The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 611 - 610: Who Is Your Master?

Chapter 611: Chapter 610: Who Is Your Master?

As the three were being stared at by Ji Xiang, a sudden dread originating from their souls took hold over their hearts.

Swoosh——

The moment Ji Xiang turned back, the Demon Sword, waving casually, swept across.

A scarlet sword light traversed across the woods.

Splash——

The sound of splattering blood echoed around.

Upon the draw of a sword, three heads flew up into the air.

Lin Bai looked on in horror as Ji Xiang wielded his sword for a sweeping strike, and that scarlet Sword Aura broke through all defenses of the three Human Elixir Realm masters, decapitating them in an instant.

Hisss——

Lin Bai could never have imagined that Ji Xiang’s strength was massively powerful enough to slaughter Human Elixir Realm masters with a casual flick of his wrist.

After killing three people, there was no emotional fluctuation present on Ji Xiang’s face as he slowly approached Lin Bai.

Lin Bai sat on the ground and calmly watched Ji Xiang advance.

Lin Bai knew if Ji Xiang wanted to kill him at this moment, he wouldn’t be able to escape with his heavily injured body.

Ji Xiang stopped a step away from Lin Bai, squatted down, stared at Lin Bai with his blood-red eyes, and said, "I want to see Master."

Lin Bai replied, "Then go see him."

Ji Xiang said, "I don’t know where he is."

Lin Bai was perplexed. If you don’t even know where your master is, how should I know?

"Who is your master?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Ling Tianzi."

Ji Xiang replied indifferently.

Lin Bai was startled, "What? Who is your master?"

Ji Xiang repeated, "Ling Tianzi."

Lin Bai shook his head, "Impossible, Master only has four disciples, Senior Brother and Second Senior Sister are not in the Territories of All Nations..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiang, with a somewhat melancholic expression, said, "I am Master’s registered disciple. A hundred years ago, he saw potential in me and wanted me to inherit his Flying Sword Skill..."

Hisss——

Upon hearing Ji Xiang’s words, Lin Bai finally understood.

A hundred years ago, Ling Tianzi discerned that Ji Xiang demonstrated exceptional talent in Sword Art and opted to take him as his disciple for its inheritance. Yet, no one knew why Ji Xiang left Ling Tianzi disappointed, which led to Lin Bai’s inheritance of his teachings.

Thinking this carefully, Lin Bai also started as Ling Tianzi’s registered disciple and steadily passed his various tests to finally inherit Ling Tianzi’s true teachings.

Lin Bai looked at Ji Xiang and asked, "Then why didn’t you inherit them?"

Ji Xiang said, "I strayed off the path and failed Master’s expectations of me. Lin Bai, I came to find you not for inheriting the Flying Sword Skill anymore. I just want to see Master again, to thank him in person for his cultivation and kindness back then."

A hint of agony and remorse flashed across Ji Xiang’s face as he said these words.

Ji Xiang reflected back on his past, recalling the day at the Temple, where Ling Tianzi was nearly furious, which was tantamount to blaming him out of disapproval.

This left Ji Xiang filled with immense guilt and self-blame.

The present Ji Xiang had completely given up the idea of inheriting Ling Tianzi’s true teachings. All he wanted was to show his gratitude for Ling Tianzi’s kindness and cultivation back in the day, and if permitted, he also wished to serve Ling Tianzi for his entire life, just like Li Shanqing, and never leave his side.

Lin Bai said, "You can go see Master yourself..."

Ji Xiang said, "Master has expelled me from the school..."

"What!"

Lin Bai widened his eyes, looking at Ji Xiang in confusion.

"Can you tell me what exactly happened here?"

Lin Bai asked.

Ji Xiang sighed lightly: "This story is a long one. A hundred years ago, I, like you, was once a brilliant genius in Lingdong, and my Ji Family was an exceptional family in the Lingdong 700 States, even stronger than today’s Famous Sword Manor. There were more than a hundred experts within our gates who had reached the Human Elixir Realm."

"Back then, I had just snatched the title of the First Sword Cultivator in the Lingdong 700 States, and my Master sought to take me as his disciple."

"Ha, back then, I was so brilliant and arrogant, believing that there was no teacher under heaven who could teach me."

"But then, with a mere flick from my Master, he shattered the Thousand Mountains, shocking my world and resolving me to follow his teachings."

"The Master set tests for me, and I passed almost all of them, but at the very last moment... something happened..."

Lin Bai asked: "What happened?"

Ji Xiang said: "I followed Master’s orders, preparing to go to the Miracle Ridge. If I became the chief disciple of any of the Nine Courtyards of the Five Peaks, I could complete Master’s final test."

"However, just as I had just arrived at the Miracle Ridge, the Ji Family suddenly suffered a massacre. An old monk slaughtered everyone in our family."

"At that time, I was at the Miracle Ridge, and when I heard this terrible news, I immediately returned to the Ji Family. I swore to reduce this old monk to dust."

"I was relentlessly hunting the old monk in the Lingdong 700 States, only then did I learn that the Monk’s martial soul was the Indestructible Golden Body Soul. He was originally a disciple of the Buddhist Temple who could not resist the temptations of lust and killing. He stole a sealed Demon Sword from the temple and has been on a killing spree ever since arriving at Lingdong."

"He used the challenge of sword skill as an excuse to slaughter everyone in my Ji Family, men, women, the old, and young."

"More than 7,500 people of the Ji Family all died under his sword in one night."

"Not only my Ji Family, but this monk also traveled across Lingdong, who knows how many Sword Cultivator families he killed under the name of challenging sword skills!"

"I went to beg my Master to teach me a way to defeat this old monk."

"In the end, Master taught me a technique that can snatch the Demon Sword from the old monk. Afterward, Master set a barrier for me and formed a temple in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains."

"I swore to annihilate the old monk. As long as he was alive, I would not step foot outside."

"So, I stayed in the temple of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains for a hundred years."

"It was not until your arrival that I realized I had let Master down..."

"After you left, the Master came to the temple and taught me a technique that allowed me to kill the old monk. After the temple was destroyed, I came to find you immediately."

"Lin Bai, can you take me to see the Master, please?"

Ji Xiang’s blood-red eyes sparkled with human kindness as he looked at Lin Bai with a pleading face.

Lin Bai curiously asked: "What was the deal with the Headless Knight?"

Ji Xiang said: "More than fifty years ago, a general tried to explore the temple, but I killed him. The old monk tried to control his body using the power of Divine Soul, but I found out in time and cut off the connection between the old monk and the general."

"With the destruction of the temple, the Headless Knight was also reduced to ashes."

Lin Bai nodded in realization.

Lin Bai said: "I can take you to the Master, but whether the Master wants to see you or not, I can’t control. After all, if the Master was ruthless enough to expel you from his teachings, he must have lost all hope in you."

Ji Xiang nodded and said: "I understand, just take me to the Master."

"Okay. Once I’ve healed my wounds, we’ll set out."

Lin Bai said.

"You can heal with peace of mind. I will protect you. No one can get close."

Ji Xiang stood up and stationed himself by Lin Bai’s side, holding the Demon Sword. It was as if he was a real Sword Cultivator who came from Hell itself!