"Could that Rose Sword Cultivator be either Li Juenian or Lin Bai?"
"Lin Bai hasn't appeared on the battlefield at all these past few days!"
"As the Saint Son of the Tianshui Sect, there's no way he'd sit this battle out!"
An Elder voiced his speculation: could that Rose Sword Cultivator be Lin Bai, or perhaps Li Juenian in disguise?
The Elders of the Heaven and Earth Gate knew full well that swordsmanship as profound and unfathomable as that of the Rose Sword Cultivator could never belong to some unknown figure within the Tianshui Sect.
At present, the Tianshui Sect's two most famous sword cultivators were Li Juenian and Lin Bai.
Could it be one of those two?
An Elder replied, "Li Juenian suffered severe injuries yesterday and should still be recovering."
"As for Lin Bai... according to the information sent by our agents within the Tianshui Sect, Lin Bai was grievously wounded by an Elder of the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm after the battle began on the first day, and has been secluded on Bright Moon Island ever since, recuperating."
"The Tianshui Sect even ordered Lin Bai not to participate in the battle. They've already guessed that we intend to make Lin Bai our target!"
"So it may not be Lin Bai after all!"
After the first battle, Lin Bai had returned to the sect injured.
He had explained the situation on the battlefield to the Grand Elder and Chu Xi. The Heaven and Earth Gate had gone so far as to send three Elders of the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm to kill him. If he continued appearing on the battlefield, the Heaven and Earth Gate would likely send more experts of the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm after him.
But Lin Bai did not want to