The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1626 - 1623: Sword Pavilion! Old Man of the Lonely Boat! (5 More)

Chapter 1626: Chapter 1623: Sword Pavilion! Old Man of the Lonely Boat! (5 More)

Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, Jianyun Mountain Range.

Laughter boomed from inside the Sword Master Hall.

Gui Jing hurriedly arrived at the Sword Master Hall and saw the Sect Leader dancing and laughing heartily, as if a poor ghost had found a piece of gold.

Gui Jing chuckled and said, "I pay my respects to the Sect Leader Sword Master! May I know why you have summoned me?"

The Sect Leader’s face was aglow with euphoria as he said to Gui Jing, "Gui Jing, have you heard the news? Dongfang Bai has teamed up with the Legacy of the Demon Sword in Starry Sky City, and they fought the saints of the other five great sects to the point where they couldn’t fight back at all!"

"How thrilling! How utterly thrilling!"

"Dongfang Bai has done well!"

The Sect Leader laughed heartily as he spoke.

Gui Jing chuckled and said, "I have heard some news. It seems that the saints of the other five great sects accused Dongfang Bai and the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain of using despicable tactics by hiding Sword Qi within their bodies to kill a few disciples of the Seven Major Sects."

"That’s the cause of this incident!"

The Sect Leader sneered, "Hmph, every single sect amongst the Seven Major Sects has hundreds of thousands of disciples; are they causing such a commotion in Starry Sky City just because a few of them died?"

"They are like the drunk who’s not really interested in the wine!"

Gui Jing said meaningfully, "Do you mean to say, Sect Leader... that making an official visit for justice is a facade, and in reality, the elders of the seven major sects want to secretly suppress the presence of our Heaven-reaching Sword Sect?"

The Sect Leader chuckled coldly, "Heaven-reaching Sword Sect has been too dazzling, with nine monster-level geniuses on the Lingnan Continent, the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect alone occupies five. How could the other six great sects be willing to accept that?"

"Let’s not mention the Seven Luminaries Starfall Mountain; they are originally a merchant sect and do not care for competition!"

"But the Saint Seal Sect, the Donglan Sword Sect, the Fenxin Sect, the Luotian Sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect, these five sects, how can they sit idly by and watch the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect continuously grow more powerful?"

"I bet that the saints from these five major sects stirring trouble in East City of Starry Sky City must have the backing of the elders from their sects; otherwise, these saints wouldn’t team up to cause such a ruckus over the death of a few sects’ warriors!"

"However, it is fortunate that Dongfang Bai is no pushover. Since you dare to come here, then I’ll fight!"

"If Dongfang Bai had shown any weakness, then probably the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect would have lost all face in Starry Sky City!"

The Sect Leader chuckled as he spoke.

Gui Jing found the Sect Leader’s analysis somewhat reasonable upon hearing it.

The Heaven-reaching Sword Sect’s edge has been too conspicuous these years; as the saying goes, ’The outstanding tree is the first to be felled by the wind.’ The Heaven-reaching Sword Sect growing stronger day by day is precisely what the Saint Seal Sect, Donglan Sword Sect, and the other five major sects would never want to see!

They want to use this incident to suppress Dongfang Bai and dampen the aura of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect; it’s all within reason.

But how could they have expected that Dongfang Bai is tough to chew on? If you want to create trouble, then don’t blame me. Striking out in anger, he joined forces with Zhang Jianxing and directly left the saints of the other five major sects with no power to fight back!

The Sect Leader gleefully said, "Gui Jing, I’ve called you here to credit Dongfang Bai for his feat. Tell him that for his triumph over the saints of the five major sects in Starry Sky City and for elevating the prestige of our Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, I will specially award him the second volume of ’Tongtian Sword Skill’!"

"As an encouragement!"

The Sect Leader chuckled as he spoke.

Gui Jing frowned and said, "Sect Leader, isn’t this move a bit inappropriate? After all, Dongfang Bai has just defeated the five major sects, and now we are rewarding him. Isn’t this adding fuel to the fire?"

The Sect Leader chuckled and said, "What’s there to fear! I want to give them a warning, to keep them in check!"

Upon hearing this, Gui Jing’s eyes swiveled cunningly, and he said, "Yes, I obey your command. When Dongfang Bai returns from Starry Sky City, I will hand over the second volume of ’Tongtian Sword Skill’ to him."

The Sect Leader nodded slightly and said, "Additionally, Gui Jing, make a personal visit to the Sword Pavilion to extend our gratitude to the Old Man of the Lonely Boat."

"After all, his disciple Zhang Jianxing has also helped our Heaven-reaching Sword Sect in Starry Sky City. Our sect must not be ungrateful. Bring along some top-quality spiritual pills and select a few excellent sword skills to send to them!"

The Sect Leader said indifferently.

Upon hearing the words "Sword Pavilion" and "Old Man of the Lonely Boat," Gui Jing’s expression suddenly tightened as he hurriedly responded, "Understood!"

...

Following the departure of the seven Elders and three Junior Sword Venerates of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect.

Only Lin Bai and Zhang Jianxing were left in the midair.

"Brother Zhang, when did you arrive at Starry Sky City?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Zhang Jianxing curled his lips and said, "The Seven Major Sects gave face to my Master, granting me a spot to enter the Stars Secret Realm, so I came. Who knew that as soon as I arrived in Starry Sky City, I would see you clashing with the Saints of the other five Great Sects."

"Luckily, I arrived just in time, otherwise, you would have had a hard time today."

Zhang Jianxing said with a light smile.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, I still don’t know which Sect your Master is from? Back in Purple Gold City, you stated openly that neither the Donglan Sword Sect nor the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect dared to take you as a disciple..." Lin Bai asked, still curious.

"My Master... Sword Pavilion! Old Man of the Lonely Boat!" said Zhang Jianxing with a light chuckle.

Sword Pavilion, Old Man of the Lonely Boat?

Lin Bai had never heard of this Sect or this Senior before and couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

Zhang Jianxing said, "Enough idle talk, you promised me a drink after the good news, didn’t you? And it had to be good wine from Qingxin Wine Shop, where’s the wine? Where is it?"

Zhang Jianxing demanded, staring at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai pulled out a wine jug from his Storage Bag, and it flew into Zhang Jianxing’s hands.

Zhang Jianxing, with a beaming smile, opened the jug and laughed, "Just the scent of the wine tells me it’s the good stuff from Qingxin Wine Shop!"

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "This was brewed by the Wine Fairy herself, of course it’s good wine! When I came to hold the position of Junior Sword Venerate, the Wine Fairy came to congratulate me and brought me a few jars of wine."

"Ah, so it was brewed by the Wine Fairy. No wonder," said Zhang Jianxing, as he uncorked the bottle and began pouring it into his mouth.

"Drink up for now. After we return from the Stars Secret Realm, I’ll take you to Seven Luminaries Starfall Mountain to find the Wine Fairy, and let you drink to your heart’s content!" Lin Bai said with a light smile.

"Good," Zhang Jianxing nodded and laughed.

Afterwards, Lin Bai’s gaze turned grave as he looked towards the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain not far below and gracefully made his way down, landing before them.

"Senior Brother Dongfang..." Nie Xiong, Luo Xuan, Lei Yizhe, and the others all showed expressions of self-reproach.

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "There’s no need for self-blame. You’ve joined the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect a long time ago and rarely heard such cold words; it’s only natural to be unable to accept them at first!"

"However, now that someone has taken action against us, the Seventy-two Swordsmen of Xian Dong Mountain, we cannot sit idly by."

"There are Five days left until the Stars Secret Realm opens. I want you to find out who plotted against us within these Five days, clear our name, and then shred the culprit to pieces!"

Lin Bai said coldly, looking at the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain.

Nie Xiong glared and said, "Senior Brother Dongfang, rest assured, we will definitely get to the bottom of this within Five days!"

Luo Xuan also coldly stated, "Whoever dares to scheme against us is truly seeking death!"

Lei Yizhe also snorted coldly, "I want to see who had the audacity to be so brazen!"

Li Chou interjected, "Kill them!"

Lin Bai, looking at the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain, said in a cold voice, "Go. You have Five days; I want either a name or a Corpse!"

"Yes!" The Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain unanimously responded.