After bidding farewell to Bai Yi, Lin Yun and Gong Ming returned to Spiritwood Peak. The two were guest deacons, so they had also gotten closer after the episode back in the Nightcloud Hall. Back when Lin Yun sat on Gu Teng’s ‘reserved’ seat, everyone laughed at him, excluding Bai Yi and Gong Ming.

Lin Yun benefited greatly from the fight with Gu Teng, especially Gu Teng’s Mountain Shatter Fist. He learned that the foundation of a quasi-overlord force could suppress his ...