The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 478 - 477: Shengyue Sect! Wang Yingjie!

Chapter 478: Chapter 477: Shengyue Sect! Wang Yingjie!

Wang Hao quickly grabbed Lijian Xing and whispered, "Jian Xing, today is a big day for the Spirit Sword Sect. The guests haven’t arrived yet. Don’t lose your decorum and give the other sects something to laugh about."

Upon hearing this, Lijian Xing cooled down a bit.

"Wang Hao, take Sun Qian to rest. I’ll lead everyone to the Great Hall." Lijian Xing said.

Wang Hao nodded, helped Sun Qian, and left.

Lijian Xing then said to everyone, "Follow me. I’ll lead us to the succession ceremony of the Sect Leaders now."

Tang Tianhao slightly nodded, saw Toba Xiu, and joked, "Crown Prince."

Toba Xiu responded with a laugh, "Long time no see, Tang Tianhao."

Tang Tianhao and Toba Xiu could hardly be called friends; they were just greeting one another.

Toba Xiu was the crown prince of the Dayue Kingdom, the future heir to the Dayue throne. On the other hand, Tang Tianhao had once assisted Tuoba Feng in seeking military achievements and later returned triumphant, seizing the throne.

Though Toba Xiu was initially in dilemma, he had no choice. With tens of millions of troops under Tuoba Feng’s command, Toba Xiu could only watch helplessly as his rightful throne was seized.

However, just when Toba Xiu prepared to seclude himself from the world, news of Lin Bai killing Tuoba Feng came from the southern battlefield, delighting him immensely.

Toba Xiu immediately regained his fighting spirit and resumed control of Dayue Kingdom.

After greeting Tang Tianhao, Toba Xiu walked to Lijian Xing and whispered, "Brother Li, I see the disciples of the Shengyue Sect smirking. They seem to mean harm."

Lijian Xing looked back, the disciples of the Shengyue Sect had contemptuous looks on their faces, clearly looking down on the Spirit Sword Sect.

Lijian Xing chuckled, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the heads up. But don’t worry. I’ve already sent someone to notify Lin Bai."

Toba Xiu excitedly replied, "Really? Seeing this young Sword King handle the Shengyue Sect’s disciples would be a great honor."

Lijian Xing smiled, looking toward the Shengyue Sect with a sneer. Jump around now, he thought, see how high you can jump. When Lin Bai arrives, let’s see if you still dare to jump!

Chu Jiangliu and Princess Chang walked together.

Princess Chang looked a bit tired and listless.

As soon as Wang Yingjie saw Princess Chang, he was attracted by her aura and stepped forward with a smile, "I, Wang Yingjie, a core disciple of the Shengyue Sect, offer my greetings to the Princess of Shenwu Kingdom."

"To be honest, I’ve long admired the princess..." Wang Yingjie began with a smile.

At this point, they arrived at the ceremony square.

Lijian Xing then said to the Princess, "Princess Chang, please follow me. I’ll take you to the seat assigned to the royal family."

Princess Chang, realizing that Lijian Xing was helping her evade, laughed, "Thank you."

Then, without giving Wang Yingjie a second glance, she walked off with Lijian Xing.

Along the way, Toba Xiu struck up a casual conversation with Princess Chang.

During their chat, Princess Chang sensed that Toba Xiu was very grateful to her, especially when he would repeatedly mention Lin Bai with a look of gratitude and excitement in his eyes.

Wang Yingjie watched Princess Chang walk past him with a smile on his face.

A disciple with the Shengyue Sect behind Wang Yingjie angrily spat out, "Humph, she’s nothing but a princess from a low-ranking kingdom. Our Senior Brother Wang Yingjie taking the time to talk to her means she is being favored! Otherwise, if she angers our Shengyue Sect, we could massacre the entire royal family of Shenwu Kingdom!"

"Exactly, Brother Wang Yingjie, this woman is utterly ungrateful!"

But Wang Yingjie just laughed, "Interesting, you all don’t understand. It’s more intriguing to conquer such a woman."

"Princess Bai Xiaoxiao, just you wait. You can’t escape my Five Finger Mountain. Sooner or later, you will end up in my bed," said Wang Yingjie with complacency.

"However, before that, I need to kill Lin Bai, avenge Zhao Liu, and take back the manuscript of the Tyrant Dragon Fist!"

Wang Yingjie said coldly.

The Shengyue Sect’s main purpose for attending this ceremony were twofold.

The first goal was to kill Lin Bai. On the Southern battlefield, too many Shengyue Sect disciples had died at the hands of Lin Bai. He must be killed in revenge!

The second goal was to retrieve the secret manual of the Tyrant Dragon Fist. This manual was the treasure of the Shengyue Sect and absolutely should not be allowed to be lost, especially not fall into the hands of other sects.

...

Lin Bai had just descended from White Cloud Peak, returned to his residence, cleaned himself up, changed into clean clothes, and got up to go down White Cloud Peak.

As soon as he descended from White Cloud Peak, he saw Wang Hao supporting Sun Qian walking towards him.

Previously, Lijian Xing had ordered Wang Hao to take Sun Qian back to rest. In actuality, he was asking Wang Hao to find Lin Bai.

If the disciples of the Shengyue Sect wanted to cause trouble, then the Spirit Sword Sect would not show them any mercy.

From a distance, Lin Bai saw that Sun Qian was severely injured. He walked over and asked, "Sun Qian, what happened to you?"

Angry, Sun Qian said, "Don’t mention it, Lin Bai. I got bitten by a dog when I stepped outside."

"What happened?"

Lin Bai asked.

Wang Hao explained, "Just now, Sun Qian was commanded to welcome the disciples of the Shengyue Sect. However, these people seemed discourteous, under the guise of a friendly sparring, they struck him hard and injured him."

"I guess it’s probably because too many of Shengyue Sect’s disciples died at the hands of the Spirit Sword Sect on the southern battlefield. Now, they are here to stir up trouble."

Lin Bai’s face turned cold, he smiled and said, "Wang Hao, rather than saying too many of the Shengyue Sect disciples died at the hands of the Spirit Sword Sect; it would be more accurate to say too many masters of the Shengyue Sect died at my hands."

"Da Yue Seven Fists, Three Heroes and Four Talents, Three Swords of the Saint Moon, some of them died at my hands."

"Sun Qian, are you alright now?"

Lin Bai asked.

Despondent, Sun Qian shook his head and said, "It’s okay, I won’t die. At most, I’ll need to recuperate for about ten days to half a month."

With a blank expression, Lin Bai said, "Since you’re okay, let’s go to the ceremony together. If the Shengyue Sect dares to cause trouble! Hmm..."

Sun Qian warned, "Lin Bai, beware of the disciple named Wang Yingjie. He is one of the Three Swords of the Saint Moon, and his cultivation is at the Middle Stage of Half-step Divine Pill Realm."

Lin Bai responded calmly and coldly, "No problem. Now, killing a Half-step Divine Pill Realm cultivator for me is like slaughtering a dog!"

"Let’s go. Let’s go to the ceremony."

Lin Bai, along with Sun Qian and Wang Hao, started heading towards the ceremony.

On the ceremony plaza, the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect, one by one, were invigorated, a complete transformation from their previous state of despondency.

Ji Bei and Ji Bai were standing in the plaza, cheerfully toasting and chatting with all the warriors.

The banquet had already begun, and all the guests had sat down to eat, drink, and make merry.

"Lin Bai!"

At that moment, on seeing Lin Bai entering the ceremony plaza, Chu Jiangliu instantly called out.

Princess Chang, too, looked up and, on her charismatic face, a slight smile appeared.

Lin Bai instantly headed towards Princess Chang.

"Prince Chu, Princess Chang, thank you for attending the succession ceremony." Lin Bai said with a smile.

Chuckling, Chu Jiangliu responded, "No need to mention it, the Spirit Sword Sect and Shenwu Kingdom are now related by marriage after all."

Princess Chang’s face turned red and she glared at Chu Jiangliu.

Chu Jiangliu, frightened, recoiled his head, chuckled twice, pulled Wang Hao and Sun Qian, and went to have a drink.

Standing beside Lin Bai, Princess Chang inquired anxiously, "A while ago, I heard that you had a fight with Su Cang and Su Zhan during the Core Martial Artist Assessment and got severely injured. I had sent someone to see you, but you weren’t at the Spirit Sword Sect."

"Are you alright now?"

Princess Chang asked concernedly.