Qi Lin led the girls up the stairs towards the mountain peak.
Upon reaching the summit, a magnificent and grand palace came into view, with an immense square in front of it.
Yunlan Sect disciples, dressed in white uniform robes, were already lined up in two rows, and a woman with an elegant and noble demeanor, wearing a silver-white cloud-patterned palace gown, walked over from a distance.
Beside the elegant woman was another exceptionally beautiful woman, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old—it was Shui Bing'er, the eldest sister of the Tianshui Girl Group.
Seeing Qi Lin arrive with the girls, a hint of joy flashed in Shui Bing'er's eyes.
"A'Lin!"
Shui Bing'er called out softly. She usually addressed Qi Lin this way, though occasionally she liked to call him Senior.
Yun Yun looked at Qi Lin and the girls approaching, and a peculiar glint flickered in her beautiful eyes.
She and Shui Bing'er were close, so she naturally learned a lot of information about Qi Lin from her, and she was incredibly curious about him.
Of course, Shui Bing'er's personality was much more stable than Shui Yue'er's and others, so besides some basic information, she didn't reveal too much else.
Thus, Yun Yun only had a superficial understanding of Qi Lin.
"Your Excellency Qi Lin, welcome to Yunlan Sect. If there are any shortcomings in our hospitality, please do not take offense."
Qi Lin waved his hand casually, saying, "I didn't come here entirely as a guest!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Yun's expression stiffened slightly, and the Elders of Yunlan Sect who followed her also frowned.
From this appearance, could it be that he came with ill intentions?
One of them, an Elder with white hair and beard and a gloomy face, even stepped forward and sternly shouted, "Your Excellency, you are too presumptuous. Even if the power behind you far surpasses my Yunlan Sect, distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. This is not your territory."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Yun's face changed, and she abruptly turned her head to glare at the Elder.
Qi Lin's gaze also lightly swept over the Elder.
"Who are you?"
The gloomy Elder snorted coldly, slightly raising his head and saying, "This venerable one is the Great Elder of Yunlan Sect, Elder Yun Leng!"
"Elder Yun Leng?" Qi Lin muttered to himself, then turned his head to look at Shui Yue'er curiously.
"Didn't you say he was crippled by you all?"
Shui Yue'er spread her hands. "How would we know? We clearly crippled him not long ago. We didn't expect his life to be so tenacious."
Elder Yun Leng looked arrogant, then said, "Pill King Gu He is a revered figure in my Yunlan Sect. How could such minor injuries trouble him?"
After listening, Qi Lin spoke to Shui Yue'er as if no one else was present, "It seems you were too conservative in your actions last time. Look, he doesn't seem to have repented at all."
Upon hearing this, Elder Yun Leng's brows immediately furrowed.
And Yun Yun, who was in front of him, had a premonition of something ominous.
She originally thought that the incident from before had passed, but looking at Qi Lin's demeanor, he didn't seem to intend to let it go just like that.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but cast a pleading look at Shui Bing'er.
However, what responded to her was Shui Bing'er's helpless gaze.
Private friendship is private friendship; outside, Shui Bing'er naturally listens to her man.
Yun Yun sighed at the sight, she could only wait and see.
Just as her thoughts drifted, Qi Lin's voice sounded again.
"Since there's no intention of repentance, then I'll give you another small lesson."
Before he finished speaking, two fiery golden beams burst forth from Qi Lin's eyes.
Immediately, a surging aura erupted from within Qi Lin, instantly sweeping towards Elder Yun Leng.
"Ah..."
With just one encounter, Elder Yun Leng immediately let out a miserable shriek, his eyes bulging outwards.
In that instant, he felt as if a majestic mountain had suddenly descended from the sky, pressing down upon his head.
Boom!
Such terrifying pressure instantly crushed Elder Yun Leng's spine, making him lie on the ground like a worm.
Crushed stones splattered, and the ground was also pressed into a deep, sunken pit by Elder Yun Leng.
"This... this..."
This sudden scene instantly caused everyone on the field to turn pale with fright.
What's going on?
Yun Yun looked at Qi Lin, equally shocked.
What kind of strength is this? To suppress Elder Yun Leng with just a glance? One must know that Elder Yun Leng's strength is considered strong even among Dou Wangs.
The other Elders of Yunlan Sect also gasped, their thoughts similar to Yun Yun's, and they secretly speculated about Qi Lin's strength.
Dou Zong?
If it were just an ordinary Dou Zong, they probably wouldn't be able to achieve this, right?
Too terrifying. Could this person be an old monster who has returned to youth?
"Your Excellency Qi Lin, Elder Yun Leng's words were unintentional just now. Please be merciful."
Seeing this, Yun Yun quickly stepped forward to plead for Elder Yun Leng.
As the Sect Master of Yunlan Sect, if she were to watch the Sect's Great Elder be killed without reacting, then she wouldn't need to continue being the Sect Master.
Qi Lin snorted coldly and waved his hand casually.
Elder Yun Leng, who was embedded in the ground, was instantly flung away again by an invisible, powerful force, his body smashing dozens of feet away like a cannonball, his life or death unknown.
Beside Qi Lin, Shui Yue'er clapped her hands excitedly like a fangirl.
"Well done! As expected of Brother Qi Lin, so powerful!"
Qi Lin smiled slightly and looked at Yun Yun.
"Don't worry, I left that guy a small life, but that doesn't mean it's over. Back then, he went to trouble Little Yue'er and them. If Little Yue'er and them didn't have some means, who knows what would have happened. Although they agreed to let the matter rest, I haven't agreed yet."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yun's expression changed slightly.
"Then, Your Excellency, what will it take for you to let bygones be bygones?"
Qi Lin smiled faintly, "I heard that your Yunlan Sect's Life and Death Gate is quite interesting. You wouldn't mind if I brought people in to take a look, would you?"
Life and Death Gate!
Yun Yun's pupils constricted slightly. She didn't expect Qi Lin to want to enter the Life and Death Gate!
The Life and Death Gate is a forbidden area of Yunlan Sect, containing a very extraordinary opportunity. Only successive Sect Masters and their successors are allowed to enter it.
She herself had greatly improved her strength after entering the Life and Death Gate.
Otherwise, with her talent, she wouldn't have broken through to the Dou Huang realm in her early thirties.
How could such a forbidden area allow outsiders to enter?
At this moment, Qi Lin spoke, "What, Sect Master Yun, are you unwilling?"
Yun Yun instinctively wanted to refuse, but when she subconsciously looked at Qi Lin and thought of the strength he displayed, she suddenly shivered violently.
With Qi Lin's strength, the fact that he was willing to discuss it with her was already giving her a lot of face.
If she refused and angered Qi Lin, the consequences...
Unimaginable!
Taking a deep breath, Yun Yun sighed, "I agree. It is an honor for my Yunlan Sect that the Life and Death Gate is favored by Your Excellency Qi Lin. Please follow me!"
As she spoke, Yun Yun raised her hand to dismiss the Elders who were following her and sent people to take Elder Yun Leng, whose life or death was unknown, away for treatment.
She then led the way, taking Qi Lin and his group to the Life and Death Gate.