The Ninja Sect's grand tournament was already in full swing. Lin Chuan and the other divine envoys were largely occupied with their own affairs and did not participate much in it. The current matches were still essentially preliminary selections, with little to watch, and they had no time for them anyway, so Black Xuan was basically left in charge.
On the second day after Lin Long and the other four arrived at the Ninja Sect, Lin Chuan bestowed seals upon them. Wei Wu, Gao Ze, and Faye received the Cursed Seal of Earth, while Lin Long received the Cursed Seal of Heaven!
It was not that Lin Chuan had forgotten his principles for a pretty face. Lin Long's talent truly was sufficient to bear the Cursed Seal of Heaven. When Lin Chuan had invited Lin Long to join [Akatsuki], he had mentioned making her a divine envoy, but Lin Long had declined his goodwill, saying that she only wanted to serve as Lin Chuan's protector. That was how things had turned out as they were now, so granting her a Cursed Seal of Heaven was not excessive.
Several days later, Northern Dipper Ling Hong came to see Lin Chuan because the expansion of his Ninja Sect had run into major obstacles!
"Right now, the massive concentration of spiritual energy around the Ninja Sect has attracted the covetous attention of many sects. I can no longer expand outward. Otherwise, a battle with these people will be inevitable!" Ling Hong said calmly. Though the mission had encountered an obstacle, it was not a major problem. As long as Lin Chuan gave the order to attack, they could clear out everything within a hundred li of the Ninja Sect in an hour. That was not difficult for them.
Lin Chuan fell silent for