The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1627 - 1624: Step on the Stars, Pick Wan Xing

Chapter 1627: Chapter 1624: Step on the Stars, Pick Wan Xing

In the following days, the warriors in Starry Sky City were all discussing the day when Lin Bai and Zhang Jianxing jointly fought against seven Holy Son Level warriors. This news quickly spread throughout the entire Lingnan Continent!

Upon hearing this news, the warriors of Lingnan Continent were also astonished, secretly exclaiming that Dongfang Bai of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect alone surpassed the other three Junior Sword Venerates!

In these past few days, Lin Bai visited the residence of the Donglan Sword Sect several times, hoping to meet Jian Ruohan, but due to an incident discovered a few days ago, the Sword Cultivators of Donglan Sword Sect were very unwelcoming to Lin Bai.

Although they didn’t explicitly ask Lin Bai to leave, they kept him hanging, letting Lin Bai wait while they went to notify the higher-ups of the Sect. Lin Bai ended up waiting for several hours, and then there was no follow-up!

Thus, during these days, Lin Bai did not get to see Jian Ruohan.

Even Lin Bai did not know that Jian Ruohan was no longer in Starry Sky City.

Meanwhile, the Seventy-two Swordsman of Xian Dong Mountain were quite busy these days, calling friends within Starry Sky City and starting an investigation into the period when the disciples of the Seven Major Sects suddenly died violent deaths. Heaven helps those who help themselves!

Finally, on the evening of the fifth day, just before the opening of the Stars Secret Realm, the Seventy-two Swordsman of Xian Dong Mountain obtained some information!

Late at night, Lin Bai was sitting cross-legged in the small courtyard, meditating.

The opening of the Stars Secret Realm was imminent, and Lin Bai also needed to elevate his state to its peak moment.

"Senior Brother Dongfang, Senior Brother Dongfang..." At this moment, an urgent and surprised voice came from outside Lin Bai’s residence.

"Nie Xiong?" Lin Bai frowned and said, "What are they doing here now? Tonight is just when the Stars Secret Realm is about to open, they should be waiting in their own residences for the opening of the Starry River Ancient Road, why come here?"

Lin Bai pushed open the door and walked out, seeing the anxious expressions of the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain, he curiously asked: "Nie Xiong, what happened?"

Nie Xiong said: "Senior Brother Dongfang, do you still remember that you asked us to investigate the sudden violent deaths of those disciples?"

Lin Bai nodded slightly: "Of course I remember, what’s up? Any developments?"

Nie Xiong nodded slightly and said: "We’ve been anxiously asking a lot of friends these past few days, and finally, within the Fenxin Sect, we found an informant."

"This person claimed that before the disciples of Fenxin Sect died violently, a Sword Cultivator was inquiring about their residences, gave him some Spiritual Stones, and he then informed that Sword Cultivator of these disciples’ residences."

"That very night, the disciples living in the places he mentioned nearly all died!"

"Senior Brother Dongfang, guess who the Sword Cultivator inquiring about these disciples’ residences was?"

Lin Bai was stunned, looked at Nie Xiong, and said thoughtfully: "Qi Xuan?"

When Yang Changdong came to East City from Fairy Cave Mountain to subpoena the seventy-two swordsmen for justice, Qi Xuan suddenly appeared, and Lin Bai had a feeling that this matter was definitely connected to Qi Xuan.

Now, hearing Nie Xiong’s words, the first person Lin Bai thought of was also Qi Xuan!

Nie Xiong’s expression changed, saying: "Senior Brother Dongfang, you really have a divine strategy, but the Sword Cultivator who inquired about the whereabouts of these disciples is not Qi Xuan, but Meng Chunrui!"

"Meng Chunrui, how capable is he? How could he silently kill so many disciples in one night, and after he got the information, who else could have the capability to kill these warriors?"

Lin Bai chuckled lightly: "Meng Chunrui was responsible for finding out the residences of these disciples, informed Qi Xuan, and then Qi Xuan went there, wielded Sword Qi, creating the appearance of dying from exploding Sword Qi inside their bodies!"

"Right, within the current Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, besides us, only the few other Junior Sword Venerates could achieve such a level of Sword Art."

Lin Bai said solemnly.

"Senior Brother Dongfang, subjected to such a great humiliation, we cannot endure this! We must seek revenge against Qi Xuan!"

"Senior Brother Dongfang, this matter almost ruined our reputation completely, we definitely cannot let Qi Xuan and Meng Chunrui off easily!"

"Yes, and it also forced Senior Brother Dongfang to battle with seven Holy Son Level warriors, nearly costing you your life; Qi Xuan and Meng Chunrui are enemies of the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain that we absolutely cannot tolerate!"

"..."

The sword cultivators of Immortal Cave Mountain all shouted angrily, their murderous intent palpable!

Lin Bai looked at the angry Immortal Cave Mountain sword cultivators around him.

But before Lin Bai could speak, suddenly a tremor passed through the heaven and earth, especially Starry Sky City, which began to tremble violently.

Lin Bai and Nie Xiong, among others, were startled and hurriedly looked up into the sky.

Whoosh—

After a shaking in Starry Sky City, the brilliant stars above the Nine Heavens gradually lowered, swiftly falling toward the area above Starry Sky City.

The stars grew larger and larger, converging from top to bottom into a path leading to the Outside the Nine Heavens Cloud!

"With the stars as the path, and the starlight as the guide..."

"Step on the stars, traverse the high heavens, and pluck a star..."

"The Stars Secret Realm has begun."

Lin Bai watched the path of stars descending from the Nine Heavens’ Milky Way, his expression showing a hint of agitation.

And when the star path descended, an ancient aura pervaded the inside of Starry Sky City.

"All disciples from the Seven Major Sects, the Star Path has descended. All disciples from the Seven Major Sects below the Fifth Level of the Yangshen Realm, quickly step onto the Star Path and enter the Stars Secret Realm!"

"Remember, the Stars Secret Realm will only be open for one month. After a month, the Star Path will open again. After a month, regardless of whether you have gained fortune in the Stars Secret Realm, make sure to return!"

"If you miss the day of return after a month, you’ll be trapped in the Stars Secret Realm for fifty years, waiting for the next opening of the Stars Secret Realm before you can leave!"

"The Stars Secret Realm is an ancient battlefield left from the past, containing countless warriors’ skeletal remains, treasures, ancient storage bags, miraculous elixirs, ancient divine irons, and is the most precious secret realm on the Lingnan Continent!"

"Of course, what concerns people most is the Blood Crystal formed from the force of lifeblood and the pure spiritual power of heaven and earth. This item is extremely precious, please keep that in mind!"

"The Stars Secret Realm has opened, all warriors, step onto the stars, pluck the myriad stars!"

Once the Star Path had descended, the Sect Elders defending Starry Sky City, one after the other, declared.

Lin Bai said excitedly, "The Stars Secret Realm has opened."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

While Lin Bai was still in surprise, he saw within East City, dazzling rainbow lights swooping up, vaguely visible within the rainbow lights were warriors rushing onto the Star Path.

Among these rainbow lights, Lin Bai also saw Lin Anyang, Lin Luo, and... the figure of Yejian Jun!

"Yejian Jun!" Lin Bai’s gaze followed Yejian Jun rushing onto the Star Path, a surge of murderous intent began to stir within him, emanating from his body.

Suddenly, Lin Bai spoke in a deep voice, "Now that the Stars Secret Realm is open, we must capture either Meng Chunrui or Qi Xuan in the Stars Secret Realm!"

"Remember, we need either of them to come back alive. Their return alive will prove our innocence!"

Nie Xiong gritted his teeth and said, "Don’t worry, Senior Brother Dongfang, we’ll take care of Qi Xuan and Meng Chunrui!"

"Exactly, even if we don’t go after the Blood Crystals, we need to capture these two alive!"

"Let’s go, capture Qi Xuan and Meng Chunrui!"

The seventy-two swordsmen of Immortal Cave Mountain were all brimming with killing intent, and with a leap, they rushed onto the Star Path.

With a stomp, Lin Bai soared into the sky, his flying sword bursting out from his Dantian. Lin Bai rode his sword onto the Star Path...