The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 3112 - 3087: 17th Prince’s Banquet!

After idly chatting with Mo Qing for a long time on the ninth floor, Lin Bai once again thoroughly searched the ninth floor several times. Only after confirming that there was no sign of Ye Suxin did he reluctantly leave.

When he came in, Lin Bai was alone, unfamiliar with the Poison Cave, and could only break through by force.

But now, upon leaving, Lin Bai had Mo Qing to guide him, and it was quite easy to avoid the eyes of the Poison God Clan within the Poison Cave.

As he left the Poison Cave and reached the top of Unregretful Cliff, Lin Bai looked down at the rock in front of the Poison Cave’s entrance and said coldly, "Hmph, who would have thought that this rock is actually a poison?"

Mo Qing said, "I estimate it’s the reason Gou Chen found you so quickly, as he notified him. But now it’s fine, Brother Lin Bai; even though he discovered you when you went in, he didn’t notice us when we came out."

"Brother Lin Bai, you can go back and prepare to attend the banquet."

"And I will explain to Gou Chen that I’ve already killed you on the ninth floor and fed your remains to the poison beasts."

Lin Bai slightly nodded, clasped his hands together, and said, "Mo Qing, I do apologize for cutting off your Poisonous Dragon Vine. If I find a better vine in the future, I will definitely send it to you as soon as possible."

Mo Qing chuckled, "Brother Lin Bai, my Poisonous Dragon Vine isn’t so easily severed!"

"The Poisonous Dragon Vine takes root and grows into a vine."

"Each time it breaks, it doubles."

"That means as long as the opponent severs my Poisonous Dragon Vine, it will become two vines."

"If the opponent continues to sever, the Poisonous Dragon Vine will change from two vines to four vines, four to eight..."

"Endlessly, the more it’s cut, the stronger the Poisonous Dragon Vine becomes."

"But the disciples of the Poison God Clan, even Gou Chen, have only seen me use the Poisonous Dragon Vine in combat, without realizing its true power, so Gou Chen was so surprised to see it cut just now."

Lin Bai was stunned, surprised, and said, "Is that so? But when I cut your Poisonous Dragon Vine on the eighth floor just now, it didn’t seem to spread another root on the ground, right?"

Mo Qing laughed, "That’s because as soon as Brother Lin Bai made a move, I sensed your aura and knew your identity, so I suppressed the growth of the Poisonous Dragon Vine..."

"Ah, I see," Lin Bai said, suddenly understanding.

"In that case, I don’t need to feel guilty anymore."

Lin Bai chuckled.

Then, Lin Bai and Mo Qing quietly left Unregretful Cliff.

Lin Bai returned to the Guest Quarters.

Meanwhile, Mo Qing returned to his residence, but before that, he needed to explain the situation to Gou Chen. Otherwise, if Gou Chen invited his master to intervene, Lin Bai might be in danger.

When Lin Bai returned to the Guest Quarters, it was already dawn the next day.

In the room, Lin Bai took off his half-burned black clothes, put away the bronze mask, and changed into his own attire.

"There’s no sign of Ye Suxin inside the Poison Cave; it seems I can only seek out Ninth Elder at the banquet."

"But I don’t know how much longer until the 17th Prince’s Banquet."

"According to Elder Li, it will start no later than a month."

"Then I can wait here peacefully for a month."

Lin Bai took a deep breath, walked out of the room, and saw the sun had already risen over the Poison Mountain Range.

At this moment, Xu Li passed by outside Lin Bai’s yard, looked at Lin Bai with a slight smile, and said, "Brother, your complexion seems like you didn’t sleep well."

"In a place where poisonous insects and vermin run rampant, how can one sleep well?" Lin Bai replied with a wry smile.

Xu Li smiled slightly, "Seeing brother so exhausted, with chaotic spiritual power within, I thought you had a fight with someone last night!"

Hearing these words, Lin Bai glanced at Xu Li.

The words contained hidden meaning.

Lin Bai chuckled, "Brother Xu Li’s eyes are sharp indeed. Brother Xu Li, you go out early and return late every day. Do you truly wish to play in the Poison Mountains? Do you want to reside here for long? Do you wish to familiarize yourself with the Poison Mountains? I doubt that’s entirely true."

In recent days, Lin Bai has paid special attention to Xu Li.

Lin Bai noticed that this person goes out early and returns late every day, and sometimes doesn’t even come at night.

And considering it’s his first time at the Poison Mountains and with the Poison God Clan, if he doesn’t come here, where would he go?

Xu Li chuckled, "Brother, you have a sharp eye too. Indeed, I’ve been going out early and returning late lately, but it’s because I’ve been investigating the specific time of the Seventeenth Prince’s banquet."

Lin Bai asked, "Have you received any news then?"

Xu Li smiled meaningfully and said, "July fifteenth, the ghost gates open wide, and hordes of demons will dance."

"So that means, in about twenty days, huh?" Lin Bai murmured.

Just then, Lin Bai suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from a vacant guest room in the distance.

It sounded like a warrior was cursing angrily.

"What’s going on?" Lin Bai asked in confusion.

Xu Li said, "Probably a new Guest Official. They’re not accustomed to the lifestyle here, so some are collapsing."

Lin Bai was surprised, "There are newcomers?"

Xu Li smiled, "Do you think only we have come to the Poison God Clan?"

"Let me tell you, in recent days, the number of Wending Realm Strong Ones Guest Officials who have come to the Poison God Clan has exceeded hundreds."

"And this number continues to rise."

"I estimate by the time of the Seventeenth Prince’s banquet, the number of Guest Officials at the Poison God Clan will exceed a thousand; these people are all Wending Realm Strong Ones of the Southern Continent."

"If you divide the strength of the forces on the Southern Continent into ten stones."

"The Poison God Clan occupies three out of ten."

"The Sword Pavilion Clan occupies one out of ten."

"The Emperor Tribe occupies one out of ten."

"The 72 Great Clans of the Southern Continent occupy two out of ten."

"The remaining ones are other loose cultivators and small tribes, which occupy three out of ten."

"And now with over a thousand Wending Realm Strong Ones coming here, it represents one out of ten Strong Ones coming."

"Brother, you understand the stakes here, don’t you?" Xu Li said with a smile to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai murmured, "If the Seventeenth Prince successfully allies with the Poison God Clan, and these thousand uninvited Wending Realm Strong Ones voluntarily pledge loyalty, then the Seventeenth Prince would control forty percent of the Southern Continent’s Strong Ones."

"If the Sword Pavilion Clan and the Emperor Tribe also pledge loyalty to the Seventeenth Prince, then the Seventeenth Prince would control sixty percent of the Southern Continent’s Strong Ones, effectively half of the Southern Continent’s power."

"And the remaining forty percent of the Strong Ones, under such circumstances, would have to pledge loyalty even if they are unwilling because they would have no other choice."

Lin Bai looked at Xu Li and spoke softly.

"Smart." Xu Li chuckled.