The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 872 - 870 Sword Art Academy Grouping!

Chapter 872: Chapter 870 Sword Art Academy Grouping!

Elder Yuan Qing’s face twisted in fury with each "old dog" hurled by Lin Bai, his whole body shivering with anger.

"Good!"

"Lin Bai, if I don’t tear you to pieces today, I’ll take your surname!"

Yuan Qing glared at Lin Bai with teeth clenched, the longsword in his hand trembling as he immediately lunged to stab Lin Bai violently.

The moment Yuan Qing took action, an overwhelming sword intention swept in, pressing down on Lin Bai like a towering mountain.

"Fifth-order Sword Intention!"

Lin Bai cried out in alarm, recognizing Yuan Qing’s sword intention to be at least fifth-order or above.

"Hmph!"

Lin Bai snorted coldly, as spiritual power surged within his body, preparing to meet the battle head-on.

"Yuan Qing, Lin Bai, stop this nonsense!"

Just at that moment, a stern voice came from a distance.

Yuan Qing and Lin Bai simultaneously ceased their actions and turned to look.

From a distance, Pei Ji and Tang Bufan were walking over step by step.

Tang Bufan felt a sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Bai unharmed.

When he had seen Lin Bai and Murong Xu taking action earlier, Tang Bufan ran to find someone at the Elder Pavilion of the Sword Art Academy. But unexpectedly, he happened across Pei Ji, who was just leaving the Sword Art Academy, and after explaining the situation, Pei Ji immediately accompanied Tang Bufan to Shadow Mountain.

At this moment, Tang Bufan was also very curious. Wasn’t Lin Bai just fighting with Murong Xu? How come he was now in a dispute with Elder Yuan Qing?

"Elder Pei Ji?"

Lin Bai and Yuan Qing both bent over to bow in unison.

Pei Ji was a high-ranking elder within the Sword Art Academy.

Whereas Yuan Qing was merely a low-ranking elder; the two’s status within the Sword Art Academy differed greatly.

Yuan Qing approached Pei Ji and said, "Elder Pei Ji, this Lin Bai has not complied with the rules of the Miracle Ridge, executing killing moves openly on Shadow Mountain and pursuing fellow disciples. I was just about to bring him to justice!"

Pei Ji, somewhat helplessly, said, "Yuan Qing, Tang Bufan has already told me all about what happened on the way here!"

"Since Shadow Mountain Residence No. 81 is Lin Bai’s dwelling, it should belong to him!"

"Why didn’t you help him solve the issue when Lin Bai reported to the Elder Pavilion that his residence had been taken over?"

Pei Ji glared at Yuan Qing as he spoke.

Yuan Qing was stunned, staring at Pei Ji blankly: "I, I, I... this, this..."

Yuan Qing was at a loss.

On one hand was the daughter of Murong Hai, the deputy dean of the Sword Art Academy, and on the other hand, there were the rules of the academy. Yuan Qing dared not offend either.

How would Yuan Qing know that Lin Bai, who had originally been a cripple, would repair his cultivation and even defeat Murong Xu, causing such a stir that it alarmed a high-ranking elder.

After glaring at Yuan Qing and Murong Xu, Pei Ji said coldly, "From now on, Shadow Mountain Residence No. 81 is Lin Bai’s dwelling. No one else is allowed to enter without permission, and if anyone dares to intrude recklessly, even if they end up dead inside No. 81, they only have themselves to blame!"

"Lin Bai, now that you’re getting your dwelling back, let’s not cause any more trouble!"

"Within the Sword Art Academy, killing is forbidden!"

Pei Ji stared at Lin Bai as he said this.

Pei Ji had seen Lin Bai’s massacre in the Lingfan Mountain Range before, and he knew that if Lin Bai went mad, he could kill all the masters on Shadow Mountain!

"Since Elder Pei Ji has spoken thus, naturally, as a disciple, I must give face!"

"Hmph, Murong Xu, Residence No. 81 of Shadow Mountain is my Lin Bai’s dwelling. If you’re not afraid of death, then continue to come."

"Even Elder Pei Ji said today, whoever dares to set foot in Shadow Mountain Residence No. 81, even if they die inside, they deserve it!"

Lin Bai coldly stared at Murong Xu and said.

Murong Xu’s eyes were ablaze with fury as he stared back at Lin Bai, saying angrily, "Lin Bai, you just wait, I won’t let you have an easy time!"

Lin Bai sneered coldly, turned around, and left Elder Yuan Qing’s residence with Tang Bufan.

When Pei Ji caught sight of Lin Bai’s retreating figure, he shook his head slightly, sighed softly, and then left Shadow Mountain.

Once Pei Ji had left, Yuan Qing looked at Lin Bai again, his eyes revealing a chilling murderous intent.

Back at the residence!

Tang Bufan excitedly said, "Wow, Brother Lin, are you really that incredible? Not only did you defeat Murong Xu of the Human Elixir Realm Third Layer, but you also dared to challenge Elder Yuan Qing!"

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "Is Elder Yuan Qing that formidable? He’s just a low-level elder in the Sword Art Academy, his cultivation is at most in the Seventh or maybe Eighth Layer of the Human Elixir Realm. Even if I can’t defeat him, it won’t be easy for him to kill me."

Tang Bufan exclaimed, "Isn’t the Seventh Layer of the Human Elixir Realm high enough?"

Lin Bai just smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Suddenly remembering, Tang Bufan said, "That’s right, Lin Bai, now that you’re back, are you going to the Sword Art Academy for training tomorrow?"

Lin Bai asked curiously, "What training?"

Tang Bufan laughed and said, "You’ve been away from the Sword Art Academy for over a month, so naturally, you don’t know what’s happened."

"According to the rules of the Sword Art Academy, all new disciples, upon entering the academy, will have three mentors to lead them in training until they break through to the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer, at which point they can independently go to the Primordial World to hunt Demon Beasts!"

"This year, the Sword Art Academy has taken in nearly five thousand disciples from Lingdong and Lingnan!"

"Two thousand disciples from Lingdong, three thousand from Lingnan!"

"These five thousand disciples are divided among three mentors, forming three groups!"

"The Genius Group, the Advanced Group, and the Low-Level Group!"

"Unfortunately, because both of our Martial Souls are very low, we’ve both been placed in the Low-Level Group!"

Tang Bufan said slowly.

Lin Bai asked curiously, "Is the grouping also based on Martial Souls?"

Tang Bufan nodded and said, "Yes, the grouping is mainly to familiarize new disciples quickly with the Sword Art Academy and the Miracle Ridge, as long as the warrior breaks through to the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer, they can leave."

Lin Bai nodded in sudden realization, "I see."

Tang Bufan laughed and said, "I started training with the Low-Level Group a month ago, and now I’m at the peak of the Human Elixir Realm First Layer, soon I’ll break through to the Second Layer."

Lin Bai smiled and said, "It seems that the Sword Art Academy’s cultivation of new disciples isn’t too bad, you’re advancing quite quickly."

Tang Bufan replied with a wry smile, "I’m actually considered slow. Those prodigies in the Genius Group, in just a month, many warriors have already broken through to the Human Elixir Realm Third Layer."

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Bai asked with interest, smiling.

Tang Bufan said excitedly, "Yeah, there are only a little over a hundred warriors in the Genius Group, guided personally by a high-level elder, so naturally, their cultivation progresses extremely fast!"

"Most of these warriors were invited, their talents far surpass ours!"

"Among them, Yejian Qiu and Jian Ruohan are top experts in the Genius Group, and Longqing Feng has also joined the Genius Group!"

"Qi Yao and He Qian are in the Advanced Group!"

"And Yao Feng, you, and I, we’re all in the Low-Level Group."

Tang Bufan said, "I also wanted to join the Genius Group, but unfortunately, to get into the Genius Group, the Martial Soul must be at least Earth Grade 5 or above."