The Prodigies War

“Heavenly Baiyujing, Twelve Towers and Five Cities.”

“The immortal caresses my top, my hair receives longevity.”

This province was known for its countless magnificent and incredible myths and legends since ancient times. Over the years, many legendary figures had been born in this province.

Among them, the best known legend had to be the patriarch of the Omega Sword Sect.

The founding patriarch of the Omega Sword Sect was hailed as the Omega Sword Ancestor. He was only a shepherd boy when he was young, but through a lucky coincidence, he embarked on the path of sword cultivation.

After that, he wandered and fought for years, slaughtering millions of enemies. Wielding the Omega Sword, he killed in the nine heavens and slaughtered in the underworld. His name shook the land like a sword immortal descending upon the mortal world.

Soon, the Omega Sword Ancestor got tired of killing and resided in Baiyujing, where he comprehended the profound mysteries of the world, ascended the dao, and founded the Omega Sword Sect.

To this day, the Omega Sword Sect remained a renowned ancient sect of the East Victory World.

Rumor had it that when the Omega Sword Ancestor founded the sect, Baiyujing was already a known blessed land for cultivation due to the great opportunities and fortunes hidden there.

It was also precisely because of those supreme opportunities and fortunes that enlightened the Omega Sword Ancestor and helped him ascend to the pinnacle of the great dao!

But no matter what, the countless legends and stories added a mysterious charm to Baiyujing.

Today, among the ten thousand provinces in the East Victory World, Baiyujing remained one of the top ten sacred cultivation lands.

……

Baiyujing, Twelve Towers and Five Cities.

Golden Cloud City, one of the Five Cities, was tremendous, larger than any city Lin Xun had seen these days.

The streets were filled with endless lines of pedestrians and carriages.

Lin Xun took the appearance of an ordinary, gray-robed, young man to not draw so much attention.

“Interesting.” He noticed all the cultivators he saw along the way had long swords slung over their backs and were dressed as sword cultivators.

“Watch my Star Slash!”

“Hmph, I can easily kill you with my Flowing Light Flying Ember!”

A group of children was playing on the streets, hitting one another with a wooden sword.

“Yun Qingbai always carries a sword on his back. Every time he goes into battle, he would sling his sword over his back rather than around his waist.” An old man sighed.

“Master, what’s the difference?” asked a girl next to the old man curiously.

“There is not much difference. It is rumored that Yun Qingbai regards the sword as his own flesh and blood, so he carries it on his back to show his devotion to the way of the sword. He considers carrying the sword on his waist as being disrespectful to the way of the sword.”

The old man explained, “Of course, this is just Yun Qingbai’s view of the way of the sword.”

“So, all the cultivators we saw along the way with their swords on their backs were imitating Yun Qingbai? His influence is huge!” the girl exclaimed.

“This not only happens in the Golden Cloud City but in the entire Baiyujing. Yun Qingbai is akin to a legend. He is greatly respected by the younger generation, and everything about him is being imitated.”

The old man sighed, “He is a true pride of heaven. Every move and action from him becomes a trend. His influence is terrifying.”

The old man and the girl gradually walked further away while Lin Xun stood in a daze.

He had heard many rumors about Yun Qingbai already, such as he was the number one sword cultivator of the younger generation in the Ancient Wasteland. He was the number one person below the king stage… There were also many other rumors.

However, it was only at this moment that Lin Xun deeply understood how strong Yun Qingbai’s influence was!

Even his movements were imitated by countless cultivators, and his sword moves were known even to young children.

After standing still in deep thought for a moment, Lin Xun continued onwards.

To get a clear understanding of a person, it was not enough to just listen to the rumors. He needed to head to the place where he lived and experience it for himself, to know about his character, habits and hobbies.

Lin Xun did not come to Baiyujing for revenge; he just wanted to see how far Yun Qingbai had reached in his cultivation!

……

On the first day that Lin Xun arrived in the Golden Cloud City, he learned that Yun Qingbai was born with extraordinary talent, and he was chosen by the sect master of the Omega Sword Sect to join the sect.

When he was five years old, he stepped into the True Martial Stage and had mastered nineteen different sword arts. His feat amazed everyone in the Omega Sword Sect, and he was hailed as a rare sword prodigy.

At the age of nine, he broke through to the Spirit Dipper Stage, and the sect made an exception to allow him to become an outer disciple of the Omega Sword Sect.

In the same year, he also became the youngest outer disciple in the history of the Omega Sword Sect!

At the age of thirteen, he advanced to the Spirit Sea Stage, grasped thirty-seven sword scriptures, crushed all outer disciples of the Omega Sword Sect, and was allowed to train in the inner sect.

At the age of sixteen, no one in the inner sect could compare to him!

That year, he also stepped into the Heaven Ascension Stage and triggered an earthshaking vision of millions of swords competing with one another, causing a sensation in Baiyujing.

At the age of seventeen, he set foot into the Cyclic Derivation Stage, becoming the leading figure of the younger generation in the Omega Sword Sect. He then trained under a Supreme Elder of the Omega Sword Sect.

At nineteen, he suddenly seemed to have disappeared from the world. It was from that year on that there was no longer any news about him…

No one knew where he had gone.

When he reappeared in the world again, it was ten years later.

After ten years, he was still at the Cyclic Derivation Stage, which drew a lot of speculation about whether he had reached his limit.

But it was also that year that he single-handedly slaughtered hundreds of half-step kings with his sword alone, shocking the entire world.

At that time, a Saint remarked that Yun Qingbai had the bearing of the Omega Sword Ancestor!

From then on, people found that Yun Qingbai was indisputably the strongest person below the King Stage!

However, when the world was wondering exactly when Yun Qingbai would step into the king stage, he disappeared again.

Before disappearing, he said, “In my way of the sword, I seek the path of transcendence, suppressing all ages and surpassing the heavens, but now, it is not the right time!”

Then, he went into closed-door cultivation.

Nearly ten years have passed since then.

No one had ever seen Yun Qingbai, but his legends continued to circulate in the world.

After hearing all the stories about Yun Qingbai, Lin Xun spent a day drinking by himself in a restaurant.

The world only knew that Yun Qingbai suddenly vanished when he was nineteen years old.

But Lin Xun knew that when Yun Qingbai was nineteen years old, he came to the lower domain and killed all the direct descendants of the Mind Cleansing Peak Lin Clan.

He also took away the Origin Aeth Artery of a newborn!

……

Early the next morning, Lin Xun left Golden Cloud City.

In the next few days, his footprints appeared in different cities of Baiyujing, where he also heard more and more stories and rumors about Yun Qingbai.

Except for the exaggerated parts, Lin Xun gradually obtained a clearer understanding of Yun Qingbai.

His temperament was like a sword, and his character was also like a sword. He pursued the path of perfection.

In the eyes of the world, Yun Qingbai was a near-perfect pride of heaven. He was as dazzling as the sun in the sky, shining alone in the universe.

This might be an exaggeration, but at least it proved that he had extremely strict demands for the great dao he sought!

“About ten years ago, he went into closed-door cultivation and never stepped out so no one knows how strong he has become…”

Lin Xun threaded his way through the crowds of Purple Air City.

The more he learned, the more he realized that Yun Qingbai was an unfathomable enemy with an unfathomable foundation.

It was impossible to fathom or speculate what he was like now!

Soon, Lin Xun came to an ancient thousand-foot-tall building that was shaped like a giant sword.

The building was called the Sword Training Tower, one of the famous twelve towers of Baiyujing!

The building was thousands of feet tall, towering into the sky like a divine sword. It radiated an ancient and boundless aura and emitted a sacred glow under the sun.

The entrance to the Sword Training Tower had long been surrounded by many cultivators, most of whom were young people. They all were gazing at the majestic building with hopeful faces.

“Ten years ago, before Yun Qingbai went into closed-door cultivation, he entered the Sword Training Building again and, within a quarter of an hour, he reached the ninth floor. No one has ever broken that record!” a cultivator exclaimed.

Lin Xun looked up at the tower with a calm expression.

Before coming, he had already heard that the Omega Sword Sect would open its gates in ten days to recruit several inner disciples.

The standard for recruiting disciples was very simple, but also extremely strict.

Firstly, they had to be less than thirty years old.

Secondly, they had to pass six levels of the Sword Training Tower within the time of to burn an incense stick.

Therefore, in recent days, countless young cultivators came from all over the world to challenge the Sword Training Tower.

The Omega Sword Sect was not only the leading ancient sect in the East Victory World, but also the dream place for every cultivator to train at.

However, this time, the Omega Sword Sect was not recruiting for outer disciples, nor ordinary inner disciples, but true disciples.

Due to the extremely strict recruitment standards, although many cultivators had come to try out the Sword Training Tower, only very few succeeded.

After all, it was not that easy to become a true disciple, especially since the Omega Sword Sect was not an ordinary ancient sect.

“Ahh, if someone wants to pass all six levels within the time to burn an incense stick, they likely have to be at the pinnacle of the Heaven Ascension Stage. Also, they have to be under thirty years old. Anyone who has such aptitude would have already joined and trained in one of those ancient sects and clans. Why would they wait until now?” someone sighed, feeling dispirited and frustrated.

“That’s right. In my opinion, only peerless geniuses at the Heaven Ascension Stage can achieve this. The others should stop dreaming.”

But many were reluctant to give up and were waiting to test in the Sword Training Tower. What if…if they luckily succeed?

Lin Xun ignored the arguments and discussion. He had long decided to challenge the Sword Training Tower, but he had no intention of joining the Omega Sword Sect.

Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to compare himself with Yun Qingbai ten years ago, so as to get an understanding of how strong he had become!