"Hmph, a high-level star martial technique, too weak." Facing the sword light, the Soul Summoning Poison Commander simply ignored it. Dark mist surged from his claw mark, and upon meeting the sword light, it corroded it instantly, turning it into white smoke that vanished without a trace.

The next moment, the claw mark penetrated the sword light, ruthlessly crushing Qian Batian's protective aura.

"Crack, crack!"

Qian Batian's protective True Qi was instantly corroded and cracked, his body violently trembled, and after a moment, he couldn't withstand the powerful force. With a burst of energy explosion, his body was blasted far away, spewing blood mixed with broken organs. His complexion slowly turned black, likely poisoned, and then he died.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The huge body of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion flapped its wings rapidly, creating a howling airflow. Several disciples of the Black Sword Sect were swept into the high sky and then crashed down heavily.

"Stop all of you!" A loud shout came from above, the Soul Summoning Poison Commander stood proudly in the air, his gaze fixed on everyone.

Seeing two elders and the leader of the Black Sword Sect killed in an instant, and with the rampage of the beast, the disciples had already lost their will to fight, terrified and incontinent. The disciples of the Black Sword Sect, not having experienced much slaughter, were trembling with fear.

The remaining three elders of the Black Sword Sect had no choice but to withdraw their True Qi, watching their surroundings with extremely ugly expressions, but had no intention of fleeing. With their leader and the other two elders killed instantly, and the presence of that mysterious spiritualist, they had no chance of escape.

The battle lasted only a few minutes, but the swift killing of two elders and the leader by the Soul Summoning Poison Commander had deterred everyone, especially the Black Sword Sect, who dared not even breathe heavily now.

In just a few minutes, dozens of corpses lay on the ground. About ten disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate were killed, and the remaining thirty or so were from the Black Sword Sect, mainly slain by the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion. In the melee, the lion's formidable strength and huge size were a nightmare for the disciples of the Black Sword Sect.

As for the injured, both the Black Sword Sect and the Flying Spirit Gate had many. Injuries were inevitable in a few minutes of chaotic fighting.

"All of you from the Black Sword Sect listen up, you now have two choices: death or surrender to the Flying Spirit Gate. Make your choice." The Soul Summoning Poison Commander watched the people of the Black Sword Sect, his sharp gaze and cold chill causing everyone to shudder.

"We surrender." Without much hesitation, the disciples of the Black Sword Sect chose to surrender to the Flying Spirit Gate. For them, surviving was most important.

"And you?" The Soul Summoning Poison Commander turned to the three remaining elders of the Black Sword Sect, his gaze filled with unmistakable intent to kill.

"We surrender." The three elders of the Black Sword Sect exchanged glances, having no other choice.

"These three are Blood Devouring Bone Corrosion Pills. They act once a year, and without the antidote, you will die miserably with ruptured blood vessels and decomposed bones. Take these, and I will give you the antidote each year. Dare to betray the Flying Spirit Gate, and you will wish for death." The Soul Summoning Poison Commander watched the three elders of the Black Sword Sect, taking out three pills.

The three had no choice but to take the Blood Devouring Bone Corrosion Pills, their expressions desolate.

"Leader, what do you think of this arrangement?" The Soul Summoning Poison Commander approached Li Lin and spoke indifferently, addressing Li Lin as the leader for the first time.

"Thank you, Elder Dong." Li Lin said, shocked by the bloodthirsty killing of the Soul Summoning Poison Commander. He understood what he had to do in the future. The deeper meaning of Dong WuMing's actions was probably to show him how to stand in this ancient realm.

"All of you from the Black Sword Sect, now that you have surrendered, you are part of the Flying Spirit Gate. There is no more Black Sword Sect. If you dare to betray, the consequence is death." Li Lin said to all the disciples of the Black Sword Sect. With these disciples joining, the strength of the Flying Spirit Gate had greatly increased.

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"We've seen the leader, we dare not have second thoughts." The three surrendering elders immediately saluted. Their lives were in others' hands; they dared not betray.

"We've seen the leader."

The disciples of the Black Sword Sect knelt down, terrified but also relieved to have saved their lives.

Witnessing this scene, in this brief moment, this sudden change surprised all the disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate, and at the same time, they all felt an unprecedented exhilaration. Since their induction into the Flying Spirit Gate, it had always been subject to humiliation, acting like a turtle withdrawing into its shell. Even when bullied to their doorstep, they dared not retaliate. Never had the disciples imagined that the Flying Spirit Gate could one day confront others with such a formidable attitude. And now, they had seen it.

The scene just now had also instilled fear in them. More than a dozen of their fellow disciples had died. Facing death, they were scared, but invisibly, the Flying Spirit Gate's newfound strength today gave them courage. The mysterious powerhouse brought by their Sect Leader deeply shocked them. With such a strong figure, and with the Sect Leader there, the Flying Spirit Gate would surely have hope. They no longer needed to worry about others humiliating their sect.

This change in the Flying Spirit Gate seemed to have started after the arrival of the new Sect Leader. Unknowingly, the formidable image of the new Sect Leader had deeply ingrained in their hearts, stirring excitement and boiling blood in everyone.

Li Lin gazed at the crowd, feeling much after witnessing the ruthless killing methods of the Soul-Calling Poisonous Marshal just now. His aura suddenly spread out, extremely violent, although he was only a first-level Martial Master at the moment. However, this aura, mixed with a dragon-soaring-like momentum, made people tremble. It was not the strength, but the powerful, dragon-like momentum that was formidable.

"Just a few days, and he's already broken through to Martial Master?" Sensing Li Lin's aura, the Soul-Calling Poisonous Marshal Dong WuMing's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"From now on, the Flying Spirit Gate will no longer be bullied by anyone. Whoever dares to bully my Flying Spirit Gate will face death," Li Lin declared, his voice echoing across the mountains of Flying Spirit.

"Roar, roar..." Sensing the momentum from its master, the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion couldn't help but roar in agreement, its voice piercing through the clouds and echoing in everyone's ears.

"We vow to follow the Sect Leader to the death." The disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate, at this moment, knelt down involuntarily, one by one, soon becoming a sea of people. Even the recently surrendered disciples of the Black Sword Sect knelt, feeling the aura from Li Lin, a heroic spirit spreading in their hearts, their blood seemingly boiling within them.

Only the disciples of Huang HaiBo and Zhou YuHou didn't kneel, but there was a fiery light in their eyes. Under this atmosphere, it was inevitable for the youth to feel some surging ambition.

"This kid, gets it in one go. Maybe, I really didn't see the wrong person," the Soul-Calling Poisonous Marshal Dong WuMing muttered softly, watching Li Lin.

"Now, I have something to announce," Li Lin said, regaining his composure and looking seriously at the crowd.

Everyone stood up, looking at Li Lin with excitement.

"Huang HaiBo, do you know your crime?" At this moment, Li Lin looked at Huang HaiBo and shouted loudly.

Huang HaiBo was stunned, then his expression darkened, not expecting Li Lin to target him. He said, "What crime do I know? What are you trying to do?"

At this, everyone was also surprised, not knowing what was happening.

"Huang HaiBo, look what this is." Li Lin coldly shouted, pulling out the Flying Spirit Gate's Sect Leader seal.

"The Sect Leader's seal, it's the Sect Leader's seal!" The disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate were immediately surprised, naturally recognizing the seal.

"The Sect Leader's seal, is it really in your possession?" Huang HaiBo looked at Li Lin in amazement, holding the Sect Leader's seal. He had long suspected that the seal was with Li Lin.

Zhou YuHou and Zheng Ying were also extremely surprised, looking at Li Lin with confusion.

"Huang HaiBo, you conspired against the previous Sect Leader, what should be your crime?" Li Lin coldly looked at Huang HaiBo, already planning to resolve all the troubles at once, fearing that hesitating would only lead to more complications.

"Kid, you're slandering me. The Sect Leader must have been killed by you. You said you're the Sect Leader's disciple, is that possible? Your strength isn't much weaker than the Sect Leader's. How could you be his disciple? You're clearly framing a good person. You are the real murderer," Huang HaiBo coldly stared at Li Lin.

Hearing their words, all the disciples were shocked, standing still.

"Good at slandering," Li Lin had long predicted that Huang HaiBo would slander him. He snorted coldly, "I indeed am not the disciple of the previous Sect Leader. All this was just to stay in the Flying Spirit Gate to avenge the previous Sect Leader. But you, you are the murderer who killed the Sect Leader."

"Haha, you admitted it. You are the murderer. What more do you have to argue?" Huang HaiBo coldly said.

"What the Sect Leader said is true. Master, you were killed by him. You didn't expect that Liu Tao and Zhao Qing would expose themselves when they tried to kill Granny Lan and Xin Tong. You are the murderer," Zhang MingTao, holding Li XinTong, stepped forward, coldly looking at Huang HaiBo.

"Brother is right. Elder Huang, why did you kill my father?" Li XinTong stood beside Zhang MingTao and Li Lin, gazing intently at Huang HaiBo.

"XinTong, you're young, you've been deceived. Zhang MingTao, you and Li Lin teamed up to kill your master, seeking the position of Sect Leader. That's the truth," Huang HaiBo, twitching, looked at them and said.