On the Eve of the Great Battle!
After the elders left Overturned Water Hall, they began making preparations for the great battle.
Only Zhang Bailiu, Chu Xi, and Lin Bai remained inside Overturned Water Hall.
Lin Bai was just about to take his leave when Zhang Bailiu suddenly called out to him, "Saint Son Lin Bai!"
"Greetings, Ancestor!" Lin Bai turned around and respectfully bowed to Zhang Bailiu.
Zhang Bailiu chuckled. "I heard you slaughtered your way through the Heaven and Earth Gate, giving our Tianshui Sect a good vent for its anger."
Lin Bai's face filled with self-reproach. "This disciple acted too rashly and failed to consider the consequences. If I hadn't run amok in the Heaven and Earth Gate, perhaps they wouldn't have been driven into a corner and come seeking mutual destruction with us!"
"This disciple acted beyond bounds. I ask Ancestor to forgive me."
"Hahaha." Zhang Bailiu burst into laughter and shook his head. "Saint Son, don't take it to heart. As I said just now, this battle between the Heaven and Earth Gate and the Tianshui Sect was bound to happen sooner or later. It has merely come a few years early."
"Saint Son, there's no need to blame yourself. I rather like everything you did in the Heaven and Earth Gate."
"Indeed, I'm very grateful to you."
Lin Bai froze, utterly confused.
Zhang Bailiu sighed softly. "Thirteen thousand years ago, I took charge as Sect Master of the Tianshui Sect. During that time, I witnessed the Heaven and Earth Gate slaughtering our Tianshui Sect disciples countless times. As Sect Master, I failed to protect my disciples, and I also failed to find the sect a chance to rise again!"
"That has been my lifelong regret."
"Fortunately, Heaven has not abandoned our Tianshui Sect. Just