The Sword Firmament Pavilion calmed down after the bell dissipated, but that was only the beginning of the uproar created by Lin Yun.

“The Alliance-Union Battle?” Lin Yun heard about it when he returned to Locket Mountain.

“That’s right. It will take place two months from now and the sect will reward us based on the rankings. FIghting for the top three isn’t imperative, but it’ll be troublesome if we can’t make it into the top ten,” explained Xin Yan.

“If ...