Outside the Holy Mansion.
At this time, Lin Yi, after traveling day and night, had successfully arrived at the Holy Mansion.
However, the sight of Lin Yi made the Holy Mansion Disciples guarding the gate all put on a watchful expression, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Lin Yi, you traitor to our sect, a Devil Child, how dare you have the face to come back?!"
A leading Holy Mansion Disciple bellowed aggressively at Lin Yi.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi couldn’t help but frown, a sense of puzzlement suddenly rising in his heart, "Hasn’t Ouyang Yue Ming disclosed the crimes of the Third Elder to the public?"
Lin Yi had thought that by the time he arrived at the Holy Mansion, the truth would have already come to light.
He knew that the Holy Mansion might not disclose their collusion with the Undying Blood Clan, but clearing Wu Liang’s name was something he had emphasized.
Could it be that he had misjudged the person?
Did Ouyang Yue Ming plan to shield the Third Elder Xuan Dou?
With this thought, Lin Yi’s heart sank slightly, but a slight smile still appeared on his face as he clasped his hands to the gatekeeping disciple, saying, "Please announce my arrival, I wish to see Senior Sister Lou Tingyu."
However, the disciple at the gate had no intention of making the announcement, "You a Devil from the Demon Sect, what business do you have with Senior Sister Lou Tingyu? Don’t tell me you’re harboring some ulterior motive?"
"Why talk so much when I just asked you to make an announcement?"
Lin Yi’s face suddenly turned cold, and in the next instant, a powerful oppressive force burst forth from him, almost crushing the group of Holy Mansion Disciples guarding the gate, making them feel unable to lift their heads.
And just at that moment, a stern voice suddenly rang out, "This is the Holy Mansion’s territory; it’s not your place as a Devil Child to run wild!"
Dozens of figures flashed over, all of them being True Disciples of the Holy Mansion, and the one leading them was none other than the previous No. 1 on the Heavenly List, Xie Zhi Dao.
At this moment, Xie Zhi Dao’s strength had clearly become much greater, his cultivation having reached the Eighth Level of the True Man Realm.
"So it’s the defeated under my hand."
Yet Lin Yi still didn’t take Xie Zhi Dao seriously, merely glancing at him, his demeanor utterly indifferent, "I don’t have time to waste here with you, Xie Zhi Dao. Unless you want to get beaten, go and notify Senior Sister Lou Tingyu for me."
Hearing the words "defeated under my hand," Xie Zhi Dao’s face immediately darkened.
Since being defeated by Lin Yi, his status as No. 1 on the Heavenly List had become nothing more than a title. Since then, he had felt ashamed and bent on vengeance, cultivating day and night, solely for the day when he could defeat Lin Yi with his own hands and reclaim his glory.
And his efforts had not been in vain.
In just under half a year, he had raised his cultivation from the Sixth Level of the True Man Realm to the Eighth Level!
Such speed, in his view, was historic and unprecedented!
Among his peers, very few could match him, one might even say there were virtually none.
This was the confidence of Xie!
"Little brat, with such an arrogant attitude, do you still think I am the same No. 1 on the Heavenly List that you once trampled underfoot?"
Xie Zhi Dao sneered, and then with full confidence, he released the oppressive might of his True Master Eighth Level cultivation.
He believed that upon witnessing his true cultivation, Lin Yi would surely be shocked.
However, the scene he anticipated did not occur. Instead, from Lin Yi’s body suddenly burst forth an aura ten times stronger than his own!
"Sealed... Sealed Marquis Realm?"
The smile on Xie Zhi Dao’s face instantly froze, replaced by a thick sense of disbelief.
Had Lin Yi actually reached the Sealed Marquis Realm?
How could that be possible?
He knew that when he had lost to Lin Yi before, Lin Yi’s cultivation had only been at the Fourth Level of the True Man Realm. Now that he had raised his cultivation to the Eighth Level of the True Man Realm, he had considered himself to have made rapid progress, yet Lin Yi had already stepped into the Sealed Marquis Realm?
At this moment, Xie Zhi Dao’s face was filled with absurdity, feeling as if he was a clown.
When he was two minor realms ahead of Lin Yi, he still lost. Now that Lin Yi was two minor realms ahead of him, if they were to clash, his chances of victory would probably be zero.
Seeing that Xie appeared to fear Lin Yi, the gatekeeping disciple also shouted sharply, "Brother Xie, you don’t have to yield to him; do we have to talk about martial ethics when dealing with a devil like him?"
"Let’s join forces against this Devil!"
"Yes, let’s fight the Devil together!"
The Holy Mansion Disciples were filled with righteous indignation, eager to confront the traitor Lin Yi.
With the surrounding people’s shouting, Xie Zhi Dao’s confidence grew again. Although he couldn’t beat Lin Yi on his own, he figured he could in a group brawl.
Seeing this, Lin Yi felt somewhat exasperated. He had only come alone today, and it would probably be difficult to break into the Holy Mansion by force.
Just then, an icy female voice suddenly emanated from within the depths of the Holy Mansion, and then everyone saw a woman with a ghost mask walk out from the Holy Mansion.
"Lou Tingyu, you’re just in time. Lin Yi is trying to barge into the mansion. Let’s team up and teach him a lesson!"
Seeing Lou Tingyu arrive, Xie Zhi Dao suddenly regained his confidence for a battle against Lin Yi.
However, Lou Tingyu merely glanced at him and spoke bluntly with a stoic face, "Lin Yi, I called for him."
The disciples of the Holy Mansion were all stunned, looking at Lou Tingyu with surprise.
Senior Sister Lou, why have you summoned Lin Yi, the sect’s traitor who has turned to the Demon Sect?