The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 929 - 927: Nine Rotations Sword Steps!

Chapter 929: Chapter 927: Nine Rotations Sword Steps!

"Heretical? What kind of heresy is it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai asked with great curiosity.

Lu Zhen smiled and said, "This Divine Power was created a hundred years ago by a prodigious genius within the Sword Art Academy. Since its inception, very few have managed to cultivate it successfully."

"Firstly, many people do not understand the meaning of the inscriptions on this Stone Stele."

"Many junior brothers have tried to cultivate it but have all returned empty-handed."

"Secondly, even if there are many junior brothers with exceptional talent, like the current Chief Disciple of Sword Art Academy, Murong Fei, he attempted to cultivate the Nine Rotations Sword Steps."

"Unfortunately, Murong Fei only grasped one-third of this Divine Power’s essence and gave up after a mere month!"

"According to Murong Fei, when he activated this Divine Power, the flow of Spiritual Power within his body was exceedingly adverse, nearly causing his body to explode and him to die."

"Indeed, it has been exactly like that. Over the years, many disciples who sensed the Nine Rotations Sword Steps faced abrupt disturbances in their Spiritual Power while activating the Divine Power, causing it to backlash and leaving them severely injured in an instant!"

"Junior brother, think about it, when we warriors encounter strong ones in battle, getting backlashed while using Divine Power is an incredibly dangerous matter."

"Therefore, over time, the Nine Rotations Sword Steps fell into disuse and nobody has shown interest in it for many years."

"Moreover, cultivating the Nine Rotations Sword Steps is extremely difficult. As you can tell from the name, it is divided into nine rotations. After the ninth rotation, one’s speed is enough to assassinate anyone of the same state in an instant, but almost no one has managed to cultivate to the ninth rotation."

Lu Zhen slowly explained the advantages and disadvantages of the Nine Rotations Sword Steps to Lin Bai.

After listening, Lin Bai did not lose his curiosity; on the contrary, his enthusiasm was ignited even more.

"Such an interesting movement technique, I’d like to see for myself," Lin Bai said with a slight smile.

"Junior brother, having said so much, have you still not changed your mind?" Lu Zhen exclaimed in surprise, "Well, never mind. Since junior brother wants to give it a try, I won’t disturb you anymore. Farewell."

Having said that, Lu Zhen turned and left.

"Senior brother, take care," Lin Bai said with a bow and a clenched fist salute.

Lu Zhen was well-intentioned, warning Lin Bai after noticing his interest in the heretical Nine Rotations Sword Steps, and upon realizing persuasion was futile, he departed.

There was no ill will, and Lin Bai was very polite.

Once Lu Zhen had left, Lin Bai turned his gaze to the Stone Stele of the Nine Rotations Sword Steps: "Let me see just how heretical you are."

Lin Bai sat down cross-legged, inserted his Identity Token into the slot in front of the Stone Stele, and after 10,000 points were absorbed, the vague inscriptions on the Stone Stele dispersed, revealing clear characters for Lin Bai to see.

Characters?

To be precise, there were no characters!

The Stone Stele had not a single character on it, just nine drawings!

And each drawing was exactly the same.

Each one depicted a man, lifting one of his feet and stepping forward.

But this step had not yet been taken, merely hovering in mid-air.

Strange!

Very strange!

"What are these? Nine drawings? And all nine are exactly the same? And so poorly drawn too!" Lin Bai stared dumbfounded at the nine drawings on the Stone Stele, stunned.

No wonder so many disciples from the Sword Art Academy couldn’t understand it; Lin Bai couldn’t either.

However, Lin Bai gradually settled his frivolous thoughts and earnestly pondered the nine drawings on the Stone Stele.

Lin Bai focused his mind and looked at the first drawing.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a flash of white light streaked across Lin Bai’s eyes and vanished in an instant.

"What just whizzed past me?"

Lin Bai exclaimed in surprise.

He immediately got up from the ground in shock and drew out his Qingge Sword.

For a moment, Lin Bai thought he was under attack by a powerful enemy.

But after awhile, Lin Bai muttered in confusion, "Was it that drawing?"

Lin Bai sheathed his Qingge Sword and sat back down in front of the drawing.

Once again, Lin Bai poured his mind into the first drawing.

Whoosh—

Another streak of white light flashed by, too fast for Lin Bai to see clearly.

"It is indeed this drawing!"

"What is this thing that’s so fast!"

"I refuse to believe that I can’t see it clearly!"

Lin Bai concentrated once again to observe.

Whoosh——

Whoosh——

Whoosh——

Streaks of white light flashed across Lin Bai’s eyes, but Lin Bai never caught up to the white light.

After looking at the first painting countless times, Lin Bai finally found a hint of opportunity.

"Is it asking me to catch up with this light?" Lin Bai said with a somewhat bewildered expression.

Immediately, Lin Bai calmed the restless thoughts in his heart.

Once more, he focused his mind on the Stone Stele.

This time, Lin Bai saw it clearly.

The moment Lin Bai’s mind touched the Stone Stele, the man in the first painting who was raising his foot to take a step, stepped down, and his figure seemed to leap off the Stone Stele in an instant, flashing past in front of Lin Bai!

"Is this how it is?"

Lin Bai exclaimed with joy.

Lin Bai saw it clearly this time, completely and clearly.

That strange white light was the extreme white light formed by the man in the first painting after he stepped, a speed that had completely surpassed the speed of light.

"There isn’t much time left, since I’ve seen the first painting, let’s look at the second one," Lin Bai said.

Lin Bai then glanced at the second one.

The second painting was even faster!

Lin Bai, even with concentrated effort, found it difficult to capture the man’s figure in the painting.

"So fast!"

"Incredibly fast!"

Lin Bai repeatedly exclaimed in amazement.

From a distance, Lu Zhen returned from a few rounds in the area of Lower Grade Divine Power and saw Lin Bai still sitting cross-legged in front of the Nine Rotations Sword Steps Stele, he shook his head with a sigh, "Ah, another obsessed one."

"That Nine Rotations Sword Steps, countless disciples have practiced it, but all to no avail."

"Even the Chief Disciple of Sword Art Academy gave up, how could the likes of us manage to learn it?"

Lu Zhen already had it figured out that Lin Bai was definitely wasting time.

Yet Lin Bai was sitting cross-legged in front of the Stone Stele, eyes wide open, not even blinking, staring straight at the Stone Stele.

Just like that, an hour had passed.

The time for enlightenment had also arrived.

The Magic Circle Prohibition on the Stone Stele closed once again, preventing Lin Bai from seeing the nine paintings on it.

"Too fast!"

"This Divine Power is definitely not a Lower Grade Divine Power!"

"If I cultivate the Nine Rotations to the state of great achievement, this Divine Power will certainly approach the speed of a Higher Grade Divine Power!"

"It looks like I’ve picked up a great bargain!"

"Using 10,000 points, I cultivated a movement technique comparable to a Higher Grade Divine Power that would otherwise require 100,000 points to learn!"

Lin Bai stood up from in front of the Stone Stele, a hint of a smile on his face.

But soon, Lin Bai concealed the smile once again.

Ahead, Lu Zhen strolled over with a smile, asking, "How was it, Junior Brother? Did you gain anything?"

"Uh..." Lin Bai forced a smile and shook his head slightly.

It wasn’t that Lin Bai hadn’t learned it, but rather he didn’t want too many people to know he had grasped the Nine Rotations Sword Steps.

After all, the Nine Rotations Sword Steps would likely become his trump card in the near term, so it was better not to expose it if he didn’t have to.

Lu Zhen comforted him, "Junior Brother, as I said just now, this Divine Power is very tricky, and many disciples struggle their whole lives without being able to comprehend it. You should not be discouraged."

"If you can’t select a suitable Divine Power movement technique, then just choose a Heaven-level Martial Skill for now, and when you have enough points, look for a Middle Grade Divine Power movement technique."

"Thank you for the advice, Senior Brother Lu Zhen," Lin Bai said with a light smile. "However, I want to go to Martial Intent Mountain now. After all, I don’t have many points, and I urgently need to go there to practice Sword Intention!"

Lu Zhen replied with a surprised smile, "Oh? Junior Brother is heading to Martial Intent Mountain? That’s great, I was planning to practice there as well. Would it be convenient for Junior Brother to travel with Senior Brother?"

"If I could go with Senior Brother Lu Zhen, that would be wonderful. I don’t even know the way to Martial Intent Mountain," Lin Bai said with a gentle smile.

Immediately, Lin Bai and Lu Zhen left Divine Power Valley together, heading towards Martial Intent Mountain!