Poison Unkillable carefully raised the green pill in his hand. A faint glimmer appeared in his eyes.
He smiled at Xiao Xiao. "Poison Unkillable is leaving now."
Lin grinned when he saw this scene. "Looks like the Haotian Sect is about to get lively."
"Mi En, I wonder how long you'll be able to hold out."
The people at the academy had already begun to stir. Huo Yuhao had also gotten rid of his original restraints, and Xiao Tao would soon become a fire phoenix. Gui Gui would likely be unable to sit still after hearing Tang Ya's account.
Add Xuan Zi, who had just started teaching at Shrek Academy, and Haotian Sect was in for a rough time. Just thinking about it was thrilling.
Tang San was simply following in Shi Luo Ke's footsteps.
At the back of Haotian Sect's forbidden grounds, Poison Unkillable swallowed a pill and let out a long laugh.
Perhaps he had laughed too hard. He soon calmed down, then turned back and continued to sit in meditation.
Before long, Xiao Xiao found the elders and explained what had happened. The elders were all righteous and courageous, and would never let anyone bully their own.
Lin didn't seem to have any particular opinion about it. At the very least, Haotian Sect's atmosphere was pretty good, and it had elders who were every bit as powerful as Shi Luo Ke's.
By comparison, it seemed that Haotian Sect was the worst off. It had no backing to speak of, and its elders were all a bunch of troublemakers.
"Little girl."
Gui Gui yawned and walked over. "Golden Soul Core."
Lin looked at her in confusion. "Huh? You're talking about the Golden Soul Core, right?"
"I've already refined it. Tang Ya helped me out, but I'm the one who got the most out of it."
Gui Gui smiled. She didn't look embarrassed in the least.
Lin took out a card. "Here. It's got ten Golden Soul Cores on it. If you don't mind, I'd like one too."
That card was originally given to Gui Gui by Poison Unkillable. She'd only used a little of it, so the rest had been left with her.
She'd made out well. Gui Gui was the one who'd gotten the bargain.
"Ah, well, I'll be off."
"Make sure you wait for me at home."
Gui Gui hurried away, leaving Lin standing there alone, feeling rather lost.
Did I just walk right into a trap? She spent my pill, then used my own pill to help herself. Next time I run into Xuan Zi, I'll have to fleece him too.
Lin returned to his room and began cultivating. He'd asked Xiao Xiao to go out with Rui Beast earlier, and had promised to help Tang San get through the bottleneck. He had to make sure his cultivation was truly stable.
Lin had only been cultivating for three months, but his Soul Power had already reached rank 32. His body had also begun to adapt to the brief imbalance.
There were plenty of ways to cultivate. Of course, the most important method was to keep at it. No matter how hard it was, he had to keep going!
Soon, a terrifying aura descended on the back mountain of Haotian Sect, like an enormous beast bearing down from the sky.
"Hahaha! I've made it! I've made it!"
Poison Unkillable's wild laughter rang across Haotian Sect. The people who didn't know what was happening were terrified. Xiao Xiao, who was cultivating, was shaken awake, while Gui Gui, who was beside her, held the sleeping Xuan Zi close.
Gui Gui hadn't chosen to stay in the same room as Xiao Xiao. Instead, she shared a courtyard with her, though they lived on different floors—one on the first floor and the other on the second.
When Xiao Xiao cultivated, Gui Gui would sit in a chair nearby and take a nap. Somehow, having Lin around made her feel especially at ease.
Even though she spent most of her time cultivating, her Soul Power was still slowly increasing.
"Little junior brother! Little junior brother!"
Long Ao Tian shouted from below, pounding on the door.
Lin woke Gui Gui and asked, "What's wrong, senior brother?"
Gui Gui yawned, still looking just as confused as Lin.
Long Ao Tian's answer was always the same: "The elders are out. They asked me to come get you."
"Let's go!"
The elders were gathered together, and Poison Unkillable was there too. The smile on his face had disappeared.
When Lin came over, Poison Unkillable smiled again and walked toward him, pulling Xiao Xiao along by the hand. His eyes were full of excitement.
"Xiao Xiao, come, sit beside me."
Under the curious gaze of everyone present, Lin was pulled by Poison Unkillable to the seat beside the master. At Poison Unkillable's gesture, Lin sat down.
Poison Unkillable stood to one side and solemnly announced, "From this day onward, Lin is the disciple of the Haotian Sect's master. Whatever he says is my word. Everyone must show him the utmost respect."
"Everyone in Haotian Sect will follow Lin's lead."
The announcement left Lin a little stunned. Poison Unkillable had treated him too well.
"Elder, aren't you afraid I'll do something to betray you?"
Lin joked as he began to settle into his seat.
"Hahaha! If you want to, I'll give you everything I have right now." Poison Unkillable roared with laughter, paying no attention at all to how protective Xiao Xiao was of Lin.
If that kid really did betray him, that would be even better. He'd have a reason to find that old bastard and have some fun.
The old elder chuckled, then added, "Disciple, you don't need to hold back. As the sect master said, whatever you want, I'll do everything I can to support you."
Poison Unkillable also handed the Haotian Sect's affairs over to the old elder. He'd already awakened his Golden Soul Core, so as far as Lin was concerned, he was only paying lip service to show how much he valued him.
Having someone like him as sect master was bad enough.
Lin scratched his head awkwardly. Being sect master or whatever wasn't for him. He didn't like it.
"Since you're so generous, I'll say what I want, then. You won't take offense, will you?"
Lin looked up at the old elder below him.
The old man smiled brightly. "Of course not."
"Little Poison, if there's anything you want, just say it. Everyone here is one of us."
Apart from Long Ao Tian and Gui Gui, everyone present was an elder of Haotian Sect. Tang Ya wasn't there this time.
Lin looked at Poison Unkillable. "Elder, I don't really want anything. I just want to make a change to Haotian Sect."
"Establish a Soul Guidance Device research institute!"
When he heard the words "Soul Guidance Device," Poison Unkillable laughed. "Little Poison, I'm already at the limit of rank 99, and I've also got a Golden Core. I've awakened my Golden Soul Core. Haotian Sect has no need for a Soul Guidance Device."
"That's right, disciple. Haotian Sect has no need for a Soul Guidance Device."
"..."
Even the old elder was speechless. Haotian Sect clearly had no need for one.
At that moment, everything was within Lin's control. That was exactly why Poison Unkillable and Long Ao Tian would die so miserably in the original story.
If they'd been able to use a Soul Guidance Device, things wouldn't have turned out like this.
There wouldn't have been a day when even the weakest member of the continent's great powers could crush Haotian Sect.
Lin smiled bitterly. "Elder, all of you elders, if Soul Guidance Devices were useless, wouldn't the Sun Moon Empire have been wiped out long ago?"
"I can make a reasonable suggestion. Naturally, the Soul Guidance Device has its merits."
As he spoke, Lin's gaze fell on Poison Unkillable. "Elder, you're the master of Haotian Sect. Tell me: how powerful could a Soul Guidance Device become?"
A threat to the limit Douluo? Poison Unkillable was stunned, as was the old elder. Neither had expected Lin to make such a suggestion.
They didn't dare dismiss it. Lin's words weren't baseless, and Xiao Xiao's earnest expression showed that she wasn't joking either.
Lin continued, "Elder, as far as I know, the Sun Moon Empire has a kind of Soul Guidance Device capable of dealing enormous damage. Just one device could give Haotian Sect the strength it needs."
"That's only what I know, and it doesn't include the ten-level Soul Guidance Devices that might exist in this world."
Lin's expression was calm as he spoke. Ten-level Soul Guidance Devices—the powerful figure from the Sun Moon Empire had eventually created one. Lin remembered it seemed to be called the Ultimate Divine Light Shield.
That Soul Guidance Device was far stronger than the Death God Domain that had swallowed the Sea God's power.
The Death God Domain had only been a level-ten Soul Guidance Device.
But the Ultimate Divine Light Shield had been a level-ten Soul Guidance Device of the highest order.
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