At this moment, Wan Wuyin''s complexion was at its most unsightly, only to see his face alternating between bright red and a purplish hue, a most peculiar sight indeed.

Even though the members of the Lin Family did not speak, their eyes kept glancing over at him.

It was as if they were looking at a clown!

This, more than any spoken mockery, infuriated him further.

Yet at this moment, he could not rebut, and could only swell up angrily, his chest heaving like an ugly toad.

"The Lin Family is really something, that Spirit Light!"

"Of course they are, the swordsmanship he comprehended, I fear it won''t take many years for him to have a smooth journey on the path of Sword Dao!"

"That''s natural, he is, after all, a registered disciple of the Zi Xuan Hermit!" In the viewing stands, people also started discussing, full of praise.

Although they had previously held disdain, they had not opened their mouths in mockery, and now they spoke with full intent to praise.

For cultivators, flattering the powerful has never been reserved; they hadn''t mocked before, and doing so now would not seem abrupt, nor would it cause them to blush.

"Their Spirit Light is diminishing..." someone else discovered a shocking scene.

"Maybe it''s because the Spirit Light of the Lin Family cultivator is too dazzling!" someone hesitated, voicing a guess.

However, the next moment, Wan Qing''s Spirit Platform suddenly became dim and lightless, on the verge of disappearing.

"There''s someone who has finished comprehending!"

"It''s Wan Qing of the Wanjian Sect!"

At this moment, Wan Wuyin wished he could find a hole to burrow into.

Disappearance of Spirit Light signifies the end of comprehension.

Naturally, this does not mean enlightenment to perfection or early success, but rather a sign of poor comprehension, akin to Lin Shiming''s long inability to begin.

Although this was Wan Wuyin''s first visit to the Spirit Beast Sect, they did not have the audacity to claim they had completed their comprehension.

With Wan Qing''s departure, the other cultivators continued their contemplation undisturbed.

And Lin Shiming at this moment, was unaware of the whispers in the outside world.

This moment, his vision was filled with various Grass Swords of Heaven-Slaying.

The entire sky, like a falling curtain, was torn apart and shattered by the swords made of grass.

Thunder rumbled on the horizon, seeming to punish these Grass Swords, but the next moment, they were relentlessly severed by countless Grass Swords.

Of course, Wan Qing was an exception, as his expression was somewhat unsightly at this moment.

As the nine had completed their comprehension, nine new branches emerged from the body of the White Pine Spirit Tree, sending each of them down from the tree.

Hermit San Ye also stood up and led the group out.

"Lin Young Friend, I wonder if you could spare a moment for a talk later!"

Lin Shiming involuntarily changed his expression, sensing the communication within his mind, then turned toward the retreating figure of Hermit San Ye.

As the latter led the way as usual, Lin Shiming was naturally anxious at the moment.

He did not know whether Hermit San Ye meant to meet with every individual.

But he could not refuse!

Lin Shiming nodded his head to indicate his response, his heart filled with regret at that moment, yet at the same time, he thought that surely the White Pine Spirit Tree in deep seclusion knew nothing of what he had done, otherwise, it would never allow him to act so recklessly.

Hermit San Ye, leading the nine, arrived at a grand hall and then spoke.

"My young friends, you have now received the Nine-Leaf Dao Enlightenment from our Sect. The matter with the demonic sect is for now concluded, but you are still expected to fulfill a task within your capacities for our Sect in the next ten years. This will be communicated to each of you in due time," Hermit San Ye stated indifferently.

He then handed over the Spirit Contracts to be signed by each individual and affiliated with their respective Sects.

Lin Shiming received the Spirit Contract, and finding it to be the Qing Xuan Spirit Contract with no other bindings apart from a single task, nodded and signed.

Only then, with a wave of Hermit San Ye''s hand, did the group disperse one by one.

Only Lin Shiming hesitated for a moment, surprised that Hermit San Ye truly intended to speak with him alone!

In that instant, his mind raced, reviewing the entire enlightenment process again.

Should anything be discovered, he was certain that it was his slipup that had been noticed.

In the face of such an ancient being now, he must understand where his oversight lay to grasp even a sliver of advantage.

"Lin Family Young Friend, may I ask if you have joined a Sect?" Hermit San Ye inquired casually.

Hermit San Ye''s words instantly filled Lin Shiming with a bittersweet feeling.

"Replying to the Hermit Senior, Shiming is a nominal disciple of Zi Xuan Hermit!"

Lin Shiming answered honestly, his inner anxiety increasing even further. Hermit San Ye inviting him to join the Spirit Beast Sect was not a good sign.

If it were any other Hermit, he might have been able to decline on the grounds of being Zi Xuan Hermit''s nominal disciple, but Hermit San Ye was evidently powerful, matching Zi Xuan Hermit and holding a significant position within the Spirit Beast Sect.

"Oh, is that so? Then, young friend, could you tell me how you were able to draw upon the Enlightenment Spirit Light?"