After being sent flying by Lin Bai, Wang Haotian fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. He had an expression of disbelief and tried to get up to continue fighting with Lin Bai, but he then spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.
The surrounding onlookers fell into silence again.
It was evident that Wang Haotian had suffered serious internal injuries and would probably not be able to participate in the inner sect assessment.
Zhao Fei'er looked at Lin Bai with admiration and surprise. Her man was so powerful that she couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration for him.
Meanwhile, Ye Jue had a look of shock on his face. He knew how strong Wang Haotian was, and even the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Stage cultivators was not his match. Ye Jue originally thought that he could rely on Wang Haotian's power to do whatever he wanted in the outer sect, but he didn't expect to encounter someone as ruthless as Lin Bai.
Ye Jue was about to leave with his group, but Lin Bai decided to not let him go so easily.
Before he could recover from his senses, he realized that he had been kicked to the ground, his face rubbing against the ground.
"Did I hit that skinny monkey?" Lin Bai's cold voice sounded in Ye Jue's ear.
At that moment, the shifty-eyed person who had initially tried to scam Lin Bai was dumbfounded. He fell to his knees, trembling in fear.
"I fell by myself!" he exclaimed.
Even Wang Haotian had been knocked down with a single blow, so if he was hit by Lin Bai, he would probably be directly crippled and unable to cultivate even if he wanted to.
Lin Bai glanced at the skinny monkey.
The shifty-eyed man's heart turned cold. He gritted his teeth and struck his leg with a palm, breaking it and letting out a miserable scream.
This was something Lin Bai did not expect, but it seemed that the skinny monkey was quite ruthless. He must have been afraid that Lin Bai would cripple him, so he broke his leg first to make it difficult for Lin Bai to act.
Looking at Ye Jue, who had a vicious expression on his face, Lin Bai kicked him. Just as he was about to cripple Ye Jue's dantian, the bell for the inner sect assessment rang.
The few people around Ye Jue saw that Lin Bai had knocked down Wang Haotian with one move, and none of them dared to approach him.
Lin Bai stepped on Ye Jue's thigh and broke it. "I'll spare you for now, but don't let me catch you again," he said.
Ye Jue let out a scream.
Lin Bai released him and took Zhao Fei'er to prepare for the inner sect assessment. The people around them subconsciously made way.
...
The Zhudao Peak Square was huge, and many people were gathered there, but only a small portion of them noticed the commotion.
However, Lin Bai's reputation quickly spread.
Some people had already begun to describe in detail how he had killed Wang Haotian with one move.
"Lin Bai? At the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Stage? He killed Wang Haotian with one move?" In a corner of Zhudao Peak Square, a woman with a cold demeanor was listening to everyone's conversation. It was Ouyang Ruoxue, whom Lin Bai had seen a few times while collecting spirit stones.
However, Ouyang Ruoxue had no impression of him.
Ouyang Ruoxue silently remembered Lin Bai's name. She was prepared to see what kind of person he was if she saw him in the future.
"Lin Bai is in trouble? Does he instantly kill Wang Haotian in one second? This..." Brother Hu also heard the news about Lin Bai from others and was dumbfounded. He only knew that Lin Bai had been cultivating very quickly recently, but he did not expect him to be so strong. However, he was also a little worried for Lin Bai.
This time, Brother Hu had also come to participate in the inner sect assessment. He knew that he had no chance, but he only wanted to get some rewards from the inner sect assessment.
In the sea of people, there was a young man who had also heard about Lin Bai.
"We're both at the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Stage. If I wanted to kill Wang Haotian in a second, it wouldn't be difficult." This person was called Chen Xiaojie. After hearing about Lin Bai, he was indignant but also secretly remembered Lin Bai's name.
Lin Bai did not know about this. He did not know that at this moment, many people had memorized his name.
At this moment, he had already brought Zhao Fei'er to the front of the Zhudao Peak Square to prepare for the upcoming inner sect assessment.
The content of the inner sect assessment was different in every realm. He could also hear the people around him discussing the content of the assessment in low voices.
However, as they discussed, he seemed to hear someone muttering his name.
This made him a little speechless. Did this matter spread so quickly?
"That flaming sword of concealment waved in the air, and Wang Haotian was split into two." Someone whispered.
Lin Bai suddenly felt that it was ridiculous. At that time, he realized that Wang Haotian was not his opponent at all. He was still from the same sect. He didn't kill anyone. He just kicked him. In other people's mouths, he dismantled others into two pieces.
However, none of that was what he needed to focus on right now. What he wanted to know was what the inner sect assessment was going to be about.
Just then, a strong golden light appeared on the distant horizon. It gradually got closer until it landed on the high platform at the front of Zhudao Peak Square.
Soon after, several more golden lights fell behind the person.
This person looked a little familiar to Lin Bai, but he quickly remembered that this woman standing at the front should be the Sect Master of the Human Immortal Sect.
When he first joined the sect, he had been down below with a group of people, and the Sect Master had appeared on the high platform for a short time, saying a few words before leaving.
As a result, Lin Bai didn't have a strong impression of her.
The few people standing behind the Sect Master were most likely inner sect elders. They were usually invisible to outsiders unless one became an inner sect disciple.
The Sect Master raised her hand and pointed into the air, and several golden lights intertwined, forming a rune that then fell into the void at the far end of the Zhudao Peak Square.
Suddenly, as if it were an illusion, the sky in the void began to crack open.
A huge explosion sounded in the sect. The might of heaven and earth seemed to be tearing apart, and the awe-inspiring heavenly might made one's heart quiver with fear.
Lin Bai's eyes shone with excitement. This immense power was exactly what he had been striving for in his cultivation!
At the end of the Zhudao Peak Square, a staircase gradually revealed itself, reaching up towards the clouds and spanning a hundred feet wide.
"This is the secret realm of our Human Immortal Sect, the Path-chasing Stairway, and it is the main content of this inner sect assessment! This Path-chasing Stairway would give different rewards according to the number of steps one climbed. Those who climb one thousand steps will receive a reward of ten thousand spirit stones. Those who climb three thousand steps will be considered for entry into the inner sect, and those who climb ten thousand steps will be directly admitted into the inner sect without any further tests," the Sect Master's voice echoed in everyone's ears.
Although she didn't elaborate on the other rewards, it was certain that the more steps climbed, the greater the rewards received.
In previous inner sect assessments, the rewards included not only spirit stones but also rare pills, cultivation techniques, and other benefits. In name, it was an inner sect assessment, but in reality, it was a journey of self-discovery.
Everyone was eager to begin, ready to demonstrate their abilities.
"Let's get started!" The Sect Master's calm voice rang out, and the climbers began their ascent.