The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1349 - 1347: Lin Bai’s Sky Ladder Ranking!

Chapter 1349: Chapter 1347: Lin Bai’s Sky Ladder Ranking!

The young powerhouse of the Demon Clan, Clouded Leopard, was slain by Lin Bai, and the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint was frightened away by Gui Jing!

This great battle between the two clans on Cold Mountain had temporarily drawn to a close.

After returning to Cloud Top, Gui Jing quietly spoke a few words with Dong Qian and the others, then these leaders of the Seven Major Sects all rose and left Cold Mountain.

Before departing, Gui Jing turned to glance at Dongfang Bai, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

"I mean, the old man is smiling at me, but why do I feel like that smile is so lewd..." Lin Bai shuddered slightly, remembering Gui Jing’s lewd smile before he left.

Lin Bai gave a faint smile, lifted off from Cold Mountain, and flew towards the direction of Gujian Yun and Gu Qingyun!

"Dead Dongfang Bai, I didn’t expect you actually had some skills, you really killed that Clouded Leopard." Gujian Yun saw Lin Bai flying over and showed a hint of joy on his face.

A sinister smile crept across Lin Bai’s lips. With a flicker, he appeared behind Gujian Yun. With a "snap," Lin Bai firmly smacked Gujian Yun on her tender buttocks!

"Ah—" The force of the smack was not light at all, causing Gujian Yun to cover her buttocks with both hands, tears welling in her eyes!

"Calling me ’dead Dongfang Bai’ instead of Master, that really deserves a beating!" Lin Bai laughed and scolded.

"Cough cough!" Gu Qingyun gave a light cough at this moment.

Only then did Lin Bai smile and say, "Head of the Gu Family, long time no see."

Gu Qingyun smiled and responded, "Mr. Dongfang, I hope you have been well. It seems that your cultivation over these past months has had extraordinary effects!"

At that moment, Gu Qingyun could see that Lin Bai’s cultivation level had already reached the peak of the Seventh Level of the Flying Sky Realm. He remembered when Lin Bai had just arrived in Huanglong City, he was only at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Elixir Realm.

In such a short amount of time, Lin Bai had actually advanced to the Eighth Level of the Flying Sky Realm, even surpassing Gujian Yun!

Gujian Yun was currently only at the Seventh Level of the Flying Sky Realm!

Lin Bai said helplessly, "There’s no helping it. If you were being chased all around the world by a bunch of people, you’d have to focus on your cultivation, wouldn’t you?"

Gu Qingyun smiled gently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Head of the Gu Family, where are you staying in Purple Gold City?" Lin Bai curiously asked.

Gu Qingyun chuckled, "Hehe, although the Gu Family isn’t what it used to be, we still hold some sway in Purple Gold City. Every year, Purple Gold City reserves a manor for our distinguished family to accommodate qualified warriors!"

"By the way, if Mr. Dongfang doesn’t have a place to stay, you’re welcome to come to the manor!"

"It would be a good opportunity to properly teach Jian Yun."

Gu Qingyun suggested.

Upon hearing this, Gujian Yun immediately bristled, "I definitely don’t want him to teach me."

Gujian Yun looked at Lin Bai with some trepidation, thinking: If he teaches me for a few more days, will my buttocks even survive?

Lin Bai laughed, "No need, I have already settled in at Tianbao Inn. I don’t need to change accommodations before the end of the Martial Arts Competition!"

"Well, if that is the case, Head of the Gu Family won’t disturb you further."

"If you need anything, feel free to come to Tianbao Inn and find me."

Lin Bai said with a laugh.

Gu Qingyun laughed, "Alright!"

Lin Bai smiled, "You fool, focus on your cultivation."

Gujian Yun stuck her tongue out at Lin Bai, hiding behind Gu Qingyun, afraid Lin Bai might come over and give her another smack.

Lin Bai smiled faintly, then soared away!

Upon returning to Tianbao Inn, Lin Bai immediately locked himself in his room!

He took out the corpse of Clouded Leopard and a pot of Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint’s blood from his storage bag!

"Time to break through to the Ninth Level of the Flying Sky Realm."

Lin Bai seated himself cross-legged, the power of the Devouring Sword Spirit slowly emanating from his arms, drawing the blood of the demonic beast in front of him into refinement, transforming it into a stream of pure vital essence flowing into his body!

When Demon Blood was injected, Lin Bai’s state began to show signs of becoming loose!

Half a day later, Lin Bai’s cultivation state smoothly broke through to the Ninth Level of the Flying Sky Realm!

"The strength of the Ninth Level of the Flying Sky Realm should be enough to deal with the upcoming All Nations Disciple Recruitment Conference. Moreover, if I am to break through to the Great Perfection of the Flying Sky Realm before the recruitment, I will need to kill the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint at least!"

Lin Bai gave a wry smile, knowing in his heart that with less than ten days until the day of recruitment, it was almost impossible to achieve Great Perfection of the Flying Sky Realm in such a short time.

However, Lin Bai made a preliminary estimate that with his current strength, even if he could not obtain first place in the martial arts competition, it should not be a problem to successfully enter the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect!

Especially given the impression he had left in the heart of Gui Jing from the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect during today’s battle at Cold Mountain, particularly the last trace of a wry smile from Gui Jing, which remained fresh in Lin Bai’s memory.

While Lin Bai was in his room refining the Demon Blood and breaking through his state during this half-day period!

The news of the Successor of the Demonic Sword, Dongfang Bai, slaying the Demon Clan Powerhouse, Clouded Leopard, spread throughout the entire Purple Gold City!

Countless warriors from the Human Clan clapped and cheered, praising the divine prowess of the Successor of the Demonic Sword and proclaiming him worthy of being called the fourth Son of Prince!

And as expected.

After Lin Bai slew the Clouded Leopard, his name appeared on the third step of the Sky Ladder inside the Tianbao Inn!

"It’s there!"

"Finally, Dongfang Bai’s name appears on the Sky Ladder!"

"Let me see, on which step of the ladder is Dongfang Bai listed?"

Inside the Tianbao Inn, on the first floor, the sound was deafening as warriors strained their eyes to look at the stele on the three Sky Ladders!

After seeing it, the surrounding warriors were somewhat puzzled and said, "How come it’s only the Second Step of the Sky Ladder?"

Indeed!

Lin Bai’s name appeared on the Second Step of the Sky Ladder.

"Second Step of the Sky Ladder, Dongfang Bai, Successor of the Demonic Sword, main deed: Slain the Great Perfection of the Flying Sky Realm demon beast, Clouded Leopard, outside the Purple Gold City at the peak of Cold Mountain!"

This was the only description of Lin Bai on the Sky Ladder.

The surrounding warriors shouted in dissatisfaction, "What the hell is Tianbao Tower doing? Dongfang Bai only on the second step? Has Tianbao Tower gone mad?"

"Please, someone from the upper management of Tianbao Tower come out and explain, how can Dongfang Bai only be on the second step?"

"Yeah, whether it’s the identity of the Successor of the Demonic Sword or the deed of slaying the Clouded Leopard, both are enough to position Dongfang Bai on the first step!"

Many warriors shouted out their dissatisfaction.

Lin Bai, in his room, heard the commotion below, furrowing his brows, unsure of what was happening.

Then, Lin Bai walked down from his room to the first floor and saw his name on the Sky Ladder!

"The second step, huh?"

Lin Bai also appeared displeased!

The warriors on the first floor seemed even more furious than Lin Bai, the person involved, frantically roaring for the upper management of Tianbao Tower to come out and explain why Dongfang Bai was only on the second step!

Lin Bai stood aside, his face a mix of joy and anger!

These warriors were all feeling the injustice for Lin Bai, who clearly deserved to be on the first step, yet Tianbao Tower had intentionally placed him on the second step!

Yet Lin Bai didn’t care much about these, as they were just empty honors!

However, Lin Bai also wanted to know the reason given by Tianbao Tower.

Under the demands of many warriors on the first floor, finally, a senior official from Tianbao Tower came out to explain, "To be on the First Step of the Sky Ladder, one must possess the strength of Great Perfection of the Flying Sky Realm!"

"The Successor of the Demonic Sword, Dongfang Bai, indeed has the strength to be on the First Step of the Sky Ladder, but his cultivation is merely at the Eighth Level of the Flying Sky Realm. Therefore, since his cultivation has not reached the criteria, we placed him on the Second Step!"

This was the explanation from the management of Tianbao Tower.

After hearing this, Lin Bai scoffed and said, "Nonsense, I am clearly at the Ninth Level of the Flying Sky Realm now! Ha, but it doesn’t matter. There isn’t much difference between the first and second steps anyway, since I’m not here for the competition in the Sky Ladder rankings."