The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 624 - 622: Lingdong’s Number One Assassin! Blood Blade!

Chapter 624: Chapter 622: Lingdong’s Number One Assassin! Blood Blade!

Lin Bai and Lijian Xing descended from White Cloud Peak.

Lijian Xing said, "The Sect Leader’s summons is mainly to discuss the coming martial arts competition and the prodigies from our Four Major Sects."

Lin Bai nodded. He arrived at the conference hall after a leisurely chat with Lijian Xing on the way.

At this moment, over seventy elders from the Spirit Sword Sect had gathered in the conference hall. When they saw Lin Bai enter, they all stood up, their faces filled with excitement and jubilation.

Since his return from the Heavenly Sword Dynasty, this was the first time Lin Bai was making a public appearance within the Spirit Sword Sect.

Many elders hadn’t had the chance to see Lin Bai, and upon seeing him now, they couldn’t contain their excitement.

It was no exaggeration to say that Lin Bai, by becoming the number one sword cultivator in Lingdong, brought a fresh breath of life to the Spirit Sword Sect and an unsurpassed honour to the elders; they received respect wherever they went.

A sect that could cultivate a disciple who became the number one sword cultivator in Lingdong was undeniably immensely powerful.

"Hahaha, Lin Bai, come, sit here," Su Jiannan called out when he saw Lin Bai arriving.

Four chairs were placed beneath the Sect Leader’s chair. Three warriors sat on three of them.

Lin Bai glanced at them, and they were also looking at him.

"You must be Junior Brother Lin Bai. I’m Duan Qinghong," a young man among them who looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight stood up and greeted Lin Bai with a smile.

"These two beside me are Junior Brother Lixuan Qing and Junior Sister Sun Qiaomei."

Still smiling, Duan Qinghong spoke to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai gave a slight smile and greeted the three, "Lin Bai is pleased to meet all the senior brothers and sister."

Lixuan Qing and Sun Qiaomei returned his greeting with warm smiles and a few words.

Afterward, Lin Bai took his seat.

Su Jiannan said, "We summoned you here to discuss the martial arts competition amongst the Four Major Sects happening in seven days. We have already decided on the disciples that the Spirit Sword Sect will send: it will be the four of you, Lin Bai, Duan Qinghong, Lixuan Qing and Sun Qiaomei."

The other sects have also basically determined who they will send."

"The Fire Palace is sending Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant. Both of these warriors are renowned names within the Shenwu Genius List, particularly this year, the Fire Palace has taken huge measures to prepare."

"They have spent a large sum of money to raise Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant’s cultivation levels to the Great Perfection of Half-step Divine Pill Realm. Even the Fire Palace leader personally assisted them in training their Fire Skill to the ninth layer."

"Now, Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant’s strengths have rapidly made them unparalleled geniuses in Lingdong’s Seven Hundred States."

"They cannot be taken lightly," said Su Jiannan in a grave tone.

Duan Qinghong said, "Has the Fire Palace gone mad? They are investing so heavily in Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant. Such a situation has never happened before."

Su Jiannan said, "That’s right. In previous years, the Fire Palace merely participated without sending any notable disciples to compete in the Four Major Sects."

"However, this year is different. A big figure has arrived at Canghai Yuntai Palace this year. He is said to be one of the Sect Leader Supremes from the Miracle Ridge. He will be personally observing this year’s competition."

"If one can stand out in front of him, they might be taken away by Miracle Ridge and ascend to heaven in a single step by entering the Miracle Ridge."

"Hence, the Fire Palace is willing to invest so heavily! They want Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant to stand out in the competition and gain the attention of that big figure."

"You must also strive hard. If you receive an invitation from Miracle Ridge and manage to enter, it would undoubtedly be a step to heaven for your future martial arts journey," Su Jiannan advised Duan Qinghong and the others earnestly.

Hiss--

Hearing that one of the supreme leaders of the Miracle Ridge would be watching this year’s Four Major Sects Martial Arts Competition, Duan Qinghong, Lixuan Qing, and Sun Qiaomei were very excited.

They had been stuck at the Half-step Divine Pill Realm for three to four years and were unable to break through. If they could take this opportunity to step into Miracle Ridge, they would certainly be able to leverage the profound resources of the ridge and make a breakthrough in the Human Elixir Realm!

This was akin to a magnificent windfall opportunity for Duan Qinghong and the other two.

Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant both had decent martial arts talent, and to stand out in the martial arts competition hosted by Canghai Yuntai Palace, they were well-prepared.

The primary goal of the Fire Palace was to provide Fire Spirit and Fire Tyrant with the opportunity to enter the Miracle Ridge.

As for Lin Bai, he didn’t care too much about these things, as he had already received three invitations at this moment.

Su Jiannan continued, "The Edgeless Sect had even more warriors, over ten, and all were at the peak of the Half-step Divine Pill realm."

"But as per the rumors I heard, many warriors from the Edgeless Sect were disciples from other dynasties, and their goal was to enter the Miracle Ridge!"

"The Edgeless Sect was a massive assassin organization within Lingdong’s 700 states, wherein disciples could freely move about!"

"Now that one of the Miracle Ridge’s three supreme sect leaders is a guest at Canghai Yuntai Palace, many of the Edgeless Sect assassins from other countries are rushing over, hoping to seize this opportunity to enter the Miracle Ridge!"

"Among them, as rumored, is the number one assassin from Lingdong’s 700 States, Xue Ren (Blood Blade)!"

Su Jiannan thus spoke.

"Blood Blade!" Lin Bai trembled slightly upon hearing this name.

During Lin Bai’s journey to the Heavenly Sword Dynasty, this name was well-known.

In many places within the Heavenly Sword Dynasty, warriors mentioned the name of Blood Blade, causing those who heard it to feel a chill of fear.

Blood Blade, the number one assassin in Lingdong’s 700 states, an incredibly mysterious person. No one knew his cultivation level or what his Martial Soul was.

He was like an enigma.

The only reputation he had earned and that had spread through Lingdong’s 700 states was that in his career as an assassin, he had once killed experts in the Human Elixir Realm from over a dozen large families!

And the most terrifying part was, he had succeeded every time!

Blood Blade, after joining the Edgeless Sect, had completed 712 missions with zero failures.

Among these 712 missions, fifteen were to assassinate experts in the Human Elixir Realm, and he had succeeded in all of them.

Therefore, the warriors in Lingdong’s 700 states always said, accepting a mission from Blood Blade was akin to having your name erased from the Book of Life and Death in Yama Hall!

Not only did Lingdong’s 700 States boast the top sword cultivator, but they also had the top fist cultivator, the top blade cultivator, the number one assassin, and others of such stature.

Only for the top sword cultivator, it was held by the Famous Sword Manor and was highly esteemed and spotlighted in the grand battle of sword cultivators. The other martial arts competitions were held in different places and didn’t receive as much attention.

For instance, the competition for the top blade cultivator in Lingdong was held by the Holy Night Dynasty.

The competition for the top fist cultivator in Lingdong was held by the Fengyun Dynasty.

The competition for the number one assassin in Lingdong was held by the Edgeless Sect.

The arrival of Blood Blade cast a shadow over the hearts of all disciples from the Four Major Sects who were about to compete in the martial arts competition.

Without any exaggeration, Blood Blade was probably one of the three people the martial artists from the Four Major Sects least wanted to encounter this year!

The other two were Lin Zi’er, the Saintess of Canghai Yuntai Palace, and Duan Canghai, the Saint of Canghai Yuntai Palace!

Lin Zi’er, Duan Canghai, and Blood Blade, these three were bound to be the formidable opponents at this year’s Four Major Sects Martial Arts Competition!