Rhinoceros Horn, Nascent Soul True Lord?

"Right, how could I have forgotten Li Ruilin?" You smacked your forehead, suddenly remembering that Li Ruilin was still available. Bringing him along would perfectly meet the requirement of a two-person team.

You raced to Dragon Abyss Peak, found Li Ruilin, and told him about the matter. After learning that you needed contribution points to take on missions, Li Ruilin did not refuse and readily agreed to your request.

You threw an arm around Li Ruilin's shoulders and sighed with feeling, "As expected, little brothers are the best." Li Ruilin, however, shoved you away in disgust and said helplessly, "Brother, I'm not little anymore. And you're not young either. Stop treating me like a child."

You mocked, "Sure enough, you were cuter when you were little. Back then, little Ruilin would come running after me every day, calling me Big Brother."

Your words seemed to uncover one of Li Ruilin's dark old secrets, making his face flush red and hot with anger.

You brought Li Ruilin to the sect's Mission Hall to accept that high-difficulty mission to kill a demonic beast, then went to the External Affairs Hall to complete the procedures for leaving the sect.

Although the procedures were cumbersome every time one left the sect, they were for the safety of sect disciples. If a disciple remained outside for many days beyond the date agreed upon at the External Affairs Hall, the sect would send disciples to search for them. If that proved fruitless, elders might even be dispatched. You had to admit that the stronger an organization was, the more it cherished its own disciples. Many times, a sect protecting its young like a calf was a good thing.

After everything was settled, you took Li Ruilin and flew by sword toward your destination. Since Li Ruilin