"I'm off. I'm going to issue you a challenge."
Heavenly Blade Sage patted Ye Lin on the shoulder, rose to his feet, dusted off his backside, and turned to leave.
Ye Lin, meanwhile, lowered his head to look at the jade box in his hands.
He slowly opened it, and a fragrant scent wafted into his face.
With just one breath of it, Ye Lin felt his spirits soar.
"A Spirit Nourishing Pill?"
He murmured softly.
Though he did not know what effect the pill had, Ye Lin still tucked it away.
After taking one last look at the little booklet in his hand, Ye Lin slowly put it away as well.
From this conversation, he had learned that the Eastern Region Top Hundred might not actually be the strongest hundred people.
Judging from Heavenly Blade Sage's tone, entering the Eastern Region Top Hundred was clearly not something an ordinary Rogue Cultivator could achieve.
However, the truly powerful might well be Rogue Cultivators.
"Forget it. I'll secure the title first."
Shaking away the excess thoughts in his mind, Ye Lin chuckled.
Why think so much? He would get this spot firmly in his grasp first.
The rest could be discussed later.
He dusted himself off, rose, and left.
What came next was battle.
Although Ye Lin was very confident, he still had to make some preparations beforehand.
After all, as the saying went, even a lion used its full strength to fight a rabbit.
He could not be careless, nor could he blindly overestimate himself.
Elsewhere, Heavenly Blade Sage stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowed, as two men respectfully ushered him into the cave estate.
"Blade Sage, you should have told us in advance that you were coming. We could have gone to receive you."
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