Arc 171The Hermitage Dispute

Lin Bai discovered hidden stores of Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk and the Sun Moon Divine Flower, then resisted the Heng Province Alliance’s attempts to seize them. Alliance Leader Zhang secured compensation for the attacks, but warned Lin Bai that the Heng Province Alliance would keep pursuing the treasures.

  • Lin Bai returned to the Eternal Devil Sect, learned of the ten-year peace between Xuan and Lian Provinces, and agreed to address the sect’s internal troubles while concealing his Supreme Avatar and Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit.
  • Lin Bai found a pool of Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk beneath Moon Gazing Pond and a hidden valley containing the Sun Moon Divine Flower, then arranged with Qin Yuyan to refine cultivation, healing, and body-tempering pills.
  • Li Mojun explained that the Heng Province Alliance was preparing to challenge Lin Bai, while Vice-Alliance Leader Wu arranged for Su Yue to pressure him into surrendering the treasures.
  • Su Yue demanded the treasures on behalf of the Heng Province Alliance, but Lin Bai refused and warned the Lian Province Alliance against further interference at Sword Hiding Hermitage.
  • Lin Bai trapped groups of Lian Province Alliance martial artists in the Fire Domain after they attacked his hermitage, and Alliance Leader Zhang came to negotiate their release.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang took Lin Bai to the Heng Province Alliance and demanded compensation from Vice-Alliance Leader Wu for its interference, while Lin Bai initially asked for ten Dao Divine Weapons and a hundred Celestial Spirit Stones.
  • The Heng Province Alliance settled by providing ten Dao Divine Weapons and ten Celestial Spirit Stones, and Zhang warned Lin Bai that it would continue pursuing the treasures.
  • Lin Bai returned to cultivation and reading, while Vice-Alliance Leader Wu warned the Heng Province guardians not to retaliate because Zhang was the Eternal Devil Sect’s strongest Dao God.
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Ch. 4251Mountain Shattering Tiger!

Wei Wuyu learned from Yang Lou that the Crimson Moon Divine Sect was keeping the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples in Crimson Moon Mountain City to find Qing Luo, a Heaven Swallowing Race member who had triggered the Supreme Tribulation. Outside the city, Li Mojun and the Eternal Devil Sect’s ancestors prepared to storm the city if Qing Luo and the disciples were not released within half a month.

  • Wei Wuyu told Ke Yu that the Crimson Moon Divine Sect had forbidden the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples from leaving Crimson Moon Mountain City.
  • Wei Wuyu reported Ke Yu’s departure request to Yang Lou, who ordered him to keep the disciples in the city while they searched for the future Supreme.
  • Yang Lou told Wei Wuyu he believed the Eternal Devil Sect had brought Qing Luo to the sect deliberately as a warning, and that its leaders might be waiting outside the city.
  • Yang Lou instructed Wei Wuyu to maintain contact with Ke Yu and release the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples if Qing Luo was not found within half a month.
  • Li Mojun and more than twenty Eternal Devil Sect ancestors celebrated Qing Luo’s Supreme Tribulation, then agreed to storm Crimson Moon Mountain City if the disciples had not left within half a month.

Ch. 4252Raising a Hand to Cover the Moon!

After nearly half a year in seclusion, Lin Bai learned that Crimson Moon Divine Sect had held the Eternal Devil Sect in Crimson Moon Mountain City while searching for the person who weathered the tribulation. The Eternal Devil Sect returned home, while old ancestor Yang Lou prepared to wait for the hidden future Supreme to rise.

  • Lin Bai left seclusion, learned the sect was still in Crimson Moon Mountain City, and concealed his aura with the Heaven Concealing Jade Pendant.
  • Lin Bai spent the following days sightseeing with Jiang Xuansu and Qin Yuyan while Crimson Moon Divine Sect continued searching for the tribulation survivor.
  • On the fifteenth day, Wei Wuyu let the Eternal Devil Sect leave, and old ancestor Yang Lou ordered his sect to withdraw from Xuan Province and avoid provoking Lian Province.
  • Old ancestor Yang Lou told the Crimson Moon Sect Master to watch for the future Supreme and consider recruiting or killing him if he was found.
  • Li Mojun and the Eternal Devil Sect's old ancestors escorted Kun Long back to the Eternal Devil Sect, where Lin Bai returned to Sword Hiding Hermitage to cultivate and wait for someone.

Ch. 4253Return to the Sect!

Lin Bai returned to the Eternal Devil Sect and learned that Zhou Xi and Sun Yao were preparing to travel to Le Province. Li Mojun told him his tribulation had helped secure peace on the sect’s borders, then asked him to address the sect’s internal troubles.

  • Lin Bai returned to the Sword Hiding Hermitage and found Zhou Xi and Sun Yao close to breaking through to the Dao Realm after hearing lectures at Immortality Seeking Peak.
  • Zhou Xi and Sun Yao told Lin Bai they had accepted a mission to Le Province and would leave the next day for two or three months; Lin Bai gave them permission.
  • Li Mojun visited Lin Bai that evening and praised him for surviving the Heaven’s Wrath Tribulation and the Supreme Tribulation.
  • Li Mojun reported that Xuan Province’s forces had been driven from Lian Province and that Xuan and Lian had agreed to a ten-year peace.
  • Li Mojun warned Lin Bai to keep the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit and Supreme Avatar secret until he was strong enough, then asked him to resolve the Eternal Devil Sect’s internal troubles.

Ch. 4254Internal Strife and External Threats, with Those Above Cowardly and Those Below Rebellious!

Lin Bai secured Li Mojun’s help with cultivation resources, official status for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao, and a search for the Heaven Measuring Ruler. Li Mojun then asked Lin Bai to help rein in the Thirteen Provinces Alliance, whose province alliances were preparing to fight in Heng Province.

  • Lin Bai asked Li Mojun for access to the sect’s cultivation texts, inner disciple status for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao, and help finding the Heaven Measuring Ruler, and Li Mojun agreed to all three requests.
  • Li Mojun explained that the Eternal Devil Sect had settled its immediate external threat from the Crimson Moon Divine Sect and wanted Lin Bai to address the Thirteen Provinces Alliance’s rebellion.
  • Lin Bai warned that challenging the alliance would risk conflict with powerful disciples and the families and sects backing them, especially the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province.
  • Li Mojun revealed that the Le Province Alliance, Bear Province Alliance, and Heng Province Alliance planned to join forces against the Lian Province Alliance in the Poison Hidden Mountain Range under the pretext of experience training.
  • Li Mojun said the sect could not prevent the planned fight and explained that tangled personal connections had made its leaders too cautious to enforce order decisively.

Ch. 4255Complex Web of Relationships!

Li Mojun explained how the Eternal Devil Sect’s lax discipline and tangled personal ties had weakened its authority, then asked Lin Bai to destroy the Heng Province Alliance so he could purge the Thirteen Provinces Alliance and restore order. Lin Bai recognized the danger of the plan and asked whether there was any other way.

  • Li Mojun described how the Eternal Devil Sect’s powerful disciples and their connections made punishing wrongdoing difficult.
  • Lin Bai inferred that Li Mojun wanted him to act where the Headmaster could not, and Li Mojun said they were partners rather than master and weapon.
  • Li Mojun told Lin Bai to kill the Heng Province Alliance’s outstanding disciples to cripple the alliance and the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province.
  • Li Mojun planned to use the resulting upheaval to disband the Thirteen Provinces Alliance, purge the sect, and confront the Eight Great Noble Families.
  • Lin Bai called the plan dangerous and asked whether there was another way.

Ch. 4256Old Fox, Li Mojun!

Lin Bai and Li Mojun finalized a plan to use Lin Bai against the Heng Province Alliance while keeping the Eternal Devil Sect's involvement hidden. After Li Mojun left, Lin Bai settled into seclusion to strengthen his cultivation and prepare to deal with the Sword Hiding Hermitage's affairs.

  • Li Mojun explained that he had given Lin Bai the Sword Hiding Hermitage to test the provincial alliances, draw the Heng Province Alliance into a legitimate conflict, and see whether Lin Bai dared fight it.
  • Lin Bai realized Li Mojun had been coordinating his earlier tribulation and the coming campaign to resolve threats facing the Eternal Devil Sect.
  • Li Mojun advised Lin Bai to cultivate before confronting the Heng Province Alliance, and Lin Bai declined to hunt ordinary demons because they offered too little blood qi for his advancement.
  • Lin Bai agreed to consolidate his Dao Realm and seek the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk, while Li Mojun stopped suppressing the Heng Province Alliance on his behalf.
  • An Affairs Hall elder arrived at dawn with orders promoting Zhou Xi and Sun Yao to inner disciples, and they left the sect that afternoon to gain experience.
  • Lin Bai began cultivating in seclusion after the Sword Hiding Hermitage grew quiet.

Ch. 4257The Storm Was About to Erupt!

After stabilizing his cultivation, Lin Bai returned to Sword Hiding Hermitage as the Heng Province Alliance prepared to seize its Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk. The chapter ended with Lin Bai sensing a faint array formation beneath Moon Gazing Pond.

  • Lin Bai returned to secluded cultivation while the Heng Province Alliance planned to reclaim the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk within three months.
  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu arranged for a Wu Family elder to hold Liu Qingyun back, and the alliance prepared a trap for Lin Bai.
  • The Wu Family elder persuaded Liu Qingyun to leave Sword Hiding Hermitage, though Liu Qingyun had already received Li Mojun's permission to go.
  • Lin Bai awoke after half a month of cultivation, caught a Moon Gazing Spirit Fish by cutting off the water around it, and cooked it.
  • While eating beside Moon Gazing Pond, Lin Bai noticed a faint array formation at the bottom of the lake.

Ch. 4258Beneath the Pond's Secret Realm!

Lin Bai discovered a hidden formation beneath Moon Gazing Pond and found a cavern containing the legendary Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk. After consuming one drop and feeling his cultivation surge toward the Dao Sovereign realm, he realized the pool held only about a thousand precious drops, replenished at roughly one per year.

  • Lin Bai recalled the formation he had sensed beneath Moon Gazing Pond and dove in to investigate it.
  • Lin Bai used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to break through the formation and entered a cavern through a light gate.
  • Lin Bai found a pool of Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk and read an inscription explaining its origin and value.
  • Lin Bai consumed one drop, and the spiritual energy rapidly advanced his cultivation toward the Dao Sovereign realm.
  • Lin Bai estimated that the pool held about a thousand drops and that the stone pillar produced only one drop each year.

Ch. 4259Treasure Land! Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk!

Lin Bai collected Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk and went to Qin Pavilion to find an alchemist who could refine it into pills. He began discussing a partnership with Qin Yuyan, who reluctantly entertained his proposal.

  • Lin Bai decided not to use his Dao Fruit to refine the pool of Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk and filled ten jade bottles with ten drops each.
  • Lin Bai left the Sword Hiding Hermitage for Qilin Town to find a suitable Mountain Protection Formation at Qin Pavilion.
  • Qin Yuyan confronted Lin Bai over the destruction of the Mortality-Defying Immortal Robe, though the Qin Pavilion master had ordered the matter dropped.
  • Lin Bai showed Qin Yuyan the Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk and proposed cooperating with Qin Pavilion to refine it into pills.
  • Qin Yuyan asked what pill Lin Bai wanted, and Lin Bai pointed out that he was still standing, prompting her to offer him a seat.

Ch. 4260A Deal with Qin Pavilion!

Lin Bai negotiated with Qin Yuyan to have Qin Pavilion refine pills using his Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk, agreeing to pay one drop for every ten. He left after arranging for cultivation pills within three months and healing and body-tempering pills within half a year.

  • Lin Bai proposed a seventy-thirty split with Qin Pavilion for pills refined from Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk, but Qin Yuyan explained other ways to profit from the milk.
  • Lin Bai rejected Qin Yuyan's proposal to add traces of the milk to other pills, saying he wanted to focus on improving his cultivation.
  • Qin Yuyan offered to refine pills for Lin Bai in exchange for one-tenth of his Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk, and Lin Bai agreed and handed over ten drops.
  • Lin Bai requested cultivation, healing, and body-tempering pills, and Qin Yuyan agreed to refine them.
  • Lin Bai asked Qin Yuyan to finish the cultivation pills within three months and the other pills within half a year, then left.

Ch. 4261Under Currents Stirring!

Vice-Alliance Leader Wu recruited Su Yue to help pressure Qing Luo into surrendering the treasures in the Sword Hiding Hermitage, promising him a place in the Heng Province Alliance. Meanwhile, Lin Bai visited Five Elements Mountain and encouraged Tiger Demon Gu Yuanshan, promising to seek him a place in the Eternal Devil Sect if he reached the Apex Realm.

  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu offered Su Yue and his Lineage a place under the Wu Family if Su Yue helped the Heng Province Alliance obtain the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk from Qing Luo.
  • Su Yue agreed to have the Lian Province Alliance mediate and persuade Qing Luo to hand over the treasures.
  • Lin Bai returned from Qilin Town and climbed Five Elements Mountain, where Tiger Demon Gu Yuanshan came to greet him.
  • Lin Bai explained the importance of earth qi to Gu Yuanshan as they walked through the mountain.
  • Lin Bai promised to petition the sect for Gu Yuanshan to become a disciple if he reached the Apex Realm.

Ch. 4262Sun Moon Divine Flower!

Lin Bai discovered a hidden valley in Five Elements Mountain containing a Sun Moon Divine Flower, but left it unpicked. He then headed to Eternal Seven Absolute Mountain to search for a Mountain Protection Formation he could afford.

  • Tiger Demon Gu Yuanshan thanked Lin Bai for giving him status and promising he could join the Eternal Devil Sect after reaching the Apex Realm.
  • Lin Bai found a formation hidden in the trunk of a fallen ancient tree and entered its gate of light.
  • Lin Bai discovered a valley of rare spirit medicines and identified its lone Sun Moon Divine Flower, but did not take it.
  • Lin Bai blocked the formation at the tree and told Gu Yuanshan to guard Five Elements Mountain while he returned to rest.
  • Lin Bai left Sword Hiding Hermitage and went to Eternal Seven Absolute Mountain to seek a suitable Mountain Protection Formation.

Ch. 4263Three Trillion Stars Formation!

Lin Bai found the damaged Three Trillion Stars Formation in Eternal Seven Absolute Mountain and installed it as Sword Hiding Hermitage’s mountain protection formation. After half a month of peaceful cultivation, a visitor from the Lian Province Alliance arrived to see him.

  • Lin Bai searched Eternal Seven Absolute Mountain and took the damaged Three Trillion Stars Formation and Dao Realm cultivation insights.
  • Lin Bai set up the formation around Sword Hiding Hermitage, concealed its banners with the Heaven Concealing Jade Pendant’s aura, and activated it.
  • Lin Bai gave Tiger Demon Gu Yuanshan three entry tokens for himself, Zhou Xi, and Sun Yao, then concealed the formation’s light.
  • Lin Bai studied his cultivation insights for half a month until Su Yue of the Lian Province Alliance arrived with several fellow disciples to visit Junior Brother Qing Luo.

Ch. 4264Su Yue Pays a Visit to the Mountain!

Su Yue and several Lian Province Alliance martial artists visited Lin Bai at Sword Hiding Hermitage, claiming they could end the Heng Province Alliance’s harassment if Lin Bai surrendered two treasures. Lin Bai refused to give up any part of the hermitage and ordered them to leave.

  • Lin Bai let Su Yue and five other Lian Province Alliance martial artists into Sword Hiding Hermitage, where they admired the grounds and ignored his greeting.
  • Su Yue sat with Lin Bai and praised the hermitage, while Lin Bai mocked the visitors’ interest in claiming it.
  • Su Yue said he had negotiated with the Heng Province Alliance and urged Lin Bai to hand over the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk.
  • Lin Bai explained that surrendering those treasures would invite the other provincial alliances to demand the hermitage’s remaining blessed lands.
  • Su Yue warned that the Heng Province Alliance was powerful and hinted that Lin Bai could be killed, but Lin Bai refused to hand over any part of Sword Hiding Hermitage and sent the visitors away.

Ch. 4265"Good Intentions"

Lin Bai rejected Su Yue’s demand for Sword Hiding Hermitage and relied on the Three Trillion Stars Formation to protect himself. Su Yue planned to harass Lin Bai into surrendering the hermitage, and his men began by setting off a Thunderclap Stone outside Lin Bai’s hut.

  • Su Yue and his companions taunted Lin Bai, but he refused to hand over Sword Hiding Hermitage and warned them against provoking him within his dojo.
  • After leaving the hermitage, Su Yue decided to seize it for Heng Province Alliance by sending men to harass Lin Bai until he gave in.
  • That night, Lin Bai sensed dozens of martial artists sneaking into Five Elements Mountain and followed them without revealing himself.
  • The intruders threw a Thunderclap Stone outside Lin Bai’s hut, and Lin Bai realized its blast could have injured him if he had been meditating inside.

Ch. 4266Establishing Authority!

Lin Bai trapped the Heng Province Alliance’s intruders inside Five Elements Mountain with the Three Trillion Stars Formation, then let them go with a warning for Su Yue. He refused to surrender Sword Hiding Hermitage’s treasures and sent Li Yumen to warn the Lian Province Alliance, resolving to establish his authority.

  • The intruders found themselves blocked by the Three Trillion Stars Formation and exhausted themselves trying to break through it.
  • Lin Bai revealed himself, opened a gap in the formation, and warned the intruders to tell Su Yue that further harassment would get them killed.
  • Su Yue ordered the intruders to keep targeting Lin Bai, believing he would not dare fight them.
  • Lin Bai told Li Yumen he would not hand the Sun Moon Divine Flower or Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk to the Heng Province Alliance, since other alliances would make similar demands.
  • Lin Bai asked Li Yumen to warn the leader of the Lian Province Alliance that its warriors would die if they caused trouble in Sword Hiding Hermitage again.
  • Li Yumen left to deliver Lin Bai’s warning as Lin Bai declared that he would establish his authority.

Ch. 4267Lian Province Alliance! Alliance Leader Zhang!

Li Yumen delivered Qing Luo’s warning to Alliance Leader Zhang after Su Yue and other Lian Province Alliance martial artists tried to force Qing Luo to hand over Sword Hiding Hermitage’s treasures. Alliance Leader Zhang said he would handle the matter, then hinted that the Heng Province Alliance would pay for trying to use his alliance as a weapon.

  • Li Yumen and a Dharma Protector met with Alliance Leader Zhang to report an important message from Qing Luo.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang listened as Li Yumen explained that Su Yue and several Lian Province Alliance martial artists had pressured Qing Luo to surrender the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk to the Heng Province Alliance.
  • Li Yumen relayed Qing Luo’s warning that he would show no mercy if the Lian Province Alliance caused trouble at Sword Hiding Hermitage again.
  • The Dharma Protector urged Alliance Leader Zhang to punish Su Yue, and Zhang said he would deal with the matter before dismissing them.
  • Alone in the council hall, Alliance Leader Zhang concluded that the Heng Province Alliance would have to pay for trying to use the Lian Province Alliance as a blade.

Ch. 4268Mountain Protection Formation, First Display of Its Power!

Lin Bai activated the Three Trillion Stars Formation after intruders entered Sword Hiding Hermitage to threaten him and demand his treasures. He trapped them in the Eighteenth Level of the Fire Domain, where they faced its deadly flames and could not escape.

  • Lin Bai sensed intruders at Five Elements Mountain and activated the Three Trillion Stars Formation to protect Sword Hiding Hermitage.
  • The intruders threw a Thunderclap Stone at Sword Hiding Hermitage, then found the formation blocking their escape.
  • Lin Bai confronted the intruders, who threatened him and demanded that he hand over the Sun-Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk.
  • The intruders attacked Lin Bai, but he teleported them into the Eighteenth Level of the Fire Domain.
  • The trapped intruders tried to fly out, struck an invisible wall, and heard Lin Bai declare that he would not let them leave.

Ch. 4269Charcoal!

Lin Bai used the Three Trillion Stars Formation to trap members of the Lian Province Alliance in the Fire Domain after they ignored his warning. When Su Yue sent more men to the Sword Hiding Hermitage, they were trapped there too and discovered that the first group faced death if they could not escape within three months.

  • Lin Bai teleported the first group of Lian Province Alliance martial artists to the second level of the Fire Domain and sealed the exits with the Three Trillion Stars Formation.
  • Lin Bai left the men trapped, expecting the Fire Domain to burn them to ashes if they failed to escape within three months.
  • Su Yue noticed the first group had not returned and sent several more men to the Sword Hiding Hermitage the following night.
  • Lin Bai used the formation to send the newcomers into the Fire Domain, where they encountered the first group, now burned black by the flames.
  • The first group told the newcomers that they could not send messages or escape without Lin Bai's help, and warned that the flames would kill them within three months.

Ch. 4270Vice-Alliance Leader Wu's Plan!

Lin Bai remained in the Sword Hiding Hermitage while Vice-Alliance Leader Wu ordered an attack on Zhou Xi and Sun Yao in Shanzhou to pressure him into surrendering two treasures. Alliance Leader Zhang then appeared at Lin Bai’s pavilion, leaving Lin Bai to face the Lian Province Alliance’s powerful leader.

  • Su Yue concluded that the missing Lian Province Alliance martial artists had likely died in the Sword Hiding Hermitage and reported that he could do nothing about it.
  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu revealed that he had used Su Yue to provoke discord and intimidate Lin Bai into handing over the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk.
  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu ordered his agents in Shanzhou to kill Zhou Xi and Sun Yao and bring their heads to the Sword Hiding Hermitage.
  • After several peaceful days, an old man appeared at Lin Bai’s pavilion without being detected, and Lin Bai activated the Three Trillion Stars Formation.
  • The old man introduced himself as Alliance Leader Zhang, and Lin Bai recognized him as the Lian Province Alliance’s formidable leader.

Ch. 4271The Lian Province Alliance, Battered Beyond Recognition!

Lin Bai questioned Alliance Leader Zhang about the Lian Province Alliance's decline and the traitorous disciples who had fled to Heng Province. After revealing how close the alliance was to collapse, Zhang intervened when the disciples Lin Bai had imprisoned attacked him.

  • Alliance Leader Zhang visited Lin Bai and explained that medicines could no longer extend his nearly exhausted lifespan.
  • Zhang asked Lin Bai to release the Lian Province Alliance martial artists trapped in the Sword Hiding Hermitage, while Lin Bai pointed out Su Yue's betrayal and ties to Heng Province.
  • Zhang revealed that several distinguished disciples and their Lineages had defected, leaving the Lian Province Alliance with fewer than a hundred high-ranking protectors.
  • Lin Bai released more than twenty charred Lian Province Alliance disciples from the fire domain.
  • The disciples charged at Lin Bai, but Alliance Leader Zhang struck the ground with his cane and sent them flying; they recognized him and paid their respects.

Ch. 4272Keeping the Books!

Alliance Leader Zhang returned the injured Lian Province Alliance disciples to Lin Bai, then took him to the Heng Province Alliance to demand payment for its role in disrupting Qing Luo’s cultivation. Their arrival drew the attention of Li Mojun and the sect elders, while Vice-Alliance Leader Wu denied the accusation.

  • Lin Bai warned Alliance Leader Zhang that the rescued disciples would not be spared if they caused trouble at the Sword Hiding Hermitage again, and Zhang sent them back to the Lian Province Alliance.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang warned Lin Bai that the Heng Province Alliance would pursue the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk, then invited him on a moonlit walk.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang led Lin Bai into the Heng Province Alliance, where Protector Mei Qing welcomed them and brought them to the Moon Palace.
  • Li Mojun learned that Alliance Leader Zhang had gone to the Heng Province Alliance with Qing Luo, and he and several elders set out to see what would happen.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang accused the Heng Province Alliance of inciting Su Yue to disrupt Qing Luo’s cultivation, and Vice-Alliance Leader Wu denied it and demanded evidence.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang declared that his word was the evidence.

Ch. 4273The Dominating Alliance Leader Zhang!

Alliance Leader Zhang brought Lin Bai to the Heng Province Alliance to demand compensation for its mistreatment of him. After Lin Bai asked for ten Dao Divine Weapons and a hundred Celestial Spirit Stones, Zhang multiplied the demand tenfold and insisted the alliance provide it.

  • Alliance Leader Zhang confronted Vice-Alliance Leader Wu in the Bright Moon Palace and said he had come to demand compensation for Lin Bai.
  • Zhang invited Lin Bai to name what he wanted, and Lin Bai demanded ten Dao Divine Weapons and a hundred Celestial Spirit Stones.
  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu rejected Lin Bai’s demand as outrageous, but Zhang announced that the Heng Province Alliance must pay ten times as much.
  • Zhang demanded a hundred Dao Divine Weapons and a thousand Celestial Spirit Stones and told Wu to consult the Alliance Leader in seclusion if he lacked authority.
  • Lin Bai realized the demand was worth about ten years of the Heng Province Alliance’s profits, while Wu sat under pressure, unable to resolve the matter.

Ch. 4274The Lion Opens Its Mouth Wide!

Alliance Leader Zhang demanded compensation from the Heng Province Alliance, and his show of force nearly provoked a fight. The Elders Council reduced the demand to ten Dao Divine Weapons and ten Celestial Spirit Stones, and Murong Chuan approved the payment from seclusion.

  • Alliance Leader Zhang struck a Heng Province Alliance guardian who insulted him, prompting the other guardians to rise before Vice-Alliance Leader Wu calmed them.
  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu left to consult the Alliance Leader while Zhang reassured Lin Bai that he would leave unharmed.
  • The Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder Ke Yu appeared and proposed that the Heng Province Alliance pay ten Dao Divine Weapons and ten Celestial Spirit Stones.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang accepted the elders' settlement, and Murong Chuan confirmed that the Heng Province Alliance would compensate the Lian Province Alliance.

Ch. 4275The Sword Had Decayed, Yet Its Remaining Might Endured!

Alliance Leader Zhang secured Lin Bai’s safety and compensation from the Heng Province Alliance, then warned him that Murong Chuan would still covet the Sword Hiding Hermitage’s treasures. Back at the Heng Province Alliance, Vice-Alliance Leader Wu told the guardians to stand down and revealed Alliance Leader Zhang’s fearsome strength.

  • Murong Chuan apologized for the Heng Province Alliance’s actions, promised it would stop interfering with the Sword Hiding Hermitage, and sent ten Dao Divine Weapons and ten Celestial Spirit Stones as compensation.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang gave the compensation to Lin Bai and warned him that the Heng Province Alliance would not truly abandon the Sun Moon Divine Flower or the Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk.
  • Alliance Leader Zhang met the three elders, who lamented his depleted lifespan and the injuries he had suffered while protecting the Lian Province Alliance.
  • Lin Bai reflected on Alliance Leader Zhang’s sacrifices and returned to reading in the Sword Hiding Hermitage until his state of mind settled.
  • Vice-Alliance Leader Wu told the Heng Province guardians to wait rather than retaliate, then warned them that Alliance Leader Zhang was the Eternal Devil Sect’s strongest Dao God and had once killed a Great Purity Dao Fruit powerhouse.
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