The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1665 - 1662: The Arrival of the True Self!

Chapter 1665: Chapter 1662: The Arrival of the True Self!

Su Xianmei’s gaze darkened as she retrieved a Sound Transmission Talisman from her storage bag, saying, "Father, I’ve received the news here. The identities of those who ambushed Lin Bai have been confirmed!"

Su Xianmei relayed the information about those five individuals to Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang.

Over the following month, Zhang Jianxing, Young Master Qian Shui, Wine Fairy, Su Xianmei, and others did not leave. Instead, they stayed at Little Spirit Stream, seemingly to bid farewell to Lin Bai in his final moments.

As the three-month period was nearing its end.

On this day, Lin Bai smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, Young Master Qian Shui, Wine Fairy, would you please step outside for a moment? I need to receive a guest."

"Sister Su can stay."

Lin Bai spoke with a light smile.

Although Zhang Jianxing didn’t understand Lin Bai’s intentions, he still left the bamboo house.

The seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain also followed suit and departed from Little Spirit Stream.

In the room, only Su Xianmei and Lin Bai remained. Su Xianmei asked puzzledly, "Little brother, your injuries..."

Lin Bai faintly smiled and said, "Sister Su, everything will be fine."

"He’s here."

Lin Bai smiled in relief.

Su Xianmei was confused and asked, "Who’s here?"

"Him!" Lin Bai’s gaze shifted towards the doorway.

Su Xianmei turned her head in surprise, and at the door was a white-robed man, walking in with a somber expression, stopping in front of Lin Bai.

Su Xianmei stared wide-eyed at the white-robed man, utterly shocked, and exclaimed, "Lin Bai!"

The white-robed man chuckled lightly, "Sister Su, long time no see."

"What is the meaning of this..." Su Xianmei exclaimed repeatedly in astonishment.

Lin Bai, the original body, said, "This is my clone!"

Only then did Su Xianmei appear to grasp the situation. Her joy turned into tears, as a single dew-like teardrop slid down her dazzlingly beautiful face. Frustrated, she punched Lin Bai’s chest and angrily said, "Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you had a clone?!"

Seeing the tear on her face, Lin Bai’s heart warmed. At least for this moment, Lin Bai knew there were still people in this world who cared for him like family.

Lin Bai replied somewhat helplessly, "I thought you knew already."

Su Xianmei shot him a reproachful look and said, "I’ll go inform Uncle Xun and my father. Those two are surely worried sick!"

With that, Su Xianmei left the bamboo house.

Inside the bamboo house, only Lin Bai and his clone remained.

Lin Bai approached his clone, extended his right hand, and the clone simultaneously extended its right hand. At the moment their hands met, the clone transformed into streams of light that merged into Lin Bai’s body!

At that instant, Lin Bai’s mind was flooded with myriad memories!

Haihan Demon Country! Reincarnation Arena! Stars Secret Realm! The bloody map... All the experiences of the clone replayed vividly in Lin Bai’s memories!

Moments later, the clone separated from Lin Bai’s body once more and collapsed onto the bed.

Lin Bai’s expression remained steady as he gazed at the clone.

The clone smiled faintly and said, "Dongfang Bai’s mission is complete. The rest is up to you!"

"Yejian Jun isn’t dead; he possesses the Blood Shadow Demon Body Martial Soul, capable of splitting into clones using his life essence. If you intend to keep dealing with him, you must determine how many clones he has!"

"It’s fortunate you came in time. Otherwise, I might not have lasted until now."

The clone looked at Lin Bai and said.

Lin Bai responded calmly, "I’ll take care of things from here."

The clone smiled faintly before his eyes lost all luster. He fell lifeless onto the bed, his aura entirely extinguished.

The clone was dead.

Dongfang Bai was dead!

As the clone perished, its body disintegrated into ashes, and at that moment, two Martial Souls and the Five Elements Divine Pill returned to Lin Bai’s original body!

An overwhelming cultivation aura at the peak of the First Level of the Yangshen Realm began to emanate rapidly from Lin Bai’s body!

Blech—

At that moment, Lin Bai spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his expression turning pale and exhausted.

The death of the clone caused severe damage to Lin Bai’s original body!

Lin Bai gazed coldly at the pile of ashes on the bed, a faint but chilling murderous intent arising from him.

Taking on the identity of Dongfang Bai had allowed Lin Bai to integrate deeply into Lingnan, to kill Ye Fenghuo, and yet the creation of a clone was extraordinarily taxing. The death of the clone felt akin to Lin Bai himself perishing, stirring his anger.

"Since I’ve come, I’ll ensure your death is not in vain!"

The Ghost Disguise Skill contorted Lin Bai’s face into a series of transformations.

Lin Bai donned the five-colored disciple’s robe of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect and lay down on the bed, his hollow eyes staring at the heavens as he muttered coldly, "Yejian Jun!"

At that moment, Su Xianmei returned, smiling brightly at Lin Bai and curiously asking, "Eh? Where’s your clone?"

Lin Bai replied coldly, "Dead."

Su Xianmei took a deep breath and said, "Consider this a small lesson for you. In the future, act cautiously. If not, the death of this clone serves as a warning!"

Lin Bai said, "Sister Su, have you figured out who was responsible?"

Su Xianmei said, "Yes, apart from your two arch-enemies Yejian Jun and Dong Qian, the other three involved were Elder Xuanhuo of Fenxin Sect,"

"The Guarding Supreme of Luotian Sect, Yan Lin!"

"And the Cold Sea Blade Master of Heavenly Sword Sect, Bai Yan!"

Lin Bai nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll remember."

Su Xianmei said, "Don’t act impulsively. At this moment, you’re not their match!"

"That’s not necessarily true." Lin Bai said coldly. "Sister Su, do you know that Yejian Jun has a Martial Soul called the Blood Shadow Demon Body?"

Lin Bai asked curiously.

Su Xianmei replied, "I do. This Martial Soul is peculiar; as long as life essence is abundant, it can continually generate Blood Shadow Demon Bodies. But such bodies, no matter how powerful, can only exist for ten years!"

Lin Bai said, "The clone once killed Yejian Jun in the Stars Secret Realm, but after leaving the realm, encountered another of Yejian Jun’s clones."

"Do you have any way to immediately locate all of Yejian Jun’s clones or determine how many he has?"

Lin Bai asked curiously.

Su Xianmei replied, "To locate all his clones at once would be challenging. When I return, I’ll ask Tianbao Tower to check if there are related Magical Treasures."

"For now, don’t act rashly."

Lin Bai nodded faintly.

The three-month period had arrived.

The Sword Master and the seventy-two Peak Lords of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect gathered at Little Spirit Stream to bid Lin Bai farewell for the last time!

And Yejian Jun was unmistakably among the crowd.

After returning to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, Yejian Jun had clarified to the Sword Master that the one who had gone to the Stars Secret Realm was merely one of his clones. The Sword Master did not question further.

"Today marks the end of the three-month period."

"Dongfang Bai took the Three-Month Life Extension Pill. With the deadline reached, Dongfang Bai has likely perished."

Standing outside the bamboo house, the upper echelon of Heaven-reaching Sword Sect spoke coldly.

Among them, none felt more sorrowful than the seventy-two Sword Cultivators of Xian Dong Mountain and Zhang Jianxing.

Zhang Jianxing sat nearby, continuously swigging from the wine flask he had acquired from Wine Fairy, drinking alone in frustration as he mumbled, "We promised we’d drink till we couldn’t walk anymore, so how is it that today I’m the only one left drinking?"

His eyes reddened, as though he was on the verge of tears.