The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 966 - 964: I Really Just Ate One Fish!

Chapter 966: Chapter 964: I Really Just Ate One Fish!

Lin Bai killed Bai Chen, Wu Qing, Chuyi, Zhu Kun, Hua Jingcheng, and Ning Yunlong with the speed of a Thunderbolt, sending a group of low-level Martial Artists with Martial Intent fleeing in a wretched manner.

Watching them leave, Lin Bai smiled softly and did not pursue them.

In the entire battlefield, only the Sword Demon, standing at a relatively far distance, remained.

Lin Bai looked at the Sword Demon, smiled faintly, and showed no intention of taking action. When Zhu Kun and others had attacked Lin Bai, the Sword Demon had not made a move. Although he had followed them, he had shown no intention of acting against Lin Bai.

"Heh!"

Seeing Lin Bai kill Zhu Kun and the others, the Sword Demon walked over with a smile, "I told them not to provoke you, but they wouldn’t listen and instead wanted to become enemies with you."

Lin Bai looked at the Sword Demon with a smile, "You seem to know a lot about me?"

The Sword Demon shook his head, "It’s not that I know you well, but there’s someone who does. She once went to Lingdong, fought fiercely with you, but unfortunately, she was defeated."

"Who?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

The Sword Demon shook his head and said, "I won’t tell you; don’t ask. Since the battle at Heavenly Palace has ended, I’ll take my leave now."

The Sword Demon gave a fist salute and turned into dots of white light, disappearing into Martial Intent Mountain.

Seeing the Sword Demon leave Martial Intent Mountain, Lin Bai nodded slightly. The old acquaintance mentioned by the Sword Demon seemed familiar to Lin Bai, and their relationship was profound, connected by countless threads.

But the Sword Demon did not reveal this person’s name, leaving Lin Bai somewhat puzzled.

"Well, it’s no use thinking about it, it’s time to leave."

Lin Bai took out his Identity Token and said, "Si Bao, I want to leave Martial Intent Mountain!"

Si Bao responded: "You have cultivated in Martial Intent Mountain for twenty-seven days, consuming a total of twenty-seven thousand Points, which will be automatically deducted from your Identity Token. You are now being transferred out of Martial Intent Mountain."

"Twenty-seven days? That’s a fine gain. These twenty-seven days were not in vain," Lin Bai said with a light smile.

If he were to cultivate on his own in the outside world, it would be difficult for Lin Bai to advance from Third-order Sword Intent to Ninth-Order Sword Intent in twenty-seven days—let alone five years, it would likely still be challenging!

However, after only twenty-seven days in Martial Intent Mountain, Lin Bai had advanced from a low-level martial artist with Third-order Sword Intent to a Strong One with Ninth-Order Sword Intent.

Without exaggeration, had Lin Bai come to Martial Intent Mountain, he would have reigned as a king in every corner of it, for in Martial Intent Mountain, basically no one was his match anymore!

Of course, now that Lin Bai had achieved Ninth Stage Sword Intent, he probably wouldn’t return unless there were significant opportunities within Martial Intent Mountain.

Unless the Ascension Palace appeared again, Lin Bai might enter Martial Intent Mountain to cultivate there.

Regrettably, the appearance of Ascension Palace followed no set time law, nor was there any way to force its appearance; everything depended on chance.

After this appearance of Ascension Palace, who knows when it will appear next—perhaps tomorrow, perhaps a year from now, or perhaps ten years from now.

Hum—

Lin Bai felt his phantom body dissolving.

In the small room beneath Martial Intent Mountain, Lin Bai, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

"I’m back." Lin Bai stood up, took the Identity Token from the platform in front of him, and walked straight out of the room.

...

Ruan Jinhui, Ling Shuang, Qian Shanyun, Chi Hu, and others left Martial Intent Mountain and gathered outside.

"I wonder if Junior Brother Lin Bai and Junior Sister Jian Ruohan have escaped the pursuit of Hua Jingcheng and Ning Yunlong," said Ruan Jinhui with some concern.

"Once they escape, with their strength and the addition of so many Spirit Puppets on the Scorching Gobi, they will surely reach a new height in a short time," Ling Shuang said with a solemn face.

"That would be great. As long as they improve their Cultivation, they can avenge us by killing those bastards Hua Jingcheng and Ning Yunlong!" Chi Hu snorted with murderous intent in his eyes.

At this moment, Qian Shanyun looked around and spoke softly, "Have you noticed that many high-level Martial Intent strong ones have come to the foot of Martial Intent Mountain? Almost all are top disciples from various Monasteries, and they are all powerful figures on the ranking list!"

Ruan Jinhui said, "Yes, why is that?"

Ruan Jinhui and Chi Hu along with others all looked around; they saw many strong ones who had unanimously entered into small rooms.

They hurried, faces beaming with ecstasy, and quickly went to Martial Intent Mountain.

Half an hour later.

Jian Ruohan left Martial Intent Mountain and as soon as she came out, she ran into Ruan Jinhui and others.

"Junior Sister Jian Ruohan, you’re out? What about Lin Bai?" Ruan Jinhui hurriedly went up to ask, "Many strong ones have already gone to Martial Intent Mountain, what exactly happened inside?"

Jian Ruohan looked at Ruan Jinhui and said, "Senior Brother Ruan, the Ascension Palace appeared. Right now, a large number of strong ones have gathered above the Scorching Gobi, including the top ten experts from the Chulong Courtyard, the Sword Art Academy, the Knife Dao Sect, the Fist Daoist Courtyard, and the Spear Daoist Courtyard competing within!"

"Lin Bai got the Order of Ascending to Heaven!"

"In order to give Lin Bai time to escape, I was killed by Zhu Kun and others."

Jian Ruohan said indifferently.

"What! The Ascension Palace appeared? And Lin Bai even got the Order of Ascending to Heaven?" Ruan Jinhui said, shocked beyond measure.

Ling Shuang, Qian Shanyun, and Chi Hu were also completely astonished.

Ruan Jinhui thought carefully and then said, "If the top ten experts from each Daoist Courtyard have entered the battle, then it would be difficult for Lin Bai to hold on to the Order of Ascending to Heaven. After all, these top ten experts are not easy to deal with."

Ling Shuang, Qian Shanyun, and Chi Hu were initially rejoicing for Lin Bai in their hearts, but upon hearing that the top ten experts from each Daoist Courtyard had taken action, a shadow inevitably formed in their hearts.

Competing against the top ten experts from each Daoist Courtyard for the Order of Ascending to Heaven, that would be nothing short of snatching food from the tiger’s mouth.

A sixth-order Sword Intent practitioner like Lin Bai simply couldn’t do it.

Before long!

The figure of Lin Bai appeared in Ruan Jinhui and Jian Ruohan’s field of vision.

Jian Ruohan hurriedly called out, "Lin Bai!"

Lin Bai looked up, saw Jian Ruohan, and smiled slightly before quickly walking over.

"Junior Brother Lin Bai, I heard you got the Order of Ascending to Heaven, what was the final outcome?" Ruan Jinhui quickly asked.

Jian Ruohan, Qian Shanyun, Ling Shuang, and Chi Hu all looked at Lin Bai with expectant eyes.

Lin Bai smiled lightly, "I was lucky enough to enter the Ascension Palace!"

Thump!

Hiss—

As Lin Bai spoke those words, he clearly heard the heartbeats of Ruan Jinhui, Ling Shuang, and the others come to a sudden stop before they took a shocked and sharp intake of breath!

"You’re really a demon, how did you manage to escape from the hands of Zhu Kun, Wu Qing, and the other top ten experts from each Daoist Courtyard?" Ling Shuang said, utterly astounded.

Lin Bai shook his head, wryly laughing, and briefly recounted what happened on Martial Intent Mountain.

Lin Bai mainly mentioned that the Spirit Puppets did not attack him, and he used the Spirit Puppets to resist those people until the end of three hours.

Only then did Ruan Jinhui and others suddenly realize.

Then, Ruan Jinhui asked again, "Junior Brother Lin Bai, Senior Brother has something to say but is unsure whether it should be said."

"Senior Brother Ruan, just speak your mind," Lin Bai said with a light laugh.

"Since that is the case, then I will speak frankly. Junior Brother, what opportunity did you get within the Heavenly Palace?" Ruan Jinhui asked eagerly.

It wasn’t just Ruan Jinhui who was curious; Ling Shuang, Qian Shanyun, Chi Hu, and the others were also looking at Lin Bai with fervent anticipation.

Lin Bai chuckled and said, "Nothing much, there were no opportunities inside. I just went in and ate a fish. After eating it, my Martial Intent broke through to the ninth order; it was quite miraculous indeed."

"You must be kidding, what kind of fish is this miraculous, that eating just one can lead to a breakthrough to the Ninth-Order Martial Intent? If there really were such fish, I would ask for thousands," Ling Shuang said scornfully.

Lin Bai could only shrug helplessly, looking very helpless, as he thought to himself: I indeed ate a fish inside.