The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1413 - 1410: Tianxiao Mountain!

Chapter 1413: Chapter 1410: Tianxiao Mountain!

Lin Bai had a long casual conversation with White Battle.

Lin Bai asked, "Senior White Battle, from your tone, it seems that the Spirit Awakening Grass planted a few years ago was half stolen by the Demon Clan when it was about to mature?"

White Battle sighed softly, "Yes, basically when the White Snake Clan comes to harvest, only about half of the Spirit Awakening Grass inside the mountain belly remains, so after each year’s harvest, the White Snake Clan imposes heavy penalties on the White Snake Battle Camp!"

"By the way, to remind you, according to the information obtained by the White Snake Clan, every year when the Spirit Awakening Grass is about to mature, it is stolen by the Demon Clan forces of Tianxiao Mountain to the north of Fairy Cave Mountain!"

Lin Bai narrowed his eyes, "Tianxiao Mountain?"

White Battle said, "Yes, Tianxiao Mountain is a Demon Clan force similar to bandits within the Human Clan dynasties, and their purpose for existing is to steal Spirit Awakening Grass."

"Most of the Demon Beasts on Tianxiao Mountain are solo cultivators, coming from various Demon Clan forces within the Hanhai Dynasty."

"They gather before the Spirit Awakening Grass matures, and after they steal it, they scatter and disappear into the Hanhai Demon Kingdom, making it difficult for the White Snake Clan to eliminate them, despite their willingness!"

"For example, the Sky Eagle Demon Clan, arch-enemies of the White Snake Clan, send experts into Tianxiao Mountain almost every year to steal the Spirit Awakening Grass under the guise of Tianxiao Mountain."

"Other Demon Clan forces do the same, and even if the White Snake Clan identifies them, they still claim it was the work of Tianxiao Mountain, unrelated to the Sky Eagle Demon Clan!"

"This gives the White Snake Clan a real headache," White Battle said indifferently.

Lin Bai said with a smile, "I understand now. Tianxiao Mountain is like an alliance, formed by families and Demon Clans within the Hanhai Demon Kingdom that need Spirit Awakening Grass."

"They steal the Spirit Awakening Grass under the name of Tianxiao Mountain, so even if the White Snake Clan tracks them down, they can only chase as far as Tianxiao Mountain and can’t trace it back to the Sky Eagle Demon Clan or other forces."

White Battle laughed, "Exactly."

Lin Bai nodded slightly.

In the afternoon, White Battle finally prepared to leave.

Before stepping onto the Spirit Boat, White Battle asked with a smile, "Dongfang Bai, are you sure you won’t come back with me?"

Lin Bai chuckled, "Not for the time being."

"Alright then, I hope you stay safe."

White Battle stepped onto the Spirit Boat and disappeared into the Sea of Clouds.

Lin Bai watched White Battle leave, then turned and glared at Nie Xiong.

Nie Xiong, looking entirely innocent, said, "I forgot there was that matter."

Lin Bai said, "Senior Brother Nie Xiong, be more careful with your words in the future. This isn’t the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect after all. If the news of Senior Brother Lu Kang’s escape reaches the ears of the White Snake Clan, we could all suffer for it."

Nie Xiong nodded solemnly, "I understand, I won’t say another word in the future."

Lin Bai said, "Alright then, let the disciples go and cultivate. Like White Battle said earlier, the next two months will be very dangerous, so everyone should try to increase their cultivation a bit more, to have some ability to protect themselves."

"Yes!" all the disciples responded in unison.

Lin Bai returned to the belly of the mountain and once again activated the Spirit Attraction Array, also teaching every Warrior there how to start and conceal the array. That way, in case Lin Bai wasn’t present on Fairy Cave Mountain and high-level experts from the White Snake Clan arrived, the other disciples would also be able to shut down the Spirit Attraction Array.

The cultivation on Fairy Cave Mountain was very monotonous.

During the day, the Disciples of Heaven-reaching Sword Sect were cultivating.

And as night fell, they would have to defend against the onslaught of the Demon Clan!

This life, day after day, year after year, left virtually no disciple daring to slack off, all of them were cultivating hard.

Their current cultivation was far more diligent than when they were back in the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect.

Another month passed!

With the help of vast amounts of Demon Blood and Creation Spiritual Vein resources, Lin Bai’s Cultivation officially broke through to the Fifth Level of the Yin Saint Realm!

As for Zhuo Lian, Jing Shu, Luo Xuan, Lei Yizhe, and others, their Cultivation also broke through to the Fifth Level of the Yin Saint Realm!

The Cultivation of the other disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect was around the Fourth Level of the Yin Saint Realm!

Only Nie Xiong alone had broken through to the Sixth Level of the Yin Saint Realm!

"At this rate, I’ll be able to break through to the Seventh Level of the Yin Saint Realm next month!" Nie Xiong said with a burst of elated laughter after his breakthrough.

"Yeah, I never thought I would break through two states in just two months," Jing Shu said with a smile.

"This Creation Spiritual Vein is too miraculous," Zhuo Lian said, also laughing heartily.

Luo Xuan said with a wry smile, "What’s our breakthrough in cultivation worth? Senior Brother Dongfang went directly from the First Level to the Fifth Level of the Yin Saint Realm in just two months!"

"At his pace, in another two months, he’ll probably break through to the Ninth Level of the Yin Saint Realm."

Hearing about Lin Bai’s rate of breakthrough, everyone’s eyes narrowed as they unanimously exclaimed, "What a monster!"

Right at that moment,

Lin Bai walked out from the depths of the mountain, smiling and saying, "What are you all talking about? Why so happy?"

Nie Xiong laughed, "We’re talking about monsters!"

Jing Shu gave a slight smile.

Zhuo Lian smiled without saying a word.

Lin Bai smiled helplessly, "Alright, enough playing around, it’s getting dark. Have the disciples prepare."

"In one more month, the Spirit Awakening Grass will mature."

"This month will be the most dangerous. I don’t want any disciples getting injured," Lin Bai said lightly.

"Mhm," Nie Xiong and Zhuo Lian, among others, nodded slightly in agreement.

Immediately, the sun set in the west, and the moon rose to the center of the sky.

Nie Xiong, Zhuo Lian, Luo Xuan, Lei Yizhe, and others all entered the mountain range.

Meanwhile, Lin Bai and Jing Shu stood on the platform.

As the night gradually thickened, intense clashes of spiritual power began to echo from within the mountains, with flashes of sword light continually appearing.

"It seems like many powerful individuals have arrived tonight; even Senior Brother Nie Xiong and Senior Brother Zhuo Lian have encountered tough opponents," Jing Shu said.

"Is that so?" Lin Bai looked at the Magic Circle Compass in Jing Shu’s hand and revealed a slight smile, "This is a good chance to test how much they’ve improved in these two months."

Jing Shu offered a small smile and continued to look at the Magic Circle Compass.

Shortly thereafter,

An alarmed voice transmitted through Jing Shu’s Sound Transmission Talisman, "Junior Sister Jing Shu, I’ve encountered a Seventh Level Yin Saint Realm Demon Beast here, and I’m no match for it. Ask Senior Brother Nie Xiong to come over!"

Jing Shu was alarmed, took out her Sound Transmission Talisman and said, "It’s a message from Senior Brother Luo Xuan..."

But before Jing Shu could reply, another voice rang out, "Junior Sister Jing Shu, a Seventh Level Yin Saint Realm Demon Beast has also appeared here. Tell Senior Brother Nie Xiong to come over!"

"There’s a Seventh Level Yin Saint Realm Demon Beast here..."

"And here too!"

The Sound Transmission Talismans immediately exploded with messages, bombarding them with transmissions.

Seventh Level Yin Saint Realm Demon Beasts had begun to interfere!

"How can this be, so many Seventh Level Yin Saint Realm Demon Beasts?" Jing Shu said with a fear-stricken face.

Lin Bai’s expression darkened, "It seems the Spirit Awakening Grass is about to mature, and those alliances of demon clans from Tianxiao Mountain can’t sit still any longer. The minor skirmishes have come to an end; now, is it time for the real masters to arrive?"

Jing Shu asked anxiously, "Senior Brother Dongfang, what do we do now? Only Senior Brother Nie Xiong can handle a Seventh Level Yin Saint Realm Demon Beast, but he’s currently entangled with one and can’t offer support."

Hearing Jing Shu’s voice, Lin Bai stood up from the ground and drew out the Demonic Sword, "I’ll go!"