The Black Demon had fled in such a sorry state after being frightened away by Lin Bai, so everything that followed became much simpler.
Although a large number of puppets had gathered outside Celestial Pillar Peak, without anyone directing them, they were just a loose rabble. Lin Bai easily found a breakthrough among them and left Celestial Pillar Peak.
Outside Celestial Pillar Peak.
Lin Bai found a safe place, threw Zhou Xinjin onto the ground, gave him a healing pill, then injected a stream of spiritual energy into his body to help him refine the medicinal power.
"Cough, cough..." Before long, accompanied by a bout of light coughing, Zhou Xinjin awoke from his coma.
He opened his eyes groggily, and the first thing he saw was the imposing figure standing before him. His bearing was peerless and his presence unmatched. With his back to Zhou Xinjin, he gazed into the distance at Celestial Pillar Peak.
"I saved you because we come from the same sect!"
Feeling that Zhou Xinjin had awakened, Lin Bai turned around. Looking at Zhou Xinjin's pale, bloodless face, he said seriously, "I did not kill Mu Huaqing!"
"Instead of wasting your time with me, you should investigate Li Yuanzong more."
Zhou Xinjin's face was devoid of color. Hearing Lin Bai's words, his gaze sharpened, and he asked in astonishment, "What do you mean? Are you slandering my junior brother?"
"My junior brother would never kill our third junior brother."
Lin Bai gave a cold laugh. "Are you so sure?"
Zhou Xinjin froze for a moment before saying, "We are all orphans, and we became disciples under the same master. Besides, our third junior brother went to the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm precisely to protect our junior brother. What reason would our junior brother have to kill