C2373 Casting Sword

"Forging a sword? Little friend Lin, are you saying that you wish to forge a flying sword of your own? "

After hearing Lin Bai's request, the jade artifact Elder's brows instantly furrowed, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. He stared fixedly into Lin Bai's eyes, as if questioning Lin Bai's decision.

"That's right. I do want to forge a sword. I want to forge a unique and unique flying sword!" Lin Bai faintly smiled and raised his eyebrows. Afterwards, he looked towards the jade artifact elder and asked in a doubtful voice, "What, do you think that my thoughts are too arrogant, Elder?"

Arrogant? It was more than arrogant, it was simply wishful thinking! When the jade artifact Elder heard this, he could not help but bitterly smile as he shook his head.

The matter of forging a sword, in the prosperous era of the Sword Pavilion countless years ago, might not have been much. But up until today, the world had been declining, and there was no way there was anything that could be used to refine flying swords. Even the sword cultivators in the Sword Pavilion only inherited the sword of their predecessors. It was impossible for them to recreate a sword of their own.

To have a flying sword of one's own could be said to be one of the dreams of all swordsmen in this world. Countless disciples in the Sword Pavilion looked forward to this matter with great desire, even the Jade-Armored Elder was no exception. This was because only if one's own flying sword could fit them better, allowing them to better understand the way of the sword and bring the power of the sword to its peak.

Unfortunately, a dream was still a dream. There was still an insurmountable gap between him and reality.

This was also the reason why Tai'e, Kun Wu, and the others admired the bird so much after it obtained the flying sword in the Sword-washing Pool. This was also the reason why the jade elder took the bird as his last disciple after the bird joined the Sword Pavilion.

Moreover, the jade artifact Elder didn't understand why Lin Bai would do such an unnecessary action. Back then, Lingyun had left the flying sword to him. Although he was requesting Lin Bai to find a more suitable successor for the flying sword, as long as Lin Bai was willing, he could take it for himself and not give it to anyone else. Furthermore, even if he did so, even if the people from the Sword Pavilion complained, they would still not be able to do anything to him. They would not be able to do anything to punish him.

This was because the Lingyun Flying Sword was Lin Bai's spoils of war. The ownership of it lay in his hands, at his disposal. However, right now, Lin Bai was handing the Lingyun Flying Sword over to Xu Xiaofan, causing him to lose the weapon.

When he first met Xu Wusan, the jade artifact elder had thought that the reason why Lin Bai did this was to break free from the shackles of the flying sword, to return himself to the nature of a grandmaster and get rid of these external forces.

But now it would seem that this was not the case at all. The reason why Lin Bai gave Ling Yun's flying sword away was because he felt that Ling Yun's flying sword was restricted to his taste for the way of the sword and was unable to display its true strength. He wanted to possess a flying sword that truly belonged to him and could perfectly fit him.

However, it was not as if Lin Bai had never been to the Sword Pavilion, nor had he not heard from Tai'e and the rest about the difficulty of forging a flying sword and the immense amount of materials needed to make it. But even though he knew everything, Lin Bai still insisted on making such a decision. This was what they called jade artifact elders, and it was impossible for him to understand just what Lin Bai was thinking in his heart.

"What? Elder, could it be that you have some difficulty?" Noticing that the jade artifact elder was frowning in silence, Lin Bai asked doubtfully.

Forging a flying sword of his own was not the three minutes after Lin Bai had comprehended the mountain gate's cliff. On the contrary, in his heart, he had already thought about this countless times.

He had already experienced the power of the flying sword, especially after the trip to the Sword Tomb. He understood the way of the sword, so that the flying sword's power could be displayed to its fullest extent.

After passing on Lingyun's flying sword to Xu Qiufan, Lin Bai discovered that after losing his flying sword, he truly lacked a sharp weapon that could wield a boundless, sharp aura. The Symbol Technique was indeed massive, but it was scattered and unreal. It lacked the ability to condense and emit a fatal force. He already had an inkling of this disadvantage when he fought against the people of the Western Church.

Later on, although he obtained the Nailhead Arrow during his trip to the Boneyard, the damage to his body from the technique was too great. Even with Lin Bai's current cultivation, he could only support the Nailhead Arrow a few times before being exhausted.

Although the nailhead arrow was very sharp and was even more powerful than a flying sword, this was a one-time use treasure. This lack of an arrow meant that it was impossible to fight for a long period of time. Once he was completely drained of his mana and blood energy, then he would be the fish on his opponent's chopping board, and would be at the mercy of others.

And after knowing that Li Qing Nan and Sophia had fallen behind, Lin Bai had already made up his mind. He wanted to go to the Immortal World and bring the two of them back. Furthermore, this also meant that the formidable enemy that Lin Bai was about to face was far more than anything he had experienced today. The complicated situation that he had to endure was also far more than anything he had ever experienced.

Under this kind of situation, if he wanted to ensure his own life and accomplish his goal, he would need to have more methods to deal with the enemies, and also the kind of methods to continuously unleash powerful attacks.

And on this premise, the first thing Lin Bai thought of was a flying sword. Apart from the flying sword, which was a sharp magical equipment, there was nothing else that could fulfill the conditions that he wanted!

Furthermore, Lin Bai was far more familiar with flying swords than with other things. Moreover, he controlled the Great Way of the Sword. As long as he had his own flying sword, he could let the flying sword completely merge with him. Then, he could break the shackles created by Lingyun's flying sword, allowing himself to freely unleash his Great Way of the Sword in front of the people.

He was confident that as long as he had his own flying sword, his strength would increase by an unprecedented amount.

"I am not the one who is pouring cold water on you, Little Friend Lin. I'm afraid I am going to disappoint you in this matter." After a long period of silence, the jade artifact elder bitterly smiled again and shook his head, revealing a helpless expression. He slowly said, "It's not that my Sword Pavilion does not wish to help little friend Lin, but it's just that we are too weak. We simply do not have the materials to complete a flying sword, otherwise …"

Although the jade artifact Elder hadn't finished speaking, the meaning behind his words was extremely obvious. He was telling Lin Bai that the Sword Pavilion was completely powerless to help him with this idea. It was better for him to make another request.

"So that's how it is …" But what he didn't expect was that after hearing his words, Lin Bai actually let out a hearty laugh and said, "All I need is for you to provide me with the method to refine the flying sword. I will bear all of the materials myself!"

Hiss! When these words were spoken, the crowd couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air, while the jade artifact elder, Taia and the others all had a strange expression on their faces as they stared at Lin Bai, as if they had heard some unbelievable words.

They truly did not expect that the request Lin Bai had proposed for the forging of a sword was not for the Sword Pavilion to do everything they could to forge a flying sword for him, but for him to provide resources for the Sword Pavilion. But did Lin Bai really have that many materials that could be used to forge a flying sword? One had to know that the amount of materials needed to forge a flying sword was measured in massive quantities!

"This is a list I've drawn up. I don't know if it's enough, but if there's anything else I need, I'd like to ask the jade artifact elder to tell me and I'll go prepare it …" How could Lin Bai know what the jade artifact elder was thinking. After chuckling, he fished out a long list from his pocket and handed it to the jade artifact elder as he spoke slowly.

With just a single glance at the list, the jade artifact elder's gaze immediately became a bit locked. In fact, his eyes had even become a lot hotter. It was not only him, even the taciturn Tai'e could not help it. He moved closer to the jade artifact elder and swept his eyes over the list. The more he looked, the more his eyes trembled.

With regards to the materials on the list, Lin Bai had indeed completely prepared the necessary materials to refine the flying sword. He even had a few left over. The jade artifact Elder and Taia truly didn't understand. Just where had Lin Bai obtained all of this? One had to know that there were a great number of materials within. Even the entire hidden world found it difficult to find.

However, what they didn't know was that after parting in seclusion, Lin Bai had already gone to the two Sacred Grounds, the Mount Fang Continent and the Karakorum, and when he came out of there, he had practically emptied out the two Sacred Grounds. In terms of net worth, if Lin Bai claimed himself to be second, no matter who it was, they would not dare to say that they dared to seek first place.

This was also why Lin Bai dared to call upon the heroes of the secular world to make great profits and destroy the Infernal Realm.

Grandmasters, why are you so wasteful, defeating the Sword Pavilion's huge family business, causing us juniors to helplessly watch as others prepare the materials to forge their flying swords. Other than envious eyes, there is no other way. This was a huge mockery. The grandmaster had already prepared the materials to refine the flying sword, but they, the sword cultivators, could only watch from the sidelines …

Gripping the long list, the jade artifact Elder's hands couldn't help but constantly tremble. The moisture in his throat seemed as if it was about to evaporate, giving him an inexplicable dry feeling.

"What, are there not enough materials?" Upon seeing this, Lin Bai could not help but furrow his brows as he asked in a puzzled manner.

"Not enough? "If this is not enough, then I really don't know what is enough …" After a long period of silence, the jade artifact Elder slowly raised his head and gave a bitter smile in response to Lin Bai's words. A look of longing appeared in his eyes as he continued, "Little Friend Lin, I don't know …"