The Unparalleled Sword Emperor

Time has flown by, six days have passed.

At dawn on this day, Ye Suxin stood in Lin Bai’s quarters, looking up at the rising morning sun on the horizon, and said expressionlessly, "Six days, it’s been six whole days!"

"Lin Bai chased after that seven-colored divine light that night, and it’s been six days now, yet he still hasn’t returned!"

"Moreover, tomorrow is the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures’ birthday celebration, if he doesn’t come back, he might miss it!"

"Where has he gone?"

"Could something have happened to him?"

Ye Suxin said with a somewhat solemn expression.

"Snake King!" Ye Suxin called out softly at this moment.

Immediately, a figure flickered in the courtyard, and the hunchbacked Snake King appeared: "Sect Leader!"

Ye Suxin asked, "I sent you to investigate Lin Bai’s whereabouts, have you found anything?"

Snake King said, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, yesterday and until now, I have been searching and investigating all over Fire Lotus Mountain, but none of the warriors present at Fire Lotus Mountain today claimed to have seen the seven-colored divine light from six days ago!"

"So, no one knows what the seven-colored divine light really is!"

Ye Suxin frowned, "What? They haven’t seen it?"

"How is that possible!"

"That seven-colored divine light shot straight up into the sky, directly into the Cloud Sky, warriors within tens of thousands of miles should have been able to see it, as long as they weren’t blind!"

Ye Suxin stated firmly.

After a moment of thought, Snake King said, "Sect Leader, six days ago, this old servant was also within Fire Lotus Mountain, and at that time this old servant was wandering outside, but indeed I did not see the seven-colored divine light!"

Even the Snake King claimed not to have seen the seven-colored divine light, which made Ye Suxin somewhat puzzled.

Snake King continued, "However, Sect Leader, although I haven’t found Lin Bai’s trail, I did hear a rumor!"

"It’s said that the warriors who vanished in Fire Lotus Mountain now include not only Lin Bai, but several others, and they are all prodigies from tribes on the Southern Continent!"

"For example, Yan Ji, the young clan leader of the Emperor Tribe, Su Tingzong, the young master of the Sword Pavilion Clan, Li Can of the Jiuli Tribe, and Feng Siyun of the Wind and Snow Tribe - they too have disappeared for six days like Lin Bai!"

Ye Suxin was stunned and looked at Snake King, saying, "They also disappeared? Did they disappear together with Lin Bai?"

Snake King said, "Now the Elders of the Emperor Tribe, Jiuli Tribe, Wind and Snow Tribe, and Sword Pavilion Clan have all been alarmed, they’ve been searching for days but haven’t found anything!"

"I suspect at this time, they might be seeking out the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!"

"After all, Fire Lotus Mountain is the Daoist Arena of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, with so many prodigies disappearing inside it, only the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures could provide an answer!"

Snake King said blandly.

Ye Suxin’s eyes flickered, and he said, "I understand."

After speaking, Ye Suxin walked straight out of the quarters.

Snake King asked, "Sect Leader, where are you going? Do you need this old servant to accompany you?"

Lin Bai said, "No need, do not expose your presence, the birthday celebration of Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures will be mixed with various people, make sure not to be recognized."

Snake King nodded slightly, and after watching Ye Suxin leave the quarters, he leaned on his cane and vanished from sight.

...

Yan Long, one of the elders of the Emperor Tribe, and the uncle of Yan Ji.

At this moment, with an urgent expression, Yan Long left the quarters, leading a group of elders from the Emperor Tribe to swiftly fly towards Fire Lotus Mountain’s main peak.

Arriving at the base of the main peak, Yan Long and his group landed and quickly proceeded on foot towards the main peak.

Reaching the mid-mountain, there stood a palace, with a sign over the door that read "Welcoming Immortals Tower," indicating that this was a place for receiving guests.

Yan Long led several dozen elders of the Emperor Tribe into the palace with an expressionless face, and upon seeing a middle-aged man sitting within, he hurriedly stepped forward, cupping his fists and saying, "Luo Jia, it’s good you’re here, I have something to discuss with the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, could you report it for me, please!"

The middle-aged man sitting in the Great Hall looked at Yan Long, looking rather displeased, and said bluntly, "My master is currently preparing for the birthday celebration, whatever the matter is, you can see him at tomorrow’s celebration, why the urgency, Senior Yan Long!"

"Please return!"

Luo Jia said.

This middle-aged man named Luo Jia was evidently the first disciple of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!

Hearing Luo Jia’s words, Yan Long frowned.

At this moment, another voice rang out within the palace, laughing: "Looks like there’s trouble at the Emperor Tribe too?"

Yan Long turned to look and saw over a dozen old men sitting inside the palace, each with an expression of anger, except for the one who had just spoken, whose mouth curled up in a cold smile.

"People from the Jiuli Tribe!" Yan Long said in surprise, immediately looking at the person who just spoke, saying, "Li Hai, why are you here as well?"

Li Hai, one of the elders of the Jiuli Tribe, was the leading elder for this trip to Fire Lotus Mountain for the birthday celebration, holding a position within the Jiuli Tribe equal to that of Yan Long’s within the Emperor Tribe.

Li Hai chuckled, "And you? Yan Long, why are you here?"

Yan Long remained expressionless, contemplating briefly before saying, "Six days ago, my playful nephew Yan Ji left the quarters and never returned. In these past few days, the warriors of our Emperor Tribe have searched the entire Fire Lotus Mountain but found nothing!"

"With no alternatives and the birthday celebration fast approaching, we had no choice but to seek the help of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!"

Saying this, Yan Long paused and looked at Li Hai, "Could it be... the same for you?"

Li Hai chuckled, "It seems not only has our Jiuli Tribe’s Li Can disappeared, but even legendary prodigies have vanished, which makes this quite interesting!"

"Luo Jia, this is beyond what you can handle, call out the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, a legendary prodigy missing in Fire Lotus Mountain is not a small matter!"

Hearing Li Hai’s words, Yan Long understood.

It turns out that the missing warriors included not only Yan Ji but also the Jiuli Tribe’s Li Can.

Immediately, Yan Long turned to Luo Jia, speaking earnestly, "Brother Luo Jia, if it weren’t that we had no other choice and didn’t want to disturb the order of Fire Lotus Mountain, we would never disturb the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!"

"I’m asking Brother Luo Jia to accommodate us, please ask the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures to come out and meet us!"

Luo Jia shook his head, smiling, "My master truly is preparing for the birthday celebration, and my master has clearly stated that he won’t see any outsiders during this time. Please, elders from the two great tribes, return."

"Besides, perhaps Yan Ji and Li Can merely went on an adventure together and will surely return today. There is no need for the elders to panic."

Upon hearing Luo Jia’s words, Li Hai and Yan Long exchanged glances.

These two were the mainstays of the Emperor Tribe and Jiuli Tribe, among the few strong ones on the Southern Continent, having lived for hundreds of years. Naturally, they could tell that Luo Jia was deliberately making excuses.

Luo Jia simply didn’t want them to see the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!