The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1609 - 1606: Heading to Starry Sky City!

Chapter 1609: Chapter 1606: Heading to Starry Sky City!

Lin Bai returned to Little Spirit Stream, noticing that Nie Xiong and others were all there, and even the Immortal Cave Mountain Sword Cultivators who had been searching for the trace of the Valley of Demons within the Litian Dynasty had all returned.

Looking at them, it seemed that if Lin Bai had not come back, they might have invaded the Sword Master Peak.

"Senior Brother Dongfang, you’ve finally returned. If you had delayed any longer, I’m afraid we couldn’t have waited." Nie Xiong exclaimed to Lin Bai with joy.

"Although the Sect Leader was furious, he didn’t make it too difficult for me, merely confining me to solitude for two months. It’s nothing serious," Lin Bai said with a light chuckle.

"Now that everyone is back, let’s get ready. Five days from now, we set out for Star City of the Nan Chu Dynasty."

Lin Bai said with a faint smile.

Nie Xiong hurriedly approached and whispered, "Senior Brother Dongfang, we were just about to talk to you about this matter. We’ve received reliable information that the Valley of Demons seems to be sending experts into the Stars Secret Realm as well."

"I wonder if Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint will be among them."

"The Valley of Demons is also going?" Lin Bai was surprised for a moment: "Wasn’t it said that only the disciples of the Seven Major Sects could enter?"

Nie Xiong whispered, "Originally, only the disciples of the Seven Major Sects could enter, but with every opening of the Stars Secret Realm, many people from the evil and deviant paths would use the identities of disciples from the Seven Major Sects to enter it."

"Among them, even many princes and powerful officials of dynasties would send their confidants to enter the Stars Secret Realm to seize the Blood Crystals!"

Lin Bai suddenly realized and said, "I see, that’s good. If Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint is going to the Stars Secret Realm, then within the Stars Secret Realm, I shall settle matters with Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint!"

Nie Xiong nodded slightly.

"Let the disciples prepare. In five days, we’ll depart for Starry Sky City," Lin Bai said indifferently.

"Alright."

Nie Xiong nodded, and the rest of the Immortal Cave Mountain Sword Cultivators dispersed from Little Spirit Stream, getting ready for the Stars Secret Realm.

In these five days, Lin Bai browsed through numerous records concerning the Stars Secret Realm within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect and learned much about it.

The Stars Secret Realm is known as the foremost secret realm in the Lingnan Continent, having appeared a thousand years ago. Back then, it triggered a bloody battle on the Lingnan Continent; countless forces fought bitterly for the Stars Secret Realm, resulting in a great loss of life and suffering.

As Gui Jing said, a thousand years ago, to quell this catastrophic battle, the Seven Major Sects boldly took action, capturing the Stars Secret Realm for themselves, making it exclusive to their Sects’ disciples. From then on, only the disciples of the Seven Major Sects could enter and search for treasures.

However, as the foremost secret realm on the Lingnan Continent, its treasures and Blood Crystals are coveted by all Warriors, and it’s precisely because of this that so many experts try by every possible means to join the Seven Major Sects. One of the most important reasons for doing so is the opportunity to enter the Stars Secret Realm using a Sect disciple’s identity.

There are also many experts that hunt down Sect disciples in large numbers before the opening of the Stars Secret Realm, seizing their Tokens to usurp their identities and enter the Stars Secret Realm in search of mysterious treasures!

As for the origins of the Stars Secret Realm, Lin Bai couldn’t find any records, but according to Gui Jing, it seemed to be an ancient battlefield where a fierce battle once took place!

Although Lin Bai was still curious about the origins of the Stars Secret Realm, what intrigued him the most were the Blood Crystals within the Stars Secret Realm—this could be his chance to break through to the Yangshen Realm!

If he missed this opportunity, Lin Bai didn’t know how many Demon Beasts he would need to hunt to break through to the Yangshen Realm!

During the time leading up to the opening of the Stars Secret Realm, disciples of the Seven Major Sects left their Sects in various ways, heading towards the Nan Chu Dynasty, towards Starry Sky City.

Five days later, Lin Bai and sixty-nine Sword Cultivators from the Immortal Cave Mountain set off for Starry Sky City.

Since Zhuo Lian and Jing Shu were helping Chai Xu forge a Treasure Sword at the Seven Luminaries Starfall Mountain, they might not be able to participate.

Before departure, Nie Xiong went to the Sect to request a Spirit Boat and together with Lin Bai and others, headed towards Starry Sky City.

The Spirit Boat swept past the Litian Dynasty border, passed the Qilin Dynasty, and continuously flew over seven or eight other Dynasties, finally arriving in the Nan Chu Dynasty.

This year is the year when the Stars Secret Realm opens, and the Nan Chu Dynasty is extraordinarily bustling. Countless strong ones and Warriors have come to witness the grand opening of the Stars Secret Realm!

Starry Sky City, located northwest of the Nan Chu Dynasty, sits atop a desolate and uninhabited mountain range. If not for the presence of the Stars Secret Realm here, ordinary Warriors would probably be unwilling to come to this place.

When the Seven Major Sects seized the Stars Secret Realm, they built Starry Sky City and dispatched strong ones to guard the area, preventing any unsavory characters from coveting the Stars Secret Realm.

Lin Bai and the others’ Spirit Boat swept across much of the Territories of the Nan Chu Dynasty. Although they encountered some trouble along the way, they ultimately arrived safely in Starry Sky City without any mishaps.

"Senior Brother Dongfang, that mountain range over there belongs to the Desolate Heaven Mountain Range within the Nan Chu Dynasty."

"The Nan Chu Dynasty differs from our Litian Dynasty, as its national strength is weaker. Most parts consist of barren mountains and wild ridges without Spiritual Energy, unsuitable for Warriors to reside, let alone for Demon Beasts."

"In the northwest of the Nan Chu Dynasty, stretching tens of thousands of miles, lies a stretch of uninhabited mountain ranges and forests, where not a single Warrior can be seen, and the Beasts residing there are merely ordinary beasts."

"Moreover, in the northwest of the Nan Chu Dynasty, the Warriors from the surrounding Cities and Families have relatively low Cultivation, at most up to the True Martial Realm."

Nie Xiong stood next to Lin Bai, softly providing him with these explanations.

Hearing Nie Xiong’s explanations, Lin Bai gained a new understanding of the Nan Chu Dynasty.

Within the Nan Chu Dynasty where resources are scarce, the northwest is a region completely devoid of Spiritual Energy, unsuitable for Warriors and Families to thrive and reproduce. The southeast of the Nan Chu Dynasty, however, is rich in Spiritual Energy, and almost all powerful and influential Families within the Dynasty are located in the southeast!

The Warriors in the northwest area mostly belong to the lowest rank of Warriors in the Martial Arts World, those who reside within the True Martial Realm State.

Lin Bai stood on the Spirit Boat, gazing into the distance at the desolate wasteland of mountain ranges ahead that resembled the Primordial Era!

At this moment, Lin Bai saw countless Spirit Boats from all directions flying towards the Desolate Heaven Mountain Range. These Spirit Boats all bore the flags of the "Saint Seal Sect," "Donglan Sword Sect," "Seven Luminaries Starfall Mountain," "Fenxin Sect," "Heavenly Sword Sect," "Heaven-reaching Sword Sect," and "Luotian Sect."

Clearly, the Warriors who had arrived here were the Disciples of the Seven Major Sects!

He Ran, Lin Bai was also among these Spirit Boats.

The Spirit Boats of the Seven Major Sects entered the Desolate Heaven Mountain Range majestically, as Warriors from all over Nan Chu Dynasty looked up in envy and awe.

"Are those the Spirit Boats of the Seven Major Sects? Is the Stars Secret Realm about to open again? So many Disciples of the Seven Major Sects have come to Starry Sky City?"

"Such prestige indeed!"

"Son, you must practice hard in the future. If you can join any of the Seven Major Sects, you will bring glory to our Family!"

As the Spirit Boats of the Seven Major Sects passed by, there was an uproar throughout the Nan Chu Dynasty.