Su Lin finished his practice, stood up, formed a hand seal, and appeared in the main hall as a wisp of breeze passed through the corridor.
Who are you?
The female cultivator among the three looked at Su Lin and asked casually, which made Su Lin laugh: "This is my home, shouldn't I be the one asking you all this?"
"I ask, you answer."
The female cultivator's gaze swept over Su Lin, and she said coldly, "Stop being unreasonable and rude."
Su Lin frowned, a hint of anger rising in his heart. Before he could speak again, Huang Yi suddenly stepped forward with a smile and introduced, "Fairy, this is the abbot of our Xiaoyun Temple. We are all disciples of Xiaoyun Temple."
"Xiaoyun Temple, quite a unique name."
The other male cultivator smiled faintly. The name of the mountain gate was displayed outside, so they naturally knew what this place was called, but they asked the question knowing the answer.
But upon closer inspection, this was not a show of force against Xiaoyun Temple; rather, it seemed that they were used to sitting in a high position and were acting arrogantly.
"I traveled to this place many years ago and did not see this sect. How long has your sect been established?"
The male cultivator looked at Su Lin. Before Su Lin could speak, Xiao Linlin had already skipped over to his side and answered in a clear child's voice, "Big brother, we've only been established for a little over a month. The abbot is my brother. He traveled abroad in his early years and was taught skills by an immortal who touched his head."
“After my elder brother comprehended some of the wonderful teachings, he realized that he was not qualified enough, so he returned to his hometown to benefit the people and built this temple, hoping to spread the teachings here.”
"He's not worthy?"
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator chuckled and shook her head with a hint of disdain amidst her helplessness: "There are always some rogue cultivators who are more ambitious than the sky. They think that just because they have learned a little skill, they can establish their own sect and become an ancestor. Little do they know that they can only become a joke."
"Hey!"
Upon hearing this, a survivor nearby was indignant and retorted with a sneer: "How dare you talk like that? We're establishing our sect here, what's it to you? We haven't even asked who you are, how dare you trespass on our sect's territory."
In previous matches, this survivor wouldn't have said much, but with Su Lin in front of him, he had a desire to show off and try to gain Su Lin's favor.
Unexpectedly, this action brought disaster upon them.
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator frowned and raised her hand to unleash a beam of spiritual light at him. Su Lin was about to intervene when Xiao Linlin grabbed his sleeve tightly.
"Pfft!"
The survivor who made the sound was thrown backwards and crashed into the wall as if struck by a heavy blow. His chest was pierced by an invisible spiritual light, leaving a bright, bloody hole. He looked terrifying and horrifying. He had already fainted on the spot due to the stimulation of the spiritual light.
He's not dead yet, but he's probably barely clinging to life.
The other survivors, witnessing this scene, all looked distressed and clenched their fists.
"Not dead?"
The female cultivator raised an eyebrow slightly: "This mortal is quite capable. In the future, he should be less talkative with important people to avoid attracting trouble."
Su Lin frowned, recognizing that these three people were no ordinary individuals.
His talents in this game reveal the potential of any non-survivor.
Judging from the follower rank, the current strength of these three cultivators is estimated to be two SS-level and one SSS-level, but their future potential is all at the SSS-level!
Of the three cultivators, the female cultivator was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, the male cultivator who spoke was at the Golden Core stage, and the other was the leader who was beckoning in Su Lin's divine sense... Su Lin couldn't see through his realm, so he could only tentatively regard him as a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The reason Xiao Linlin refused to let Su Lin take action was because she saw that these three were not easy to deal with and did not want Su Lin to take unnecessary risks.
"Sir, resorting to violence... seems inappropriate."
Huang Yi shrank back, but still dared to ask cautiously. When he saw the female cultivator's gaze sweep over him, he quickly raised his hand and begged for mercy with a pale expression: "Don't hit me! I was just asking out of curiosity. At least if I'm going to die, I should die knowing why!"
"You mortal are quite interesting."
The female cultivator smiled and, without further ado, looked at the expressionless Su Lin and said calmly, "We are from Tian Shu. We have observed that there is lightning flashing here, which is an unusual phenomenon of heaven and earth. It is likely that a demon or a divine object has been born and has come to investigate."
"You are the abbot of this place, you should know the reason behind this?"
The female cultivator was referring to the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Punishment that had occurred at Xiaoyun Temple a few days ago. The commotion was immense, and even mortals a hundred miles away could witness its power, let alone the local cultivators.
It's worth mentioning that the cultivation system in this world is slightly different from the path Su Lin followed. In this world, cultivators don't undergo tribulations when breaking through to a higher realm; they naturally succeed when they reach the required level.
The reasons for these differences are explained in the mechanics: Survivors do not belong to any game world; they are outsiders. Once they set foot on the road, breaking through in the game world is a truly heaven-defying act. To seize the opportunities of the living beings in the current world, a heavenly tribulation will surely descend.
As for cultivators in other worlds, depending on the number of blessed lands, the concentration of spiritual energy, and the depth of opportunities in their own worlds, some may face heavenly tribulations while others may not.
The cultivators in this match had never experienced a breakthrough tribulation, so they naturally didn't know the reason for the lightning and could only make such a guess as that of the female cultivator.
"have no idea."
Su Lin shook his head and said calmly without expression, "The thunder and lightning a few days ago were terrifying, with strong winds but no rain. Fortunately, my master protected the sect and ensured its safety, but unfortunately, the sect was also damaged as a result."
"It was barely repaired these past few days, and we haven't even had time to search the surrounding area before you arrived."
Su Lin's words did not seem to be false; there were indeed traces of man-made structures inside and outside the sect, most of which were quite new, consistent with what Su Lin said.
But the three cultivators didn't believe it. The female cultivator frowned, and before she could speak, the male cultivator who hadn't said a word suddenly laughed and said, "Grandmaster? Aren't you just the one who opened the sect and became the ancestor? Where did this grandmaster come from?"
He was referring to me.
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