Chapter 9: If you want to fight, I'll fight with you!

Upon hearing that Tiehai Tang was indeed the daughter of the leader of the Demon Slaying Alliance, Lin Bai was overjoyed.

"Really?" Lin Bai asked.

Tiehai Tang laughed, "Absolutely!"

"That's great. Miss, could you possibly help me get in and guide me into the Demon Slaying Alliance?"

If he was guided in by Tiehai Tang, perhaps Lin Bai would be able to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble when entering the Demon Slaying Alliance.

"That is, of course possible. You possess such a high level of martial art cultivation and unpredictable sword skills. You will be ranked among the core martial artists as soon as you join the Demon Slaying Alliance!" Tiehai Tang exclaimed joyously.

"Our Demon Slaying Alliance could definitely use someone as chivalrous as yourself!"

Tiehai Tang laughed genuinely.

Lin Bai shook his hand, "Haha, I am no chivalrous figure, and I have no interest in becoming a core disciple either. I only desire the map of the Qingling Mountain range and the locations of all demon beasts."

"That is, of course, possible, but the map is the lifeline of our Demon Slaying Alliance and cannot be accessed by anyone other than core martial artists," Tiehai Tang warned him.

"I see, alright then. All is as you say, miss." Lin Bai agreed with a nod.

"Right, we'll head back to the Demon Slaying Alliance shortly, but now, I need to deal with these nuisances!" Tiehai Tang said lively.

"Nuisances?"

Lin Bai asked confusedly.

He then looked up to see that the martial artists of the Qingtian Alliance, who had heard fighting sounds from the forest, were hurrying back.

As soon as they came back, they saw Qin Xiang's lifeless body lying on the ground.

"Young Alliance Leader, what happened to you?"

"Ah! The Young Alliance Leader is dead!"

The martial artists from the Qingtian Alliance were scared stiff, drenching themselves in sweat.

"Qin Xiang is dead. You bootlickers can continue licking his boots in Hell!" Tiehai Tang pulled a three-metre-long Blazing Flame Spear out from her wrist.

With a sweep of her spear, she killed several Qingtian Alliance martial artists on the spot!

"Where did she pull that weapon from!"

"Could it be… a storage space!" Lin Bai was shocked.

Lin Bai also joined the fight, and together with Tiehai Tang, they quickly killed all of the Qingtian Alliance's martial artists.

Tiehai Tang walked up to Qin Xiang's body, removed a silver ring from his wrist, and tossed it to Lin Bai, "This was Qin Xiang's storage ring. Since you were the one who killed him, it's yours. Immerse your consciousness into it to open the storage ring."

"Thank you," Lin Bai said, holding the silver ring tightly and stroking it affectionately.

Lin Bai had heard that there were extraordinary people in this world who could create space for storage.

And he had just witnessed Tiehai Tang demonstrating this storage space, which stoked the fire within him. He was secretly resolved to acquire such a device for himself, little did he know, he would obtain one so soon.

"So this is a storage space. I just thought it was a plain decorative ring," Lin Bai chuckled. Indeed, when he killed Qin Xiang, he did not recognize the exceptional feature of the ring. It was modest and unremarkable. He presumed it to be just an ornament, only to realize that it was a storage space!

"Let's go, I'll take you to the Demon Slaying Alliance."

"Alright."

Lin Bai and Tiehai Tang, with their light-hearted banter, headed towards the Demon Slaying Alliance.

In the Qingling Mountain range, a massive mountain range split the area into the southeast.

The south was the territory of the Demon Slaying Alliance and the east was the territory of the Qingtian Alliance. Neither crossed into the other's territory.

However, it was public knowledge that the Qingtian Alliance desired to obliterate the Demon Slaying Alliance. Over the years, the two alliances were embroiled in relentless disputes.

In the southern mountain range, a massive natural canyon hollowed by humans formed numerous cave mansions; the location of the Demon Slaying Alliance's mountain gate.

"The young lady is back!"

"Young lady, who's this handsome man? I hope he isn't a gigolo you picked up!"

"Speak nonsense and risk your mouth being torn apart by this auntie!" Tiehai Tang glared fiercely at the man who was mocking her.

Her cheeks blushed as she glanced at Lin Bai and said, "Don't worry about them; these warriors are just joking around."

"I know. Besides, if you, a young lady, aren't bothered by it, why should I?" Lin Bai chuckled.

"Just ahead is my father's cave mansion. I'll go inform him about the Qingtian Alliance affairs."

"The Qingtian Alliance is becoming more and more outrageous. I swear I won't let this matter drop just like that!"

Tiehai Tang gritted her teeth and spat fire from her eyes.

"Alright, I'll wait here for you!" Lin Bai replied, smiling.

"Okay."

Tiehai Tang then entered the cave mansion.

Standing in the canyon, Lin Bai scanned around. He watched as warriors came and went from the cave mansions embedded in the canyon walls on both sides.

The area was bustling with noise. Warriors in their leisure time were joking around and messing with each other, but there was no bad blood among them.

All the warriors here seemed to belong to one big family.

"Most of these warriors don't belong to wealthy families or aren't disciples of any famous families. They are mostly liabilities, licking blood off the blade to survive. They have no family, no connections, but here, they find warmth in each other. This place has truly given them a new home!" Lin Bai said, somewhat envious.

Ever since the awakening of the Lin Family's Martial Soul, even though Lin Bai hadn't mentioned leaving his family, he no longer felt that he belonged there.

Speaking of which, apart from his sword and his father whose whereabouts were unknown, Lin Bai was all alone.

"Brother Qi Sheng is back!"

Just as Lin Bai was expressing his feelings, warriors at the entrance of the canyon suddenly began to approach, surrounding a certain warrior.

Lin Bai saw that this warrior had sharp eyes like that of an eagle, charming eyebrows, and lips as bright as his teeth, yet he bore a treacherous look. He didn't seem like a good person at all.

"Brother Qi Sheng, you've gathered such a bounty this time. A flame tiger with martial arts of the fifth level, a gloomy panther with martial arts of the fourth level, and even a flying sparrow at the martial arts sixth level!"

"Wow!"

"Did Brother Qi Sheng kill a flying sparrow of the martial arts sixth level?"

"Brother Qi Sheng killed a flying sparrow at the martial arts sixth level which means he has the qualifications to be part of the core martial artists!"

"Brother Qi Sheng is probably looking to apply to become one of the core martial artists now that he's back."

Qi Sheng walked towards the entrance of the Alliance Leader's Mansion amidst the envious looks of other warriors. Seeing Lin Bai standing at the entrance with a calm expression on his face, he stopped advancing.

Seeing Qi Sheng approaching, Lin Bai smiled politely and greeted him.

However, it seemed that Qi Sheng was displeased because Lin Bai didn't show the same envious gaze as the other warriors. He shot a cold look at Lin Bai and icily asked, "Who are you, and why are you loitering here?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai, amused, thought Qi Sheng was quite prickly.

However, since this was his first time here and he didn't want any trouble, Lin Bai replied, "I am a friend of Miss Tiehai Tang. I am here to join the Demon Slaying Alliance and to be part of the core disciples."

"Haha, nonsense! You must be a spy sent by the Qingtian Alliance. Villain, eat my fist!" Without any need to elaborate, Qi Sheng coldly articulated, rushed towards Lin Bai and swung a punch at him.

The punch came rushing in. If it were to hit Lin Bai, it would likely cause him to spit blood!

"Huh?" Lin Bai was outrageously angry. He sidestepped, and with a "clang," his spirit sword was out, and the bloody sword swung up against Qi Sheng.

The sword slashed Qi Sheng's upper garment into pieces.

He didn't like Qi Sheng, just like Qi Sheng didn't like him. Lin Bai was infuriated at Qi Sheng's sudden attack.

"You dare to hurt me. Today, I must kill you, the spy!" Qi Sheng roared in fury. A violent aura erupted from him, as if he wanted to suppress and defeat Lin Bai through sheer force alone!

"How dare anyone offend me! Do you think I'm easy to bully because I'm a newcomer? If you want to fight, I'll accompany you!"

Lin Bai also had a strong sense of pride. How could he stand this humiliation!

He immediately drew his sword and faced him!

Just when a great battle was about to break out, a deep voice from within the Mansion called out, "Stop!"