The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 868 - 866: The Path Ahead!

Chapter 868: Chapter 866: The Path Ahead!

Along the way, Lin Bai, followed closely by Pei Ji, had walked out from the Dan Dao Courtyard heading straight for the Sword Art Academy.

Pei Ji, cold as ice, walked ahead in silence.

While Lin Bai, with a calm expression, silently followed behind.

Having waited for a long time without hearing Pei Ji utter a word, Lin Bai asked, "Elder Pei Ji, may I ask you something?"

Pei Ji paused slightly and asked, "What is it?"

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Has Elder Pei Ji ever heard of a person named Su Yanhua?"

Upon hearing this name, Pei Ji suddenly looked at Lin Bai with a face full of confusion and asked, "Why are you asking about Su Yanhua?"

Lin Bai smiled and said, "It’s nothing, I just want to meet him!"

Pei Ji sneered, "With your current status, wanting to meet the Holy Elder is simply impossible!"

"Not to mention you, even the deans of the Nine Courtyards of the Miracle Ridge, or the three Sect Leader Supremes, need to depend on his mood to have an audience with the Holy Elder."

Pei Ji spoke casually.

After listening to this, Lin Bai’s brows furrowed tightly.

Is meeting Su Yanhua that difficult?

Even the three Sect Leader Supremes and the dean of the Nine Courtyards of the Miracle Ridge find it impossible to meet Su Yanhua!

Why did Lin Bai want to meet Su Yanhua?

Because Lin Bai’s third uncle, Lin Yue, had once told Lin Bai that when Lin Duo went to Lingnan for his training, he was not alone but went with Su Yanhua!

But in the end, only Su Yanhua returned to the Miracle Ridge alone and even became the Saint Elder of the Miracle Ridge!

While Lin Bai’s father never returned!

After Lin Duo’s return, he had taken Lin Bai with him.

Lin Yue had once told Lin Bai that if he wanted to know what happened to Lin Duo in Lingnan, he had to meet Su Yanhua.

Moreover, Lin Bai also wanted to know how the Dragon-Slaying Sword ended up in the hands of Longqing Feng.

This Longqing Feng even claimed that the Zhanlong Sword Skill was his family’s ultimate technique.

But Lin Bai knew that under heaven, the Zhanlong Sword Skill was created by Lin Duo, and was definitely not the Long Clan’s ultimate technique.

Therefore, Lin Bai guessed that something must have happened to Lin Duo in Lingnan.

This incident was likely to have changed Lin Duo’s entire life!

And the only person who knew the old affairs of that year was now the Holy Elder of the Miracle Ridge, Su Yanhua.

Curious, Lin Bai asked, "Elder Pei Ji, isn’t there any way to meet the Holy Elder?"

Pei Ji laughed and said, "If you want to meet the Holy Elder, you would have to be a Saint!"

"A Saint?"

Lin Bai asked, puzzled.

Pei Ji laughed, "Exactly, the Five Pinnacle Saint!"

"Every warrior who becomes a Five Pinnacle Saint must go to the Forbidden Area of the Miracle Ridge to pay respect to the ancestral masters of past generations, and if you go there, you will be able to see Su Yanhua!"

"That is the only opportunity!"

"Otherwise, just because you want to meet the Holy Elder with a single request, even if you are one of the three Sect Leader Supremes, it is impossible to do so!"

Pei Ji said indifferently.

"The Five Pinnacle Saint, does that refer to the Five Heavenly Pinnacles?"

Lin Bai asked curiously.

Pei Ji laughed, "Correct, the Five Heavenly Pinnacles."

Lin Bai then asked, "So how can one become a disciple of the Five Heavenly Pinnacles?"

Pei Ji said, "The discipleship rules of the Five Heavenly Pinnacles are very strict; first and foremost, disciples must possess the power of the Fifth Layer of Earth Elixir Realm or above."

"Lin Bai, you should not be too ambitious!"

"You are currently at the Second Layer of Human Elixir Realm! You are still far from the Fifth Layer of Earth Elixir Realm!"

Pei Ji reminded him indifferently.

After listening, Lin Bai silently nodded.

"To learn of my father’s whereabouts, I must meet Su Yanhua!"

"To meet Su Yanhua, I have to become a Five Pinnacle Saint!"

"And to become a Five Pinnacle Saint, I must first make my way out of the Nine Institutes!"

"The Fifth Layer of Earth Elixir Realm is not that far off!"

Lin Bai silently walked behind Pei Ji, meticulously starting to plan his next course of action.

"To break through to the Fifth Layer of Earth Elixir Realm in the shortest time, to be mentored by the Five Pinnacles, to become a Saint, and to meet Su Yanhua!"

Lin Bai resolved.

He had to become the Five Pinnacle Saint in the shortest time possible.

Because Lin Bai didn’t know whether Lin Duo was safe or in danger at this moment!

It was still best to find out Lin Duo’s whereabouts sooner.

As Pei Ji walked along, he suddenly asked, "Lin Bai, do you remember what I asked of you?"

Lin Bai replied with a smile, "I know, to become the first person on the Heroes List!"

Pei Ji corrected with a smile, "Wrong, it is to help the Sword Art Academy become first on the Heroes List!"

Lin Bai smiled slightly, "But Elder, I don’t even know how to get onto the Heroes List!"

Pei Ji laughed, "It’s simple, at the end of each year, the Nine Courtyards of the Miracle Ridge hold a Martial Arts Tournament, and the top ten Warriors automatically replace the top ten masters on the Heroes List!"

"That means..."

Lin Bai spoke indifferently, "That means, by the end of this year, I must become the strongest in the Nine Courtyards of the Miracle Ridge! Only then can I become the first person on the Heroes List!"

"Exactly!" Pei Ji replied with a chuckle.

"Actually, you don’t need this year, you have just joined the Miracle Ridge. Stabilize yourself for two years, and after two years, I hope you make an effort to challenge for the first spot on the Heroes List," Pei Ji said lightly.

"Stabilize for two years? I don’t have the time to waste on the Miracle Ridge!"

"Since the Nine Institute Martial Arts Tournament is happening this year, I will definitely participate!"

"Now, there are still three to four months until the end of the year!"

"Four months are sufficient for me to break through to the Fifth Level of Earth Elixir Realm!" Lin Bai said firmly.

Upon hearing this, Pei Ji laughed disdainfully, "You think you can break through from the Second Layer of Human Elixir Realm to the Fifth Level of Earth Elixir Realm in four months?"

Seeing the incredulous smile on Pei Ji’s face, Lin Bai asked, "Can’t I?"

Pei Ji chuckled lightly, "You can, as long as you have the ability. Then go ahead and try!"

"But let me remind you, each level within the Human Elixir Realm is like a vast chasm, not as easy to breakthrough as the Heaven Martial Realm," Pei Ji cautioned.

Lin Bai laughed, "In front of me, there are no chasms!"

Lin Bai thought to himself: The Devouring Sword Spirit will devour all the chasms in the Martial Art under Heaven, and if it can’t devour them, then it will sever them!

After chatting idly with Pei Ji, Lin Bai returned to the Sword Art Academy.

Before leaving, Pei Ji earnestly cautioned Lin Bai, "Lin Bai, I hope you won’t aim too high. Just cultivate well and don’t think too much!"

"Even if you can’t make it onto the Heroes List this year!"

"Next year!"

"The year after!"

"Or even in ten years, it’s all possible!"

Lin Bai nodded with a smile, "Thank you for the reminder, Elder. I understand."

Pei Ji smiled, "Do what you can manage."

Lin Bai nodded, "Your disciple will keep it in mind."

After Pei Ji had given his advice to Lin Bai, he then turned around and left.

Watching Pei Ji leave, Lin Bai said curiously, "It seems like Elder Pei Ji doesn’t really hope that I become the first person on the Heroes List! It sounds like he just said it in passing."

"Strange!"

"Back then, when he took me into the Sword Art Academy in Tianding City, his words were so resolute. Was it just for show to the other academies?"

Lin Bai walked towards Shadow Mountain, filled with puzzlement.

...

Pei Ji returned to his residence.

He found that an old man and a young girl had already been waiting at the door.

This old man exuded a terrifying aura of strength.

The girl seemed to have an aura like a block of ten-thousand-year-old ice.

"Elder Ling, Miss Ye Suxin," Pei Ji greeted them with a smile.

Ye Suxin turned around and said with a smile, "That day in Tianding City, I asked Senior Pei Ji to take Lin Bai into the Sword Art Academy. I haven’t had the chance to thank you yet, please don’t take it amiss, Elder Pei Ji!"

Pei Ji smiled faintly, "Miss Ye, where do you come up with such things? It was merely a trifle!"

Ye Suxin smiled slightly.

If Lin Bai were here, he would be astonished!

The reason why Pei Ji took Lin Bai into the Sword Art Academy wasn’t because he saw potential in Lin Bai, nor was it out of hope that Lin Bai had the capability to become the first person on the Heroes List...

Because all of this was originally at Ye Suxin’s behest!