After three rounds of trials, the inheritance hall selected the final winner.

In an instant, countless powerful repulsive forces emerged from all directions, trying to repel Lin Zhongtian out.

Lin Zhongtian held a magic-level green flying sword in his hand and stood on the sword tip with an unhappy look on his face. A powerful pressure instantly spread out, easily resisting the repulsive force of the secret realm.

"Hey, hey, if you can't afford to play, then you're cheating, right?"

Who cheated first?

A blue light flashed, and the translucent remnant soul of the North Sea Sword Master appeared in front of him, looking at Lin Zhongtian with an unfriendly face.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop joking with me... You are a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage, but you actually concealed your cultivation level and competed with a junior. If this behavior is spread out, won't it be ridiculed?"

"Who said I'm a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage?"

Lin Zhongtian refuted confidently: "I am in the Nascent Soul stage!"

As he spoke, Lin Zhongtian exuded a clear aura of a certain realm, which was exactly the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

The muscles at the corners of Beihai Sword Master's eyes twitched, and he finally couldn't help but angrily said, "Fellow Daoist, are you still trying to deceive me?"

"You can hide your cultivation in front of me and simulate the aura of the Jindan stage, so can't you simulate the aura of the Yuanying stage?"

Oh no, now there’s yellow mud in my crotch and I can’t wash it off!

Lin Zhongtian was speechless for a moment, but Beihai Sword Master took this as Lin Zhongtian's consent.

"Fellow Daoist, since you did not attack my Four Seas Sect's descendants, I am willing to establish a good relationship with you."

"In the Four Seas Sect's secret realm, there are many natural treasures that can be used by cultivators in the Spiritualization Stage, and there are even several fifth-level spiritual veins."

“But I only have the inheritance of the North Sea Sword Master and some common infant-forming spiritual objects. These things are priceless treasures for Jindan-stage cultivators, but they are worthless to you, fellow Taoist.”

"Fellow Daoist, there is absolutely no need to waste your time here. You should leave as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, Beihai Sword Master waved his hand and activated the teleportation formation in the inheritance hall, wanting to teleport Lin Zhongtian... but he failed to teleport him out.

Beihai Sword Master was slightly stunned, looking at Lin Zhongtian in surprise, and then activated the teleportation formation again in unwillingness.

In an instant, powerful spatial force burst out from all directions.

Lin Zhongtian stood on the peak of the sword with the power of space, looking at Beihai Sword Master who had a look of doubt and suspicion and chuckled.

"Fellow Daoist, whether I stay or go is not up to you!"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Zhongtian locked onto the direction of the inheritance hall and took a step forward.

In an instant, silver light burst out, and the space became heavy, as if it were real, blocking Lin Zhongtian from walking in it.

But Lin Zhongtian just waved his sleeves, and the teleportation formation emitting the power of space instantly dimmed.

Beihai Sword Master had a gloomy expression on his face, but he was powerless and could only watch Lin Zhongtian travel through space and step into his inheritance hall.

In an instant, the surrounding environment changed from a half-bald sword peak to a magnificent golden palace.

In the center of the hall stood a nine-meter-tall human-shaped statue, which was the North Sea Sword Master that we had seen before.

“Quite narcissistic!”

Lin Zhongtian commented with disdain, and then looked at Zhou Tianyi in front of the statue.

At this time, Zhou Tianyi was standing there with a frown on his brows, as if in deep thought, looking at the golden scroll floating in the air in front of him.

"What's this?"

Lin Zhongtian's curious voice came from behind.

Hearing Lin Zhongtian's voice, Zhou Tianyi, who was stalling for time, was immediately delighted, thinking that he was right, the inheritance hall of the North Sea Sword Master really couldn't stop this mysterious time traveler...

"Brother Lin, you are finally here!"

"...Finally?" Lin Zhongtian caught this key word, looked at him in surprise and asked, "Are you waiting for me?"

Zhou Tianyi's face froze, realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag, and he quickly made amends, "Of course, Senior Brother's scores in the first two levels were better than mine. I think there must be something wrong with this secret realm, which is why I was mistakenly teleported to this hall. You..."

"Alright, alright, stop explaining!"

Lin Zhongtian waved his hand in disdain, looked at the golden scroll in front of him and asked, "So what is this?"

Zhou Tianyi looked embarrassed, coughed lightly, and explained: "This is a fifth-level blood oath scroll produced by the Pantheon. All cultivators below the sixth level, that is, the Void Refining Stage, must abide by the oath on the scroll as long as they leave their names on the scroll with their blood. Otherwise, the forbidden power on the soul will be activated, and the person who violates the oath will pay the price of his soul being torn apart..."

"oh?"

Lin Zhongtian approached the scroll with great interest: "Let me see, what is written on it?"

"Daoyou!" Beihai Sword Master's gloomy voice came from the statue, "This is my Four Seas Sect's business, and has nothing to do with Daoyou."

"The Sihai Sect is gone. You are using the Sihai Sect to threaten me. You might as well say that this is Junior Brother Zhou's opportunity and ask me not to delay him..."

"Brother, you're joking!" Zhou Tianyi said somewhat embarrassedly.

Lin Zhongtian paid no attention to Beihai Sword Master's gaze and looked at the words on the scroll with great interest.

Soon, Lin Zhongtian finished reading the oath on the scroll, and a hint of surprise appeared on his handsome face.

He thought the conditions for inheriting the mantle of the North Sea Sword Master were very strict!

It turned out that they just couldn't tell others about the ruins of the Four Seas Sect's secret realm, nor could they bring other people to the Four Seas Sect's secret realm. Moreover, if the inheritor had the ability to ascend to the fairyland in the future, they would have to rebuild the Four Seas Sect in the Tianhua Realm, and that was all.

Conditions like these are rare in this underworld world of cultivating immortals.

"I can't believe you're such a kind person!"

Lin Zhongtian looked at the statue of North Sea Sword Master in front of him with some surprise.

Beihai Sword Master fell silent, as if he was unsure whether the other party was praising him or insulting him.

Lin Zhongtian stuffed the golden scroll into Zhou Tianyi's arms and said, "Sign it. The terms are already very generous. It doesn't force you to become an enemy of the Fuhai Sect, nor does it require you to rebuild the Sihai Sect under countless pressures. What are you hesitating about?"

“…”

Zhou Tianyi smiled bitterly.

Although he knew that the terms were already very generous, he still didn't want to sign.

The reason is very simple. The so-called Dharma, wealth, companions and land, although "land" comes at the end, this only applies to independent cultivators or ordinary cultivators from sects.

For a family of immortal cultivators, or a small or medium-sized sect that intends to rise, "land" is as important as "law".

To give the simplest example, there are only two third-level spirit veins on Qingli Island, which can only support five Jindan cultivators. If the family produces another Jindan cultivator, one of the Jindan cultivators must be sent out to find resources on their own.

Or let him stay in the sect and continue to practice with the help of the sect's spiritual veins.

This is also the reason why their ancestor Wen Yuan, who has already reached the late stage of Jindan, has never tried to form an infant.

It is because the Zhou family knows that Qingli Island cannot afford to support a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Zhou Tianyi is ambitious and wants to lead the Zhou family to ascend to the spiritual world or even the immortal world.

In order to realize this ambition, it is necessary to occupy the secret ruins of the Sihai Sect.

In Zhou Tianyi's vision, he plans to explore this place completely with Liu Ruoqin in the next few hundred years.

After confirming that there is no danger in the secret realm, the Zhou family members will be transferred here on a large scale to occupy those ownerless fifth-level spirit veins.

But once he signed the blood oath scroll, he could only treat the Sihai Sect ruins as a secret place to be explored, and he could not bring the Zhou family members with him.

How could Zhou Tianyi accept this!

Of course, no matter how unwilling he was, Zhou Tianyi did not dare to express his true thoughts in front of Beihai Sword Master.

Unless... this mysterious boss can stand on his side...

Thinking of this, Zhou Tianyi glanced at Lin Zhongtian, pondered for a moment, and whispered: "Odd things change, but even things don't."

Lin Zhongtian was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhou Tianyi with interest: "Are you sure you want to exchange the secret code now?"

Zhou Tianyi was not surprised at all, and sighed: "Brother, you are indeed..."

Although Lin Zhongtian did not give the secret code, he knew it was a secret code, which revealed his identity.

Lin Zhongtian glanced at the statue of Beihai Sword Master, then looked at Zhou Tianyi and said with a smile in English: "Can you speak English?"

Zhou Tianyi was slightly startled, then nodded and said in standard Chinese English: "It may be a little difficult to speak, but it's fine to listen to."

"very good!"

Lin Zhongtian nodded, and then asked curiously: "How did you find out my identity?"

“What do you think?” Zhou Tianyi looked at Lin Zhongtian speechlessly. “Senzu beans, the Great Shift of the Universe, and the famous scenes from the Three Kingdoms. Of course, the most important thing is the phrase ‘come on’. There is no such thing as ‘come on’ in this world…”

"Really?" Lin Zhongtian asked in surprise, "Isn't refueling like adding oil to an oil lamp? There is no such thing in this world?"

"At least not in the world of cultivating immortals." Zhou Tianyi shook his head.

That’s right, we are all cultivators, who would use oil lamps?

Lin Zhongtian looked embarrassed, and then coughed twice, changing the subject: "Alright, let's not talk about this. Since we are all from the same hometown, let's not talk nonsense. You are confronting me in this situation, you must be asking me for something, right?"

"Yes."

Zhou Tianyi's face turned serious and he spoke out his true thoughts.

Lin Zhongtian listened thoughtfully: "So, you don't want to sign this blood oath scroll?"

Lin Zhongtian's previous perspective was only that of an ordinary casual cultivator. Now, after hearing Zhou Tianyi's explanation, Lin Zhongtian realized that from the perspective of the patriarch of Zhou Tianyi's family, this blood oath scroll was indeed not in his interest.

Zhou Tianyi smiled bitterly and nodded: "If I sign this blood oath scroll, I will not be able to occupy the Four Seas Sect ruins, and the development of the Zhou family will be delayed. But if I don't sign this blood oath scroll, Beihai Sword Master will definitely not let me go, so——"

Lin Zhongtian said bluntly: "So you want me to help you and support you?"

Zhou Tianyi nodded and said seriously: "Yes, Senior Brother, if you are willing to help me, I am willing to sign a blood oath scroll with you, and the Zhou family will become your most steadfast supporter in the next few thousand years!"

"It sounds good." Lin Zhongtian curled his lips and said, "But it only sounds good!"

"I can ignore the obstruction of the remnant soul of Beihai Sword Master and come to this inheritance hall. You should know what this means, right?"

Zhou Tianyi nodded and said, "Of course, this means that Senior Brother is at least a cultivator in the Spiritualization Stage..."

Lin Zhongtian said with great interest: "Then the question is, is a small family with only a few Jindan-stage cultivators qualified to be the supporter behind a Huashen-stage cultivator?"

"If my elementary school Chinese teacher taught me correctly, in this case, I should use the word 'to take refuge', right?"

Zhou Tianyi's expression remained unchanged. He looked at Lin Zhongtian steadily and said, "Of course the Zhou family is not qualified...but I am!"