Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 295 - 288 Challenge

Chapter 295: Chapter 288 Challenge

Boom!!!

The flying dagger, along with the translucent shadow that appeared behind him, were both viciously slashed, the enormous force deforming his body as if a train had smashed it.

As he was flung backwards midair, he spewed fresh blood, which scattered along his trajectory, and by the time he hit the ground in the distance, he was utterly silent.

"Who is the strongest in the Heavenly Dao Sect? Call him out," Lin Xin demanded, his tone nonchalant as he slung the saber over his shoulder.

"What is your intention!?" The two figures floating midair were somewhat alarmed. The man who had just been slain by a single strike was almost of the same cultivation level as them, had a protective magic artifact as well, but was still killed with a single strike. They reckoned the outcome would be the same if it were them.

"I heard there’s a Heaven’s Will Saber here with considerable strength. I’ve specifically come to challenge it!" Lin Xin had planned this response in advance, believing that appearing as a madman who challenges others for the sake of cultivation practice was the safest approach. There would likely be more similar scenarios in the future, and this kind of identity role would be the most convenient, allowing him to charge up and fight without needing much reasoning or idle chatter.

"The Sect Leader is not present right now. If you have a message, we can relay it on your behalf..." The two guardians of the sect were clearly frightened.

"Not present?" Lin Xin looked around, noticing layers of formation lights constantly being triggered, covering the surface of the estate. The disciples who had been thrown back by his strike had also retreated into the formation, watching him with trembling fear.

"Is this the extent of the Heavenly Dao Sect’s strength?" He sounded somewhat disappointed.

"If my father were here, he would ensure you’re splattered within five steps!" A beautiful young girl clad in a white fox fur coat couldn’t help but shout angrily.

Tears were still on her face, indicating that she might have been distressed by someone Lin Xin accidentally hurt or killed when he made his move.

"Oh?"

Lin Xin stared at her intensely, his gaze fixed through his mask.

"Who is your father?"

"My father is the Sect Leader of this sect, Heaven’s Will Saber!" the girl said with hatred, "You killed my future husband. From this day onwards, the Heavenly Dao Sect will never cease until you are dead!"

"Your fiancé? The one who just attempted to ambush me?" Lin Xin asked casually.

"If it weren’t for the fact that our sect’s strong members had gone to the Pigeon Cave, how could we tolerate your arrogance here!" Another elder with an ashen face approached the girl, while the rest of the disciples, as if facing a formidable enemy, also stared intensely at Lin Xin from behind the formation.

"Arrogance?" Lin Xin grinned, "You haven’t seen true arrogance yet."

He raised his saber, and strands of spiritual energy slowly began to converge around him, the pinkish spiritual energy gathering into his curved saber, tainting the originally silver blade into a faint bloody hue.

A heavy spiritual pressure spread out around him, gradually expanding to cover dozens of meters before slowly stopping.

The surrounding airflow accelerated, and gusts of fierce wind whipped up.

"In three days, if the Heaven’s Will Saber does not come to see me," Lin Xin slowly gripped the saber blade with both hands, a harsh red light filled his eyes.

Hum...

The saber began to vibrate violently. The spiritual energy blazed like flames, pulsating.

"The Heavenly Dao Sect will be struck off the list!"

Before he finished speaking, he fiercely slashed the blade forward.

A transparent, twisted mass began to form at the tip of the blade, growing larger and more plentiful, swirling and compressing like clear water.

Until it was taller than a person, the twisted sphere suddenly burst forward.

Hum!!!

With a fierce and terrifying invisible fluctuation, the blade torrent exploded from the tip, violently rushing towards the Heavenly Dao Sect estate.

All the stones and debris on the ground were instantaneously pulverized. The formation light screens covering the estate’s surface resisted for only a moment before being violently shattered.

The gates and walls were entirely crushed into fine sand-like powder.

The shockwave surged into the courtyard, flower beds, rockeries, houses, everything was utterly destroyed and reduced to rubble.

The entire estate, from the main gate to the back yard, was forcibly penetrated by the invisible sonic wave of this strike, abruptly leaving a blade-sculpted empty path in the middle.

Strangely, everyone from the Heavenly Dao Sect, including the Sect Leader’s daughter, stood unharmed in the center of this path, unaffected by the sonic wave. They did not even have a scratch.

But all the Heavenly Dao Sect disciples were completely subdued by this one strike, showcasing the might at the peak of the Intent Level, the enormous destructive power that a Golden Core Taoist Master level could unleash.

The daughter of the Heaven’s Will Saber stood there, her body shaking violently. At that instant, she almost thought she was going to die; after she had tightly closed her eyes, she found herself utterly unharmed, but the surrounding scene of disaster left her completely paralyzed, unable to gather her strength.

Crack!

Underneath the crisp sound,

The young girl shuddered, suddenly feeling a warmth below, and a faint smell of urine spread.

The crisp sound came from Lin Xin’s side, his blade suddenly shattering with a rattle, he scoffed as he glanced at the girl and decisively turned to leave.

The Heavenly Dao Sect people were all stunned, the several Intent Level masters among them went pale and dared not move a muscle. The power gap between intents was also extremely large; not only the girl and ordinary disciples, but these powerful masters were also terrified by his strike.

"Notify the Sect Master immediately!!!"

Shortly after Lin Xin had left, a shrill voice pierced the sky.

By this time, he had already reached the Mountain Gate Archway, where the Formation membrane had disappeared, and the entrance was desolately empty, with no one in sight.

Tranquilly stepping out of the Mountain Gate, Lin Xin’s movement technique unfolded, and in a few flashes, he had disappeared into the forest.

The strength he had used was barely at the peak of the Intent Level, which equated to a Taoist Master Level, employing a sonar attack from the Jiuchen Tune that he had never used before. Its formidable power was truly terrifying at this time.

The Jiuchen Tune deserved its reputation as a combat-oriented Body Cultivation Technique from the Youfu, which, when combined with layered Spiritual Energy, produced power equivalent to the Golden Core Realm with mere ordinary moves. It was nearly comparable to the moves of the Heart Eye Sword Path and enabled precise control of the affected targets, making it very convenient for deterrence.

The next step was to wait for the results.

He hadn’t exerted too much strength so that Heaven’s Will Saber might slightly underestimate him. If the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect could not even reach the peak of the Intent Level, which equals Fourth Grade strength, then this sect wouldn’t have survived for so long nor would it have safeguarded Cave Heaven treasures without damage.

Therefore, to protect the foundations of the sect, Heaven’s Will Saber must inevitably make an appearance to restore its reputation.

He would likely show himself willingly after three days.

First, to test his strength, if inadequate, he would end it with a single strike, but if the challenge was stronger, careful planning would be necessary to prevent any surprise disappearing acts.

As Lin Xin walked in the forest, he suddenly felt that all his previous intricate planning didn’t compare to resolving the issue directly with decisive action. Just earlier at the Heavenly Dao Sect, he had killed a cultivator of significant Heart Level. The rest were probably only injured, not dead, because he hadn’t used the Red Flower Sword, so their flesh was still intact without any special withering effects from being devoured.

Heart Level power was too weak, so naturally, there was no significant increase in cultivation.

"It seems only by killing those at the peak of Intent Level could there be a possible increase in power ratio. This way of gaining power is too slow... but excessively rampant Slaughter on the surface is not possible, in case it attracts top masters without any means of escape. It seems I need to head to the Youfu again."

He pondered and finally felt that the freedom to engage in Slaughter was much greater in Youfu; however, the Two-Faced Kingdom no longer had any effect, and he needed to switch to a new dominion.

"Three days of time..."

He found an open area to touchdown, took out flint from his Storage Bag, and gathered some dry twigs to start a campfire.

He also took out spices and pre-prepared cans of dried rations and oil.

Leaping into the air, he circled the area a few times, caught a few wild rabbits, skinned them, removed their innards, cleaned them, then set them up to roast, continuously basting them with aromatic oil and spices.

"Just perfect, three days here can almost stretch to a month in Youfu. Wait a minute!! Red Leaf Sword Master gave me fruits that could sustain for five years, but if I consume them in Youfu, could I extend the five years due to time flow differences?" A sudden thought crossed his mind.

After quickly roasting and consuming the rabbit meat, feeling somewhat replenished in his stomach and restocking some rations, Lin Xin took out the long-unused Demon Talisman Seed.

The sleek black Demon Talisman Seed was carefully rubbed in his hands several times. He finally slowly injected Spiritual Energy into it.

A black carriage noiselessly appeared behind him.

"It’s been a long time since I visited...." Lin Xin felt a bit nostalgic, took one last glance at the fire, waved his hand to extinguish it, and with a slight flash, directly seated himself in the carriage; the door slowly closed.

The corpse was still on the side, inside, it was the same as always with no special changes.

He looked at several red Rune marks on the inner wall of the carriage, from left to right, the first was Noodle People Country, and the second was Two-Faced Kingdom. The third one, an unknown red point, had appeared a long time ago, but Lin Xin had never pressed it because pressing it might lead to a new country.

"Let’s give it a try, can I return to the original place after going to a new place?" he mused for a moment, then pressed the Noodle People Country’s red Rune.

The carriage immediately started moving, speeding away.

Faint whooshing sounds of air currents came from outside the carriage.

Quite swiftly, in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the carriage slowly stopped. After a slight jolt, it was stable.

Lin Xin opened the carriage door, finding himself right above a bustling street.

As he opened the door, he saw large groups of Noodle People below, bustling in the streets. These long-missed folks were jubilantly celebrating, perhaps a festival or an event, with drumming, singing, dancing, and lines of red-flagged groups marching through the streets.

"I can come back." Lin Xin confirmed this fact, then closed the carriage door again. In such a scene, unless he killed all the Noodle People present, it would be impossible to locate and conceal the Demon Talisman Seed. When he had left this place, it was because Demon Talisman Seeds had become increasingly difficult to obtain here. A single Demon Talisman Seed often came at a high cost, plus there were extremely powerful masters personally guarding it. Its appearance might immediately be noticed, leading to being surrounded and attacked.

He pressed the Two-Faced Kingdom’s red point Rune once again.

The carriage accelerated again, moving forward once more.

Soon, the carriage door opened again, revealing the interior of a palace in the Two-Faced Kingdom, a magnificent palace where Pu Du Sheng was sitting on the throne, meditating, his brows furrowed as if struggling with something.

Lin Xin did not immediately descend but gently pressed the last red point Rune from inside the carriage.

The carriage door closed, and it instantly started moving again.

This time seemed different from the previous ones.

Faint sounds of wind and thunder roared outside, and looking through the cracks of the carriage, one could see a pathway made of colorful halos through which the carriage was rapidly traveling.

Soon, after the time it took to drink one cup of tea, the carriage slowly halted, the slight tremor indicating a stable stop.

The carriage door slowly opened.

Lin Xin was about to look outside to survey the scene, but as soon as his gaze fell on the external environment, his expression suddenly stiffened.