The Alliance-Union Battle’s first round came to an end with the ending of the fight over the Imperial Sword Herbs. Disciples could only receive their rankings by entering the second round and obtain the quota to be promoted to an inner disciple.
Those in the top ten would be rewarded heavily, and anyone entering the top ten would receive 800 second-grade spiritual jades. Those in the top three would be rewarded with a third-grade pellet, and the champion would receive a cosmic artifact.
Aside from that, there were also many other hidden rewards, such as entry to the Martial Hall, Cloudy Sword Pavilion, and Soul Sword Pavilion. Even the alliance-unions that the disciples belonged to would also be rewarded with cultivating resources. But what attracted so many outer disciples were the top hundred rankings as they could enter the inner sect.
There were tens of thousands of outer disciples, but only a thousand inner disciples. The treatment between outer and inner disciples was great, and those powerful inner disciples could have the same treatment as elders.
But what attracted Lin Yun was the cosmic artifact. Cosmic treasures weren’t entirely all weapons, but there were also other special artifacts such as armour. Just receiving one could boost his strength greatly.
The outer disciples had to defeat thirty people to be qualified for the second round, but this was just an easy task for Lin Yun. All he had to do was to head in one direction and defeat all the outer disciples in the way.
“I should reach in half a day.” Lin Yun looked towards the centre of the Burial Sword Peak. It was an ancient Sword Tomb with the swords of countless ancestors buried in there. The centre of the Burial Sword Peak was shrouded with dark clouds throughout the years, with sword intent lingering there from the swords. There were tens of thousands of swords plunged into the ground, and every sword represented an ancestor that was at least a cultivator in the Violet Palace Realm. There were even ancestors in the Heavenly Soul Realm buried there.
Even without getting close to it, Lin Yun could sense the immense sword intent in that direction. Under the pressure of the immense sword intent, Lin Yun’s sword intent stood resiliently.
“Interesting, but it’s lacking compared to the one I saw in the Azure Sun Realm.” Back in the Azure Sun Realm, the Sword Tomb was used to suppress the demonic miasma, but it still felt suffocating even after so many years.
Lin Yun was standing on the high ground, and he could capture everything in his eyes. There were four paths leading to the Sword Tomb, with the remaining paths sealed with thorns covered with spiritual runes. The four paths represented the four directions, north, south, west, and east.
“That’s weird…there seems to be something weird with the entrance.” Lin Yun frowned. He could sense something strange. After all, how could the quota for inner disciples be so easily obtained? Just as Lin Yun fell into deep thoughts, he saw a faint light shining in the forest. When he turned his head over, he saw astral lights spreading in the surrounding.
“The Astral Star Art!” Lin Yun’s eyes lit up. He instantly recognized Li Wuyou’s cultivation technique. Could it be that Li Wuyou was fighting with someone? In the end, Lin Yun decided to take a look at started heading in that direction.
A brief moment later, he could hear the sounds of a battle taking place, with the fluctuation of origin energy and the clash of sword intents. Lin Yun’s face then changed beneath the mask and he silently sneaked over there. When he stood on a tree branch with leaves covering his figure, he could see everything with his eyes.
“Li Wuyou, why aren’t you running anymore?” Li Wuyou was surrounded by a group of people, and all of their cultivation was in the pinnacle fourth stage of the Profound Martial Realm.
Li Wuyou was injured, but he still looked calm when he retreated with his figure basked in the astral light. He was clearly able to deal with this situation. Otherwise, he would’ve fled long ago. But he seemed concerned with his eyes flickering.
Lin Yun then noticed two people outside the battlefield with their attention on Li Wuyou. They were Xin Wuhen and Lu Hexuan, ranked ninth and eighth on the Mortal Ranking.
“This fellow is courting death to snatch the Imperial Sword Herb that I have my eyes on!” Lu Hexuan’s eyes flashed coldly with disdain.
“He’s only somewhat capable. But we nearly allowed him to escape despite his cultivation in the third stage of the Profound Martial Realm,” said Xin Wuhen.
“So what? Can he possibly fly into the sky? This brat has a deep relationship with Lin Yun, and we can make use of him after capturing.” The two of their faces were unsightly when they mentioned Lin Yun. They wanted to teach Lin Yun a lesson in the Alliance-Union Battle, but alas, even with the Gentlemen Union’s heavy bounty, no one managed to find traces of Lin Yun. So they could only bear the resentment they had for Lin Yun.
But now, they finally found a target that they could vent their resentment on. Suddenly, the two of their faces changed. The astral light that enveloped Li Wuyou suddenly blazed. A phenomenon manifested above the sky. There were three galaxies, and the massive diagram looked like a pair of eyes.
Li Wuyou suddenly roared and swung his sword. When everyone in the surroundings was blown away, Li Wuyou smiled, “Astral Descend—Nine Nether Slash!”
Li Wuyou looked invincible when he swung his sword. Just when he managed to tear a hole in the formation and was about to leave, Xin Wuhen’s face sank and he threw his palm forth, “You’re courting death!”
His palm emitted a cold air that enveloped the surroundings, casting a layer of frost on the ground. On the other hand, Li Wuyou was prepared. He had clearly expected to face the two after breaking out of the formation. But he had underestimated their strength. He never expected that just Xin Wuhen alone would be so terrifying.
Li Wuyou was sent flying back when the palm descended, and Xin Wuhen’s cold snort could be heard, “Stay where you are!”
Li Wuyou had just entered the Profond Martial Realm, and he was still lacking compared to the top ten on the Mortal Ranking. Standing by the side, Lu Hexuan wore disdain on his face for how naive Li Wuyou was.
Li Wuyou had simply overestimated himself thinking that he could escape. Lu Hexuan then spoke out, “Xin Wuhen, there’s no need to be polite with him. This brat is together with Lin Yun, and let’s break his legs first!”
Since they couldn’t find Lin Yun, then they could only consider this brat an interest. When Xin Wuhen saw that Li Wuyou was still trying to dodge, he suddenly barked and threw out a palm, “Kneel!”
But just when his palm was about to reach Lin Yun, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and countered with the palm with a punch. The origin energy clashed and Xin Wuhen felt as if he was facing an ancient beast. His opponent’s origin energy felt endless, which destroyed his attack in an instant.
Before Xin Wuhen could even mobilize is origin energy again, that person suddenly threw out another punch. When Xin Wuhen was blown out and fell onto the ground, his face changed drastically. He could feel the shock in his internal organs.
Lin Yun’s cold gaze fell onto Xin Wuhen and Lu Hexuan with his murderous aura released. But saving Li Wuyou was of utmost importance and he grabbed onto Li Wuyou, “Let’s go.”
“You wish! Stay behind!” Everyone in the surroundings charged over when they saw that Lin Yun was about to leave.
“Get lost.” Lin Yun suddenly threw out a punch which was accompanied by saintly music. Before they could even get close, they were already blown away throwing out blood. In the next second, Lin Yun disappeared with Li Wuyou.
“Damn it! Chase!” Lu Hexuan raged. But just when he was about to chase after Lin Yun personally, Xin Wuhen’s voice sounded out, “Don’t bother. He’s Zhong Yunxiao. His Seven Profound Steps have reached greater mastery, and it’s impossible for us to catch up to him.”
“Zhong Yunxiao?” Lu Hexuan turned around and saw the trace of blood dripping down from Xin Wuhen’s lips. He immediately asked, “Brother Xin, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. I was just careless. This person is Zhong Yunxiao, who obtained the first Imperial Sword Herb. I heard from the Gentlemen Union that this person is powerful. His Seven Profound Steps has reached greater mastery, and he also knew the Dracophant Battle Physique. He was entirely capable of reaching the top ten.” Xin Wuhen waved his hand.
“This fellow not only snatched an Imperial Sword Herb, but he’s going for another one?” Lu Hexuan raged.
“Relax. We’ll get him to spit it back out in the second round. After all, he’s alone in the Sword Tomb,” replied Xin Wuhen coldly.