In most sects, there is no real clear-cut rule between the Supreme Elder and the sect leader as to whose status is higher. It all depends on one's prestige and strength. On Xiaoyao Island, Bai Xi's prestige is much higher than that of Xiao Haotian. After all, his age
The gap is there.
In fact, this can be seen from the height of their respective peaks. The top elders sitting down are the highest, while Xiao Haotian's peak is a few points shorter. The great elders and inner sect elders further down are even shorter.
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"It's a return, not a gift." Xiao Haotian corrected the mistake in Bai Xi's words.
"It doesn't matter whether it's returned or given as a gift." Bai Xi's understatement ignored the fact that the Shijue Enlightenment Fruit Tree did not belong to Xiaoyao Island in the first place.
"The important thing is who will own the Ten Jue Enlightenment Fruit Tree? This time, Mingyu is at least 60 to 70% sure that he will return in triumph. Even if the large army cannot return in triumph, Bai Mingyu himself will return safely. He may bring something worth 70 to 80%
Tens of billions, or even nearly one hundred billion of Ziyang Stone resources! It may even severely damage the Xuangu Clan and the direct disciples of Duanhun Mountain! Of course, my direct disciples of Xiaoyao Island may also be seriously injured, but it doesn’t matter. The big waves wash away the sand and experience life and death wars.
The future that comes down will definitely be full of flying dragons in the sky!"
"With a large amount of resource support, coupled with the victory of the war, this is an opportunity for my Xiaoyao Island to take off! At this time, you have to give away the Shijue Enlightenment Fruit Tree that suppresses the sect's destiny. Are you confused?
?Without the Shijue Enlightenment Fruit Tree, Xiaoyao Island would be like the black dragon with its horns broken off. How could we transform into a true holy land!"
Bai Xi snorted coldly when he said this.
Xiao Haotian frowned slightly, but he hadn't said anything yet. But at this moment, Xiao Haoqian's true energy message rang in Bai Xi's ears, "Master, don't worry about this. Lin Ming will participate in the trip to the Red Wasteland Secret Realm this time, will he?"
What will happen is still unknown, but if something unfortunate happens and Junior Brother Lin sacrifices his life for Xiaoyao Island, we can only pay his respects in silence for his grand burial."
As Xiao Haoqian spoke, a treacherous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He could tell that Bai Mingyu had murderous intentions for Lin Ming. This trip to the Red Wasteland Secret Realm was of course the best opportunity to kill him.
"Oh? You have other plans?" Bai Xi naturally understood the meaning of Xiao Haoqian's words. Bai Xi had nothing to worry about with his apprentice, and as a supreme elder, he didn't need to worry about a junior.
"Although I didn't arrange it, Mingyu is very smart. There is no need for me to point out this kind of thing, he should know how to do it. This kid actually dares to go to the Red Desolate Secret Realm. He is really looking for death. This time he did it in the Red Desolate Secret Realm.
It shouldn’t be difficult to kill him. If you kill this kid, of course you can save the Shijue Enlightenment Fruit Tree!"
"Well, you did a good job in this matter. With Mingyu's strength and means, it is indeed easy to kill Lin Ming, and he also controls the command, so there is no need to do it himself..." Bai Xi nodded secretly, and at this moment
, the teleportation gate in the air in this world suddenly trembled, and with a flash of white light, a thin old man with an unattractive appearance appeared in the teleportation array. This man was Bai Rong, the elder in charge of intelligence on Xiaoyao Island.
He will report first-hand information on the situation.
The entrance to the teleportation array of the Red Wilderness Secret Realm was not far from Xiaoyao Palace. He rushed over as soon as he got the information.
Upon seeing this old man, many elders present stood up immediately, "Elder Bairong, has the disciple been teleported out?"
Although all the elders present had full confidence in Bai Mingyu, after all, this battle was of great importance, and they could not help but worry about accidents.
"Bairong, how many people survived? How is the situation?"
Bai Rong said: "I reported it to the Supreme Elder and returned with a full load, but... only less than forty of the more than a hundred direct disciples survived..."
"There are less than forty people..." Bai Xi sighed lightly, "They are all elites trained by our Xiaoyao Island. They all had great futures, but they are buried in the battlefield like this. It's a pity, it's a pity! But... this is already
A very good result. It seems that the battle went well. I quickly order Bai Mingyu, Ye Shuitong and others to lead all the disciples who have entered the Red Wasteland Secret Realm to Xiaoyao Palace! They are my heroes in Xiaoyao Palace, and they must be well rewarded!"
"This..." Bai Rong's voice paused when he heard Bai Xi's words, and a heavy look appeared behind him.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Bai Xi raised his sword eyebrows, and beside him, Xiao Haotian also stood up, his eyelids twitching slightly, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Something happened to a top disciple?"
"Yes..." Bai Rong nodded.
Hearing what Bai Rong said, the great elder Xiao Haoqian not only did not worry, but touched his beard confidently. He knew Bai Mingyu's strength. Even if the late geniuses of Duanhun Mountain and Xuangu Clan's Divine Sea came together, they would not be able to stop him. Naturally, he
I won't worry about something happening to Bai Mingyu. If a top disciple dies in this situation, you can imagine who it will be.
Xiao Hao glanced at Bai Xi with a smug look on his face, and Zhenyuan said via voice transmission: "Master, what do you think? I'll explain that Yu can deal with that kid secretly."
"Well, that's right." Bai Xi smiled knowingly and said through Zhenyuan, "It's really not difficult for Mingyu to deal with this matter. You arranged it well this time. You should be credited with the first contribution. Later..."
However, before he finished speaking, Bai Rong's next sentence made Bai Xi swallow half of the words abruptly. What Bai Rong said was: "Back to the island master, this trip to the Red Wasteland Secret Realm, the personal disciple
Bai Mingyu didn't come out, so he must have... died a heroic death."
"What! What did you say?" Bai Xi almost bit his tongue. He stood up suddenly and stared at Bai Rong, "You said it again?"
In addition to Bai Xi, the Great Elder Xiao Haoqian was also completely dumbfounded. Bai Mingyu, who could face the siege of three or four late-stage geniuses from the Divine Sea, would be fine. Even if he was besieged by the entire Duanhun Mountain and Xuangu Clan, he still had great hope of escaping.
The strongest of the young generation who left Xiaoyao Island entered the Red Wasteland Secret Realm and died!
If almost all the disciples of Xiaoyao Island were wiped out this time, and less than ten came back, Xiao Haoqian would still think that there was some big change in the Red Wilderness Secret Realm, and Bai Mingyu was damaged, Xiao Haoqian could barely accept it, but now, in Xiaoyao
While more than 40 island disciples survived, Bai Mingyu actually died in the Red Wasteland secret realm. This is simply unbelievable!
It is impossible for anyone to die in his turn. Could it be that he was framed? Is there any hidden secret in this?
The other elders were also shocked and started talking immediately. Even the island owner Xiao Haotian didn't react for a while. Bai Mingyu was almost all chosen as the next island owner regardless of his personal strength, talent, intelligence, or the opportunities he had experienced.
There is no choice, unless someone surpasses Bai Mingyu in the next few thousand years, but the probability of this is not high.
"Among the top disciples, only Bai Mingyu has died? Where's Ye Shuitong? Where's Lin Ming?" Xiao Haotian asked eagerly. Once Bai Mingyu died, Ye Shuitong was the only direct disciple. Its importance can be imagined, while Lin Ming was the most admired one. The successor of Qianyu Holy Land appointed by Shuitian is even more important.
If any one of these two people is damaged, it will be a heavy loss.
"They... are fine." Bai Rong said this with a look of joy, but this look in the eyes of the great elder Xiao Haoqian made him go crazy.
"How is this possible? How can Lin Ming be fine!!"
He looked at Bai Xi, and Bai Xi looked at him. The two looked at each other, and Xiao Haoqian could clearly see the anger that was almost burning in Bai Xi's eyes, which made Xiao Haoqian's heart skip a beat.
"Tell me, what's going on!! Didn't you say that everything has been arranged!? Why is Mingyu dead but not Lin Ming?"
"I...I don't know either." Xiao Haoqian was ready to cry at this time. The result was completely opposite to what he originally expected!
Bai Mingyu and Taishang Elder Bai Xi are from the same lineage. They are both from the Bai family of Xiaoyao Island. The two are cousins and nephews, and their relationship is not very close. However, Bai Mingyu is the most promising successor to the island master of the Bai family. However, there are many conflicts of interest between the person who holds the position and the Bai family headed by Bai Xi. Bai Mingyu's status is of course important.
"Summon Ye Shuitong into Xiaoyao Palace quickly. I want to know how Mingyu died!" Bai Xi's voice was gloomy. At this time, he was like a volcano about to erupt. The genius cultivated by the family fell into the Red Wilderness Secret Realm. He One can imagine his mood.
"Go back to the Supreme Elder, Ye Shuitong and the others are already on their way." Bai Rong said, but he didn't dare to touch Bai Xi's eyes.
The teleportation array of the Red Wilderness Secret Realm was at the bottom of the sea near Xiaoyao Island. Ye Shuitong, Lin Ming and others rushed over after a short adjustment. The teleportation array that sealed time and space inside Xiaoyao Palace lit up with white light.
The first ones to appear were Lin Ming and Ye Shuitong. In addition, there were several close disciples of Ye Shuitong. Under Ye Shuitong's deliberate arrangement, none of the disciples who had a grudge against Lin Ming came in.
All the elders' eyes immediately focused on Ye Shuitong.
"Ye Shuitong!" Bai Xi flew down from the mountain peak where he was and floated three feet away in front of Ye Shuitong.
"The disciple is here."
"Tell me, how did Bai Mingyu die, and who killed him?" As Bai Xi spoke, his eyes swept away sharply, and his aura was emitted invisibly, and Ye Shuitong suddenly felt great pressure.
Lin Ming remained silent next to Ye Shuitong. In fact, he was under greater pressure than Ye Shuitong. Bai Xi's aura was more aimed at him. Not only Bai Xi, but also the Great Elder Xiao Haoqian had his eyes locked on him. Lin Ming's eyes were as sharp as a knife.
"To report to the Supreme Elder, it is difficult to explain in detail what happened during this battle. The disciple has already ordered a battle report to be written on jade slips, please ask the Supreme Elder to read it."
Ye Shuitong said, taking out a dozen jade slips from the Sumeru Ring, all written by Xiao Shuijun, and each elder was given one.
Ye Shuitong understood that at this time, Bai Xi wanted to know who killed Bai Mingyu. If they directly said it was Lin Ming, then Bai Xi would not listen to their subsequent explanation at all. The consequences can be imagined, so with Jade slips are the wisest choice.
But even so, Ye Shuitong was worried about Lin Ming when he saw Bai Xi's reaction. (To be continued...)