Bai Yan settled Xiu Ruisi on Demon Island and then returned directly to Dragon Sect.

Now that Xiu Ruisi had awakened the War God Bloodline, all paths of cultivation were contained within the bloodline, needing only the accumulation of time to solidify his divine status.

When Bai Yan returned to Dragon Sect, seven days had passed since he left.

"Student pays respect to the teacher."

Upon seeing Bai Yan's return, the twenty core disciples hurriedly got up to greet him.

"What's the matter, why do you all look so listless? Have you encountered a bottleneck in your cultivation?"

Bai Yan looked at his students and asked with a smile.

He found that his students looked like frostbitten eggplants, completely listless.

"No, there is nothing wrong with us. You're overthinking, teacher."

Li Conglin, who was pale, quickly stood up to answer.

"Really? Li Conglin, tell me what's really going on!"

"I want to see who dares to mess with my students!"

Bai Yan looked at Li Conglin, his expression suddenly turning grim.

He could sense that Li Conglin's energy was very unstable at the moment, obviously injured.

Furthermore, judging from Li Conglin's pale face, the injury was extremely severe, such that even the physical resilience of a Level-A Abnormal couldn't heal quickly.

Bai Yan could be indifferent to others, but not Li Conglin.

This is a child of destiny!

How could Bai Yan not seize this moment to improve his rapport?

"Teacher, it's not what you think. I just got injured carelessly while sparring with fellow junior disciples."

Li Conglin instantly became flustered, keeping his head down, unable to meet Bai Yan's eyes.

"Really? If it's just a sparring session amongst sect members, then given such severity, the rules dictate expulsion. Who hit you?"

Bai Yan's face darkened, knowing that Li Conglin was lying.

From the first day Bai Yan agreed to take over the core class from Elder An, he realized these twenty students were not ruthless or brutal; they wouldn't provoke others for no reason.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so suppressed by the monstrous talents within their own families, unable to voice their grievances.

All students immediately bowed their heads, like children who had made a mistake, waiting for Bai Yan's punishment.

"Bai Yan, stop questioning them. They are doing this for your benefit."

Just then, Elder An appeared at the classroom door, addressing Bai Yan with a sense of helplessness in his tone.

"Old man, these students may be thoughtless, but you know my temperament. If you don't tell me what happened, I will quit being the Supreme Elder!"

Bai Yan spoke decisively to Elder An.

"Sigh, I knew you would react like this. But before that, you must promise me one thing—you must not act impulsively."

Elder An sighed deeply, clearly having anticipated Bai Yan's reaction.

"Fine, Elder, say it without worry. I absolutely won't act impulsively."

Bai Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the rising anger in his heart. His tone was extremely calm, cold enough to be chilling, devoid of any emotion.

"Shortly after you left, two guiding elders from the third-rate Ghost Sect happened to pass by Dragon Sect. Due to previous disputes over disciples between our sect's deacon and them, these two elders held a grudge against Dragon Sect. They found an excuse to have their newly recruited disciples spar with our core class, severely injuring Li Conglin before leaving."

Elder An continued shaking his head and sighing: "We originally thought it was just a simple sparring match, hoping to test and improve our disciples. Turns out, their intentions were malicious."

"That mere Ghost Sect dares to harm my disciple Bai Yan, I will now go and behead their Sect Master Li Fenghou!"

Bai Yan summoned the Demon Dragon Pattern Longsword, his eyes narrowed, revealing a chill glint.

This was indeed Bai Yan's style—decisive, imposing, and resolute.

"Bai Yan, as far as we know, behind Ghost Sect stands the second-tier Yuxian Sect. Our Dragon Sect has just been established; we simply cannot withstand the retaliation of a second-tier sect! You mustn't let a moment of impulse bring about the irreversible doom of Dragon Sect!"

Seeing this, Elder An hurriedly stopped Bai Yan, his turbid eyes filled with endless worry.

"Old man, rest assured, it's precisely because I'm calm that I only intend to decapitate their Sect Leader."

"If I were really impulsive, I'd bring along the twenty thousand strong army from Demon Island and flatten the peak of Ghost Sect!"

Bai Yan said, his tone was calm but it conveyed a domineering, murderous aura that looked down upon all beings.

Bai Yan's Demon Army had only made one large-scale appearance on the Pacific Battlefield; that time, they had ruthlessly forced the retreat of millions from the Abnormal People Army. After all these years, the current terrifying extent of the Demon Army's power remained unknown.

Elder An knew that Bai Yan truly possessed the strength to annihilate the Ghost Sect, but what worried him was the second-tier sect, Yuxian Sect, standing behind them.

"Follow me. Today, I'll show you what true badassery looks like!"

Bai Yan turned, gestured with his hand, and took all the students with him.

Bai Yan was never one to suffer losses. Forget the saying, "A gentleman seeks revenge; ten years is not too late." If being a gentleman is so suffocating, then Bai Yan would rather be a villain who avenges grievances promptly!

He led twenty students to a temporary helipad set up in the playground, where four helicopters were readily available for Dragon Sect's use.

"Ah, I'm getting old, old man. From now on, it is your world."

Elder An watched Bai Yan's departing figure and couldn't help but sigh.

...

Bai Yan pulled up the map from the Red and White Twin Satellites through the light screen and directly plotted the shortest route for the pilot.

Due to the numerous dragon veins near the mountains around Beijing, many ancient sects chose to locate their bases here.

Ghost Sect was located on a barren mountain.

So barren that the entire mountain was bare stone without a single plant, the whole mountain was a dull yellow-white color.

It stood out starkly amid the lush mountains, visible even from dozens of miles away.

The helicopter landed at the foot of the mountain. Going any further would enter Ghost Sect's territory, which had a sacred Array prohibiting flight for anyone under the level of a God, even modern technological creations like helicopters couldn't operate.

Currently, many people had already gathered at the foot of the mountain. Bai Yan led his disciples and jumped directly from the helicopter, a height of over thirty meters, landing on the outermost edge of the crowd.

"This is what a Monk is! So cool!"

"Once I join Ghost Sect, I want to learn this move too."

"Don't kid yourself, even if you learned it, you wouldn't have a helicopter..."

...

These ordinary people watched Bai Yan and others with great envy. Now that global Spiritual Energy was reviving, ordinary people from all countries were eager to join local sects, aspiring to live the free and unfettered life of capable and extraordinary individuals.

"Teacher, these are ordinary people who want to join Ghost Sect, waiting here to take the Talent test," one student aptly explained to Bai Yan.

"It's not so easy to become a Monk," Bai Yan couldn't help but shake his head as he spoke.

Whether Abnormal or Monk, they both perfectly exemplified the saying, "To show splendor in front of people, one must endure hardships behind the scenes."

These ordinary people only saw the Monks walking in air, flaunting their grace. They didn't see the times when Monks had to endure loneliness, cultivate, and risk their lives in battle.

Under everyone's gaze, Bai Yan ascended into the air and then, harnessing the power of a God, he howled towards the sky:

"Li Fenghou! Come out and face your death!"

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