The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1605 - 1602: Eternal Darkness Cave!

Chapter 1605: Chapter 1602: Eternal Darkness Cave!

Gui Jing led Lin Bai away from Sword Master Peak, heading straight for Eternal Darkness Cave.

Lin Bai silently followed Gui Jing, not uttering a word, and Gui Jing also remained silent along the way.

Until they arrived at Eternal Darkness Cave.

This place is located on a mountain peak within the Forbidden Area of the Inner Gate of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, where Gui Jing and Lin Bai descended from above the clouds, arriving in front of a dark cave entrance.

Lin Bai stood before the cave entrance, looking up into the cave, and suddenly a very eerie aura enveloped Lin Bai’s heart.

The darkness inside this cave, unlike ordinary darkness, seemed to possess an ability to devour everything Under Heaven, turning even the brightest light dull and dim upon reaching this place.

"This place is the Eternal Darkness Cave, within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, it is a forbidden area because those who enter the Eternal Darkness Cave without guidance from others, cannot leave for their whole lifetime."

"When the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect was first established, many disciples accidentally discovered this cave and entered, only to be eventually trapped to death inside."

"After the Sect discovered the mysteries here, they designated this place as a forbidden area, forbidding ordinary disciples from entering or exiting, and the Eternal Darkness Cave also serves another purpose, which is specifically used to detain disciples who have made mistakes."

"This ring, keep it on your hand, and remember you must take good care of it."

"When the Sword Master wishes to let you out, I will use the ring to guide you out of the Eternal Darkness Cave."

"Remember, once the ring is lost, then I won’t be able to guide you, and you can only rely on yourself to get out."

Gui Jing took out a ring from the Storage Bag, handed it to Lin Bai, and emphatically instructed Lin Bai to take good care of this ring, indicating its great importance.

Lin Bai took the ring from Gui Jing, seeing that it had seven bright gems shining with light.

After taking it, Lin Bai silently held it in his hand.

"Dongfang Bai, don’t blame the Sword Master, he is doing this for your own good. Don’t worry, once the Sword Master’s anger subsides, he will let you out, which I estimate will be in about two or three months," Gui Jing finally sighed softly and said:

"Although this place is specifically used to detain disciples, it is not entirely without benefit."

"Inside the Eternal Darkness Cave, there is no distinction between day and night, no disturbances, allowing you to concentrate on cultivation."

"Once, a disciple of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect who had made a mistake was confined here for three years, and after coming out, he created a set of sword technique called ’Single Character Sword Skill’."

"This Single Character Sword Skill is still one of the nine King-Level Martial Art Skills within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect today, with tremendous power."

"And this sword cultivator, after his demise, left behind no manuals, but he had once said during his lifetime that he left all his sword technique realizations within the Eternal Darkness Cave, if you have the opportunity, you might learn this set of sword technique, perhaps it could become a famous sword skill in your hands," Gui Jing said with a light smile.

"This place actually holds such mystery? And someone even left the secrets of a King-Level Martial Art Skill here?" Lin Bai was particularly surprised, glanced at Gui Jing, and began to feel curious about the Eternal Darkness Cave.

"Go ahead."

Gui Jing said with a light laugh.

Lin Bai nodded solemnly and stepped into it, his figure gradually swallowed by the darkness.

After seeing Lin Bai enter, Gui Jing turned and left the place.

In the darkness, Lin Bai looked around, the darkness was pitch black like ink, and apart from the blackness, Lin Bai could see nothing else.

Before long, Lin Bai turned around, walking on the path he had come from, only to find that no matter how fast he moved, he was treading in place within the darkness.

And the road taken to come here has already been devoured by the darkness.

Lin Bai stood still, his face slightly darkened; with a single flip of his hand, he drew the Demonic Sword from his Storage Bag.

The Demonic Sword, a rare Divine Soldier Weapon from the Lingnan Continent, was always enveloped in a purple glow. Yet, as Lin Bai drew the sword now, he found that in the Eternal Darkness Cave, the glow seemed utterly muted, as if devoured by the surrounding darkness!

"Could this place hold such mysteries?" Lin Bai curiously looked around and sat down cross-legged: "Gui Jing said that once the Sword Master’s anger subsides, he will let me out, probably in about two or three months."

"Senior Gui Jing seems quite certain of this timing, why is he sure that the Sword Master will definitely let me out in two or three months?"

Lin Bai’s gaze deepened as he pondered in his heart.

Ever since Lin Bai went to the Sword Master Hall, he had a feeling that everything between the Sword Master and Gui Jing had been prearranged.

The Sword Master had instructed Gui Jing to take Lin Bai to the Eternal Darkness Cave, and Gui Jing led him there directly.

What surprised Lin Bai the most was what Gui Jing had said before entering the Eternal Darkness Cave, the main points amounting to only three:

First, the Eternal Darkness Cave is very quiet, very suitable for your cultivation.

Second, once a Sword Cultivator left behind King-Level Martial Art skills’ cultivation insights here.

Third, within two or three months, the Sword Master will definitely let you out!

Lin Bai’s eyes dimmed, his mouth murmuring, "Senior Gui Jing’s words together seem to tell me: This place is suitable for cultivation, grasp the King-Level Martial Art skills’ insights well here, and within three months, you will be let out!"

Thinking of this, a sharp gleam flashed in Lin Bai’s eyes: "It seems that the Sword Master does not intend to punish me, but rather... he specifically sent me into the Eternal Darkness Cave to comprehend the sword technique left behind by that Sword Cultivator, the ’Single Character Sword Skill’."

After understanding all this, Lin Bai held no grudge against the Sword Master and Gui Jing in his heart.

"Well, since the Sword Master and Senior Gui Jing have taken such great pains to send me to the Eternal Darkness Cave, let me see what mysteries this place truly holds."

Lin Bai took a deep breath, muttering to himself.

Lin Bai looked up, only darkness.

He blankly stared at the darkness, looking around.

One day, two days, three days... In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and Lin Bai had stayed in the Eternal Darkness Cave for a full month.

"This place, besides the endless darkness, has nothing else, no light, no life forms, it’s a complete, boundless silence!"

Lin Bai’s mind was somewhat restless, staying in such a dull and uninteresting place for so long would drive anyone mad.

Immediately, Lin Bai pondered a moment, took out the Demonic Sword from his Storage Bag, and began to practice his sword skills in this place.

Starting with "Sword of Ten Steps," Lin Bai practiced all of his sword skills one after the other!

Ten-Step Sword, Supreme Sword, Devouring Sun Sword Skill, Heaven-reaching Sword Skill, Primordial Unity Sword Array, Ancient Sword Skill, and so on.

Every move and form was fully evolved in Lin Bai’s hands.

When Lin Bai was evolving his sword moves, suddenly, he noticed a black streak of Sword Marks within the darkness, fleeting by at a tremendous speed - if not for Lin Bai’s exceptional perceptiveness, he wouldn’t have been able to catch a glimpse of these traces.

"Sword Marks..." Lin Bai paused, staring into the surrounding darkness.