"How many people managed to escape from Jian Lake?" Lin Bai asked.
Su Jin replied, "At that time, disaster was imminent, and the sect leader instructed us to flee. As many as could escape were to do so. Who would care how many people actually got out?"
Lin Bai forced a bitter smile, "Indeed, when disaster strikes, everyone tries to save themselves!"
"Then why did you bring me to Jian Lake?"
Su Jin looked at Lin Bai earnestly and said, "For the Sword Scripture!"
"Sword Scripture?" Lin Bai was taken aback.
Su Jin said, "On the Barbaric Ancient Continent, there is currently talk of five great scriptures, namely ’Sword Scripture,’ ’Blade Scripture,’ ’Buddhist Scripture,’ ’Daoist Scripture,’ and ’Fist Scripture.’
"These five great scriptures are said to represent the ultimate martial arts on the Barbaric Ancient Continent, reaching pinnacle heights beyond anyone’s surpassing!"
"One of the five great scriptures, the ’Buddhist Scripture,’ is at the West Continent Buddhist Fate Temple."
"One of the five great scriptures, the ’Blade Scripture,’ has been lost, not even found in the Central Holy Nation!"
"Two of the five great scriptures, the ’Daoist Scripture’ and the ’Fist Scripture,’ are in the hands of the Central Holy Nation!"
"At present, the ’Daoist Scripture’ is with the Imperial Master of the Central Holy Nation, and the ’Fist Scripture’ is with Prince Rong, one of the four great princes of the Holy Nation!"
"And the only remaining ’Sword Scripture’ is at Jian Lake, but what Jian Lake has obtained is just a remnant."
Su Jin said in a low voice.
"I told you before, the Governor’s Guard of Longhe County arrested me partly because the Central Holy Nation ordered it, and the guards had to obey, but also because the governor of Longhe County wanted to privately acquire the Sword Scripture!"
Su Jin said blandly.
Lin Bai followed Su Jin through the ruins of palaces at Jian Lake while listening to Su Jin recount these stories.
And every few steps, upon spotting traces of the Governor’s Guard, Su Jin would immediately strike to eliminate them.
However, every time he used his spiritual power, he would uncontrollably cough blood, and it was clear that his injuries worsened with each use.
Lin Bai said, "You must stop using spiritual power; your injuries will worsen if you continue."
Su Jin shook his head, "It doesn’t matter anymore, I’m a dying man destined not to escape!"
"Lin Bai, listen to me!"
"After escaping Jian Lake, I didn’t hurry to leave Longhe County but hid there until I discovered that Jian Lake had been completely destroyed."
"And that the warriors of Jian Lake had all perished!"
"But I absolutely cannot let the Sword Scripture be lost, eternally sealed in dust!"
"Back then, I also attempted to obtain the Sword Scripture but failed the examination!"
"So, I must find a prodigy in swordsmanship to help inherit the Sword Scripture, lest the Taoist inheritance of Jian Lake is lost forever!"
"Therefore, seeing the downfall of Jian Lake, I spent all my possessions to buy miraculous elixirs, suppress my injuries, cling to life, and head to the East Continent to find you!"
Su Jin said.
"Why choose me to inherit the Sword Scripture?" Lin Bai curiously asked.
Su Jin replied, "You weren’t my first choice!"
"I considered the disciples of the Sword God Family, as they are one of the strongest sword-practicing families on the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"
"However, the Sword God Family already has their own Taoist inheritance, and even if they obtained the ’Sword Scripture,’ it would merely add another treasure to their family’s Treasure Tower!"
"Excluding the disciples of the Sword God Family, it became extremely challenging to find a skilled sword cultivator on the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"
"Coincidentally, news about you came from the East Continent, stating you had been expelled from the East Continent Academy and had become a loose cultivator!"
"On the East Continent, you were hailed as the strongest sword cultivator since Lin Duo, bearing the reputation of a monstrous sword cultivator!"
"This made you my top choice!"
"I searched for a long time in the East Continent, visited the East Continent Academy, went to Shenwu Kingdom, but couldn’t find any trace of you. When I was losing hope, planning to return to the Central Holy Nation to kill as many as I could for Jian Lake, you suddenly appeared before me as if you descended from the heavens!"
"Lin Bai, tell me... isn’t this the will of the heavens!"
"Isn’t it that the heavens do not wish to see the end of Jian Lake?"
Su Jin looked at Lin Bai with a slightly excited expression.
Lin Bai remained calm and silent.
Su Jin smiled and said, "Moreover, after meeting you and guessing that you are a descendant of the Eighteen Immortals of Peach Mountain, I became increasingly convinced that you are the perfect candidate to inherit the ’Sword Scripture’!"
Lin Bai asked, "Why?"
Su Jin laughed and said, "Because no one needs power more than you!"
Lin Bai looked at Su Jin.
Su Jin said, "Within the ’Sword Scripture,’ there are unimaginable sword techniques and the pinnacle sword skill divine powers of the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"
"Although Jian Lake only obtained fragments of the ’Sword Scripture’ back then, just three techniques from its sword skill divine powers were sufficient to establish themselves in the Central Holy Nation, illustrating how powerful the sword skill divine powers within the ’Sword Scripture’ truly are."
Lin Bai said, "With that being said, I’m very interested in seeing how extraordinary this ’Sword Scripture’ really is."
Su Jin replied, "You will see it, but first, you must have the qualifications!"
"If you don’t pass the examination, you still won’t obtain it!"
Su Jin said.
"What if I fail to obtain the Sword Scripture? What then?" Lin Bai asked.
Su Jin sighed helplessly, "Then I can only hope that after my death, you can help Jian Lake find a sword prodigy, bring them here to try and obtain the Sword Scripture, or wait until you rescue Lin Duo and have him come inherit the Sword Scripture!"
"If it weren’t for the sudden incident with Lin Duo back then, the Sword Scripture wouldn’t have been sealed beneath Jian Lake for so long!"
"What a pity, what a pity."
Su Jin shook his head and headed deeper into the mountain range.
Along the ancient path, seeing two Governor’s Guards approaching, Su Jin simply raised his hand and gestured, sending out two sword lights to eliminate them.
As they walked ahead, Lin Bai saw the earth littered with bones and stained with blood.
He saw a landscape of collapsed palaces and ruins.
Ultimately, passing through countless ruins, Lin Bai and Su Jin arrived at the edge of a vast lake with a diameter of about a kilometer.
Standing at the shore, Su Jin looked at what seemed like an ordinary lake and said lightly, "We’re here!"
"Here?" Lin Bai was puzzled and looked around, asking, "Is this where the ’Sword Scripture’ is located?"
Su Jin nodded slightly and said, "It’s right in this lake!"
Lin Bai frowned at the lake, sensing no magic circle prohibitions or anything unusual.
Su Jin chuckled, "Isn’t it hard to believe that the ultimate technique of our Jian Lake is hidden within such an unassuming lake?"
Lin Bai said, "If you hadn’t brought me here, I would never have dreamed that such an unparalleled scripture was hidden in this place!"
"Minor concealment is within the forest, major concealment is in the city!" Su Jin smiled with satisfaction.

Comments

Loading...