The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 225 - 224: Sword Tomb Mountain (17th Update)

Chapter 225: Chapter 224: Sword Tomb Mountain (17th Update)

Sword Tomb Mountain, also known as Sword Tomb.

Because on this mountain peak, there were no living creatures or trees. The mountain body was studded with dense treasure swords, at a glance, there were thousands, even tens of thousands of them. It looked like a huge spirit sword graveyard, hence it was called the Sword Tomb.

Inside the Sword Tomb, there were a lot of spirit swords.

However, most of the spirit swords had lost their edge due to not having a new master for a long time. As they were embedded in the mountain body and their spirituality eroded by time, they gradually became useless swords.

But there were also many spirit swords that, despite enduring thousands of years of wind and frost, were still full of spirituality and their edges undiminished.

Lin Bai arrived at the foot of Sword Tomb Mountain, looked up, the entire mountain peak was like a sharp sword inserted into the Cloud Sky, emitting a majestic sword intention. From afar, Lin Bai could already feel the fluctuation of the sword intention in his body.

"What a strong sword intention. Elder Zhang was right, the sharp swords on this Sword Tomb Mountain, their previous owners were all sword cultivators who had comprehended the martial arts will. As a result, there are still remnants of sword intention on the spirit swords."

Lin Bai exclaimed, slowly approaching the foot of Sword Tomb Mountain.

At the foot of Sword Tomb Mountain, Lin Bai saw many disciples lingering here.

These disciples, high or low in their cultivation, included both the Outer Sect Disciples and Inner Disciples.

They stood at the foot of the mountain, all looking up at the towering Sword Tomb Mountain before them.

"Brother, how can we obtain the approval of the spirit swords on Sword Tomb Mountain?" Lin Bai walked up to an Inner Disciple, asked with a smile.

The disciple, seeing Lin Bai’s face, was immediately surprised and said, "You are... you are... you are Lin Bai!"

"Indeed, it’s me. Could you please tell me how to gain the recognition of these Spirit Swords?" Lin Bai said with a smile.

The disciple trembled and said, "You just need to use your movement skill to fly up to Sword Tomb Mountain. If you can pull out one of the treasure swords, it means you have received the recognition of that sword and you can take it away."

"But Senior Brother Lin Bai, these treasure swords are not easy to pull out. Many warriors have tried here repeatedly but failed to pull out the sword."

This disciple said.

"So, I just need to fly up and pull it out? That sounds easy." Lin Bai gave a light laugh.

The disciple said again, "Senior Brother Lin Bai, the closer the spirit swords are to the peak, the more powerful they are. It is said that at the top of the peak, there is a legendary sixth Grade Spirit Tool. A hundred years ago, Jian Xuan once obtained a sixth Grade Spirit tool from the peak."

Unfortunately, no one has been able to reach the peak for more than a hundred years since Jian Xuan."

"I see." Lin Bai nodded in response.

Right at this moment.

At the bottom of Sword Tomb Mountain, a warrior who had been lingering for a long time leapt up, his body swift as a startled swan, stepping on the spirit swords embedded in Sword Tomb Mountain, moving upward through the clouds, heading straight for the mountain peak.

"That’s Senior Brother Zhu Ziling."

"Senior Brother Zhu Ziling is now a master in the first layer of Heaven Martial Realm. Even if he’s not listed in the Inner Gate Top Hundred List, his strength cannot be underestimated. Especially since Senior Brother Zhu Ziling recently mastered the Earth Grade Three’s ’Cloud Ladder’ movement skill. He must make it to the peak."

As this warrior leaped into the air, he immediately drew the attention of all the warriors beneath Sword Tomb Mountain.

Even Lin Bai’s gaze was involuntarily drawn over.

Zhu Ziling moved swiftly through the clouds, his gaze firm as if he wished to break through the Nine Heavens.

But when Zhu Ziling darted to the halfway point of the mountain, Lin Bai clearly saw Zhu Ziling’s face becoming flushed, sweat streaming down his forehead like rain, looking extremely strained.

"Senior Brother Zhu Ziling can go even further." A martial artist standing beside Lin Bai said with awe.

"He’s already at his limit. If he doesn’t rush to draw the sword, he’ll probably be thrown off." Lin Bai murmured.

The martial artist was startled and looked at Lin Bai.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Lin Bai had a growing reputation in the Inner Gate, the martial artist would surely have said to Lin Bai: you know nothing, you’re blind. Senior Brother Zhu Ziling is far more capable than this.

Everyone looked up at Zhu Ziling.

Zhu Ziling, halfway up the mountain, was hardly able to breathe under the pressure of the massive sword intent emanating from the sword tomb. His face was beet red and he looked extremely pained.

He looked at the peak of the mountain, where a considerable distance still loomed large, then looked down at a sword in front of him. He stubbornly grabbed the hilt, and yanked it out with force.

Clang——A piercing sound of a sword reverberated, followed by a wave of sword intention sweeping in all directions.

Zhu Ziling touched the hilt of the withdrawn treasure sword, gradually lowering himself to the ground.

"Did Senior Brother Zhu Ziling not try to go any further?"

"This is quite impressive already, the spirit sword that Zhu Ziling withdrew is actually a Fourth-grade Spirit Weapon!"

"That sword is... the Roaming Sword!"

"Correct, it is the Roaming Sword, the sword worn by a disciple called ’Qi Xin’ in the Spirit Sword Sect three hundred years ago. Back then Qi Xin used this sword to defeat three experts of the Human Elixir Realm Third Layer, making his name known throughout the Shenwu Kingdom!"

"Yes, and most importantly, the Roaming Sword still houses Qi Xin’s sword intention from that year. If Senior Brother Zhu Ziling genuinely senses it, he might have a chance to comprehend the legendary Martial Arts Will."

"What a good sword, I wish I could get such a weapon."

A lot of warriors looked at Zhu Ziling with envy on their faces.

But even holding the Roaming Sword, Zhu Ziling wasn’t able to feel happy.

He looked towards the mountain peak, his eyes filled with reluctance.

Zhu Ziling’s goal was the Sixth Grade Spirit Tool on the top of the mountain, not just a Fourth-grade Spirit Weapon that could knock him flying.

At this moment, an elder appeared next to Zhu Ziling and comforted him, "Zhu Ziling, a Fourth-grade Spirit Weapon is still impressive. Once you improve your cultivation, come back to the Sword Tomb to select a Spirit Sword."

Zhu Ziling, his face filled with resistance, responded, "Thank you for your comforting words, Elder."

"Don’t be discouraged, it’s been over a hundred years since a warrior from the Spirit Sword Sect has reached the top of the mountain, besides Jian Xuan a century ago," the elder said with a slight sigh.

At that time, Jian Xuan took a Sixth Grade Spirit Tool from the peak of Sword Tomb Mountain, shocking the Spirit Sword Sect.

Soon after, Jian Xuan was named the Young Sect Master and started to receive full support for his development.

But not too long after, it was reported that Jian Xuan stole numerous unparalleled sword skills from the Spirit Sword Sect and betrayed the sect, fleeing.

Lin Bai stood quietly at the foot of the Sword Tomb, watching many warriors fly up the mountain to extract swords. However, most of them ended up with around Third-grade Spirit Swords. A few stronger warriors managed to reach halfway up the mountain and obtained Fourth-grade Spirit Swords.

"At the foot of the mountain, there are Third-grade Spirit Swords."

"In the middle of the mountain, there are Fourth-grade Spirit Swords."

"On the top of the mountain, there are Fifth-grade Spirit Swords."

"And on the peak, there is a Sixth-grade Spirit Sword."

Lin Bai carefully observed for a while and managed to discern the swords on Sword Tomb Mountain.

"It’s almost time. It’s my turn now," Lin Bai watched for a little while longer, got a general understanding of Sword Tomb Mountain, and then headed towards the foot of the mountain.

"Senior Brother Lin Bai, are you making a move?"

The warrior who previously spoke to Lin Bai asked, excitedly.

Lin Bai had recently made quite a name for himself in Spirit Sword Sect. After slaying Murong Yeshen, Lin Bai instantly became the top Earth Martial Realm practitioner in the Spirit Sword Sect.

If Lin Bai was going to select his own sword at the Sword Tomb, it wouldn’t be of a low grade.

Lin Bai’s appearance immediately caused a stir among the crowd at the base of Sword Tomb Mountain.

"Isn’t that Lin Bai?"

"That’s the one who killed Murong Yeshen."

"I wonder what grade of Spirit Sword Lin Bai will be able to pick."

"Initially, Murong Yeshen had a Fifth-grade Spirit Sword. It was a pity that Murong Yeshen didn’t like to use swords, so he sold the Fifth-grade Spiritual Instrument."

"Since Lin Bai has the capability to kill Murong Yeshen, he should be able to get at least a Fifth-grade Spirit Sword."

Many warriors quietly whispered among themselves as they watched Lin Bai.