Chapter 57 - Longhe Sword Skill

A hundred years ago, a major event occurred at the Spirit Sword Sect.

The old Sect Leader died suddenly, and the sect’s eldest disciple stole the peerless sword skill and left the sect, leading to a wrenching decline of the Spirit Sword Sect.

Ji Bei continued, “Although Lin Bai lost parts of the Dragon River Sword Skill, he could still condense Dragon Power Sword Qi according to the skill.

“Lin Bai, don’t underestimate this Dragon Power Sword Qi.

The strength of a bull is equivalent to nine hundred jin, the strength of a tiger is equivalent to nine thousand jin, and the strength of a dragon is equivalent to ninety thousand jin.”

“A Dragon Power Sword Qi equates to the strength of a dragon.”

“In other words, once you have condensed the Dragon Power Sword Qi, the power of a Sword Qi is equivalent to ninety thousand jin of force!”

“Do you think that in the face of such power, you still need a sword move?”

Ji Bei lightly smiled.

“So this amounts to a direct crushing victory!”

Lin Bai responded excitedly.

Ji Bei sighed lightly, “Yes, unfortunately, there are practically no True Martial Realm warriors who can condense Dragon Power Sword Qi.

Even the Grand Elder, a master of his caliber, has managed to condense just three Dragon Power Sword Qi.”

“If the Grand Elder could only condense three Dragon Power Sword Qi, it must be very difficult to cultivate the Dragon River Sword Skill.”

Lin Bai said, somewhat frustrated.

The Grand Elder, serving as the first among the ten elders, had such a level of cultivation and could only condense three Dragon Power Sword Qi.

The reason the Grand Elder dared to pass the Dragon River Sword Skill to Lin Bai was that he firmly believed Lin Bai could not condense the Dragon Power Sword Qi.

Without the Dragon Power Sword Qi, the Dragon River Sword Skill would be useless.

It would simply be a waste of a martial skill.

Hence, the Dragon River Sword Skill was tagged Mysterious Level One martial arts.

The Young Sect Master had tried to practice the Dragon River Sword Skill before, but he couldn’t condense the Dragon Power Sword Qi.

After persisting for three years, he gave up.

Since then, no one in the Spirit Sword Sect has been willing to cultivate the Dragon River Sword Skill.

So, the Dragon River Sword Skill in Lin Bai’s hand was probably the last standalone copy within Spirit Sword Sect.

“Ah, you refused the Grand Elder, and there will be more hardships to come,”

Ji Bei sighed lightly when he saw the Disciple Acceptance Hall was empty.

He secretly slipped a book of martial arts into Lin Bai’s chest, “I’ll leave first.

Take care.”

“Don’t bother with Dragon River Sword Skill, it’s a waste of time.”

Ji Bei advised him again before he left.

Lin Bai felt the book in his chest.

A sneak peek confirmed it was the “Star Slashing Sword Skill”.

Ji Bei had secretly given Lin Bai a book of martial arts.

This action moved Lin Bai so much he nearly cried.

In this cold and ruthless world, there were very few who offered a helping hand to Lin Bai.

Yet Ji Bei had helped him repeatedly.

“Elder Ji Bei, thank you.

If I ever gain a foothold in Shenwu Kingdom, I will certainly repay your kindness,”

“I will never forget your generosity,”

Lin Bai bowed deeply towards the retreating figure of Elder Ji Bei.

It was Ji Bei who took Lin Bai into his care in Lingxi City, brought him to the Spirit Sword Sect, and provided him a path to cultivation,

It was Ji Bei who stepped in for him at the Newcomer Courtyard and blocked Xiang Tianyi’s fatal strike, allowing Lin Bai to survive,

And it was Ji Bei who gave Lin Bai a Mysterious Grade 5 sword skill in secret, defying the sect’s rules and risking punishment, when the Grand Elder was making things difficult for him,

Lin Bai, with tears in his eyes, wiped his face and left the Disciple Acceptance Hall.

He returned to the dwelling with Qi Shaolong and Tie Dan,

“Ah, Lin Bai, you’re too naive!

How could you reject the Grand Elder?!” Qi Shaolong exclaimed, somewhat regretful.

“Not relying on the Grand Elder, I can still cultivate diligently.

What’s the big deal?” Lin Bai answered with a light laugh.

“But, you don’t understand.

The Grand Elder is well-known for his petty mind.

Now that you have offended him today, I’m afraid you won’t have an easy time in the Spirit Sword Sect.”

Qi Shaolong said.

“It doesn’t matter.

Things will work itself out when the time comes.

Besides, as you said, the Grand Elder is Xiang Tianyi’s father.”

“And I have a life and death duel with Xiang Tianyi in three months’ time.

Then, only one of us can survive.”

“If I kill Xiang Tianyi, do you think I can coexist peacefully with the Grand Elder?”

Lin Bai smiled slightly.

Qi Shaolong was taken aback, then realized the truth, “Ah, indeed.”

“Alright, after a day’s trial, we’re all tired.

Let’s rest now,” Lin Bai said with a smile.

Qi Shaolong and Tie Dan had worked hard in their trials all day, they were already utterly exhausted.

They both returned to their rooms and collapsed on their beds, falling into deep sleep.

However, Lin Bai didn’t sleep.

Instead, he brought out the “Star Slashing Sword Skill” and “Dragon River Sword Skill”.

First, he read the “Dragon River Sword Skill”.

The idea of using the power of blood and True Qi to form Sword Qi intrigued Lin Bai.

“What a pity, the Dragon River Sword Skill has no sword techniques.

Otherwise, this sword skill would be at least Earth Grade 5,” he said.

“The power of Dragon Sword Qi is as strong as 90,000 jin.

It’s not inferior to the full force of a Mysterious Grade 5 Martial Arts.”

“Such an amazing sword skill, Grand Elder, I need to thank you for giving it to me,” Lin Bai said cheerfully.

Others might fear that they wouldn’t have enough blood to form Dragon Sword Qi.

But Lin Bai was not afraid at all.

As long as he had enough Demon Blood, Lin Bai’s blood power would continually regenerate.

After reading the Dragon River Sword Skill all night, Lin Bai imprinted every word firmly in his mind.

Then, he destroyed the book of the Dragon River Sword Skill.

“Star Slashing Sword Skill.”

Upon taking out this secret method, Lin Bai thought of Elder Ji Bei.

“Elder Ji Bei, I won’t let you down.

I will ensure my place in the Spirit Sword Sect,” Lin Bai declared resolutely.

When Elder Ji Bei gave Lin Bai the Star Slashing Sword Skill, he was hoping that Lin Bai would practice seriously and strive to become stronger.

The Star Slashing Sword Skill consisted of three techniques.

These three techniques were incredibly powerful, especially the last one.

Its power was almost equivalent to a Mysterious Grade 8 Martial Arts technique.

The techniques were:

The First Form: Falling Meteor Moon Slash.

The Second Form: Heavenly Killing Lone Star.

The Third Form: Crossing Starry Sky.

He trained diligently for seven days.

“Seven days later, I’ve finally reached the initial success stage in the Star Slashing Sword Skill.”

“Well, this is the limit for now,” Lin Bai said lightly, “Next, I’ll try to form a Dragon Power Sword Qi.”

Lin Bai took out the bodies of the Heaven Swallowing Demon Python, the Black Demon Wolf and the Flame Stepping Wild Bull.

The blood hadn’t been completely consumed yet.

Using the bodies of three True Martial Realm demon beasts, he would regenerate his blood power right away if forming the Dragon Power Sword Qi exhausted it.

Lin Bai wouldn’t have to worry about dying for lack of blood power.

“Let’s get started.”

The moment Lin Bai invoked the Dragon River Sword Skill, he felt his blood madly rushing toward his abdomen.

The surging blood turned into a Blood Dragon and entered his Dantian.

Whoosh—-

As his blood was almost drained, Lin Bai’s body became like a dry corpse.

“God!

I’m halfway through this and I can’t hold on anymore,” He exclaimed.