The Unparalleled Sword Emperor

The angry roar of Sheng Huayang accompanied Lin Bai as he went far away.

Leaving this Bone Mountain, Lin Bai hurriedly went forward.

The Bone Mountain was quite peculiar; apart from the white bones that covered the sky, there was nothing else. Hence, Lin Bai now had no idea where he was. After traveling for a while, Lin Bai sat down cross-legged.

"This place should be temporarily safe."

Lin Bai observed his surroundings for a moment, then took out the Thousands of Years Flower from the storage bag.

His eyes sparkling, Lin Bai looked at the Thousands of Years Flower and said coldly, "I hope this Thousands of Years Flower can help me break through!"

Sitting cross-legged, Lin Bai held the Thousands of Years Flower in his hand, while simultaneously activating the Devouring Sword Spirit to begin absorbing its medicinal power little by little.

The Thousands of Years Flower in Lin Bai's hand slowly withered, then turned into wind sand. All its vitality was absorbed by Lin Bai, transformed into his own spiritual power.

Crack, crack—

A series of crisp cracking sounds occurred as Lin Bai's cultivation at this moment broke through to the Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm!

"Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm!"

Lin Bai's eyes flashed as he opened them, his face unable to hide his excitement and joy.

"With my current cultivation, even if I'm not a match for a Quasi Holy Son, I won't be as helpless as before when facing one!" Lin Bai displayed a faint smile on his face.

But when Lin Bai's cultivation broke through to the Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm, Lin Bai knew that he was now second only to a Quasi Holy Son.

Perhaps Lin Bai's current strength was still some distance from a Quasi Holy Son, but he was not far off.

Having just broken through, Lin Bai didn't rush into action but continued to sit down and cross-leg cultivate, consolidating his cultivation state at the Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm.

"Now, I have the power to protect myself in the Divine Demon Secret Realm. If I can find other spiritual objects, I can use them to cultivate the Red Moon Nine Tribulations Body..."

"Once I break through the Red Moon Nine Tribulations Body and can wield the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, even if I'm at the Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm, a Quasi Holy Son can be killed just the same!"

Lin Bai's eyes became firm.

Having just broken through to the Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm, Lin Bai initially judged that wanting to break through to the Ninth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm in a short period would not be easy and would require a great deal of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

Or perhaps finding another Thousands of Years Flower and Netherworld Lotus type of spiritual object, or discovering a Heavenly Heart Spirit Spring. Otherwise, it is impossible for Lin Bai to break through to the Ninth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm in a short time.

In this way, Lin Bai might as well focus his cultivation efforts on the Red Moon Nine Tribulations Body!

Half a day later, Lin Bai stood up again from within the Bone Mountain, his eyes scanning the surroundings, heading in one direction at full speed.

Within the vast Bone Mountain, Lin Bai didn't know how long he had been flying but never managed to exit the Bone Mountain.

Along the way, Lin Bai encountered many spiritual objects, but none as precious as the Thousands of Years Flower.

During his rapid journey within the Bone Mountain, Lin Bai, while seeking opportunities, suddenly noticed streams of black smoke rising around him.

"What is this black smoke..."

Lin Bai's expression was quite strange.

These black smokes moved among the white bones, as if they had a life of their own, much like souls!

But these black smokes did not possess any offensive power.

At least, Lin Bai had not yet found these black smokes to be aggressive.

"Where did this black smoke come from? Is it a technique used by a warrior or an original feature of the Bone Mountain? But I've never seen such black smoke on my way here..." Lin Bai's face darkened as he looked at the smoke.

With a serious expression, Lin Bai walked forward step by step.

The further he went, the more black smoke there was, with some even wrapping around individual white bones, turning them black.

Lin Bai's eyes narrowed as he continued forward, seeing that the white bones had completely blackened.

Between these black bones, there was a huge cave opening.

The black smoke was emanating from this cave...

Lin Bai arrived in front of the cave, looked up, and saw countless streams of black smoke swirling in mid-air.

"How can there be such things on the Bone Mountain?"

Lin Bai's face sank. Hesitant yet curious, he drew a sharp sword from his storage bag and threw it into the cave, observing as it landed inside while the black smoke ignored it and continued to surge around.

With growing curiosity, Lin Bai slowly walked into the black cave!

But as Lin Bai entered, he suddenly felt a flash of insight in his heart, as if he had a breakthrough!

"Breakthrough?"

Lin Bai was taken aback, quickly checking himself only to find that his cultivation remained at the Eighth Level of the Life-and-Death Realm, with no breakthrough.

However, at the moment Lin Bai stepped into the cave, he indeed felt a sense of enlightenment, a breakthrough, as if he transcended a state!

At this moment, Lin Bai calmed himself down to ponder.

After a while, Lin Bai's eyes flashed: "It's my sword skill that broke through!"

"Originally, for the fourth move of the 'Dragon Slashing Sword Skill,' I only reached the entry stage, but now, this move has broken through to the small achievement realm after stepping into this cave!"

Only now did Lin Bai understand that his instant enlightenment was a breakthrough in his sword skill.

Without having time to rejoice, Lin Bai began examining the inside of the cave.

After a while, Lin Bai said, "Strange, there seems to be no danger here, except for these black smokes flying around in mid-air, there is nothing else!"

"What's going on here?"

After some reflection, Lin Bai sat down cross-legged.

"Dragon Slashing Sword Skill..." As Lin Bai sat down, his mind began to cultivate the "Dragon Slashing Sword Skill."

At this moment, Lin Bai saw streams of black smoke merging into his body.

One stream of black smoke, two, three...

Lin Bai watched as these streams of smoke converged on him and didn't resist; he saw that once they entered his body, they immediately vanished without a trace, as if they had never appeared!

But when Lin Bai observed hundreds of black smoke streams integrating into his body, Lin Bai suddenly gained enlightenment once again.

At this moment, the fourth move of Lin Bai's "Dragon Slashing Sword Skill" broke through to the great success realm!

Each sword stroke, each martial technique is divided into entry, small achievement, great success, and great perfection realms.

The breakthrough of martial arts and sword skill enhances their power.

The so-called initial understanding refers to the entry stage, meaning one can preliminary utilize the sword skill.

The small achievement realm indicates considerable progress in cultivation.

The great success realm signifies a high degree of mastery.

A sword skill at the great perfection level has no flaws and can rival the creator of that technique!

"The black smoke inside this cave can elevate my sword skill cultivation!" A trace of unprecedented ecstasy appeared in Lin Bai's eyes!