The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 297 - 296: Acquiring Beacon Fire and City Flowers

Chapter 297: Chapter 296: Acquiring Beacon Fire and City Flowers

By dawn, the Imperial Banquet had ended.

Since Lin Bai had descended from the Martial Arts Stage, he did not make another appearance.

The rest of the Imperial Banquet consisted of the likes of Chu Jiangliu and other heirs engaging in minor skirmishes, their martial arts discussions were merely superficial.

Although there wasn’t any death-defying fight to keep the excitement up, the harmonious gathering still garnered a round of applause amidst its pleasant atmosphere.

Dawn marked the end of the Imperial Banquet.

As the rich merchants left, they spread the news from the Chaoyang Palace throughout the entire Shenwu Kingdom at the earliest possible moment.

The news of a young man from the Spirit Sword Sect dominating the conversations in the Chaoyang Palace and stunning everyone was like a bomb dropped on the Shenwu Kingdom.

Now, every warrior in the Shenwu Kingdom had Lin Bai’s name etched in their minds.

"Lin Bai, yet another warrior who has grasped supremacy from the Chaoyang Palace."

"I remember that three years ago, Duan Canghai also astonished everyone in the Chaoyang Palace."

"Indeed. It’s true."

The news spread swiftly in the Capital at dawn. By then, many were already discussing this matter.

Bai Huatian announced loudly, "All warriors with points, please follow First Princess to the treasury to exchange your prizes."

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai slowly rose from his seat.

"Finally, the moment has come."

"Beacon Fire and City Flowers!"

"This is my capital to confront Lin Zi’er."

Lin Bai left his seat and approached the First Princess, Bai Xiaoxiao.

Chu Jiangliu also followed suit.

Then, other warriors who had some points came one after another.

Chu Jiangliu asked, "Prince Consort, are you okay?"

"I’m fine." Lin Bai gave a faint smile, unable to conceal his pale face.

Bai Xiaoxiao stepped forward, supporting Lin Bai’s arm with her hand. She endowed him with True Qi and once she felt his condition, she was greatly alarmed.

Lin Bai’s physique was in chaos. His meridians had severely shattered, his heart’s veins were torn in half, his bones crushed. To survive in such condition was already a miracle for Lin Bai.

Any common warrior who endured half of Lin Bai’s injuries would have died ten times over.

"Is it worth it to fight so desperately?" Bai Xiaoxiao supported Lin Bai and asked coldly.

"There are some things in this world that are worth protecting with our lives." Lin Bai replied indifferently:

"It’s not about whether it’s worth it or not, it’s about whether it should be done or not."

"If I think it’s right, I’ll do it; if I think it’s wrong, I won’t."

"Today, the bloodshed in the Imperial Banquet, I think it’s right, so I did it."

Lin Bai stated calmly.

Bai Xiaoxiao asked, "Do you know the consequences of doing this? If my father hadn’t shown mercy, you could have been put to death directly. In the Imperial Palace, even if you possessed heaven-reaching power, you wouldn’t have been able to escape."

Lin Bai laughed, "That’s what I just said, there are certain things worth risking our lives for, worth striving for; some things must be done, even at the cost of our lives."

"The sword of a sword cultivator, is always committed to the end."

Lin Bai stated with a grim smile.

Watching Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao walking ahead, supporting each other.

Chu Jiangliu quietly followed from behind, head slightly lowered, not directly looking at the back of Bai Xiaoxiao and Lin Bai.

This was not Chu Jiangliu avoiding anything; it was just his respect for them.

The two people before him, one was the First Princess of the Empire, the other was the current Prince Consort. Their social statuses far surpassed his own.

Moreover, Chu Jiangliu knew, the First Princess was his master, and he was her servant.

If he was a servant, then he ought to act like one.

Upon arriving at the Treasure Box.

The First Princess turned around and addressed all the warriors: "The scrolls you receive will contain the treasures in the reward pool. Take a good look and see which ones you can exchange with the points in your hands."

"Once you’ve made your selection, tell me, I’ll go in and get them for you."

First Princess stated indifferently.

"Yes, thank you Princess Chang."

Everyone responded, unrolling the scrolls and starting to choose earnestly.

Many people who came to participate in the Year-end Tail Sacrifice already had something in mind that they wanted to exchange. But now the warriors with insufficient points needed to make a fresh start at choosing.

Bai Xiaoxiao asked Lin Bai, "What do you want to exchange, Lin Bai?"

Lin Bai fished out a large pile of tokens from his pocket, handed them to Bai Xiaoxiao, and said, "Check whether the total points of all the tokens here can be exchanged for Beacon Fire and City Flowers."

"Do you want to exchange for that thousand years old spirit medicine, Beacon Fire and City Flowers?" Bai Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.

Lin Bai nodded affirmatively.

Beacon Fire and City Flowers were the main reasons why Lin Bai attended the Year-end Tail Sacrifice.

According to Lin Bai’s calculations, the tokens in his hands were likely to be worth more than one million points.

Firstly, Qi Rui’s token had a value of two hundred thousand points.

"Qi Rui, two hundred thousand points."

"Zhan Feng, one hundred and thirty thousand points."

"Zhan Ying, one hundred and ten thousand points."

"Xiao Jian, ninety thousand points."

"Wang Fang, fifty thousand points."

"Wan Xia, one hundred and thirty thousand points."

"Wang Lie, seventy thousand points."

"Luo Qixing, one hundred and fifty thousand points."

"Lin Bai, one hundred thousand points."

Then, adding the points from tokens he had received from killing so many warriors from the Fire Palace and assassins from the Edgeless Sect, Lin Bai silently calculated that his accumulated points should have exceeded one million. This was more than enough to exchange for the Beacon Fire and City Flowers.

After counting, Bai Xiaoxiao said, "Here, there are about one million and three hundred thousand points. Exchanging for the Beacon Fire and City Flowers only requires one million points, so there are still three hundred thousand points left. Do you want to exchange for something else?"

"Spirit Pearls then. As I remember, a Spirit Pearl is worth one hundred thousand points. Is that correct?" Lin Bai casually said.

"Yes, a Spirit Pearl was originally worth one hundred thousand points. You can exchange for three Spirit Pearls, but since you are the winner of the Chaoyang Palace’s Imperial Banquet Martial Arts Competition, my father asked me to reward you with three additional Spirit Pearls," Bai Xiaoxiao replied with a smile.

"Thank you," Lin Bai gratefully said.

A Spirit Pearl, born from the Shanhe Ding, contains extremely pure spiritual energy.

Previously, when Lin Bai received five Spirit Pearls, after refining them, he broke through the major barrier of the Heaven Martial Realm, advancing to the Heaven Martial Realm First Layer.

Now, he was going to gain six additional Spirit Pearls. So, he wondered whether this would allow him to attain higher cultivation or not.

Bai Xiaoxiao nodded lightly, and she went into the treasury to fetch the Spirit Pearls and Beacon Fire and City Flowers for Lin Bai.

Shortly after.

Bai Xiaoxiao came out holding two treasure boxes.

Lin Bai took the boxes, and opened one of them. Inside, there was a fiery red flower. The crown of the flower was like a cloud on fire, giving off a hot feeling.

"This is the Beacon Fire and City Flower, a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine without a doubt," Lin Bai excitedly said.

He put away the Beacon Fire and City Flowers, then opened the other treasure box. Inside there were six Spirit Pearls.

These were indeed the things that Lin Bai wanted to exchange for.

With the gifts in hand, Lin Bai was quite pleased.

It didn’t take long for the other warriors to finish exchanging their things as well.

"Brother Chu, what did you exchange for?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

"Haha, Prince Consort, I am not as powerful as you with your million-plus points. I only have a little over ninety thousand points, which I exchanged for a fourth-grade spiritual treasure sword," Chu Jiangliu said with a laugh.

As Chu Jiangliu spoke with Lin Bai, he was secretly shocked: this guy actually had over a million points, it was terrifying.

Apart from Chu Jiangliu, who had ninety thousand points.

The other warriors all had about thirty to forty thousand points. These were considered as grand achievements.

But compared to Lin Bai, these were far from enough. He had a total of over one million and three hundred thousand points.

That’s over 1.3 million points. It should be the highest score in the history of the Shenwu Kingdom’s Year-end Tail Sacrifice.

Lin Bai paid special attention to Chu Jiangliu, who held a fourth-grade spiritual treasure sword in his hand, smiling broadly.

The crowd then started to head back.

Chen Gong, Lu Yuan, and Zhang Lingdao were waiting outside the Treasury.

Bai Xiaoxiao stepped forward and gave a curtsy, "Elder Chen Gong."

"Princess Chang, the other Sects and Prince’s Mansions have left. I am here to take Lin Bai back for rest," Chen Gong said with a smile.

Bai Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Okay."

Bai Xiaoxiao, supporting Lin Bai, handed him over to Chen Gong.

Then, Bai Xiaoxiao watched as the Spirit Sword Sect and others departed.

After returning to Qianlong Villa, Lin Bai shut himself in his room to heal his wounds in seclusion.

After five days, about half of Lin Bai’s injuries had healed.

At this time, Lin Bai took out the Beacon Fire and City Flowers.

"Since I have the spiritual items now, let’s get started."

"Fire Spirit Vortex!"

Lin Bai quickly activated the Great Five Elements Skill and his True Qi surged within his Dantian.

With the experience of his first time, it took much less effort for Lin Bai to form the Spirit Vortex this time around.

Half a day later, as Lin Bai swallowed the Beacon Fire and City Flowers, the power of the medicine erupted.

Within Lin Bai’s Dantian, a second gigantic vortex thunderously descended.

"It’s done," Lin Bai said, overjoyed.