The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 555 - 554: The Threefold Sword Discourse

Chapter 555: Chapter 554: The Threefold Sword Discourse

Lin Bai watched as Lishu An and all the maids showed a cold, mocking demeanor, immediately feeling a flicker of anger.

Lin Bai asked indifferently, "Where am I to stay?"

A maid coldly replied, "You can stay anywhere in the Sword River Palace, wherever you want to. But I must warn you, do not wander around aimlessly at night. If you intrude into my room, I’ll kill you."

The maid said this coldly.

Lin Bai looked at her, she was quite attractive but merely of average looks, certainly not top-class.

She neither had Hong Su’s soft beauty, nor the First Princess’s heroic spirit, and certainly not Jian Ruohan’s icy and ethereal beauty.

Even if a woman like her stood naked in front of Lin Bai, he wouldn’t spare her another glance.

Lin Bai asked indifferently, "Lishu An, what are the competition rules of the Sword Discourse Conference?"

Hearing Lin Bai’s question, Lishu An responded, "Good, since you’ve asked, I’ll tell you. That’s my duty, after all."

"Listen carefully, I will say this only once, if you forget, do not bother me again."

"On March 3rd, the Sword Discourse Conference takes place."

"Every annual Sword Discourse Conference consists of three stages: crossing Wanshou Ridge, climbing Sword Saint Mountain, and crossing the Void in the Sky to reach the Cloud Sky Summit."

"All Sword Cultivators participating in the Conference must start from the Famous Sword Manor, cross the Wanshou Ridge, home to Great Demon Beasts of the Great Perfection of the Half-step Divine Pill Realm. If you underestimate them, you’ll be devoured. There is a stone path on the ridge, as long as you walk on it, the beasts won’t harm you. But if you fall off, you’ll certainly die."

"The second stage involves climbing Sword Saint Mountain. The apex is home to the famous Sword of the Firmament from our Famous Sword Manor. Its existence fills the entire mountain with intense Sword Intention. If you aren’t strong enough, you’ll never be able to get past."

"The third stage involves crossing the void in the sky to reach the Cloud Sky Summit. Sword Saint Mountain faces a sheer cliff, Sword Cultivators must move slowly step by step along the cliff-face to reach Sword Discourse City at the Cloud Sky Summit."

"Upon arriving at Sword Discourse City, there will be 9000 seats in the city. The first to arrive at the city can choose their seat, and once all 9000 Sword Cultivators are seated, the Sword Discourse Conference truly begins."

"Among the 9000 Sword Cultivators within Sword Discourse City, they can challenge each other freely during the martial arts debate. The winner takes the loser’s seat."

"For example, if you arrive at Sword Discourse City and choose number 500, and then you challenge and win against number 97, you can take the 97th seat. That would put you as the 97th ranking Sword Cultivator among the 700 states in Lingdong."

"Sword Discourse City hosts the martial arts debate for three days and nights, ending at sunset on March 6th."

"At the end of the martial arts competition, your ranking will be determined by your final seating position."

"For example, if your seat is the first one when the martial arts competition ends, then you will be Dongling’s First Sword Cultivator."

Lishu An rapidly explained the rules of the martial arts competition to Lin Bai.

After listening, Lin Bai gained some understanding.

"Starting from the Famous Sword Manor, crossing Wanshou Ridge, climbing Sword Saint Mountain, after crossing the void in the sky, you can arrive at the Cloud Sky Summit. Then you can stay in Sword Discourse City, competing for seats based on the order of arrival. Afterwards, competitors participate in the martial arts debate, the winner gets the opponent’s seat."

"This seems quite interesting."

"It seems the Famous Sword Manor’s competition is complex, but it has its subtleties."

"In crossing Wanshou Ridge, both a cultivator’s strength and speed are tested."

"In climbing Sword Saint Mountain, a cultivator’s martial art talent, potential, and Sword Intention is tested."

"While crossing the Void in the Sky, a cultivator’s agility and reactive abilities are tested."

"Only Sword Cultivators who pass these three challenges can enter Sword Discourse City."

"The three challenges will filter out those unfit and the 9000 Sword Cultivators that can enter Sword Discourse City are definitely the ultimate Sword Cultivators within the 700 states of Lingdong."

"This way, the strongest cultivator of this generation can be decided."

"The popularity of the Famous Sword Manor’s Sword Discourse Conference is due to these reasons."

"Three challenges, filtering out the undesirables and preserving the best!"

Lin Bai said indifferently in his heart.

After Lishu An finished speaking and saw Lin Bai pondering, he sneered, "Humph, stop thinking. Even if you crack your head open, you won’t be able to pass the first stage."

The maids also started laughing,"Exactly, if you can’t even pass the first stage, what’s the point of pondering?"

"A warrior at the mid-stage of the Half-step Divine Pill Realm is destined to be the bottom."

"Ah, why am I so unlucky. I should have gone to Sword Pavilion Palace. It would have been nice to see Yejian Qiu."

"This waste of space wasted my opportunity this year. I don’t have many years of youth left."

Each of those maids looked resentfully at Lin Bai and spoke.

Their voices were not suppressed, shrill and sharp, they loudly entered Lin Bai’s ears.

Lin Bai sneered, "Alright, I got the rules of the Sword Debate and Martial Arts Competition. Lishu An, take these shrews and get out. I’m exhausted from traveling, I need rest."

Upon hearing this, Lishu An was surprised, "What? You kicked me out?"

The maids said, "Who do you think you are, daring to kick us out? You clearly don’t know better."

"Exactly, don’t you know your place, trash."

Hearing their words, Lin Bai lightly laughed, "This place is the Sword River Palace, it’s a residence prepared by Famous Sword Manor for invited warriors, do you all have an invitation?"

"Since you don’t have an invitation, why do you stay in the Sword River Palace?"

Lin Bai asked coldly.

One maid sneered, "And why should you stay!"

Lin Bai took out a Golden Sword Jade Book from his storage bag, and said, "I have an invitation."

Lishu An said, "So what if you have an invitation? We’ve been ordered to stay in Sword River Palace."

Lin Bai smiled and asked, "And why are you staying in Sword River Palace?"

Lishu An proudly responded, "In order to take care of the invited Sword Art geniuses, but you, you are no genius!"

Lin Bai smirked, "Hehe, even if I’m not a Sword Art genius, I can certainly defeat you."

"Ha, ha, ha, what a joke, such a big joke, I have reached the realm of the Great Perfection of the Half-step Divine Pill, how can a warrior like you, who is merely at the mid-stage of the Half-step Divine Pill, fight with me!"

Lishu An disdainfully scoffed.

Lin Bai laughed, "Don’t believe me? Try it."

Lishu An sneered, "Okay, since you’re so eager to die, I’ll teach you a good lesson!"

"Draw your sword!"

Lishu An’s eyes flashed a cold light and a sharp sword flew out of his storage bag.

Suddenly, a boundless momentum of Sword Skill surged towards Lin Bai.

The Sword Skill was sharp, which seemed like an Earth Grade 7 Sword Skill warrior, but now it was executed by Lishu An, the power approached that of an Earth Grade 8 Sword Skill.

"Hehe, Brother Lishu An, come on, teach this ignorant guy a lesson."

"Really, I don’t know what method he used to trick the Famous Sword Manor’s invitation."

"I think so too, it’s laughable. A warrior at the mid-stage of the Half-step Divine Pill Realm, what qualifications does he have to be invited?"

As soon as the maids saw Lishu An make his move, they immediately became sure that Lishu An would undoubtedly win.

As Lishu An’s sword thrusted violently towards him, Lin Bai stood in front of Lishu An, unmoved, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.