Chapter 216
Lin Yun was standing before the Martial Hall toying with the Sword Firmament Token in his hand. By now, there were three stars in his token, which represented the third grade. Standing beside him, Li Wuyou was extremely envious. He had previously enquired with the Contribution Hall that to raise the Sword Firmament Token from zero to the third grade required eight thousand first grade spiritual jades.
It was an enormous amount for any outer disciple. Even when Ku Yun was feeling heartache when he looked at the token. The eight thousand first grade spiritual jades came from him, and it was a considerable sum even for him.
But there was nothing he could do about it. Lin Yun needed resources to raise his Sword Firmament Token’s ranking, or he wouldn’t be able to enter the Martial Hall. If he couldn’t enter the Martial Hall, he wouldn’t be able to obtain powerful martial techniques. If he didn’t have any powerful martial techniques, there was no way he could have any odds of winning Ye Liuyun one month from now.
Not to mention that if Lin Yun died, then Ku Yun’s ident.i.ty as a two star alchemist would be revealed sooner or later. So he did not have any choice but to support Lin Yun fully.
The Martial Hall had nine levels, and every layer had many martial and cultivation techniques to pick. The higher the level, the more powerful the techniques would be.
“Wait for me here.” Lin Yun walked towards the Martial Hall with his Sword Firmament Token in hand.
Looking at Lin Yun walking towards the Martial Hall, Li Wuyou looked around before he smiled, “Master, what do you think of my talent? Why don’t you lend me some spiritual jades as well? I’ll repay you ten times in the future when I become the Great Qin Empire’s strongest swordsman.”
Ku Yun naturally ignored Li Wuyou. Folding his arms together, he replied, “Nope.”
“What a miser…”
Lin Yun headed straight to the third level the moment he entered the Martial Hall. His martial techniques were already lacking behind him after he made it into the Profound Martial Realm. Martial techniques after reaching the Profound Martial Realm was different from the Xiantian Realm in terms of grades.
The martial techniques after the Profound Martial Realm were graded into Sky, Earth, Spirit, and Profound. Each grade was then further divided into the lesser, intermediate, advanced, and transcendent.
Each grade had a huge difference in power. It was rumored that you could even find Earth Martial Techniques on the ninth level.
However, only disciples on the Sky Ranking could enter the ninth level. So only they would know if there were Earth Martial Techniques on the ninth level. But Lin Yun wasn’t thinking that far. He only wanted to visit the third level.
In the Martial Hall, the bookshelves in the surrounding were filled with jade plaques, which permeated a faint glow. Lin Yun was somewhat shocked when he entered. All the jade plaques here are all profound martial and cultivation techniques. Back in the Azure Sun County, people would kill for a technique in the Xiantian Realm.
But the first level alone was filled with Xiantian Realm techniques, but no one even bothered to take a look at them. This was their foundation was one of the four great sects that transcended the Great Qin Empire. But Lin Yun did not go for any cultivation techniques. After all, the Iris Sword Sutra was enough for him to reach the Violet Palace Realm.
“Returning Cloud Palm, Mountain Splitting Sword, Blossom Steps, Hundred Step Art, Seven Profound Sword, Streaking Sword Art…” Lin Yun was dazzled by the martial techniques here. All of them were tempting to him.
He now knew why so many people wanted to enter the four great sects. Just the martial techniques provided here were enough to explain everything. After all, the Martial Hall’s acc.u.mulation was contributed by predecessors of the Sword Firmament Pavilion, and they spent thousands of years to reach such acc.u.mulation.
Outside this place, who knew what people had to pay to obtain a Profound Martial Technique. This was the reason why sect disciples were so powerful. The techniques that they practiced were finely selected and tailored for them. And for outsiders, they would be satisfied if they had a Profound Martial Technique, regardless if it was suitable for them.
Many wandering cultivators were still using Xiantian Realm techniques even after reaching the Profound Martial Realm, and they couldn’t even afford to buy a Profound Cultivation Technique. So it would make no sense if sect disciples weren’t strong.
“Ye Liuyun’s Sword Firmament Token is in the fourth grade…” Lin Yun’s face sank when he suddenly thought of something. This meant that Ye Liuyun had free access to Transcendent Profound Martial and Cultivation Techniques!
Lin Yun wasn’t worried about cultivation techniques. After all, if he had enough resources to support the Iris Sword Sutra to the seventh stage, it would only be stronger than Ye Liuyun’s cultivation technique. The only thing Lin Yun had to be careful of Ye Liuyun’s martial techniques.
The Thunderclap Sword Art he practiced was a Xiantian Realm technique. It was one of the best, and it was even stronger than some Profound Martial Techniques. But it was nothing compared to a transcendent one.
“Deacon, what is the strongest sword technique here?” Lin Yun came straight to the middle-aged deacon on the third floor and asked for advice.
“If we’re talking about lethality alone, it will naturally be the Violet Thunder Sword, Nine Solar Sword, and Lone Peak Sword,” replied the deacon.
“How are they compared to transcendent martial techniques?”
“They’ll naturally be much worse. How can they be compared when they’re different grades? Any martial techniques comparable cannot be found in the third level.” The middle-aged deacon looked at Lin Yun and laughed.
Lin Yun was briefly stunned for a moment before he laughed at himself, “That’s right. An advanced is advanced, so how can it be comparable to a transcendent. May I trouble you to show me the three techniques for me to choose.”
“There’s one that’s comparable to the Transcendent Profound Martial Technique. Just that it depends if you’re bold enough to choose it.” The deacon took out another jade plaque instead.
“Overlord Sword!” Lin Yun frowned when he looked at it.
“The Overlord Sword, this technique only has one sword,” said the deacon.
“One move?” Lin Yun found it strange that an Advanced Profound Martial Technique only had one move.
“Not one move, but one sword. Domineering everything with one sword,” said the middle-aged deacon.
When the deacon explained, a scenery appeared in Lin Yun’s mind, a scene of sweeping the rivers and mountains with one sword, domineering and straightforward. It took him a long time for him to return to reality, and he had astonishment filled on his face.
The middle-aged deacon’s lips rose and took the jade plaque back. He sneered when he saw Lin Yun stepping back from the shock, “This sword technique is extremely domineering. It was initially on the ninth level, and everyone in the sect wants to learn it. But over the past thousands of years, no one managed to learn it. So it has been constantly s.h.i.+fted until it’s now in the third level. This technique is extremely overpowering, and not many people can control it. It’s clear that you’re not suitable for it.”
Lin Yun felt reluctance in his heart, but he knew that what the middle-aged deacon said was true. There must be a reason why so few managed to practice this sword technique over the past thousands of years. When he saw the scene earlier in his mind, it felt so suffocating that it terrified him.
But when he looked around at the sword techniques on the third level, there wasn’t a single one that caught his attention. “What kind of garbage are these…”
Throwing the Violet Thunder Sword away, Lin Yun came before the middle-aged deacon and said, “I want the Overlord Sword.”
“Many people died trying to practice this sword. I suggest that you pick something else,” advised the middle-aged man.
“No. I’m determined to take it.”
In the end, the deacon gave the Overlord Sword over since he couldn’t get Lin Yun to change his mind.
Lin Yun headed down to the elder guarding the Martial Hall. The techniques recorded in the jade plaques were incomplete, and it was futile trying to steal them away. If you want the complete version, you would have to submit the jade plaques to the elder along with your Sword Firmament Token.
“Overlord Sword?” The elder looked at the cultivation technique recorded on the jade plaque and asked, “Who gave it to you?”
“I found it myself. What’s the matter? I can’t pick it?”
The elder didn’t even bother raising his head and replied coldly, “Pick another one. There’s no way I can give you the complete copy for this Overlord Sword.”
“I’m determined to have it,” Lin Yun replied with resolution.
Raising his head to look at Lin Yun, the elder replied, “Go back from where you come from.”
But when the elder saw that Lin Yun wasn’t leaving, he snorted, “You can’t understand me? Get lost!”
“I’m not leaving unless I have the Overlord Sword.” Lin Yun stared at the elder without any intention of leaving.
“Then you can keep standing here then.” The elder sneered and no longer bothered with Lin Yun. As a result, everyone walking past saw a bizarre scene of Lin Yun standing before the elder.
“Isn’t that Lin Yun?”
“What’s wrong with that fellow? Why is he staring blankly at the elder?”
“He’s being punished. I personally heard the elder calling him to get lost earlier.”
“But isn’t the elder famed for his good temper? He actually scolded someone? Lin Yun isn’t trying to make an exception for himself to enter the higher levels, right?”
“That’s highly possible. After all, Ye Liuyun uses a transcendent sword technique, and Lin Yun will die if he doesn"t make it into the fourth level.”
“So what if he can enter? What can he learn in a month?”
The pa.s.sersby conversed between themselves, looking at Lin Yun with sympathy. The challenge between him and Ye Liuyun was spread throughout the outer sect overnight, and people have also dug out the cause and effect for this challenge.
So it turns out that Lin Yun destroyed the sword intent of twelve elites in the Myriad Sword Painting, and the Locket Mountain even went into war with the Gentlemen Union to protect him. But it was a pity that Lin Yun actually accepted Ye Liuyun’s challenge.
“So, are you leaving?!” The elder questioned impatiently when more people started to gather in the surrounding. Simultaneously, the pressure of his cultivation in the Violet Palace Realm came cras.h.i.+ng down on Lin Yun.
Lin Yun was having a tough time bearing the pressure, not even if he had practiced the Thunderblitz Battle Physique. His bones were cracking under pressure, with his face turning red. The huge difference in their cultivation was a huge gulf that Lin Yun couldn’t resolve. It only takes a brief moment for blood to start leaking from his seven orifices.
However, Lin Yun still endured it. He had already made up his mind that he wouldn’t leave even if he dies here. He had promised Senior Sister Xin Yan that he would kill Ye Liuyun, and the Overlord Sword was his only hope.
A man had to keep up to his promise, even if he had to cross a blade mountain or a sea of fire.