The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1715 - 1712: North Frost Dynasty! Icebound Mountain Range!

Chapter 1715: Chapter 1712: North Frost Dynasty! Icebound Mountain Range!

Lin Bai watched Su Xianmei approaching with a cold expression on her face. He quickly stepped forward with a smile and said, "Sister Su."

Su Xianmei mocked with a strange tone, "Don’t, don’t call me sister. I can’t afford that. You’re my elder brother; I should be calling you Brother Lin..."

Tiehai Tang stood nearby, listening to the exchange between Su Xianmei and Lin Bai, completely confused. But she could tell that Su Xianmei was angry and blaming Lin Bai for something.

Lin Bai smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister Su, what’s wrong?"

Su Xianmei retorted coldly, "How dare you ask?"

Lin Bai’s face turned embarrassed as he said lightly, "Sister Su, which senior did you invite?"

"Who else?" Su Xianmei replied coldly. "Your abilities have truly grown, haven’t they? If it weren’t for my father sensing your danger and having me summon a powerful warrior from Tianbao Tower to act, you’d already be dead."

Lin Bai’s demeanor turned serious as he said, "I never expected Ye Jianjun to have the lineage of the Sword God Family. If not for that, he would’ve died at my hands!"

Su Xianmei took a deep breath to suppress her anger and said, "I investigated carefully. Ye Jianjun is indeed a warrior of the Sword God Family, and he holds quite a high position within their ranks. For now, don’t think about targeting him."

Lin Bai nodded slightly.

Su Xianmei spoke softly, "Lin Bai, my father, the Lord of Purple Gold City, and I hold very unique and sensitive identities. We can’t always be there to help you. From now on, you need to act with more caution."

"If something like this happens again, next time, I might not make it in time to save you."

Lin Bai nodded and said, "Don’t worry, Sister Su. I understand."

Su Xianmei gave a slight nod, and the coldness on her face finally eased a little.

"By the way, Sister Su, let me introduce you. This is Tiehai Tang..." Lin Bai said with a smile to Su Xianmei.

Su Xianmei glanced at Tiehai Tang and smiled faintly, "Tiehai Tang, the daughter of the Demon Slaying Alliance’s Leader in the Qingling Mountain Range. You’ve been friends with Lin Bai for many years, so of course, I know you."

Tiehai Tang stared at Su Xianmei in surprise and asked, "You actually know who I am?"

Su Xianmei laughed and said, "Anyone close to Lin Bai, I know them all."

Tiehai Tang was stunned again. She glanced at Lin Bai with curiosity, thinking to herself, who exactly is this beautiful lady? How does she seem to know everyone around Lin Bai so well?

Lin Bai just smiled faintly, without confirming or denying.

Su Xianmei said, "Lin Bai, what are your plans next?"

Lin Bai replied, "I plan to finish the matters in Lingnan as soon as possible and then head to the East Continent!"

"Now that one of the Six Freaks of Lingnan, Ye Fenghuo, is dead, and Ye Jianjun has returned to the Sword God Family, it’s time to deal with the remaining four."

Su Xianmei nodded and said, "In that case, it seems I’ve come just in time!"

Lin Bai looked at Su Xianmei strangely and asked, "Sister Su, what do you mean by that?"

Su Xianmei pursed her lips into a smile and said, "I’ve already had Tianbao Tower find Zhao Hansheng’s whereabouts."

"Zhao Hansheng!" Lin Bai’s face lit up with joy when he heard the name.

Back in Haizhen City, Su Xianmei had told Lin Bai that Zhao Hansheng had left the Zhao Royal Dynasty after returning from Lingdong and had gone to the North Frost Dynasty for secluded cultivation. His whereabouts had been unknown.

At the time, Su Xianmei had promised Lin Bai that she would help him locate Zhao Hansheng.

Now, it seemed Su Xianmei had found where Zhao Hansheng was.

"Where is Zhao Hansheng?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Su Xianmei said, "The North Frost Dynasty, Icebound Mountain Range!"

Lin Bai silently made a mental note of this location.

Su Xianmei continued, "At the Icebound Mountain Range, there’s a fortress. Within it resides a family called the Ice Family."

"The Ice Family has occupied the Icebound Mountain Range for over ten thousand years. The area within a million miles around it falls under their dominion. And in the Icebound Mountain Range, there is a rare Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object called the Ice Blood Ginseng!"

"The Ice Blood Ginseng is a rare spiritual medicine on the Lingnan Continent. It can be consumed directly or used to refine elixir pills. It is especially beneficial to the Demon Clan."

"There was once a demon who consumed an Ice Blood Ginseng and broke through to the Yangshen Realm within just a few years! Moreover, there are Yangshen Realm demons who, after consuming the Ice Blood Ginseng, managed to elevate their cultivation by an entire realm!"

"The Ice Blood Ginseng only grows in the Icebound Mountain Range and is extremely rare. The Ice Family has monopolized it, enclosing and protecting the ginseng for themselves."

"Although now there are still warriors searching for wild Ice Blood Ginseng in the Icebound Mountain Range, finding one is exceedingly rare!"

"Zhao Hansheng went to the North Frost Dynasty specifically to search for an Ice Blood Ginseng to break through his cultivation. Especially given the cultivation skill he practices, the Ice Blood Ginseng offers him immense benefits!"

Lin Bai asked curiously, "Did he find one?"

Su Xianmei shook her head and said, "No."

Lin Bai nodded thoughtfully.

Su Xianmei added, "However, in two months, the Ice Family will be hosting a martial arts competition, inviting promising young talents and powerful warriors from across the North Frost Dynasty to participate!"

"And the ultimate prize for the winner is the Ice Blood Ginseng!"

"Since Zhao Hansheng couldn’t find a wild Ice Blood Ginseng in the Icebound Mountain Range, he will undoubtedly compete in the Ice Family’s martial arts competition. By then, you’ll be able to find him there."

Lin Bai asked curiously, "Such a precious Ice Blood Ginseng—why would the Ice Family offer it as a prize for the competition?"

Su Xianmei chuckled softly and said, "Do you think the Ice Family wants to? They’re simply forced to do so by external pressures."

"The Ice Family dominates the Icebound Mountain Range and hoards all the cultivation resources within a million miles, including monopolizing the Ice Blood Ginseng. Naturally, this has drawn the envy of other forces in the North Frost Dynasty."

"Thousands of years ago, more than a dozen factions within the North Frost Dynasty united to try to annihilate the Ice Family and seize the Icebound Mountain Range!"

"That brutal war nearly wiped out the Ice Family. Forced by desperation, the Ice Family negotiated with those factions and agreed to hold martial arts competitions, offering up the Ice Blood Ginseng as a prize!"

"This tradition has continued ever since. Every year, the Ice Family holds a martial arts competition."

"But the Ice Family isn’t one to be trifled with. Their condition is... since there must be a competition, why limit it to the North Frost Dynasty? Let warriors from across the entire Lingnan Continent participate!"

"Do you understand their cunning intentions?"

Su Xianmei smiled as she explained.

Lin Bai nodded and smiled, "Those dozen factions that once besieged the Ice Family—naturally, the Ice Family holds a grudge. Being forced to hold martial arts competitions and offer up the Ice Blood Ginseng, they certainly wouldn’t want those factions to benefit. By opening the competition to the whole Lingnan Continent, they bring in countless strong warriors!"

"This way, the Ice Blood Ginseng is unlikely to fall into the hands of those dozen factions!"

Su Xianmei said, "Exactly. So, before every martial arts competition, the Ice Family sends out hero invitations to the families and sects across the Lingnan Continent, inviting warriors to participate!"

"If you hadn’t left the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, you might have received the Ice Family’s invitation a month ago."