The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1494 - 1491: An Old Friend in Purple Gold City!

Chapter 1494: Chapter 1491: An Old Friend in Purple Gold City!

Lin Bai walked all the way here, standing in the plaza under the Sword Master Peak were the Outer Sect Disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect.

On both sides of the ten-thousand-zhang White Jade Staircase of the Sword Master Peak stood the Inner Disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect.

In the plaza at the top of the mountain, the Inner Gate Elders stood tall.

Inside the Sword Master Hall, the peak masters of the seventy-two peaks were waiting.

Such a formation was probably unique within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, appearing only when a Warrior was to take over as the Junior Sword Venerate.

Lin Bai gave a slight smile, clasped his fists in a salute to the peak masters of the seventy-two peaks, among them, he also saw Master Gui Jing of the Seventh Peak, and Master Mizuka of the Ninth Peak.

Lin Bai’s gaze moved past the seventy-two peak masters inside the hall, looking towards the high seat at the back, where the Sword Venerable was seated.

And below the grand seat of the Sword Venerable stood four individuals wearing five-colored disciple robes, three men and one woman.

The five-coloured robes, white, blue, yellow, red, and purple, represented the five tiers of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect’s Inner Disciples, with all five colors combined, this is the robe of the Junior Sword Venerates.

Without a doubt, these four were the other four Junior Sword Venerates within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect!

Among them, the one Lin Bai recognized at a glance was... Ye Jianjun!

When Lin Bai saw the first man to the left below the grand seat of the Sword Venerable, his eyes fiercely twitched, and a hint of killing intent flashed through his eyes.

He was Ye Jianjun!

Since the battle on Miracle Ridge, it had been three long years since Lin Bai and Ye Jianjun met again.

Three years had passed, and Ye Jianjun’s cultivation had also broken through to the Yangshen Realm. It was rumored that he was studying a sword in seclusion, but because of Lin Bai taking over as the Junior Sword Venerate, the Sword Venerable ordered him out of seclusion to attend the ceremony!

In the moment Lin Bai looked at Ye Jianjun, Ye Jianjun smiled slightly and nodded at Lin Bai as a sign of greeting.

Lin Bai also knew that now was not the time to fall out with Ye Jianjun. He smiled back at Ye Jianjun as a return greeting.

Next to Ye Jianjun was another young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, seemingly extraordinary, exuding an air of casual elegance.

When Lin Bai looked at him, the person smiled, clasping his fists and said, "Junior Brother Dongfang, I am Lin Anyang."

Lin Anyang, one of the Junior Sword Venerates of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, one of the nine monstrous geniuses of the Lingnan Continent!

Lin Bai clasped his fists and smiled, "Senior Brother Lin Anyang, I’ve long heard of your great name, and finally, I have the chance to meet you today."

Lin Anyang smiled slightly and exchanged pleasantries with Lin Bai.

Lin Bai then looked at a woman standing next to Lin Anyang, fair-skinned and beautiful, with a graceful figure, holding a Sharp Sword in her hand, her eyes pure and holy like a Divine Spirit.

"Sister Ling Luo." The woman, upon noticing Lin Bai looking at her, clasped her fists in salute.

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Sister Ling Luo!"

Ling Luo, one of the Junior Sword Venerates of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, one of the nine monstrous geniuses of the Lingnan Continent!

Within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, three out of the four Junior Sword Venerates were monstrous geniuses: Ye Jianjun, Ling Luo, and Lin Anyang.

And the last one, a young man with a determined face and dark complexion, was undoubtedly the last Junior Sword Venerate, Qi Xuan.

"Junior Brother Dongfang, I’ve long admired your name, I am Qi Xuan," Qi Xuan said with a clasped fist and a smile.

Lin Bai clasped his fists and said, "Senior Brother Qi Xuan."

Qi Xuan was the Sect Leader of the Qimen, one of the Junior Sword Venerates, who was in a heated rivalry with the Zhu Clan.

On the other side of the Sword Master Hall was the guest area.

Lin Bai looked over and saw several familiar faces in the guest area.

Bao Song from the Donglan Sword Sect, as well as the young master-level genius, Young Master Qian Shui.

You Yihu from the Heavenly Sword Sect, as well as a young master-level genius, Xiang Yangtian!

Fan Qi from Seven Luminaries Starfall Mountain, and the young master-level genius, the Wine Fairy!

Young Master Qian Shui and Xiang Yangtian are warriors who set out from Purple Gold City together with Lin Bai. Upon hearing that Lin Bai would take over as the Junior Sword Venerate, they immediately rushed over from their Sects to congratulate him!

Lin Bai also cupped his fists towards the seniors of the Seven Major Sects with a bow.

Lin Bai had already met each of the four Junior Sword Venerates, and then turned his gaze towards the Sword Master, bowing with his fists cupped: "Junior, Dongfang Bai, greets the Sect Leader Sword Master!"

The Sect Leader Sword Master stood up, smiling and said: "Dongfang Bai, today you take on the position of Junior Sword Venerate, ranking first among the million sword cultivators of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect. You must lead by example and elevate our Sect’s prestige!"

Lin Bai cautiously responded: "Disciple shall keep this in mind!"

The Sect Leader Sword Master nodded with a smile: "Since you have taken the position of Junior Sword Venerate, here is the first volume of ’Heaven-reaching Sword Skill’. You should cultivate it well!"

After speaking, the Sect Leader Sword Master retrieved a jade slip from his Storage Bag and handed it to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai received the jade slip but before he could look at it, he thanked: "Many thanks to the Sword Master."

The Sect Leader Sword Master slightly smiled and said: "Today Dongfang Bai takes the position of Junior Sword Venerate, and we are grateful for the attendance of peers from the Seven Major Sects at the ceremony. Our Heaven-reaching Sword Sect has prepared fine wines, please make sure to drink joyfully today!"

The Sword Master said this with a smile towards the guests’ area.

Over there, Bao Song from the Donglan Sword Sect, Young Master Qian Shui, You Yihu, and Xiang Yangtian from the Heavenly Sword Sect, as well as Fan Qi and the Wine Fairy from the Seven Luminaries Starfall Mountain, all smiled and expressed their thanks.

The Sword Master then said: "Gui Jing, you will preside over the next parts of the ceremony."

Gui Jing nodded and said: "Yes, Sword Master."

After that, Gui Jing led Lin Bai through various intricate ceremonies in the Sword Master Hall, such as burning incense, bathing, praying to the ancestors, and so forth. By the time everything was finished, it was already noon.

Inside the Sword Master Hall, a banquet was set up, mainly to host the experts from the Seven Major Sects who came to observe the ceremony.

As for the masters of the seventy-two peaks, many left after the ceremony of the Junior Sword Venerate. Among the few Junior Sword Venerates, Ye Jianjun was the first to leave, followed by Lin Luo who seemed to dislike such occasions and also left.

But Lin Anyang sat down to start drinking, while Qi Xuan laughed and chatted with various peak masters and Elders.

At the banquet, Lin Bai was the protagonist of the day, and naturally, he couldn’t just leave easily.

The Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Fairy Cave Mountain sat around Lin Bai, savoring fine drinks that they usually couldn’t taste.

"Brother Dongfang, since parting in Purple Gold City, I didn’t expect that the next time we met, you would already be the Junior Sword Venerate of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect. This is truly a joyous occasion." At this moment, Young Master Qian Shui came over with a cup of wine.

"Young Master Qian Shui." Lin Bai raised his cup with a light laugh.

Young Master Qian Shui said: "Why are you still calling me Young Master Qian Shui? That’s too formal. If you consider me a friend, then just call me Qian Shui."

"Alright then." Lin Bai was not pretentious and agreed straightforwardly.

After all, the friendship between Lin Bai and Young Master Qian Shui was quite good.

Young Master Qian Shui simply sat down next to Lin Bai, drinking and telling Lin Bai some amusing tales from Donglan Sword Sect. When the story reached amusing parts, both of them would throw their heads back in laughter, utterly joyful.

"Brother Dongfang, Qian Shui, the two of you are too insincere, hiding here and drinking by yourselves? Didn’t even call me?" The Wine Fairy came over at this moment, her eyebrows knitting together in displeasure.

Lin Bai stood up holding a cup of wine and laughed: "Our Sect is humble and this wine can hardly compare with the fine brews of the Wine Fairy. Please do not take offense, Wine Fairy."

Young Master Qian Shui also laughed: "Exactly. I wanted to invite you, but then I was afraid that you would look down on the wine of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, what to do? After all, now Brother Dongfang is the Junior Sword Venerate of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect. If you directly say the wine of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect is not good, then where would you put the face of Brother Dongfang?"

The Wine Fairy said in irritation: "Qian Shui, in your heart, am I such an unreasonable shrew?"

"Hahaha." Both Young Master Qian Shui and Lin Bai broke out laughing upon hearing this.

The Wine Fairy glanced at the two of them with irritation, silently took out a pot of fine wine from her Storage Bag, put it on the table, and the three began to drink merrily together.