The Lanhai Sect's Book Repository.
Several inner disciples on duty were animatedly discussing Bai Yi's battle against the four True Disciples a few days earlier.
"Bai Yi cultivated three arts at once. He really was utterly invincible!"
"Exactly! Those senior True Disciples had such talent and combat prowess, yet they couldn't put up the slightest resistance against him!"
"With strength like his, why do you think he challenged those senior True Disciples in the first place?"
They chimed in one after another, their conversation entirely about Bai Yi's battle, never noticing a figure climbing the steps and arriving before them.
"I want to go to the sixth floor of the Book Repository."
The low voice made them jerk their heads up, and they immediately saw Bai Yi standing before them.
"T-True Disciple Bai!"
The inner disciple in charge spoke with a slight tremor in his voice.
He had never imagined Bai Yi would appear before them at this moment, without their Divine Sense detecting even the slightest fluctuation.
Recalling what they had just said, they trembled inwardly.
After all, the man before them was a genius who had subdued four True Disciples. If he took issue with what they had said, even a passing thought from him would be more than they could withstand.
"S-Senior Brother Bai, we meant no harm just now."
"We don't have authorization for the passage to the sixth floor of the Book Repository. You have to find Elder Tianshu to enter."
Their eyes filled with fear, they bowed with utmost deference as they finished speaking, then hurriedly produced a Guiding Talisman to show Bai Yi the way to Elder Tianshu.
Bai Yi accepted the Guiding Talisman, swept his gaze over them, then strode deeper into the Book Repository.
Huff! Huff!
Only once Bai Yi had