The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 621 - 619: The Duel of the Lingdong First Sword Cultivator!

Chapter 621: Chapter 619: The Duel of the Lingdong First Sword Cultivator!

Li Shanqing anxiously said, "Master, why is this? Did the junior brother do something wrong?"

Ji Xiang’s blood-red eyes flickered with a horrified glow as he asked, "Mentor, I mean no disrespect to your words, but I too would like to know why you want to kill Lin Bai?"

"Lin Bai respects his master and honors his teachings. He has never done anything to disgrace the sect or to deceive his master and ancestors."

Ling Tianzi calmly said, "If you kill him, you will become my fourth disciple. You will inherit my Flying Sword Skill, and I will forgive you for everything. If you fail to kill him and are killed by him instead, then you have no reason to exist."

"Go."

"Those who live by the sword should die by the sword."

Ling Tianzi said calmly.

Li Shanqing cried out anxiously, "Master, why is this happening?"

Ling Tianzi looked at Ji Xiang and said, "Go now!"

"I obey the mentor’s command!"

Ji Xiang’s face showed uncertainty. He nodded solemnly at Ling Tianzi with the Demon Sword in his hand, then leapt down from the cliff.

Li Shanqing angrily stared at Ling Tianzi, saying, "Master, Master, why are you doing this? Why!"

"What’s your hurry!" Ling Tianzi glared at Li Shanqing impatiently.

Li Shanqing said, "Master, with junior brother’s current strength, he cannot win against Ji Xiang who holds the Demon Sword. The junior brother has no chance of winning!"

"Master, are you trying to get the junior brother killed?"

Li Shanqing said with heartache.

Ling Tianzi scornfully said, "You’re underestimating Lin Bai. Do you think that he owes his achievements today entirely to the power of his Devouring Sword Spirit?"

At these words, Li Shanqing was stunned.

Li Shanqing indeed thought so, especially since the Devouring Sword Spirit did possess heaven-defying power.

Ling Tianzi laughed coldly, "If that’s what you really think, then you’re gravely mistaken. Just watch closely. The duel between Lin Bai and Ji Xiang, we can’t yet tell who will win."

"If Lin Bai can’t even defeat Ji Xiang, then he doesn’t have the strength to defeat Lin Zi’er!"

Ling Tianzi said with a solemn face.

Li Shanqing asked with confusion, "Master, is Lin Zi’er really that strong? Even you hold her in high esteem?"

Ling Tianzi sneered, "Her Martial Soul is powerful. Although it’s only at the Heaven Level Fifth Grade, it is very ancient!"

"Her Martial Soul can be traced back to the rudiments of Martial Souls, the Primordial Era!"

Ling Tianzi’s eyes shone brightly as he said this.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let either of them get hurt," Ling Tianzi sighed lightly, "This is merely a test between Ji Xiang and Lin Bai."

Immediately, Li Shanqing anxiously looked down at the cliff, deeply worried about Lin Bai.

Lin Bai sat cross-legged at the bottom of the cliff, treating his injuries. His face showed ecstatic joy, "The Golden War Body has advanced to the Great Perfection Realm. My physical strength is enough to resist the attack of a master in the Human Elixir Realm."

"Moreover, the power of the Great Five Elements Skill has reached perfection. I feel like I have an inexhaustible power in my body."

"The Third-order Sword Intent allows me to command the power of heaven and earth with every move. When a sword strikes, heaven and earth shake."

"With my current strength, I should be able to challenge Lin Zi’er!"

"Even if Lin Zi’er now has the power to defeat a master in the Human Elixir Realm, I am not afraid of her!"

Lin Bai now felt an overwhelming fighting spirit.

Swoosh——

Just at that moment.

When Lin Bai’s injuries had partially healed, he suddenly saw Ji Xiang, who was dressed in ragged clothes, with messy hair, blood-red eyes, wielding the Demon Sword, stood about thirty feet from Lin Bai.

Ji Xiang was eerily gaze at Lin Bai, a hint of determination in his eyes.

"Senior Brother Ji Xiang, why are you here?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

"Draw your sword," Ji Xiang responded coldly.

Hum ——

Lin Bai suddenly felt an intense murderous intent emanating from Ji Xiang’s body, pouncing him like a venomous snake or a vicious beast.

Lin Bai’s color changed, he withdraws his smile, coldly saying, "Senior Brother Ji Xiang, what is the meaning of this?"

Ji Xiang said, "Once I kill you, I can become a disciple of the master again. Without you, my position will be secured."

"Draw your sword, Lin Bai!"

"To thank you for leading me to Master, after you fall under my sword, I will bury you in a beautiful place with mountains and running water, where spring brings blossoming flowers."

Ji Xiang’s lips barely moved, his voice was harsh and chilling, like the clash of knives and swords.

Lin Bai felt that Ji Xiang’s murderous intent was real, he was not joking with Lin Bai.

Lin Bai coldly asked, "Senior Brother Ji Xiang, is all this true?"

Ji Xiang replied coldly, "Of course it’s true."

Lin Bai’s face remained expressionless; the murderous intention in his body became clear, unfolding his third-order sword intent, he coldly stared at Ji Xiang and said, "Then let’s see who can survive."

"I also want to know, is the treasured sword of the first Sword Cultivator from a hundred years ago in Lingdong still as dazzling as it was?"

Ji Xiang’s third-order late-stage sword intent burst out, causing an eerie howling to arise below the cliff, as if countless vengeful spirits were screaming into Lin Bai’s ears.

Ji Xiang’s psyche, spirit, sword intention, and sword skill had become unpredictable due to the influence of the Demon Sword. His seemingly common strike had the force to easily kill a practitioner in the Human Elixir Realm.

Lin Bai couldn’t discern Ji Xiang’s strength - it seemed like the Great Perfection of Half-step Divine Elixir Realm then seemed like the First Layer of the Human Elixir Realm, it was fluctuating, making Lin Bai completely confused.

"Kill!"

Ji Xiang, with an icy voice, leaped into the fray. He wielded his sword, pressing towards Lin Bai.

A tremendous sword force came attacking, scaring Lin Bai into stumbling back three or four steps.

Immediately, Lin Bai stabilized his mind from Ji Xiang’s sword intention. The Qingge Sword flew out, the sword aura emerged, a single sword strike was like a dragon emerging from the sea, it lunged towards the sky.

Clash ——

Shadows of knives and swords exploded above the cliff.

The crimson sword glow on the Demon Sword was like a malevolent demon’s sinister smile.

However, the icy-white sword glow on the Qingge Sword was like a Divine Spirit sweeping across the Under Heaven.

Both swords constantly collided at the bottom of the cliff; with each devastating sword technique, the shock rippled a hundred miles.

Within a blink of an eye, the area beneath the cliff was in a state of devastation. On the cliff’s rock face, complex sword marks were left behind, entangled like a spider’s web.

Li Shanqing was standing at the edge of the cliff, looking at Lin Bai with a worried face.

Just then, Ji Xiang’s face, which was reminiscent of a Demon God, his pair of blood-red eyes flashed a brilliant light. The Demon Sword slashed down, its crimson sword aura hit Lin Bai’s sword.

Whoosh ——

The powerful force sent Lin Bai flying, smashing heavily into the rock face.

"Junior Brother!" Li Shanqing shouted in surprise and concern.

Seeing Ji Xiang fling Lin Bai away with a single sword strike, Ling Tianzi’s eyes jumped. His expressions flickered, it was unclear what was in Ling Tianzi’s mind.

"Very well!" Lin Bai grinned, he detached himself from the rock face. Staring at Ji Xiang, his face gradually turned cold.