From Li Juenian's introduction, Lin Bai learned something about Zhou Xinjun's origins.
Like Li Yuanzong, this person was an orphan. He was first adopted by an inner elder of the Tianshui Sect. Later, he showed extraordinary talent and understanding in the Tianshui Sect and was spotted by the great elder and accepted as a disciple.
Since he became a disciple of the Great Elder and received the resources and training from the Great Elder, Zhou Xinjun's potential was quickly revealed within the Tianshui Sect.
He was once a talented person who aspired to be at the top of the Tianshui Sect's list of Taoist gods.
He started his career earlier than Mu Huaqing, which should be more than 1,500 years ago.
Later, Zhou Xinjun was trapped at the peak of Taoist cultivation, and there was still no sign of breakthrough. The great elder ordered Zhou Xinjun to quit all the chores in the sect and return to the mountains to cultivate.
This journey lasted more than a thousand years.
During these more than a thousand years, Zhou Xinjun had almost no contact with the outside world, and spent many years in seclusion looking for signs of a breakthrough in the realm of Taiyi Daoguo.
After years of hard training, although Zhou Xinjun has not yet entered the realm of Taiyi Daoguo, he has at least touched the threshold.
His cultivation strength should be above Mu Huaqing's.
It is worth mentioning that... Zhou Xinjun and Mu Huaqing were defeated by the Great Elder one after another. The two had a close personal relationship. This time when he heard about Mu Huaqing's death, Zhou Xinjun was furious and entered the mortal world again and appeared in the sect.
Yi Zien returned to the sect this time to report the anomalies in the Demon Refining Tower. He happened to meet Zhou Xinjun and heard that Lin Bai was in the Demon Refining Tower, so he took the initiative to ask for help and came to the Demon Refining Tower.
In front of Tianzhu Peak, Zhou Xinjun met Lin Bai.
When the two met, they were filled with murderous intent!
Buzzing…
Zhou Xinjun stared at Lin Bai with cold eyes, and his whole body involuntarily showed a strong momentum and pressure, like a big mountain, suppressing everyone's shoulders.
Lin Bai's face was calm, and he glanced at Zhou Xinjun. The sword heart in his body was spinning, and traces of sharp sword light spread out from his body, competing with Zhou Xinjun.
Yi Zien and the five generals all knew about the relationship between Zhou Xinjun and Mu Huaqing, and also knew why Zhou Xinjun had such a strong murderous intention after seeing Lin Bai.
But what surprised Yi Zien was...
Just when Zhou Xinjun was putting pressure on Lin Bai, Li Juenian actually appeared in front of Lin Bai and blocked part of the pressure for Lin Bai.
"Junior brother Li Juenian, what do you mean?" Zhou Xinjun stared at Li Juenian who was standing in front of Lin Bai and asked in a cold voice.
"Hasn't Senior Brother Zhou Xinjun been following the Great Elder in the mountains to cultivate? Why did he suddenly come out of seclusion this time? And as soon as he came out of seclusion, he showed such strong murderous intention towards Junior Brother Lin Bai." Li Junian asked coldly.
"Hmph, why do I have such a strong intention to kill Lin Bai? Doesn't Junior Brother Li Juenian know?" Zhou Xinjun's face was serious and his face was ashen.
Li Juenian said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "I am also very shocked and sorry for the death of Senior Brother Mu Huaqing. However, the truth of the matter has not yet been found out, and Junior Brother Lin Bai cannot be sentenced to death based on one person's words."
Zhou Xinjun's face turned cold: "Junior Brother Li Juenian's words mean... you have a close relationship with Junior Brother Lin Bai. Do you want to stand with him and go against me?"
Li Junian said coldly: "Junior brother Lin Bai once said personally that he did not kill senior brother Mu Huaqing. Since he said so, then I believe that he has not done this."
"Hmph! Junior Brother Li Juenian has made his brain stupid because of his spiritual practice. How can a murderer admit that he has committed a murder?" Zhou Xinjun smiled disdainfully.
Li Junian didn't want to talk nonsense with Zhou Xinjun anymore, so he immediately drew out his sword and asked in a cold voice: "What are senior brother Zhou Xinjun's plans? Are we going to rectify junior brother Lin Bai on the spot today?"
Looking at Li Juenian's sword, Zhou Xinjun was stunned. He really did not expect that Li Juenian had such a deep personal relationship with Lin Bai and dared to compete with him face to face for Lin Bai.
"Cough cough cough..."
Just as Li Juenian and Zhou Xinjun were in a stalemate, Taiyi Daoguo elder Zheng Yuan coughed slightly, breaking the serious atmosphere.
Zheng Yuan spoke in a low voice with the dignity of an elder: "We came to the Demon Refining Tower this time to investigate the strangeness in the Demon Refining Tower. You can deal with the rest of the matter slowly after this incident is over."
When the elder spoke, Zhou Xinjun and Li Juenian gave up and calmed down their momentum, no longer fighting each other.
Yi Zien could not help but sigh secretly when he saw Lin Bai and Zhou Xinjun fighting each other. In fact, he had guessed this scene when he heard that Zhou Xinjun was coming to the Demon Refining Tower.
"Lanshui, what's going on here? Why did the bloody corpses from the Ten Thousand Demons Corpse Cave suddenly come here?"
Yi Zien quickly changed the topic, looked at the bloody corpse on the ice field, and asked.
Long Lanshui slowly explained what happened here.
When they heard that Lin Bai and Li Juenian had entered Tianzhu Peak together, and that Lin Bai had also discovered a forbidden being under Tianzhu Peak, both Yi Zien and the elder Zheng Yuan were quite surprised.
Li Junian whispered: "I did not discover the existence of the forbidden creature under Tianzhu Peak, but Junior Brother Lin Bai discovered it."
Everyone looked at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai replied unhurriedly: "That was a woman in red, lying in a golden coffin. I entered that underground palace by mistake, and she had already woken up from the golden coffin."
"If my guess is correct, the Corpse King in the Ten Thousand Demon Corpse Cave and the Black Demon on the Sea Beast Island were all summoned by the woman in red."
Zheng Yuan frowned and said: "If...another demon from the Nine Nether Demon Palace awakens in the Demon Refining Tower, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Demon Refining Tower and the Tianshui Sect."
Lin Bai added another sentence: "And I guess that the woman in red has a high status in the Nine Nether Demon Palace, and she must be more powerful than the Corpse King and the Black Demon."
Hearing Lin Bai's words, everyone's hearts sank again.
Lin Bai added: "This woman's awakening may affect the situation in the Demon Refining Tower!"
"Then what should we do?" Yi Zien looked at Zheng Yuan. He is the person with the highest cultivation level here and the elder of Tianshui Sect. Yi Zien and others will follow his lead.
Zheng Yuan said: "Both Lin Bai and Li Juenian entered Tianzhu Peak, but only Lin Bai discovered the existence of the woman in red. Therefore, we still don't understand the situation inside Tianzhu Peak."
"I still think that we should investigate the situation in Tianzhu Peak before talking."
"The main purpose is to find out whether there is really a forbidden creature under Tianzhu Peak. If there is, what is the strength of this woman's cultivation, and will it have a great impact on the Demon Refining Tower!"
"Now that Lin Bai has found the location of the woman in red, let Lin Bai lead the way. I will follow you to Tianzhu Peak."
"Don't be afraid, even if the woman in red is a strong person in the Nine Nether Demon Palace, she has been sleeping for a hundred thousand years, and even a warrior in the Daluo Daoguo realm has a weak cultivation level."
"As long as I'm here, even if she gets into trouble, I'll keep you safe."