Among the outer sect, including Elder Black, no one dared to easily trouble Ling Xiao or Dai Yuling.
After all, he was utterly ruthless when it came to killing.
“Ling Xiao, you’re here!”
Dai Yuling’s recovery was faster than expected. She had now become the leading figure in the Medicine Hall. Her Cherry Tree Martial Soul was far more powerful than her previous one, making her excel in every aspect compared to before.
Moreover, with Ling Xiao’s protection, who would dare to provoke her lightly?
Now, plenty of people were eager to curry favour with Dai Yuling.
“How’s it been? No one’s been troubling you lately, have they?”
Ling Xiao asked with a smile.
“Trouble? Everyone knows I have a fiercely protective friend. Who would dare bother me? But you, with your stellar performance in the death challenge that day, especially nearly defeating Wang Feng and forcing Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign to descend, are you sure there won’t be any trouble?”
Dai Yuling asked with concern.
Ling Xiao shook his head, “I kept a low profile before because I had no backing. If Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign targeted me then, I’d have been doomed. But things are different now. With Senior Yang as my support, Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign wouldn’t dare touch me, at least not within the sect.”
“Besides, with my strength, ability, and temperament, staying completely low-key is simply impossible. If pushed too far, I’d even kill an inner sect disciple!”
“Well, that’s true. Unless you’re willing to be a coward forever, staying low-key isn’t really an option. After all, Black Rope targeted you from the start, constantly causing trouble. You had no choice but to fight back.”
Dai Yuling sighed.
“So, Yuling, you don’t need to worry about these things. Demon Flame Heavenly Sovereign has indeed noticed me and might even sense my threat, but he won’t lose his composure entirely to deal with me. After all, he’s an inner sect elder, and he cares about his reputation.”
Ling Xiao was quite confident about this.
“That’s good to hear. Just be careful. In the Moonlight Sect, you’re my biggest support.”
Dai Yuling smiled.
“Of course!”
After bidding farewell to Dai Yuling, Ling Xiao took the token given to him by the Master of the Death Tower and headed to the inner sect’s Moonlight Tower.
Undoubtedly, this was a place only inner sect disciples were qualified to enter.
Even for inner sect disciples, there were strict requirements, and entry wasn’t guaranteed.
As for outer sect disciples, unless they possessed a special “Entry Token,” they could only enter under exceptional circumstances.
However, only two or three people in the sect possessed the authority to issue an Entry Token.
By chance, the Master of the Death Tower was one of them, and Ling Xiao’s luck in earning his favour was remarkable.
The inner sect’s Moonlight Tower was just an ordinary wooden building, yet its simplicity belied something extraordinary.
Having endured 100,000 years, the inner sect’s Moonlight Tower had never needed repairs.
Despite being wooden, the structure showed no signs of weathering, rain damage, or even insect bites.
It looked as pristine as if it had been built yesterday.
Ling Xiao could sense that a powerful formation must be in place beneath the tower to achieve such an effect.
Not only was it impervious to wind, rain, or insects, but even a Transcendent Realm expert would find it impossible to break in by force.
The formation alone was formidable, not to mention the guards of the inner sect’s Moonlight Tower, who were all peak Mortal Ninth Realm experts, just below the Transcendent Realm.
With such guards and the formation, stopping a Transcendent Realm expert was feasible, and even killing one wasn’t out of the question.
“Halt! This is a restricted sect area. Outer sect disciples are forbidden from entering, or they will be killed without mercy!”
Ling Xiao’s presence was quickly noticed by a guard.
The guard’s thunderous voice made one’s blood churn, causing discomfort.
There was no trace of disdain in the guard’s eyes.
Perhaps, to them, Ling Xiao wasn’t even worth their contempt.
Who would bother scorning an ant on the road?
“Senior Guard, I’m here on the orders of the Master of the Death Tower to collect a rare gold-grade martial arts manual from the inner sect’s Moonlight Tower. Here’s the token!”
Though Ling Xiao felt displeased, he wasn’t angry. When your strength is lacking, it’s only natural for others to disregard you.
To make these people take you seriously, you need strength greater than theirs.
Even when he presented the token, causing their expressions to change and prompting respectful bows, it was merely out of fear of the token’s owner, not of Ling Xiao himself.
“It’s indeed the Entry Token of the Master of the Death Tower. Apologies for the offence, please enter!”
The guards bowed in unison.
Of course, their gazes were fixed on the Entry Token in Ling Xiao’s hand, not out of fear of Ling Xiao himself.
Ling Xiao silently vowed that one day, he would walk into this place openly and make these people truly respect and fear him.
“Hmph, this kid’s got some bloody luck, getting the Entry Token from the Master of the Death Tower!”
“Shh, keep it down. Don’t let the Master of the Death Tower hear you. That man’s a lunatic, and his strength ranks in the top three of the Moonlight Sect. He’s not to be trifled with.”
“I’m just annoyed. An ant like him, making us bow and scrape!”
“What’s there to be annoyed about? We’re bowing to the token, not him. What’s he worth?”
“I can’t even tell that this kid is supposedly the top outer sect disciple.”
Though Ling Xiao had already entered the inner sect’s Moonlight Tower, he overheard every word they said.
Initially, before he showed the token, they didn’t take him seriously at all, not even deeming him worthy of disdain.
Only after he presented the token did they consider him worthy of their scorn.
Such is human nature, such is the world!
The inner sect’s Moonlight Tower was far more luxurious than the outer sect’s. The exterior appeared plain, but the interior was dazzling.
Various formations and arrays intertwined, completely isolating this small world.
After all, this was considered the Moonlight Sect’s inheritance ground. If the inner sect’s Moonlight Tower were breached, the sect’s downfall wouldn’t be far off.
The first floor had three doors.
It was clear that these doors, equipped with arrays, would teleport anyone who entered to a specific space.
Each door corresponded to a type of Entry Token.
A wooden Entry Token granted access to the door containing rare gold-grade martial arts.
An iron Entry Token allowed entry to the door with superior gold-grade martial arts.
A jade Entry Token permitted access to the door with top-tier gold-grade martial arts.
Inner sect disciples didn’t need an Entry Token; their cultivation level determined which door they could enter.
It was said that, generally, entry-level gold-grade martial arts were more suitable for practitioners below the Mortal First Realm.
Thus, for outer sect disciples in the Moonlight Sect, cultivating this level of martial arts was more than sufficient.
Rare gold-grade martial arts were better suited for those below the Mortal Third Realm, so anyone with cultivation below this level could only enter that door.
Superior gold-grade martial arts were more appropriate for those below the Mortal Sixth Realm.
