Bai Lin looks down on all the cultivators below the mountain. From time to time, his sword would fly across the air, traveling through the forest in a blinding speed.
In the last few months, he have not only been solidifying his foundation but has also been tempering his sword intent.
In the Spiritual Realm and it's scorching hot temperature, it is the best place for Bai Lin to temper his sword intent that has the attributes of extreme Yin.
With the scorching heat constantly burning his surroundings, his sword intent has grown even sharper.
One by one, bodies of various cultivators across the forest fall to their death. Some lose a few limbs, some had their heads decapitated and some are even unluckier, having all of their body parts torn to pieces.
While all of this are happening, Bai Lin calmly walked through the forest with six glowing swords hovering around him. Each steps calm and casual as though nothing is happening.
He is acting as if the trail of dead bodies burning on the floor has nothing to do with him.
With each steps that he took, the six swords would shoot out, killing any nearby enemies.
Bai Lin's eyes gleams as he looks up.
"There it is."
In the middle of the Spiritual Realm is a huge volcano that pierced through the sky. Surrounding this huge volcano are many others volcanic mountains. Ever since the opening of the Spiritual Realm, the volcanoes have been spewing out lava.
As of right now, the only ones who had been able to approached the volcanoes are those who are already in the Core Formation realm or those who had brought a flying artifacts with them.
Only Core Formationists experts has the ability to use their spiritual Qi to fly and those who have a flying artifacts can easily thread the sky.
White mist condensed into the shape of a humañ. Bai Lin's figure manifest into existence mid air. He threads through the air, ignoring the others below.
Swosh!
Multiple figures jumped at him.
All of them are those associated with the Dark Moon Palace.
Disciples and elders jumped at him. Dark cold energies enveloping their body as they all readied their swords.
Bai Lin stretched his hand, his slender fingers wrapping around the handle of his sword.
Bai Lin swept his sword across the air, creating an arch light. At that moment, his sword transforms into the tail of a serpentine azure creature.
The azure dragon swept it's tail, cutting through the air in one swept.
All disciples of the Dark Moon Palace was thrown back.
Bai Lin snorted at them.
He continues to walk across the air, ignoring the astonished look from the others.
"Stop right there!" An elder of the Dark Moon Palace shouted as he flies towards the youth clad in white.
A cold freezing sword intent suddenly erupted from Bai Lin's body. Thrusting his fingers, freezing cold sword energy fused with his freezing cold sword intent.
The elder wasn't able to react when Bai Lin's attack landed on his body, sending him flying.
"It's over! It's over! The Dark Moon Palace had completely lost their face today!"
"The Ice Forged Sword Prince is simply too powerful!"
"It's a shame. Of all people he could've offended, he had offended Alchemy Master Gold Lotus."
"Having offended the Alchemy Master Gold Lotus, his future will be bleak."
Bai Lin continues to thread the sky, entering the volcano through one of the caves that littered it's surrounding.
The moment his figure enters one of the caves, a wave of lava exploded, enveloping his entire body.
The others watching was shocked, thinking that the sword master had lost his life.
However, in the next second, his figure can be seen walking out, entering further into the cave.
The cave system within the volcano is one massive maze. That is the only way Bai Lin can explain it.
One room leading to another, connecting one cave to even a larger cave. The further he walked, the higher the temperature increases. Any normal cultivators would definitely be burnt to a crisp at this point.
However, Bai Lin is no ordinary cultivator.
First of all, his resistance to extreme heat is extremely high despite his cultivation is focused in the Yin Dao.
Along his journey, the amount of spiritual beasts that spawned also increased this is to be expected.
After all, the existence of spiritual beasts are to protect the spiritual artifact that had formed a spiritual realm.
With the amount of spiritual beasts spawning increased, Bai Lin was forced to increase the effort in fighting them.
It was only hours later that Bai Lin came to a realisation.
The volcanoes are connected by the caves.
It was no wonder that it is taking me so long.
Bai Lin shook his head.
The youth closed his eyes, stretching his arm and touching the walls of the cave corridor with his fingers.
Against his touch, the wall of earth and fire is extremely hot to his skin.
His soul power erupted, scanning the entire cave system.
"Found it." Bai Lin's voice was cald.
The sword floating by his side suddenly erupted in a mixed of gold and crimson lights before drilling through the wall of the cave.
A huge gaping hole was left on the wall.
Bai Lin jumped in.
At the very centre of the cave system just underneath the volcano is a huge chambers. In the middle of the chamber, guarded by various spiritual beasts is a spiritual stone that had been etched into a pillar.
The spiritual stone emits a red glow, exuding a scorching heat that is enough to burn everything around it.
Boom!
A pristine white sword glowing in red and gold light tore through the roof of the chamber. The rubbles instantly dispersing into crimson motes.
The sword pierced the ground. The moment it did so, fire if crimson colour bursts out, burning all the spiritual beasts in the surrounding.
Bai Lin's figure descent into the chamber. He landed on both feet elegantly.
"A fire spiritual stone that had formed it's spirituality, the spiritual Qi inside will definitely be good in cultivating the [ Five Elements Lotus Art ]." Bai Lin commented as his hand turns into claw.
Bai Lin reached out, clawing the spiritual stone out of the pillar.
A huge shockwave followed soon after, sending his figure flying.
Bai Lin landed on the ground, both arms crossed together as he attempted to protect himself.
The fire spiritual stone in his hand trembles, emitting hot wave of energy. After being exposed to spiritual Qi for a long period of time, the fire spiritual stone started forming it's own spirituality. Over time, it could have had formed it's own intelligence and become a living being of it's own.
Sadly, such treasure had fallen into his hands.
Although it hasn't fully developed, it had already formed it's own spirituality. It is now classified as a spiritual artifact.
However, in his hand such heat is nothing but child's play.
The smirk on Bai Lin's lips did not lasts long when suddenly a huge force suddenly pulls the spiritual stone away from him.
At the corner of the corridor, Liu Yang stretched his arm.
The moment the spiritual landed on his palm, he grinned, "Brother Bai, it's been-..."
Liu Yang didn't gets to finish his words when a white light streaked across the chamber.
Liu Yang's instinct immediately enveloped his mind. He stretched his other arm, thrusting his fist.
The fist and flying sword collided, creating a powerful shockwave.
The sword rebounding back to it's owner.
Liu Yang takes a few steps backwards.
Bai Lin's fingers curled into a fist. Rising his fist into the air, all five of his fingers uncurled.
The sword splits into five different lights.
Liu Yang swept his arm, his essence blazing in a flame of gold that covers his entire arm.
A sword of gold collided with his arm.
So heavy
The moment his sword collided with golden sword, it feels like he trying to move a mountain.
Liu Yang was thrown back.
Before he could landed on the ground, a streal of silver caught his attention.
A silver sword streaked across the air, creating an arch of silver light as the sword passed by him.
A huge part of his black robe was cut, creating a gape that revealed his chest.
Liu Yang didn't get to the chance to react when another sword descent.
A sword of flame descent upon him.
Liu Yang's body was sent propelling down and smashed into the ground beneath.
A huge wave of fire followed after as the sword exploded into a fiery veil of crimson.
The sounds of glass shattering resounded throughout the chamber as the array on Liu Yang's blindfold was shattered.
[ Heaven's Grasps ]
Underneath his blindfold, Liu Yang's eyes flashes in golden light.
The wave of fire was dispersed.
At the corner of his eyes, something caught his attention.
A blue light pierced through the air.
Liu Yang's instinct took over his mind he as he sensed an incoming danger.
The blindfolded youth thrusted his fist towards the incoming sword of blue.
The sword instantly shattered, releasing waves upon waves of water that filled the entire chamber.
Liu Yang's body was thrown like a ragdoll inside the prison of water, unable to even move his body.
Bai Lin clenched his fist, freezing the chamber of water that filled the entire room.
Liu Yang's body was instantly frozen.
Cracks!
Cracks!
Shatters!
[ Dragon Emperor's Fist - Devouring Dragon ]
A huge yang essence condensed into the shape of a dragon head. The dragon opens it's maw, attempting to devour everything before it.
Bai Lin's eyes turns cold. Flicking his wrist, five lights shot out into his palm, transforming into a pristine white sword.
Yin essence converged into the blade of his sword.
Bai Lin slashes his sword.
Yin vs yang.
Both elements of opposite nature collided.
The dragon head disperse into motes of golden motes.
Bai Lin's instinct flared. He thrusts his sword. The tip of his sword collided with the fire spiritual stone.
The fire spiritual stone had been thrown by Liu Yang.
From the corner of his eyes, a dragon appears out of the smoke with it's maw wide opened.
Liu Yang's fist landed on Bai Lin's cheek. The dragon's maw had completely devoured Bai Lin's head, exploding in a fiery explosion of golden flame.
The sheer force of his fist destroyed the ground Bai Lin is standing on, creating a web like cracks on the ground.
Bai Lin's head was tilted from the impact of Liu Yang's fist.
Liu Yang reached out with his other hand, his fingers coiling around Bai Lin's wrist that is holding the fire spiritual stone.
Bai Lin thrusts his sword, aiming for Liu Yang's neck.
Liu Yang grabbed the sword.
A chilling sword energy enveloped Bai Lin's sword before spreading into Liu Yang's entire arm.
Liu Yang's arm blazed with yang essence, completely melting the frost that had started to covers his arm.
Liu Yang's legs shot up, his knee aiming for Bai Lin's stomach.
Bai Lin raised his legs, blocking his attack before pushing his feet down, pinning Liu Yang's feet to the ground in the process.
The sword in Bai Lin's hand split into six lights, breaking off from Liu Yang's grasp.
Two of his fingers were raised, brimming in crimson and green light.
Bai Lin's fingers thrusts forward.
Liu Yang raised his arm, blocking his fingers before pushing his fingers away and sweeping his arm.
His arm collided with one of the six swords that flew across the room.
Liu Yang's fist thrusted forward.
Bai Lin's palm shot up, meeting his fist.
Palm and fist connected, two opposing energies of yin and yang collided.
They pushed their arms back.
Bai Lin swept his arm. One of the swords flying across the air follows his movement.
Liu Yang's hand formed a claw and he swept downward.
[ Dragon Emperor's Claw - Clawing the Heavens ]
[ Might of the Four Holy Beasts - Claw of the White Tiger ]
Bai Lin met his claws with his own claws.
Their claws slashed, fingers of scorching yang and cold metal collided.
The shockwave was enough to propel their figures away. However, they held strong.
Their fingers enterwined. The burning fire spiritual stone sandwiched in between their palms. With their fingers enterwined, none of them are willing to let go.
Both of them pulled their arms.
Bam!
Their palms collided.
Bai Lin pushed his palm away before thrusting both of his fingers.
Liu Yang's eyes widened.
Bai Lin's fingers blazed in crimson fire as he sttuck his eye.