The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1297 - 1295: Aurora Realm!

Chapter 1297: Chapter 1295: Aurora Realm!

Lin Bai tossed the sword to Gujian Yun and returned to his place beside the wine jug, sitting down to continue his drinking.

Gujian Yun stood there dazed, his mind echoing with the sword strike Lin Bai had just executed.

From a distance, Gu Hai and Gu Qingyun.

Gu Hai exclaimed, "Patriarch, was that ’Immortal’s Guide’ from the ’Ancient Sword Skill’ Dongfang Bai just used?"

"But why was its power so formidable?"

Gu Qingyun said, "Indeed, it was the first technique of the ’Ancient Sword Skill,’ the Immortal’s Guide. However, he merely copied its form without its essence."

"Yet why is it that his mere imitation is stronger than even Sword Yun’s execution?"

Both Gu Hai and Gu Qingyun were utterly astonished.

"Could it be that he has comprehended it?" After his shock, Gu Qingyun’s gaze shifted slightly, and he immediately took a step forward, vanishing from the pavilion, to appear in Lin Bai’s courtyard.

Lin Bai sat on the ground, looking at the suddenly appearing Gu Qingyun and smiled, "Head of the Gu Family, I thought you would watch for a while longer."

"Father."

Gujian Yun ran to Gu Qingyun’s side.

Gu Qingyun glanced at Gujian Yun and approached Lin Bai, giving a fist-and-palm salute, "Mr. Lin, could it be that you have discerned the mysteries within the ’Ancient Sword Skill’?"

Lin Bai smiled, "The words I said just now were heard by the Head of the Gu Family as well, do I need to elaborate further?"

Gu Qingyun frowned and said, "Then according to Mr. Lin, the ’Ancient Sword Skill’ should not be combined with the Earth Realm, but with the Gale Realm?"

Lin Bai shook his head and said, "It should not be the Gale Realm either, but another rare realm!"

"Ah! Such unique realm-based swordplay indeed makes for a particularly vexing cultivation."

Lin Bai shook his head as he spoke.

Realm-based swordplay could also be referred to as realm-based martial arts!

This specific realm-based swordplay requires the sword moves to align with a particular realm to unleash its full potential.

However, realm-based martial arts are scarce, almost as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

But once a warrior masters them, their power is indeed tremendously strong!

Gu Qingyun looked at Lin Bai and said faintly, "Since Mr. Lin has seen through it, could you please enlighten us..."

"Our Gu Family will surely present you with generous gifts."

Eagerness filled Gu Qingyun’s eyes.

This could be an opportunity for the Gu Family’s rise!

Having thought long and hard, Lin Bai said, "This sword technique contains within it the essence of something elusive and intangible. This realm is definitely not wind; this realm is far more mysterious and traceless than wind!"

"But Head of the Gu Family, you want me to recognize its realm just by watching Gujian Yun perform the technique a few times—I am shallow in my learning and truly cannot accomplish that!"

Lin Bai spoke lightly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyun’s brows furrowed, "More elusive and intangible than the gale... What realm could it be?"

"Mr. Dongfang, if I were to entrust you with the ’Ancient Sword Skill’ for your cultivation, could you perhaps perceive its realm?"

Gu Qingyun looked at Lin Bai with curiosity.

Lin Bai shook his head and said, "Head of the Gu Family, I am not a member of your Gu Family, and since the ’Ancient Sword Skill’ is your family’s ultimate technique, it would not be proper for me to cultivate it."

Gu Qingyun said, "Mr. Dongfang, you have a basic understanding of the Gu Family’s situation."

"If our family loses the eligibility for the next spot at this year’s All Nations Disciple Recruitment Conference—"

"Then the Gu Family will truly lose its foundation in Huanglong City!"

"Perhaps, then, the Du Clan will ally with all the families in Huanglong City to devour the Gu Family, and the ’Ancient Sword Skill’ will still fall into the hands of others!"

"Why not entrust it to Mr. Dongfang to ponder now, and perhaps the Gu Family may still have a chance of survival!"

"Please Mr. Dongfang, do not hesitate to accept!"

Gu Qingyun stated firmly.

After speaking, Gu Qingyun took out a yellowed sheepskin ancient scroll from his storage bag and placed it in front of Lin Bai.

Lin Bai pondered for a long while, indeed he was somewhat interested in the ’Ancient Sword Skill!’

Since Gu Qingyun had already brought it out himself, Lin Bai said, "Well then, I will do my best!"

Gu Qingyun said, "Good, I’ll rely on you, Mr. Lin."

"Sword Yun, you should go down and rest."

"Do not disturb Mr. Lin while he is contemplating the technique,"

Gu Qingyun instructed.

Gujian Yun obediently nodded his head, his eyes filled with anticipation as he looked at Lin Bai, hoping that Lin Bai could decipher the secret within.

Lin Bai took the ’Ancient Sword Skill’ and read it carefully, page by page.

When he turned to the last page, Lin Bai suddenly discovered that it had been destroyed: "The final pages should have contained the cultivation realms, but for some reason, someone has destroyed them."

"No wonder the Gu Family has had to take so many detours!"

Lin Bai flipped through "Ancient Sword Skill" several times, memorizing all of its sword techniques and mental methods!

"Ancient Sword Skill" consisted of only five sword techniques!

The first technique: Immortal’s Guide!

The second technique: Thousand Miles in a Line!

The third technique: All Under Heaven Returns to the Heart!

The fourth technique: Barbarian Wasteland Sword Tomb!

The fifth technique: Broken Night!

After memorizing the sword techniques, Lin Bai took out his sharp sword and began practicing in the courtyard.

The five moves of the Ancient Sword Skill were displayed back and forth in Lin Bai’s hands!

He began to grasp the subtleties of each move.

"What kind of mysteries are hidden within this set of sword techniques?"

"What realm of comprehension lies within these techniques?"

"This realm is more ethereal than the gales yet broader than the Earth!"

"It is certainly not something that the Gale Realm or Earth Realm can compare to!"

After practicing for a while, Lin Bai sat down cross-legged on the ground and continued to meditate.

Days and nights passed by.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Lin Bai began practicing the "Ancient Sword Skill"!

Yet Lin Bai still had not achieved any enlightenment regarding it.

Gu Qingyun had been standing in the distant loft, watching Lin Bai practice his swordsmanship for the past half month!

He noticed that Lin Bai was simply sword-obsessed; once he began practicing, he wouldn’t stop, engrossed in his craft!

He cultivated relentlessly for nearly half a month!

At this time, Gu Hai brought Gu Qingyun his meal, seeing that Gu Qingyun’s gaze was still fixed on Lin Bai, he asked, "Head of the Family, is Mr. Dongfang still at an impasse?"

Gu Qingyun shook his head slightly and said, "Not yet, but also yes. It’s too much to ask of Dongfang Bai to comprehend the mysteries within ’Ancient Sword Skill’ in just two months when generations of our ancestors have failed to fully grasp it after so many years."

Gu Hai also felt that Gu Qingyun made some sense.

Accordingly, after Gu Qingyun had eaten, Bright Moon had long since risen.

Lin Bai stood in the courtyard practicing his swordsmanship, executing one sword strike after another!

"Immortal’s Guide!"

"Barbarian Wasteland Sword Tomb!"

Fierce sword techniques slashed down before Lin Bai.

Suddenly, Lin Bai seemed to have seen something!

"What was that just now?" Lin Bai felt as if he had glimpsed understanding, but then it vanished from his mind as quickly as it had appeared.

Lin Bai felt that he was getting closer and closer to that realm.

It could even be said to be right in front of him!

If he could catch the thing that had just flickered through his mind, Lin Bai would know what realm it was!

"Again!"

Lin Bai saw the spiritual light flash by, disappearing from his mind.

Undiscouraged, he continued his cultivation.

Lin Bai’s swordsmanship got faster and faster, so fast that to Gu Qingyun’s eye, the entire courtyard seemed filled with nothing but the light of the sword!

After midnight, Lin Bai was drenched in sweat, gasping for breath from exhaustion.

In his recent practice, he had exerted all his spiritual power to its limit!

Lin Bai lay on the ground, facing upwards, and murmured to himself, "What is this realm, exactly?"

Lin Bai’s pupils gazed into the sky...

Staring at the bright moon, he became lost in thought...

Dawn would soon break, the moon would set, and the first ray of light from the sun would sprinkle upon the Earth.

The light of the morning sun pierced the darkness, like sharp spikes tearing apart the grand curtain of night...

"Broken Night..."

Lin Bai, watching the transition from night to day in the sky, felt the spiritual light in his mind sparkle to life again!

"I understand now, this realm that is more ethereal than the wind and broader than the Earth, is light..."

"It is the light that brushes past all things under the heavens..."

"This realm is... the Aurora Realm!"

A look of unprecedented enlightenment shone in Lin Bai’s eyes.