The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 3043 - 3018: Turning Hostile with the Sword Pavilion Clan

"Seventeen thousand ancient paths, tread upon the Gu Dao, see the Divine Tree, meet the Four Symbols, pass through Life and Death, break Nine Heavens, worship Divine Spirits, and ride the dragon back..." Lin Bai murmured softly, frowning as he pondered the meaning of these words.

At that moment, a clamor echoed from outside the mountain cave: "Damn it, how much longer is this road? If it were up to my usual temper, I would have slashed this damned place open with one sword long ago!"

"I should have known not to follow that group from the Daogu Tribe. Now that we’re on Longshan, we can’t get in, nor can we retreat; we’re just wandering aimlessly on this mountain!"

"I should have let my father come."

A young man’s angry voice came from outside the mountain cave.

"Young master, don’t be anxious, there’s another mountain cave up ahead. Let’s take a look first."

"Do we still need to look? There’s probably another iron box inside, and if we touch it, it’ll turn into an Iron Person! We’ve already encountered twenty or thirty iron boxes along the way, what difference does another one make?"

"Since we’re here anyway, young master, please be patient, let’s just take a look!"

After a few more whispered words, the group walked toward the mountain cave.

When Lin Bai heard their voices, they were already outside the mountain cave.

Without much thought, Lin Bai extended his hand, pulling the iron box into his grasp.

"Hm? Someone’s here?" The group stepped inside the mountain cave and, spotting Lin Bai, exclaimed in surprise.

Turning his head, Lin Bai saw that the group was none other than Su Shaoyou and his companions.

"Sword Pavilion Clan?" Lin Bai was startled, looking toward Su Shaoyou.

Beside Su Shaoyou were over a dozen warriors at the Death Reversal Realm Great Perfection, along with two elders whose cultivation had reached the second level of the Wending Realm. They were there primarily to protect Su Shaoyou’s safety.

"It’s you!" Su Shaoyou growled, glaring at Lin Bai.

One of the servants beside Su Shaoyou noticed the iron box in Lin Bai’s hand and exclaimed, "Young master, look! The iron box in his hand hasn’t turned into an Iron Person, it’s still a box!"

Su Shaoyou saw the iron box in Lin Bai’s hand and was equally surprised. Along the way, like Lin Bai, they had entered several mountain caves where the iron boxes had transformed into iron puppet figures.

But the iron box that Lin Bai now held hadn’t turned into a puppet.

"I recall your name is Lin Bai, right?" Su Shaoyou asked coldly.

Lin Bai looked at Su Shaoyou without speaking.

Su Shaoyou said coldly, "Alright, what’s in the iron box? Be sensible and hand it over quickly!"

Lin Bai replied, "And if I don’t?"

Su Shaoyou glanced at the warriors beside him and said with a bland smile, "Then we’ll just take it by force!"

"Heh, if you want it so badly, then take it." As he spoke, Lin Bai tossed the iron box to Su Shaoyou. The writings inside were already memorized by Lin Bai, so the box was of no use.

After throwing out the iron box, Lin Bai turned to leave.

Su Shaoyou caught the box, but upon opening it, neither the glow Lin Bai had seen earlier nor any writings were present; it was merely an empty box.

"Empty, young master," the servant whispered.

Seeing Lin Bai was about to leave, Su Shaoyou hurriedly called out, "Halt! Hand over the treasures you got from the iron box!"

As soon as Su Shaoyou spoke, the two Wending Realm warriors beside him leaped forward, blocking Lin Bai’s path.

Lin Bai said coldly, "If I say the iron box was empty to begin with, would you believe me?"

Su Shaoyou sneered, "Do you think I’d believe that? Do you take me for a fool? Enough talking, hand over the treasures and you can save your life today. Otherwise, you’re destined to die!"

Lin Bai glared coldly at Su Shaoyou, his expression tinged with anger, "The box is empty, believe it or not, it’s not my concern. Now step aside, don’t make me get rough!"

Su Shaoyou laughed wildly, "Haha, I’d like to see how you plan to get rough with me! Elders, seize his storage bag! The treasures must be in it!"

The elders blocking Lin Bai were precisely the two Wending Realm experts accompanying Su Shaoyou.

For this treasure hunt in the Seven Star Mountain, the Sword Pavilion Clan had over a dozen Wending Realm experts, excluding Su Shaoyou’s father, Suyong Fei. The rest had entered Longshan.

Upon reaching Longshan, they split up to search individually.

Now, only these two elders were guarding Su Shaoyou, ensuring his safety.

Upon hearing Su Shaoyou’s words, the two elders chuckled coldly, "Boy, I advise you to hand over the storage bag, or you won’t walk away alive even if you have nine lives!"

"Hmph, no need for all this chatter. Just cut him down with one sword and then take his storage bag, simple as that."

The two elders spoke harshly, their tone ice-cold.

With a thunderous roar, the cultivation powers of the two Wending Realm elders erupted, their overwhelming energy radiating outwards.

The two attacked simultaneously, their palms aiming squarely at Lin Bai’s face.

Lin Bai immediately dodged back, wooden sword in hand, coldly watching the pair, "You want a fight?"

The two Wending Realm elders scoffed, "A fight? You, a mere warrior at the Death Reversal Realm Great Perfection, aren’t worthy of a battle with us. This will simply be us beating you, not a fight!"

The pair leaped toward Lin Bai with malicious grins.

Lin Bai eyed them coldly, a sly grin slowly spreading across his lips as he said, "Unbeatable Sword Skill, First Floor!"

"Unbeatable Sword Skill, Second Floor!"

As Lin Bai executed the Unbeatable Sword Skill to the Second Floor, his cultivation power unexpectedly surged to the second level of the Wending Realm.

These Sword Pavilion Clan elders, whose cultivation was also at the Wending Realm second level, would now be relatively easy for Lin Bai to handle with equal power!

Lin Bai lunged forward with his sword, blasting the two back.

The pair retreated a hundred meters, disbelief etched on their faces as they exclaimed, "How is this possible? Weren’t you at the Death Reversal Realm Great Perfection? How did you suddenly break through to the second level of the Wending Realm!"

"Could it be a secret skill?"

"Kid, hand over the secret skill!"

The two Wending Realm elders demanded coldly.

Lin Bai said icily, "Your appearance reminded me it’s time to seek an opportunity to break through to the Wending Realm. Otherwise, it’s too limiting!"

"I’ll give you a chance, clear my path now and I’ll let it slide. Otherwise, you all die today!"

Lin Bai spoke coldly.

The two Wending Realm elders of the Sword Pavilion Clan exchanged glances, then fixed their cold eyes on Lin Bai, their energy surging with no sign of retreat.

Lin Bai, his expression icy, said, "So, you’re not planning to let me leave. Fine then... if you’re seeking death, I’ll grant your wish!"