Earth Gate!
"Holy Son Lin Bai, please wait here."
"Senior Xiao Cangsheng, please ascend to Heaven Gate and observe the ceremony!"
The disciple addressed Lin Bai and Xiao Cangsheng respectively.
Lin Bai stood in the center of the mountaintop platform. Countless strange gazes settled on him from all around, while his ears were filled with every kind of mocking laughter and abuse.
Xiao Cangsheng followed that disciple step by step up the heavenly staircase, arriving at the palace at its end.
"Lin Bai, are you ready to die?"
Just then, a voice familiar to Lin Bai rang out. He turned and saw Zhang Lingxuan standing among the crowd not far away, sneering at him.
"I was wondering why it smelled so bad!" Lin Bai sneered, covering his nose and mouth with one hand and putting on an expression as if the stench were unbearable.
The gesture sent Zhang Lingxuan into a fury. He said coldly, "Lin Bai, the Earth Gate is guarded by me and more than a dozen fellow disciples. As long as you dare come, we'll make sure you never return!"
Lin Bai snorted, not taking it to heart.
Standing in the square, Lin Bai let the surrounding taunts wash over him without budging.
"Lin Bai, get down on your knees and beg for mercy!"
"Lin Bai, even if one of our Heaven and Earth Gate disciples merely moved a finger, we could easily crush you to death!"
"Lin Bai, stop asking for trouble. Kneel down and call us 'Grandpa,' and we may be magnanimous enough to spare your life!"
"Hahaha!"
The surrounding jeers and provocations continued without end.
Even with Lin Bai's excellent self-control, anger gradually rose in his heart.
In the end, Lin Bai simply closed his eyes and stopped paying attention.
Time flew by.
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