The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1650 - 1647: The Blood-Red Map!

Chapter 1650: Chapter 1647: The Blood-Red Map!

After Yejian Jun was killed by Lin Bai in the Stars Secret Realm.

Outside the Stars Secret Realm, amidst the vast heavens and earth, atop a lonely mountain in a desolate mountain range, a young man with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, strikingly handsome and extraordinary, furrowed his brows tightly and muttered in confusion: "The Demon Body is dead!"

"Which Demon Body was killed?"

"It was... the Demon Body of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect Junior Sword Master..."

"Strange, the Demon Body should currently be in the Stars Secret Realm. Although there are many strong figures here, the number of people daring to attack the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect Junior Sword Master would be very few."

"Who could have slain my Demon Body?"

This young man was none other than Yejian Jun!

Yejian Jun looked in the direction of the Stars Secret Realm and said indifferently: "I wonder if the Demon Body managed to retrieve that thing, that relic bone..."

While speaking, Yejian Jun headed straight toward Starry Sky City.

...

Yejian Jun’s corpse lay on the ground, growing cold rapidly.

"Yejian Jun came to the Stars Secret Realm apparently for that relic bone, but what is the story behind this bone?" Lin Bai raised his head to look at the skeletal relic glinting atop the Black Flag’s tip, his expression subtly affected.

After collecting himself, Lin Bai turned his gaze to the Demon Sword lying beside Yejian Jun, and walked over slowly to pick it up. After inspecting the sword briefly, he remarked lightly, "Yejian Jun researched for several years and still failed to unseal the Demon Sword!"

"It seems that unraveling the seals on the Demon Sword is no easy task."

"Sister Su once mentioned that the Demon Sword bears seals; breaking the first seal alone could dominate the East Continent, while breaking the second seal would suffice to overshadow the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"

"But exactly how many layers of seals there are on the Demon Sword remains unknown."

Lin Bai cast a solemn gaze at the Demon Sword before stowing it into his Storage Bag.

When Lin Anyang and Lin Luo saw Lin Bai slay Yejian Jun, their expressions revealed shock. Lin Luo recovered quickly after a brief change in complexion, whereas Lin Anyang looked utterly terrified!

"Senior Brother Lin Anyang, Senior Sister Lin Luo, thank you for your assistance earlier." Lin Bai cupped his fists and smiled.

Lin Luo shook her head, saying, "We didn’t really help much."

Lin Anyang said solemnly, "Junior Brother Dongfang, you killed Yejian Jun. When you return to the Sect, you are unlikely to escape punishment."

Lin Bai chuckled lightly, "I’ve prepared myself mentally. Besides, I have undeniable reasons for needing to kill Yejian Jun!"

Lin Anyang and Lin Luo both nodded faintly. Earlier, they could deduce from Lin Bai and Yejian Jun’s conversation that Dongfang Bai might have deep-seated connections to the mysterious Sword Cultivator from Lingdong mentioned by Yejian Jun.

Lin Bai raised his head to look at the relic bone: "Yejian Jun came here seemingly for this relic bone. Let’s go and examine the mysteries behind it together."

Lin Anyang and Lin Luo nodded slightly before ascending into the Cloud Sky.

Arriving before the relic bone, Lin Bai reached out and detached the Storage Bag hanging from its waist.

This Storage Bag was already rusty, exuding the dense aura of time’s wear and tear. Under the erosion of the ages, it showed signs of gradual disintegration!

When Lin Bai detached the Storage Bag and opened it, a beam of crimson light burst into the Cloud Sky.

The crimson light gathered together atop the Black Flag, forming a massive map...

As the map appeared in the Storage Bag, the bag itself shattered immediately, dissolving into ash and disappearing from Lin Bai’s hand.

Lin Bai, Lin Anyang, and Lin Luo stared at this scene in utter shock, involuntarily lifting their heads to look at the blood-red map in the Cloud Sky. A marked point on the map stood out prominently.

"It seems to be a map!" Lin Anyang exclaimed. Furrowing his brows, he continued, "But this map only shows rivers and mountains, with no division representing any Dynasty. Who knows which Dynasty this map belongs to among the Seventy-two Dynasties!"

"Senior Sister Lin Luo, can you recognize which Dynasty this map belongs to?"

Lin Anyang asked.

Lin Luo shook her head, replying, "Even you, as the Crown Prince of the Litian Dynasty, can’t identify which Dynasty’s map this is. And I, living a reclusive life within the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect where I barely visit the Litian Dynasty, how could I know which Dynasty this map pertains to?"

Lin Anyang nodded subtly, casting his gaze toward Lin Bai.

Lin Bai smiled bitterly: "Senior Brother Lin Anyang, don’t look at me like that. I don’t know either."

Although Lin Bai, Lin Anyang, and Lin Luo couldn’t identify which Dynasty the map belonged to, they collectively committed its routes to memory.

"What appeared atop the Black Flag just now?"

"It looked like a map?"

"Of which Dynasty?"

"What treasure could be hidden within this map?"

Now, warriors outside the nine storm circles all raised their heads to commit the map in the Cloud Sky to memory, planning to search for its secrets after departing the Stars Secret Realm.

Lin Bai said, "All we can do now is remain vigilant about this map and, when we leave the Stars Secret Realm, compare it carefully against maps of the Lingnan Continent. Perhaps then we can determine which Dynasty it belongs to!"

Lin Anyang added, "No matter which Dynasty this map belongs to, it was safeguarded so critically by that relic bone; there must be a great treasure within!"

Lin Luo and Lin Bai wholeheartedly agreed with Lin Anyang.

Any map guarded so fiercely by being hidden here surely contains treasures of enormous value.

What those treasures might be will only be revealed once Lin Bai and company locate the Dynasty and uncover the hidden treasure as marked on the map!

The map in the Cloud Sky remained for one incense stick’s time before dissipating.

"Now that matters here are resolved, I will take my leave." Lin Bai cupped his fists toward Lin Anyang and Lin Luo.

Lin Anyang asked, "Junior Brother Dongfang, where are you headed next?"

Lin Bai replied, "The Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Fairy Cave Mountain are pursuing Qi Xuan in Starry Sky City. Qi Xuan secretly assassinated disciples of Seven Major Sects and framed the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Fairy Cave Mountain."

"Now they’ve reached the Stars Secret Realm to pursue Qi Xuan. But I feel that Qi Xuan seems oddly unique this time; I worry that the Seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Fairy Cave Mountain might not be his match. Thus, I am headed to find them."

Lin Bai spoke calmly.

"Alright, Junior Brother Dongfang, you go ahead. I will stay here with Senior Sister Lin Luo to search for other locations similar to the Black Flag area, hoping to gather some Blood Crystals." Lin Anyang smiled slightly.

Lin Bai nodded, took another glance at the Black Flag, and finally stepped away.

This Black Flag has resided here for such a long time, untouched; Lin Bai knew he wouldn’t be able to claim it either.

Exiting the nine storm circles, Lin Bai stepped onto his Flying Sword and flew toward the distance.

Following Lin Bai’s departure, within the nine storm circles stood a group of disciples clothed in the robes of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, who sneered coldly: "It seems we have an unexpected joy this time!"

"Not only have we found the map, but we’ve also secured one of the Ten Great Magical Artifacts—the Demon Sword!"

"Who would have thought! The Demon Sword, first emerging in Lingdong three years ago, vanished shortly thereafter, only to have Yejian Jun acquire it, and now it’s fallen into Lin Bai’s hands..."

"Hmph!"

These twenty-some disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect laughed coldly.

Leading them was none other than Mizuka!

Beside Mizuka stood a young man radiating killing intent, who gritted his teeth while watching Lin Bai fly off.

Mizuka chuckled lightly: "Qi Xuan, can’t you hold back?"

Qi Xuan’s cold eyes reflected murderous intent: "I wish I could kill Dongfang Bai right now!"

Mizuka chuckled: "Then go. Since Seven Major Sects have already settled their scores with Dongfang Bai, now it’s time for our Valley of Demons to do the same!"

"Let’s go! Kill Dongfang Bai!"

Mizuka led the twenty warriors and immediately pursued Lin Bai.