources to cultivating him."
Ten years was no more than the snap of a finger to a martial artist in the Dao God Realm.
The Tianshui Sect Sect Master's meaning was to give Lin Bai ten years to cultivate, while using that time to test whether he was loyal to the Tianshui Sect.
"Ten years..." Li Zai'en gave a bitter smile. "Sect Master, I'm afraid he won't even need ten years... I just received word that he apparently antagonized Pan Hun in the Water Mirror World. The two of them agreed to decide life and death on Slaughter God Island one month from now."
"Hmm?"
The many elders and the Sect Master immediately furrowed their brows.
One elder immediately snorted coldly. "That boy just entered the sect, and he's already provoked Pan Hun?"
"We thought he would be a promising talent, but who would've expected him to be a reckless brute."
"Pan Hun ranks tenth on the Tianshui Dao God Rankings. Can this boy defeat him within a month?"
"Then there seems to be no need for further discussion. One month from now, he'll surely die at Pan Hun's hands."
These elders knew little about Lin Bai, but they knew Pan Hun exceptionally well.
Pan Hun had joined the sect nearly a thousand years ago. He had fought and slaughtered his way up from an obscure Dao Realm martial artist to become one of the top ten experts on