The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 840 - 838: Retreat to the Underground Palace!

Chapter 840: Chapter 838: Retreat to the Underground Palace!

One punch sent the Saint flying, and though Lin Bai was also sent hurtling backward to the ground, spitting blood, when he rose, an excited smile spread across his face.

"Half a month!"

"It’s been half a month since I’ve made a move!"

"I even miss this feeling a bit!"

Lin Bai grinned and clenched his fist tightly.

Since Lin Bai’s Dantian was damaged almost half a month had passed as he had come to Elixir King City in search of medicine.

During these half a month, Lin Bai hadn’t made a single move, nor had he sparred with anyone!

Today, after half a month, relying on the strength of his body alone, Lin Bai sent the Saint flying with a punch. Despite his injuries, he felt excitement and joy in his heart.

Warriors are born lovers of battle!

"Soon, very soon!"

"Once the Heaven Repairing Pill is refined, I will be able to repair my Dantian!"

"Even if I can’t condense the Five Elements Divine Pill, I’ll still be able to condense a common Divine Elixir, and then my strength will return."

"Ten years drinking ice can’t cool a fervent spirit!"

Lin Bai’s face showed intense fervor as he thought of the Heaven Repairing Pill that Gu Yueqing was nearing completion with in the Underground Palace.

Once the Heaven Repairing Pill was ready, Lin Bai would be able to restore his Dantian and his Cultivation.

With his Cultivation restored, Lin Bai wouldn’t be in such a sorry state after exchanging a punch with the Saint.

"Let’s go, back to the Underground Palace."

Lin Bai calmed the emotions in his heart and spoke to Grandpa He and He Yunfei.

Having said that, Lin Bai took the lead and stepped into the Underground Palace.

Then Grandpa He and He Yunfei, among others, swiftly retreated into the Underground Palace.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"I can’t believe that such a cripple sent me flying with one punch!"

"What a colossal disgrace!"

The Saint rose from the ground, his face twisted with rage, barely able to contain his anger.

He was the Saint of the Five Poison Sect, the future Sect Leader Supreme, the most talented warrior of the next generation in the sect, a living legend in the eyes of his followers, invincible in battle.

And yet, he had been sent flying by a punch from Lin Bai!

This was not only a severe blow to the Saint’s pride, but also an attack on his prestige!

"What’s going on here?"

"The Saint was actually blown away by one punch!"

"Heaven’s sake! Just relying on physical strength, this man sent the Saint flying with a punch!"

"When did the Saint become so weak?"

"Can such a Saint still lead us into the Holy War?"

Many warriors from the Five Poison Sect’s Scorpio Branch whispered these words as they looked at the enraged Saint.

They spoke softly, yet the Saint heard every word.

With an angry roar, the Saint, his eyes bloodshot, glared at Lin Bai: "Lin Bai, I’ll make sure you die a horrendous death!"

"Stop! Lin Bai, come back and fight again!"

"Just now, I was caught off-guard. Fight me once more, and I will ensure your death is gruesome!"

"Come back!"

The Saint roared at Lin Bai.

At this moment, Lin Bai was just about to enter the Underground Palace.

Hearing the Saint’s defiance, Lin Bai paused slightly, turned back, and looked disdainfully at the Saint: "If you wish to battle, wait for me for seven days!"

Having said that, Lin Bai walked into the Underground Palace without looking back.

Following that, the warriors of the He Family entered the Underground Palace.

The stone door of the He Family’s Underground Palace slammed shut.

"Come back! Let’s have another fight!"

"Come back, I say!"

The Saint Son, frustrated and enraged, charged forward and threw a punch at the stone door.

With the power of the Human Elixir Realm Third Layer cultivation, such a strong force hit the stone door without causing the slightest damage.

"Damn it!"

The Saint Son roared repeatedly.

At that moment, the Saintess drifted down from a distant rooftop, sneering, "Your Highness, Saint Son, is this what you wanted me to learn? It seems like you were just sent flying by a cripple with a single punch, weren’t you?"

"If this gets to the ears of the Guardian of the Sect Supreme, I’m afraid you won’t escape another scolding," she said.

"Hahaha," the Saintess laughed triumphantly.

The Saint Son glared at the Saintess with venom, bellowing, "Just now I was caught off guard. Call Lin Bai out and let me fight him; you’ll see whether I can suppress him with just one hand!"

The Saintess laughed, "Didn’t he say it himself? If you want to fight, wait seven days!"

The Saint Son spoke coldly, "I can’t wait seven days! I want to tear Lin Bai to pieces right now!"

"Someone, find a way to break through this stone door by all means!"

The Saint Son shouted in a fit of fury.

Immediately, the followers of the Five Poison Sect began to ponder ways to break open the stone door of the underground palace.

...

Inside the underground palace, Lin Bai and his companions entered.

Lin Bai went directly to the meditation room where Gu Yueqing was located.

Entering the meditation room, Lin Bai saw Gu Yueqing sitting cross-legged, drenched in sweat, her body already starting to shake from sheer physical exhaustion, on the verge of collapsing.

Her face was pale as paper, like a dying patient.

"Miss Gu Yueqing!"

Lin Bai rushed over quickly, shocked at her condition!

Seeing Lin Bai look back, Gu Yueqing managed a weak smile on her pale face, saying, "Brother Lin, it’s almost done, the Heaven Repairing Pill will be ready soon!"

Lin Bai looked at the Red Sun Cauldron, which had already begun to form the outline of an elixir pill.

Then Lin Bai looked back at Gu Yueqing, and said softly, "In helping me refine the Heaven Repairing Pill, you have overdrawn too much of your potential, which may affect your cultivation in the future."

"If you feel that you can’t go on, then stop and rest for a while, don’t risk your life for this."

Although Lin Bai was eager to get the Heaven Repairing Pill, seeing Gu Yueqing so wasted from the strain of refining it, having almost lost half her life, he couldn’t bear it and wanted her to rest.

If the refining continued, it was very possible that at the moment the Repairing Heaven Pill was produced, Gu Yueqing’s mental strength would be completely depleted.

Refining an elixir pill of a higher grade than one’s own is inherently dangerous.

Many alchemists have perished in the very moment of producing King-Level Elixir Pills, drained of their life force at the last second.

On the path of alchemy, this phenomenon has been given a nice-sounding name: Sacrificial Pill.

It is rumored that sacrificing one’s life for a pill can enhance its potency.

The same can happen in artifact refinement and formation arrangement.

Artifact refiners call it Sacrificial Sword.

Sacrificing life for the sword.

Array masters call it Sacrificial Array.

Sacrificing life for the formation.

This all happens when an individual, because of insufficient prior accumulation, lacks the strength to produce such high-grade elixirs or spiritual tools, hence resorting to an alchemist pouring too much mental strength and potential into the effort, resulting in death.

At this moment, this was precisely Gu Yueqing’s state.

In her efforts to refine the Heaven Repairing Pill, Gu Yueqing had already lost half her life.

Gu Yueqing said stubbornly, "It’s okay, it’s the last stretch, the final moment, I must produce this King-Level Elixir!"

Seeing Gu Yueqing like this, Lin Bai felt some distress.

"This is a debt I, Lin Bai, owe you!" Lin Bai looked at Gu Yueqing, his eyes shining with tenderness as he spoke.

Regardless of whether Gu Yueqing was striving to produce a King-Level Elixir for its own sake, or for Lin Bai’s sake, he was deeply moved, because the Heaven Repairing Pill was crucial for him at this moment.

For Lin Bai, the Heaven Repairing Pill was life itself!