The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 693 - 691: Jian Xuan and Ling Tianzi!

Chapter 693: Chapter 691: Jian Xuan and Ling Tianzi!

Shengyue Sect, within the forbidden area.

It was an incredibly dark passageway, dimly lit by lamps embedded in walls on either side.

At that moment, a steadfast man stepped into the passageway.

When the man reached the end of the passageway, he found himself in a circular dungeon.

In the center of the circular dungeon, a warrior was suspended mid-air in a "Da" shape, his neck, hands, and feet were bound by iron chains.

This warrior, emanating a foul smell, resembled someone who hadn’t bathed in years.

"Jian Xuan, it has been a while."

The man, upon entering the dungeon, glanced at the suspended figure and said with a light laugh.

Hearing this deep, middle-aged voice, the chained man suddenly jerked awake. Lifting his head slightly, his eyes, more dazzling than the stars, looked towards the middle-aged man from beneath his disheveled hair.

"Senior Ling Tianzi." Jian Xuan murmured, "What brings you here?

"Ah, according to the agreement between us, you were to guard the Spirit Sword Sect for an unbroken hundred years. The time has come, hasn’t it?"

Jian Xuan’s voice was extremely hoarse, filled with a strong atmosphere of vicissitude.

Ling Tianzi nodded and said, "Yes, we made a pact a hundred years ago. I promised to protect Spirit Sword Sect for a century, and you were to give me the fragment in return."

Jian Xuan gave a bitter smile: "What exactly is that fragment?"

"Why did Su Zhan want it?"

"Why do you want it?"

"Why does the Canghai Yuntai Palace want it?"

"Why does the Shengyue Sect want it?"

"What on earth is it that makes you all so obsessed?"

Ling Tianzi laughed and said, "That object possesses a power that you cannot control. Give it to me, or else it will inevitably lead to more bloodshed in the Barbaric Ancient Continent."

Jian Xuan bitterly laughed again.

After waiting for some time, Ling Tianzi said, "Jian Xuan, I initially admired your extraordinary talent in the Sword Art and wanted to take you in as my disciple. However, you were always too proud and refused to serve under anyone."

"Seeing you beleaguered, I pitied your talent being wasted. Thus, we made a pact to last a hundred years."

"Throughout this century, I have fulfilled all the promises I made to you."

"Now that the hundred years have passed, Spirit Sword Sect still stands strong within the Territory of the Shenwu Kingdom."

"Moreover, I even gave Spirit Sword Sect a substantial gift."

"My fourth disciple, who is a core martial artist in your Spirit Sword Sect, is now teaming up with several masters of your sect and breaking into Shengyue Sect in an attempt to rescue you."

"I have done all I could for Spirit Sword Sect. Now it’s time for you to hand over the fragment, isn’t it?" Ling Tianzi calmly remarked.

Upon hearing this, Jian Xuan looked at Ling Tianzi in surprise, "Senior Ling Tianzi, are you joking? They are coming to save me?"

Ling Tianzi replied, "During the hundred years that you were absent from Spirit Sword Sect, many things happened that were not as simple as you had imagined. They could only come to save you a century later, which is also quite helpless."

Jian Xuan gave another bitter smile, "How could I blame them? If I, Jian Xuan, have the chance to see the light of day again, then the heavens must be watching out for me!"

"It has been a hundred years!"

"A hundred years! It’s not too late!"

"Senior Ling Tianzi, what you seek, the fragment, is at the bottom of Yuejiang, at the mouth of Ghost Mountain."

"Not only is the fragment there but also several hundreds of our Spirit Sword Sect’s peerless secret classics."

"Heh, I believe that with Senior Ling Tianzi’s discerning eyes, he would surely not value those vulgar secret classics. Please, Senior Ling Tianzi, do not touch them. They are the last lifeline of my Spirit Sword Sect," added Jian Xuan with a self-deprecating laugh.

Ling Tian wrapped his approval in tranquil words, "Since I have said before, I only want the fragment. I won’t bother with anything else."

"Thank you, Senior Ling Tianzi. Senior, when you retrieve the fragment, may I ask what the fragment actually is? Why could it cause such bloody upheaval in the martial world?" Jian Xuan asked.

This gave Ling Tianzi pause before he laughed and replied lightly, "To you all, it is of no value, but to us, it is worth a city. It has to do with ’Immortality’."

"You are too weak to touch upon such matters."

"Jian Xuan, even though we’ve had dealings, I admittedly benefited more. Therefore, I have left a blessing for your Spirit Sword Sect. I’ve left a Mountain Spiritual Spring atop White Cloud Peak."

"The spring doesn’t dry up for a hundred years. Disabled warriors who step into it can rebuild their meridians and rejuvenate their Dantian. Those who are regular warriors can break human Elixir."

"Your meridians are now broken, your Dantian has been destroyed. If you are fortunate enough to return to the Spirit Sword Sect, you can use this spring!"

"Lin Bai, he knows where the spring is."

After saying this, Ling Tianzi turned around and his shadow directly disappeared in the dungeon.

Seeing Ling Tianzi disappear out of thin air, Jian Xuan smiled bitterly: "You say you’ve reaped the advantages, but leaving this Mountain Spiritual Spring, it’s a huge blessing for the Spirit Sword Sect!"

"I, Jian Xuan, haven’t said so many ’thank you’s in my lifetime."

"But now, I still want to say thank you, Ling Tianzi Senior!"

Jian Xuan then bowed his head again.

"What? Master has been here?"

As Jian Xuan bowed his head, a young man’s voice filled with surprise entered Jian Xuan’s ears.

Jian Xuan lifted his head again and looked at the young man.

The young man was also looking up, locking eyes with Jian Xuan.

Click click——

Rumble——

The moment Lin Bai and Jian Xuan looked at each other, a terrifying sword intent collided fiercely.

The two monster-level talents, after being separated for a hundred years, were finally reunited.

"You must be Jian Xuan Senior Brother." Lin Bai shouted excitedly, "My name is Lin Bai, a disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect!"

Jian Xuan laughed heartily: "Hahaha, Heaven did not abandon our Spirit Sword Sect! Even if I, Jian Xuan, die, the successors of our Spirit Sword Sect will unsheath the sword!"

"Good, good! Lin Bai Junior Brother, being able to meet you today, I have no further regrets in death!"

"The sect’s secret records are all hidden at the bottom of Yuejiang, at the entrance of Ghost Mountain. You take them and bring them back to the Spirit Sword Sect. Don’t allow the Spirit Sword Sect to decline."

Lin Bai hurriedly stepped forward, saying: "Senior Brother Jian Xuan, here is not the place to talk. After I rescue you and we return to the Spirit Sword Sect, we can slowly unwind and chat."

Jian Xuan laughed: "Don’t waste your strength anymore, Junior Brother Lin Bai. The iron chains that bound me had prohibitions added by the Array Master. Even an ordinary Dew Elixir Realm Warrior wouldn’t be able to break them open easily."

"You should go quickly. Don’t mind me. I’ve been holding onto my last breath because I didn’t want the sect’s exceptional secret records to continue to fall into the hands of others."

"Now that you are here to take the secret records back, I can die without any regrets."

"Plus, your Master left a Mountain Spiritual Spring on White Cloud Peak. You need to find it. With this spring, the Spirit Sword Sect will once again be a top sect within the Lingdong 700 states!"

"Go, don’t bother with me. You can’t break these iron chains embedded with prohibitions!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai instantly smiled: "Prohibition? That means it seems even Heaven doesn’t want Senior Brother Jian Xuan to die!"

Jian Xuan asked curiously: "Junior Brother Lin Bai, what do you mean? Could it be that you can sever these iron chains embedded with prohibitions?"

Lin Bai gave a slight smile: "All forms of Magic Circle Prohibitions in front of me are no more effective than empty threats!"

"Martial Soul Secret Skill! Break the prohibition!"

Lin Bai activated the Martial Soul Secret Skill, and his body was enveloped in darkness. Lin Bai struck with his sword’s light, and with a few "crack" sounds, the iron chains binding Jian Xuan were cut off by Lin Bai!

Jian Xuan, falling from mid-air, shouted out in surprise: "What! Your Sword Skill is so formidable that you were able to easily sever the iron chains embedded with prohibitions!"

Jian Xuan’s eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Lin Bai.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Jian Xuan, let’s talk about it after we return!" Lin Bai laughed, grabbing Jian Xuan and making a dash for the outside of the dungeon.

Jian Xuan’s meridians had been severed, and having been hanged for a hundred years, his limbs were powerless and he couldn’t stand. Lin Bai had to carry Jian Xuan on his back, rushing towards the outside of the dungeon.

Resting on Lin Bai’s shoulder, Jian Xuan’s face grew solemn, and he let the horse tears stream from his eyes, whispering softly: "Junior Brother Lin Bai, thank you."

Lin Bai laughed: "We are brothers of the same sect, there’s no need to mention thanks! Senior Brother Jian Xuan, let’s go home first!"

"Good! Let’s go home!" Jian Xuan’s eyes shone with teary light, as he said with determination.

Jian Xuan had never dreamt that he would see the light of day once more!