A month passed in the blink of an eye.
After Bai Yi entered seclusion on the sixth floor of the Book Repository, the uproar over that battle gradually subsided.
Only Yi Guye, thanks to Bai Yi's battle, rose in a single leap to become a prominent figure among the true disciples.
However, as the opening of the Sea Tide Grotto-Heaven secret realm drew ever closer,
the talk within the Lanhai Sect quickly shifted from that battle to the Sea Tide Secret Realm.
"I heard Senior Brother Zhen failed to secure a place in the Sea Tide Secret Realm?!"
"That battle affected Senior Brother Zhen far too much."
"Not only did he reveal all his trump cards, but both his protective artifacts were destroyed."
"Against that true disciple of the Xinyuan Sect who cultivates lightning arts, he was defeated with almost no power to fight back."
On the sect's plank walkways, many inner disciples passing to and fro sighed helplessly.
Recalling the contest for places a week earlier, most of them had regret in their eyes.
Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that Zhen Muguang had possessed a deeper understanding of the Great Dao and stronger foundations in that battle.
Yet his earlier battle with True Disciple Bai had given the Xinyuan Sect intelligence on him, while the Five-Colored Profound Thunder Token tempered by the Xinyuan Sect's lightning prodigy had made up for his disadvantage in his Great Dao attainment.
In the end, relying on the speed and might of his lightning arts, he had forcibly exhausted Zhen Muguang's Origin Power, defeating him and claiming the final place.
By contrast, Senior Brother He Xinlan, ranked fourth among the Lanhai Sect's true disciples, had shone brilliantly in this contest, crushing the geniuses of the other two sects in two battles and two