Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Standing on the dark mountain cliff, Lin Bai felt waves of sea wind rush against his face.
Ahead lay a sea as black as ink, surging violently with the wind and waves.
"Black Tide..."
This was the first time Lin Bai had heard the name. According to Chu Xi, this place was an absolute forbidden ground within the Tianshui Sect.
If Lin Bai had not already become a Saint, he would never have been qualified to come here.
"According to legend, the Black Tide was formed from a drop of an immortal's essence blood."
"It contains boundless fortune and vitality. Long ago, the founding ancestor of the Tianshui Sect happened upon this stretch of Black Tide and comprehended an unsurpassed profound art from within it. Only then did he establish the Tianshui Sect in one stroke!"
"The Heaven and Earth Gate went to such lengths to destroy the Tianshui Sect most likely because of this Black Tide!"
Chu Xi let out a light laugh. Sitting on the cliff with her legs dangling in the air, she gazed at the dark sea ahead and spoke with a smile.
There had long been rumors throughout the Chu Kingdom that the Heaven and Earth Gate's strength now far surpassed the Tianshui Sect's, and that it even secretly had the support of the Chu Emperor.
By rights, it should have been a simple matter for the Heaven and Earth Gate to destroy the Tianshui Sect. Why, then, did the Tianshui Sect still exist?
Two explanations circulated throughout the Chu Kingdom.
First, there was still an unparalleled old ancestor alive within the Tianshui Sect.
If the Tianshui Sect were pushed too far, it would pry open the lid of that old ancestor's coffin. At that point, both sides could only fight until