Chapter 761: Gradually Approaching

"Who put this book in my hands?"

Ye Lin angrily closed the book.

This Joyous Union Sect really is a demonic sect; they dare to hide any forbidden book. If this were discovered, it would be a capital offense!

After closing the book, Ye Lin continued to browse through the Scripture Depository.

It was just a pity that he never found a sword technique more suitable for him than the Blood Sacrifice Sword Art, and Ye Lin could only give up on it.

Just as he stepped out of the Scripture Depository, Ye Lin bumped straight into Pei Jiuye.

The expression on this Punishment Hall elder was also incomparably grave at this moment.

He grabbed Ye Lin and pulled him to the side.

"Kid, I ask you, you shouldn't have gone to the Thousand Red Cavern recently, right? I want the truth!"

"Of course not!"

Ye Lin shook his head very firmly, thinking that it must be Xue Bingxiao who had started a thorough investigation into who had entered the Thousand Red Cavern.

"I was indeed a bit curious at first about what was in this forbidden area, so I asked Gu Lin to help me open the entrance to the Thousand Red Cavern."

"But I only took one look from the outside, and I was terrified by the terrifying aura inside the Thousand Red Cavern. I didn't dare to go in at all and left immediately."

"Gu Lin can testify to these matters for me. I am willing to swear a Dao oath; if I have spoken a single lie, I am willing to be struck by lightning and die from a five-fold thunderbolt!"

Seeing Ye Lin's attitude so resolute, Pei Jiuye secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Sect Master Xue Bingxiao's attitude was extremely tough.

If Ye Lin had truly gone to the Thousand Red Cavern, even he, the Punishment Elder, would not be able to protect Ye Lin.

"It is best that you haven't gone. Don't run around during this time; the Joyous Union Sect is a bit chaotic!"

After Pei Jiuye warned Ye Lin, he hurried away to investigate the true culprit who had entered the Thousand Red Cavern.

"Take care, Elder Pei!"

Ye Lin watched Pei Jiuye leave.

As for the matter of investigating the true culprit who entered the Thousand Red Cavern, it naturally came to nothing.

After all, the true culprit had been cleared of suspicion by Pei Jiuye at the very first moment.

The sun and moon revolved.

During this period, Ye Lin focused on practicing the Blood Sacrifice Sword Art, bringing this sword technique to perfection.

And as time passed bit by bit, the entire East Profound Domain showed signs of vaguely beginning to boil.

Because the East Profound Sect Grand Competition, held once every five hundred years, had finally reached the time to begin!

When the morning light tore through the pitch-black night like a sharp sword.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Three bell tolls, like the roar of dragons and the cry of phoenixes, resounded throughout the entire East Profound Domain!

Many young cultivators opened their eyes at this moment, their eyes burning with intense fighting spirit.

There were even many flying boats and flying swords cutting through the sky, speeding toward the location where the bell tolls originated.

Along the way, they drew countless cultivators to look up in awe.

The East Profound Sect Grand Competition was undoubtedly a grand event for all the young geniuses of the East Profound Domain.

Those who could participate in the East Profound Sect Grand Competition were the strongest batch of young prodigies from the major sects of the East Profound Domain, and the direction they were heading—

That place was the location of the number one sect in the East Profound Domain, the Ten Thousand Swords Dao Sect!

As the hegemon of the East Profound Domain, a true Imperial Lineage Immortal Sect, the Ten Thousand Swords Dao Sect had sat in this number one position for far too long.

The sects ranked second and third often needed to join forces to have the qualifications to contend with the Ten Thousand Swords Dao Sect.

The Joyous Union Sect was also fully mobilized at this moment.

Ye Lin arrived early at the plaza in front of the main hall to assemble.

After arriving, he even saw a few acquaintances.

The Thousand-Faced Succubus Qu Hongxiao, the Rouge Gu-Girl Yin Luosha, and the Human Cauldron Su Xiaojiu, whom he had once fought, were all among them.

And standing in front of the three of them was a woman holding a sword, with a high nose bridge and an air of heroism.

It stood to reason that this should be the only disciple in the Joyous Union Sect who had stepped into the Soaring Realm and whose bone age did not exceed five hundred years.

The Heart-Severing Sword Master, Bai Li!

This was also the personal disciple of the Unthought Hall Master, Lin Muxi.

Setting aside Ye Lin, the double agent, Bai Li was definitely the disciple with the strongest strength and highest talent in the Joyous Union Sect under five hundred years of bone age.

There were also five other Joyous Union Sect disciples in the Cave Profound Realm; these ten people were everyone from the Joyous Union Sect participating in the East Profound Sect Grand Competition this time.

This East Profound Sect Grand Competition was led by the Joyous Hall Master and Pei Jiuye personally, and many other Joyous Union Sect disciples were also traveling together.

After confirming the list was correct during roll call, the Joyous Union Sect group stepped onto the flying boat and sailed toward the Ten Thousand Swords Dao Sect.

Watching the flying boat turn into a stream of light and depart, many Joyous Union Sect disciples had eyes full of anticipation.

"This time, our Joyous Union Sect will definitely be able to wash away our previous shame!"

"Detonation talismans, powerful aphrodisiacs, naming a flying sword 'Wait a Moment,' and even quenching the flying sword with poison—such insidious methods even we demonic cultivators fall for, let alone those righteous sects."

"Ye Xiehong is simply a natural demonic cultivator saint; just wait and see, Ye Xiehong will definitely give those righteous disciples a big surprise!"

"Hahahaha, with him there, I want to see who in the Longevity Continent dares to look down on us demonic cultivators in the future!"

Many Joyous Union Sect disciples were extremely excited; they only hated that they could not go personally to witness the spectacle.

"Ye Xiehong, do you really have the confidence to enter the top three?"

On the way there, Pei Jiuye could not help but show worry on his face.

Although the Joyous Union Sect had obtained a great opportunity a thousand years ago, and its overall strength had seen a qualitative leap.

But wanting to arm-wrestle with those truly top-tier sects in the East Profound Domain still made Pei Jiuye feel it was a bit of a stretch.

"Don't worry, success or failure, I am determined to obtain the Black Jade Mending Heaven Paste!"

Ye Lin narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Just as the Joyous Union Sect set off, the Immortal Cloud Sect's team also departed.

Xu Minxuan, Zhou Yanyan, and Nie Tianyuan, these top disciples, were among them, and in addition, one of Ye Lin's clones was also here.

The leaders of the Immortal Cloud Sect were the Spirit Peak Master Situ Qi and the Martial Peak Master Jun Chuanxiong.

When the flying swords took to the air and flew into the distance, the Immortal Cloud Sect disciples, like those of the Joyous Union Sect, showed anticipation.

"This Junior Brother Ye Lin is a Forbidden Spiritual Root! Our Immortal Cloud Sect might be able to make another breakthrough this time and rank among the top twenty in the East Profound Domain!"

"It is time to give the East Profound Domain a surprise, and let them see with their own eyes how terrifying a Forbidden Spiritual Root is!"

"Using the Yin-Yang Realm to strike against the Great Perfection of the Cave Profound Realm—this kind of strength will be enough to shock everyone when the time comes!"

The Immortal Cloud Sect disciples discussed among themselves, looking forward to the results of this East Profound Sect Grand Competition coming out as soon as possible.

The Immortal Cloud Sect's flying swords and the Joyous Union Sect's flying boat flew toward the same destination.

The distance between Ye Lin and Ye Xiehong was also getting closer and closer...