The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 430 - 429: Learn to Focus on the Important Points!

Chapter 430: Chapter 429: Learn to Focus on the Important Points!

Early the next morning.

Lin Bai sluggishly opened his eyes, glancing down, his disheveled robe strewn across the floor.

Lin Bai smiled gently, caressing the First Princess’s hair, and whispered, "She must be older than me, yes, must be quite a lot older..."

Lin Bai’s guess was accurate. The First Princess was now twenty-four. Although still in the prime of her youth, she was quite older compared to Lin Bai, who was merely eighteen.

However, that was inconsequential. After all, for a warrior, living for more than a hundred years was an effortless thing, even if the First Princess were thirty now, Lin Bai and she could still be together for seventy years.

Moreover, as martial arts cultivation deepens, one could extend one’s life; even up to two hundred years, three hundred years. The legendary "heaven-touching Martial Immortals" could even achieve immortality.

"Immortality..."

Lin Bai silently muttered these two words.

These two words were seemingly effortless, yet equally heavy.

All warriors tread the Martial Art path for power. Yet, there were some who pursued it for breaking the shackles of the cycle of Life and Death, seeking immortality, as told in legends.

"Mmm—"

First Princess’s furrowed brows softened, and she moaned lightly, slowly opening her eyes.

But Lin Bai had been watching her. With a playful smile, he said, "Good morning."

The First Princess glared at Lin Bai, slid off his body, and lay flat beside him. She spoke, "Now you’re free. Go wherever you want, no one will stop you."

"Really?" Lin Bai asked excitedly.

"Mmm," the First Princess forced her eyes open and nodded slightly.

The First Princess kept a calm face, but her heart was ablaze. Through gritted teeth, she thought, ’If you dare to see that courtesan, I’ll tear you apart.’

Lin Bai casually said, "I wasn’t really interested in going to Fengyue Square. It was Chu Jiangliu who insisted on dragging me there."

"But I found that Hong Su Lady, she isn’t ordinary."

Lin Bai casually said.

"Who is this Hong Su Lady you speak of, the one you said isn’t ordinary?" First Princess questioned.

Lin Bai said, "She is from the Miracle Ridge, she is a disciple of one of the Five Peaks Nine Courts on the Miracle Ridge, the Heavenly Sound Court. She came to the Imperial Capital to invite me to the Miracle Ridge."

The First Princess asked curiously, "Did she come here specifically to invite you?"

Lin Bai said, "Beside the invitation I received from Miracle Ridge’s Heavenly Sound Court, there’s more than one. Do you remember Dean Diao Cheng from the Chulong Courtyard in Southern Region?"

The First Princess nodded, "I remember."

Lin Bai said, "He also invited me to Miracle Ridge."

First Princess exclaimed excitedly, "Then you can go to Chulong Courtyard, not to Heavenly Sound Court, it doesn’t seem like a good place, just like the Fengyue Places."

Lin Bai said, "However, the main point isn’t there. Haven’t you noticed how Miracle Ridge is frantically inviting geniuses to Miracle Ridge, and they’re all required to join one of the Nine Courts?"

"This is what I’m most puzzled about. Why does Nine Courts have to invite people to join?"

"Why must they be geniuses?"

"There must be significant interests involved here. Otherwise, Nine Courts wouldn’t be making such a fuss, sending experts into Lingdong’s 700 States to recruit geniuses."

The First Princess nodded quietly, "You have a point. It seems that every year-end, experts from Miracle Ridge enter Lingdong’s 700 States to select geniuses. Just as you said, Nine Courts are competing fiercely for these geniuses, shedding blood. This is indeed strange."

"Most importantly, the warriors who go to Miracle Ridge seldom return to the Lingdong 700 States, and we don’t know what’s happening to these geniuses in Miracle Ridge."

"Lin Bai, since you feel that something strange is going on, you must consider this very carefully. Choose one of the Nine Courts cautiously."

Lin Bai nodded slightly, deeply contemplating.