763 Sword Competition in the Verdant Canyon Part 1 (1/2)

The carriage stopped in front of the Verdant Canyon.

It could not have come, but it did.

It meant the man in the carriage might not come, or his sword might not come—because his sword could kill a person from thousands of kilometers away.

The man in the carriage was Liu Bai.

He was recognized as the strongest man in the cultivation world as well as the Sword Sage. He was so strong that even the Unworldly Sublime Beings from the Unknown Places could not beat him.

Especially when he drew out his sword, a 30 centimeter circle surrounding him was his zone. Even the Abbey Dean of the Zhishou Abbey and Eldest Brother could not enter.

Many people, including the Second Brother, believed that with his talent if he wanted, he could step over the Five States. However, he was never willing to.

Liu Bai's voice floated out of the carriage.

”Do you need a break?”

Looking at the carriage, the Second Brother buttoned his collar with his slender fingers. ”I don't know if I will be as confident after the break as I am now.”

Liu Bai replied from inside the carriage, ”Then let's begin.”

The Second Brother answered, ”If we had fought two days ago, I would have lost for sure. Thank you for waiting until now.”

Liu Bai responded, ”I appreciate that you didn't kill my disciples.”

The conversation between them seemed peaceful; it sounded warm and kind devoid of hostility or danger.

There was no vendetta between the Academy and the Sword Garret. Even though Ning Que had blinded Liu Yiqing, it had been a fair duel. It did not enrage Liu Bai.

Thus, the Academy disciples were confused.

Looking at the carriage, the Second Brother asked, ”Why are you here?”

Liu Bai answered him after a long time, ”Even the Headmaster could not beat Haotian. What can I do?”

Upon hearing this, the Second Brother fell silent for a while. ”The teacher was right. There are no omniscient and omnipotent men. He probably wasn't expecting that his leaving would weaken men's confidence.”

”Moreover, I am still the Adviser of the Divine Hall.”

Liu Bai spoke from the carriage, ”In the war between the world and the Tang, as a man from Jin, I should do something. And fighting against the Academy is also my wish.”

”If there is anyone in the world worth my sword, it has to be you and Li Manman.”

He said this with respect, but the Second Brother could not agree with him. He shook his head. ”I think my Third Sister also needs your advice in cultivation.”

Hearing this, Liu Bai became silent again.

After a long time, he said in shock, ”Lin Wu is in the Academy!”

The Second Brother continued, ”She is no longer using that name.”

As the strongest man in the world, he was wise enough to figure out what Jun Mo was talking about. The mysterious Twenty-Three-year Cicada Cultivator was in the Academy.

It was the most shocking news in the cultivation world. Even he was shocked.

”It seems that the Haotian Taoism has underestimated the Academy after all.”

Liu Bai added, ”If she is in the Academy, that idiot Xiong Chumo is going to fail even worse than I expected.”

In his mind, the Twenty-Three-year Cicada Cultivator was stronger than the Hierarch of the West-Hill Divine Palace.

As for himself, he was also stronger than him.

”The tide of the world surges forward like a great river. Follow it, and we boom; resist it, and thus comes our doom. Even if Lin Wu is in the Academy, he cannot change anything.”

He added, ”Your Senior Brother can stall the Abbey Dean for three more days at most. The Buddhism Sect is waiting for him. It doesn't matter if you can beat me or not, after the battle you will be unable to stop the coalition. Once the Verdant Canyon is opened and the coalition goes north, Tang must be subjugated in the end.”

”You are not a mediocre person, why are you giving me such a boring speech?” The Second Brother said with a straight face. ”If everything is doomed, why have you come here? Why did I come here? Why are you and I standing in front of the Verdant Canyon?”

Liu Bai answered, ”That's what I thought, but after all, the battle is unavoidable.”

The Second Brother asked, ”When shall we start?”