C1654 Rusted Sword

No matter what kind of thoughts existed in their hearts, at this moment, whether it was Tai'e, Long Cai, or Kunwu, all of their gazes were gathered on Lin Bai. Even at this moment, their hearts seemed to have stopped.

The legend of the Spirit Sword Mountain had been passed down in the Sword Pavilion for hundreds of years. The disciples of the Sword Pavilion had also been longing for the path of the sword for hundreds of years.

And at this moment, although he was only a single step away from the end, Lin Bai felt as if he had reached his limit. Even though his back was still as straight as a pine tree, he still couldn't help but shiver under the unbelievably violent pressure of the tide that came from the 579th step!

The pain spread to every part of his body, and even his ears were beginning to crack. It was as if under this pressure, all the bones in his body could no longer withstand it and were starting to crack!

With each breath he took, Lin Bai felt as if his heart was about to leap out of his chest. It was an unspeakable torment.

Under this intense pressure, Lin Bai wanted to rest. However, he knew that given the current circumstances, there was no way he would be able to do so. It was because this pressure was really too powerful. Every second of stopping was torture. Moreover, under this pressure, a person's blood vitality and Fa Li simply could not circulate perfectly.

There was only one way to get out of this situation, and that was to reach the end!

Without any hesitation, he let out a long breath, then suddenly lifted his foot and stepped down on the 579th step! The instant his footsteps landed, a rumbling sound like that of a hurricane suddenly rang out beside his ears. A mouthful of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, and his body trembled so violently that it seemed as if he would collapse at any moment.

He had to hold on! He had to hold on! Even though his body was on the verge of collapsing, Lin Bai kept reminding himself in his heart that he was forcefully holding back all the pain, increasing his strength every second!

At this moment, the movement of his footsteps could no longer be described as centimeter by centimeter. They could only be traced inch by inch. If one did not pay careful attention, one might not even be able to see the movements of Lin Bai's feet. Furthermore, the closer they got, the more tyrannical the pressure became. At this moment, Lin Bai was like a duckweed in a raging tide, seemingly about to be swallowed up by the waves at any moment.

But even so, Lin Bai was still slowly approaching the final stone step!

Boom!" With a single breath, he raised his chest, and all the pain was instantly tossed to the back of his head. Without any hesitation, his right foot firmly stood on top of the 579 step stone steps.

579! The instant Lin Bai's foot landed on the 579th step, the heartbeats of everyone in the crowd seemed to stop. The gazes of everyone abruptly turned cold as they stared at Lin Bai's silhouette, as though they wanted to pierce through the void!

Away from the crowd, Tai'e sat cross-legged on the ground. Originally, he wanted to control his nervousness and make himself look calmer, so that he could guard his lost pride. But at this moment, his heart was beating violently, and his body stood up all of a sudden without any consciousness. His eyes narrowed into a line as he stared at Lin Bai's back!

Tension, silence, in that instant, swept through everyone. It was as if at this moment, a strange energy swept through the entire arena, causing everyone to become as silent as a pool of stagnant water!

The Great Way of the Sword, what exactly was the Great Way of the Sword?! At this moment, this doubt filled everyone's hearts. They wanted to use Lin Bai's performance to pry into the legends that had been passed down for thousands of years, to see if it would actually happen!

The peak of the mountain was right in front of his eyes! Even Lin Bai's mind was in turmoil at this moment! His eyes couldn't help but look behind him, only to see a stone staircase leading to the next level. The stone steps were like a staircase leading to the heavens, endless and distant.

He had finally reached the end! With a soft sigh, Lin Bai slowly lifted his foot and stepped towards the peak! There was no pressure, no sword intent. It was as if the steps from before had consumed all of the resources in the Spirit Sword Mountain. There was not even a shred of sword intent on the mountain peak, it was as desolate as the Spirit Sword Mountain!

However, it was as if there was a thin layer of mist on the peak of the mountain, making it impossible for one to see through it with their eyes. It was also hard to see what secrets were hidden within it. However, it was this kind of faint blur that made the Spirit Sword Mountain seem even more mysterious.

However, he did not know where it came from. Wind blew past, and a fierce wind blew past, causing Lin Bai's hair to flutter wildly in the wind!

What was this peak? Then what was the legendary Great Way of the Sword?! Even Lin Bai's heartbeat accelerated at this moment. With excitement that was difficult to suppress, he slowly stepped away from the stone steps and towards the peak of the earth.

Boom!" The moment his foot landed, Lin Bai felt a strong gale that originated from who knows where instantly turned into a berserk sword intent. The sword intent was like the waves on the sea, wave after wave, as though it would never end.

Under this violent sword intent, for the first time ever, Lin Bai felt extremely small. It was like a rock that was thrown into the ocean, as if as long as Hai Tao wanted to, he could break himself into pieces with a light strike.

This was a pressure that Lin Bai had never experienced before. The power of this sword intent far surpassed anything Lin Bai had ever experienced before! In fact, Lin Bai had no doubt that if there was a killing intent within the sword intent, even if he were to go all out, he would still not be able to escape death.

Fortunately, there was no hostility in the sword intent. Instead, there was a hint of intimacy hidden within. It was like a child who had been separated for a long time suddenly meeting a family member. Lin Bai felt a sense of closeness.

The sword intent lingered around Lin Bai's body for a moment. Just like before, it suddenly disappeared without a trace.

With the disappearance of the sword intent, everything on the summit of the mountain finally became clear in front of Lin Bai, with nothing left to hide.

Everything on the peak of the mountain was much simpler than what Lin Bai had expected. On the summit of the mountain, there was actually only a single stone table.

Without any hesitation, Lin Bai slowly walked towards the stone table. When he arrived at the stone table, he suddenly frowned. He saw that on the stone table, there was only a thin book, as well as a long sword hidden in its sheath.

Regardless of whether it was the scroll or the longsword, they both looked simple and elegant, as if they were natural. Although the material looked old, it had experienced the invasion of time, yet there were no signs of decay, nor was there even a speck of dust on it.

Where exactly is the Great Way of the Sword?! After a moment of silence, Lin Bai slowly raised his hand and grabbed the longsword on the stone table. The sword was ancient and elegant. Although it was longer than an ordinary flying sword, its scabbard was thicker than an ordinary one. However, after it fell into his hands, it became as light as a feather, as if it weighed nothing.

Clang! Without much thought, Lin Bai slowly reached out and pulled the sword out of its sheath. However, the following scene greatly shocked Lin Bai! The scabbard on the long sword was gorgeous and simple, but it was full of rust. It was full of holes and it almost completely corroded the sword.

What was even more unfathomable was that the rusty sword, which seemed like it could be broken with a single flick, did not slash open! It had to be known that the sword wasn't incomparably sharp after being tempered. It needed to be sharpened. Even the sharp swords of the sword cultivators like Tai'e, Kun Wu and Long Cai had all been sharpened!

Moreover, only a sharp sword that had been cut through could have such sharpness. Only then could the material of the sword display its greatest effectiveness! However, the sharp sword in front of him, which was said to have been used by the sword master of the Sword Pavilion before, was not only rusted all over, it did not even open a blade!

Without any hesitation, Lin Bai stretched out his hand and lightly flicked the sword. But contrary to Lin Bai's expectations, not only did the long sword not tremble even the slightest bit, it did not even let out a long clanging cry! With this flick of his finger, Lin Bai's eyebrows slowly furrowed.

One had to know that although his finger attack just now seemed ordinary, it had used the Innate True Origin. With just a flick of his finger, even a hundred layers of steel would have marks on them. Judging from the degree of decay of the sword in his hand, it should have been forged from ordinary iron.

Based on the current situation, the moment it touched his fingertip, it should have broken into pieces. How could it not have been damaged at all?!

This sword could not be judged by common sense, and there was probably something fishy about it. But even though he was suspicious, Lin Bai didn't think too much about it. He lifted his hand and sheathed his sword back into its scabbard. After all, he was not a sword cultivator, and a long sword was useless to him. Moreover, he already had He Tu Luo Shu and Qing Lian.

After the long sword was sheathed, Lin Bai's gaze slowly gathered on that thin book. He then slowly extended his hand and grabbed the book. The material used to make this scroll was extremely ordinary, just a little better than ordinary Xuan paper.

If it was in the outside world, then after thousands of years, this scroll would have rotted and turned to dust. As long as he touched it, he would have turned into the wind and disappeared without a trace!

If the inheritance of the Great Dao of the Sword wasn't in the sword, then it should be in this scroll! After a moment of silence, Lin Bai calmed his anxious heart and slowly reached out his hand, flipping open the book!

If that long sword just now had already caused Lin Bai to feel that something was incomparably strange, then the moment he flipped open the book, Lin Bai's mood instantly dropped to the bottom! He really did not expect that the contents of this book would actually be like this!