After saying that to Jiang Yuebai, Lu Nanzhi turned to Lin Xiangtian amid the puzzled and inquiring gazes of everyone. Although she was clearly just a child who had not yet entered the Tao, she exuded the aura of a superior that made people dare not face her directly and only want to bow down to her.
Lin Xiangtian couldn't help but want to step back, wanting to avoid Lu Nanzhi's cold gaze, but as a Jindan elder, no matter how afraid he was of the Lu family, he couldn't lose face in front of so many people.
"Manager Hong," Lu Nanzhi spoke slowly, looking at Lin Xiangtian, but talking to Hong Tao next to him.
"Now that everyone has been gathered today and it is time to start the Ascension Stage, why should we continue to delay?"
"this… "
Hong Tao's scalp tightened and he looked at Lin Xiangtian cautiously. He naturally wanted to start ascending to the immortal level immediately, but he was only an outer sect disciple in charge and could not afford to offend anyone.
Lin Xiangtian had already figured out the situation. He glanced at Jiang Yuebai, who was clutching the token behind Lu Nanzhi, and said with a smile, "Please don't blame me, young lady. I am sorry for not recognizing you."
After saying that, Lin Xiangtian turned to Hong Tao again and straightened his back.
"Manager Hong, please choose another person with five spiritual roots and replace me, a junior with three spiritual roots."
As they were talking, many of the children in the group behind the crowd subconsciously clenched their tokens and stepped back in fear, afraid that what had just happened to Jiang Yuebai would happen to them again.
"Let's see who dares!"
Lu Nanzhi shouted softly, frightening Lin Suiwan so much that he shivered and hid behind Lin Xiangtian.
Once upon a time, Lu Nanzhi stood in front of the mountain gate, adhering to the principle of not getting involved, and watched coldly as Xiaobai was bullied by Lin Xiangtian, and the token that belonged to her was taken away.
Later, she and Xiaobai became close friends, and whenever she thought of that incident, she always felt uncomfortable.
During this period of time, because he had entered the Void Refining Stage, past events would always involuntarily emerge in his mind, and Lu Nanzhi had thought about it carefully.
She felt uncomfortable, firstly because that was Xiaobai, her most cared friend, and she regretted not lending a helping hand when Xiaobai needed help the most.
Second, she suppressed her true feelings and broke her bottom line.
While working in the Lu Corporation, she had seen too many intrigues and deceptions, witnessed many tragedies, wanted to help but was powerless, and even caused herself to be punished. In the end, her heart gradually turned cold and she became a selfish and indifferent person.
It has nothing to do with me, so I'm too lazy to even take a look at it.
Until she met Xiaobai, her carefree and fearless happiness cast a ray of light into her gloomy life.
Although he has a life-and-death feud with Lin Xiangtian, Xiaobai is not blinded by hatred. He does not regard revenge as his whole life. He sticks to his original intention and bottom line, keeps a pure heart, and relies on himself to make a name for himself.
As a bystander, Lu Nanzhi felt that if the same thing happened to her, she would be able to do it as well as Xiaobai, or even better than Jiang Yuebai.
But, she didn't!
The revenge for her father's murder made her willing to become a demon and massacre innocent people. Only then did she realize how difficult it was to maintain the bottom line and keep her original intention under such circumstances.
If it weren't for Xiaobai's trust from beginning to end and the helping hand in the end, she would have already degenerated into a demon by then.
Why couldn't she keep her original intention? Lu Nanzhi thought about it for a long time before realizing that her original intention had been lost from the very beginning, in front of the mountain gate of Tianyan Sect.
When she saw Xiaobai suffering and Lin Xiangtian abusing his power for personal gain, she was already resentful in her heart. Although she was able to help, she suppressed herself and told herself not to cause trouble. In the end, she watched coldly and allowed the good in her heart to be suppressed by evil.
Perhaps, the seeds of her becoming possessed by the devil had been planted since then, or even earlier when she was in the Lu family.
So during this period of time, she always dreamed of the past. In her dreams, she had parents who loved her and were willing to protect her, and they never blamed her brothers and sisters.
She did not get engaged to Fang because of her spiritual body, and she was able to help Xiaobai according to her heart in front of the Tianyan Sect's mountain gate to protect the righteousness in her heart.
This dream is her last chance to save herself.
Lin Xiangtian didn't know what Lu Nanzhi meant. He had no hatred or grudge against anyone from the Lu family in the sect, so he didn't know why Lu Nanzhi was targeting him.
Lu Nanzhi took out the token given by her father from her arms and threw it to Hong Tao.
"Go and invite Master Ying Huai from my Lu clan, and invite the Grand Elder as well. I want to see if the rules set by the Grand Elder can be broken at will by a Jindan Elder!"
"You missed the selection time, but you want to take advantage of the loophole and forcibly occupy someone else's place. This is destroying someone's immortal path. Elder Lin, aren't you afraid of being punished by heaven?"
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap sounded above Lin Xiangtian's head, which was very appropriate, and scared Lin Xiangtian so much that he trembled all over.
Lu Nanzhi frowned in confusion, looked up at the sky, and then glanced at Jiang Yuebaibai who had been very quiet behind him.
Seeing that Jiang Yuebai didn't seem to be abnormal, she withdrew her gaze suspiciously.
However, Jiang Yuebai's mouth corners curled up slightly, but he quickly stopped it, and continued to protect his token with a frightened look, and took a few steps closer to Lu Nanzhi.
Lin Xiangtian looked unhappy. Without waiting for Hong Tao to really take the token to invite the Grand Elder, he laughed dryly and said, "It's just a small matter. Why bother the Grand Elder to come forward? It's Lin who missed the time today. In this case, Lin will not delay you."
Lin Xiangtian took the initiative to give in, and Lin Suiwan looked at him pleadingly. Lin Xiangtian was very upset, but he had no choice but to force Lin Suiwan to leave in a hurry.
If he fails to join the sect this time, Lin Suiwan can only become a casual cultivator first. Five years later, he can participate in the Tianyan Sect's entrance examination as a casual cultivator. However, it will be much more difficult than it is now. Even if he passes the examination, it will be difficult to get good treatment at the beginning.
Lin Xiangtian thought he was powerful, but his power was nothing compared to Lu Nanzhi.
Those who exploit power will eventually have everything crushed by power.
After Lin Xiangtian left, Hong Tao breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the time, and hurriedly urged everyone to go up the steps to immortality.
Lu Nanzhi took out a medicine bottle from her purse, poured out a small green pill, and handed it to Jiang Yuebai.
"Eat it, and your injury will heal instantly. After a while..."
Lu Nanzhi glanced at the misty stairs to heaven with hope in his eyes.
"No matter what, I'll just have to climb eighteen more steps. Just eighteen more steps will be enough."
Xiaobai had climbed to the eighty-first step before, and was only eighteen steps away from the ninety-nine steps to enter the inner gate.
Even in her dreams, she hoped that Xiaobai could enter the inner gate, so that they could live in the same courtyard, take classes together, practice martial arts together, and cultivate together.
Lin Xiangtian didn't dare to bear a grudge against her, but he would definitely vent his anger on Xiaobai. As long as he was by her side, she would be able to protect Xiaobai.
This is what she has always wanted to do. She also wants to protect Xiaobai instead of always being protected by Xiaobai.
Protecting Xiaobai is also protecting the remaining light in her heart.
Lu Nanzhi brushed away the messy hair on Jiang Yuebai's face, looked at her deeply, turned around and walked up the stairs to heaven.
(End of this chapter)