The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1341 - 1339: Three Steps Sky Ladder!

Chapter 1341: Chapter 1339: Three Steps Sky Ladder!

Tianbao Inn, a total of seven floors.

The first floor is a vast hall that can accommodate nearly ten thousand people.

In the center of the first floor, there stands a stone stele, divided into three tiers, each tier inscribed with numerous names and the life achievements of these individuals.

Looking from the bottom upwards on this three-tiered stone stele, there are many names on the third tier at the base, fewer as one ascends to the second tier, and on the first tier at the top, there are presently only four names.

At this moment, Lin Bai and the waiter walked into the Tianbao Inn, and the first thing they saw was this three-tiered stone stele!

"Dear guest, what you are now looking at is our Tianbao Tower’s assessment of the Sky Ladder’s three tiers," the waiter pointed to the stone stele shaped like three tiers in front and said nonchalantly.

"Oh, is this the so-called ’Three Steps of the Sky Ladder’?"

Lin Bai looked on with interest.

Firstly, on the first tier, Lin Bai saw:

"Young Master Qian Shui of the North Frost Dynasty’s Black Water City, Great Perfection of Flying Sky Realm, Middle Stage of the Water Droplet Realm!"

"Young Master Tian Xin of the Seven Stars City of the Nan Chu Dynasty, Great Perfection of Flying Sky Realm, Special Realm of Comprehension of the Stars!"

"Young Master Hu Long from Swordscar City of the Feiyun Dynasty, Great Perfection of Flying Sky Realm, Dual Realms of Comprehension ’Water Droplet Realm’ and ’Gale Realm’."

"Wine Fairy, Ni Xiangen from Qingxin Wine Shop, Great Perfection of Flying Sky Realm, Mystifying Special Realm of Comprehension!"

These are the three young masters and one fairy on the first tier.

Lin Bai looked, and his pupils suddenly widened in shock: "Young Master Qian Shui’s realm of comprehension has actually cultivated to the middle stage?"

The waiter chuckled lightly, "Yes, Young Master Qian Shui is likely the only warrior under thirty years of bone age who has cultivated the realm of comprehension to the middle stage."

Lin Bai’s eyes narrowed, filled with particular admiration.

Unlike martial arts cultivation, realm of comprehension can’t be enhanced without a substantial opportunity, it’s simply unattainable.

Unlike martial arts cultivation, where just having enough miraculous elixirs can make a warrior break through in an instant!

But realm of comprehension can’t be aided by elixir pills!

A breakthrough in the realm of comprehension can only be achieved through a warrior’s enlightenment or by obtaining some Heaven and Earth spiritual objects that suddenly trigger an epiphany!

A breakthrough in the realm of comprehension is far more difficult than a martial arts breakthrough by tenfold!

Otherwise, how could there be strong ones in the Yin Saint Realm who are still at the early stage of the realm of comprehension?

Take Second Grandpa Hu for instance, even though he is now a strong one in the Yin Saint Realm, the Earth Realm he cultivates is still only at the early stage—not even fully mastered—and to step into the middle stage is still far from enough!

"Young Master Tian Xin, the Special Realm of Comprehension of the Stars... Young Master Hu Long of Swordscar City has actually realized two realms of comprehension..."

"I have already experienced the Wine Fairy Ni Xiangen’s Mystifying Realm of Comprehension, and indeed, it is extraordinary."

Apart from Young Master Qian Shui’s middle stage Water Droplet Realm, which delivered a tremendous shock to Lin Bai, the other two young masters didn’t occupy his concern.

And as for the Wine Fairy Ni Xiangen’s Mystifying Realm of Comprehension, Lin Bai recalled the flavor of the "Moonlight" wine, the taste still lingering on his lips and teeth, quite remarkable!

Next, Lin Bai looked up towards the second tier!

There were many more warriors on the second tier of the Sky Ladder—after carefully counting, there were over a hundred!

Compared with the four people on the first tier, there already seemed to be a lot of names on this second tier.

But then Lin Bai thoroughly reflected—on the Lingnan Continent, there are countless warriors under thirty years of bone age, but only a little over a hundred have managed to reach the second step of the Sky Ladder, which astonished Lin Bai immensely!

Second Step of the Sky Ladder:

"Swordscar City of the Feiyun Dynasty, Hu Xianer..."

"Yuntian Dynasty’s Imperial Capital, Liang Chunrong..."

"Yuntian Dynasty, Gu Lingfei..."

"Beiyang Dynasty, Xu Ning..."

"Litian Dynasty, Li Zifeng..."

"..."

Lin Bai looked carefully and, on the Second Step of the Sky Ladder, he also recognized a few warriors he knew.

"So, Hu Xian’er is also a warrior on the Second Step of the Sky Ladder. It turns out Swordscar City has produced some decent talents!" Lin Bai muttered to himself.

This was already extremely terrifying. Swordscar City had produced two geniuses: Young Master Hu Long, a talent on the first rung of the Sky Ladder, and Hu Xian’er, a talent on the second rung.

If this were any other city, the City Lord would probably be burning incense in gratitude.

"Hehe, indeed, Swordscar City is extraordinary, being the only city in Lingnan this year to have two warriors ascend the Sky Ladder. However, Swordscar City’s reputation in the Lingnan continent isn’t that great," said the waiter with a faint smile.

"Young man, why do you say that?" Lin Bai asked with interest.

The waiter responded lightly, "The state Swordscar City is in today is pretty much all thanks to the contributions of Hu Xian’er. That crafty fox has tricked quite a few warriors of the Lingnan continent into her bed and then killed them!"

"Many seniors from renowned families in the Lingnan continent were bewitched by Hu Xian’er, infatuated to the point of willingly offering up treasures!"

"For example, the ancestor of the Xu family from the Beiyang Dynasty, also the father of Xu Ning on the second step of the Sky Ladder, was so enchanted by Hu Xian’er that he gave her the family’s ultimate sword technique, the White Phoenix Sword Skill."

"That’s why Swordscar City was able to rise so quickly," said the waiter faintly.

Lin Bai suddenly realized and nodded, recalling Hu Xian’er’s devilish beauty and allowing a slight smile to appear on his face.

Then, Lin Bai turned his attention to those on the Third Step of the Sky Ladder and saw many more warriors.

The number of warriors on the Third Step was about double that on the second, with nearly three hundred people.

Among them, Yan Sen, Lu Heng, Gujian Yun, and others were all on the list!

"I didn’t expect Gujian Yun to make the list, being on the third rung of the Sky Ladder," Lin Bai said with a light smile upon seeing Gujian Yun’s name.

"I’ve heard quite a few rumors about this girl, Gujian Yun. It is said that she has comprehended a special realm of comprehension, her sword skill incredibly fast, making it difficult for any peer to withstand her strike!"

"She had become famous in a single battle when she arrived at the Night Crow Mountain Range, slashing through the sky and killing a Seventh Level Demon Beast of the Flying Sky Realm with one sword."

"It’s just that this girl doesn’t seem to be very clear-headed. After killing the demon beast, she muttered fiercely, complaining about someone having slapped her bottom, still holding a grudge about it," the waiter said gently.

Lin Bai’s face turned dark, and he laughed awkwardly, saying, "Alright, little brother, please prepare a top-tier room for me."

"Sure thing, guest! A top-tier room is one million spirit stones per day. How many days would you like to stay?" the waiter asked with a beaming smile.

"Holy crap, that’s expensive! One million spirit stones a day!"

"It’s robbery!"

Lin Bai exclaimed.

The waiter said with a gloomy face, "Guest, this is already the most honest price. With half a month remaining until the apprenticeship, it’s already quite cheap. In five or six days, the room price might rise to ten million spirit stones, and by then, there won’t even be any available at any price."

Lin Bai shook his head slightly, pondered a moment, and obediently paid fifteen million spirit stones to stay for fifteen days.

The waiter then led Lin Bai to an elegant and extraordinary room on the seventh floor.

"Guest, you’ll want to keep an eye on the Sky Ladder at all times as we update the list from time to time," said the waiter, leading Lin Bai back to his room with a smile. "For instance, the recent case of the well-known Successor of the Demonic Sword is still being discussed by the higher-ups of Tianbao Tower."

Lin Bai was taken aback and asked curiously, "Discussed? Discussing what?"