Chapter Twenty-One Down the Mountain

  Lightly landing, Snowy was still in the same pose, with her cloak and conical hat, looking like a mysterious and powerful master from afar.

  "Sister, are you hurt?"

  Xue Fei's cloak was slightly damaged, and there were bloodstains on his hat and arm.

  "I'm fine, just had a bit of a disagreement with a beastman and an old white cat. We exchanged blows, and this blood is theirs."

  "Sister Xue is so amazing!"

  Long Tianyu's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, it was unclear whether it was admiration or an evil idea.

  Xue Fei is indeed formidable, single-handedly challenging the Golden Demon King and the Great Shaman King, and even injuring them. This is something that eight Sword Saints cannot match, a first-class Sword God! With just one palm strike, he can destroy an entire city.

  "Tianyu, now that you have the strength of a Sword King, you can easily move around the periphery of the Demon Beast Forest. Moreover, you have special methods that allow you to run even faster than the Sword Sect, and demonic beasts below the 8th rank can't catch up to you at all!"

  "Of course! It's because Snow sister taught well!"

  Five years of boot-licking, this is not a cover-up, it needs to be persisted. Now when Snowy talks to Long Tianyu, there is no longer that icy tone, but rather a hint of familiarity.

  "You're so sweet-tongued! I have an urgent matter to attend to in the Heavenly City, so I won't see you out of the forest."

  "Castle in the Sky! Where is it, sister?"

  Long Tianyu searched his brain for memories, as if no one had ever mentioned this place before.

  "I'm telling you, but don't go spreading it around!" Xue Fei felt herself getting more and more annoyed with Long Tian Yu.

  "Snow sister, you still don't understand me! My mouth is the most tight!" Long Tianyu's "I'd rather die than say it" expression almost made Snowy laugh.

  "Actually, that place isn't mysterious at all, but very few people can go there because it's too high up. At the very least, you need to have Sword Emperor or Great Mage level strength to fly up."

  "Snow sister, what's in Laputa? It can't be the brave warriors of the underground city, right?"

  Xue Fei's fingers lightly tapped, spaced two feet apart, and suddenly struck Long Tianyu's head, "What 'Underground City Hero', the Sky Castle has the Winged Tribe, the Swan Tribe, and the revered Sister of Light by humans."

  Long Tianyu looked at Xue Fei with a very disdainful gaze: "Glorious Sister? Snowy Sister, I think you're badly hurt, are you talking about the Goddess of Light?"

  "Hmph, of course I'm talking about that Guang Ming girl. Actually, she's also human, and over 600 years old."

  "Goddess of Light is human? Just over 600 years old?"

  At the time of Long Tianyu's doubt, Xue Fei pointed to a point in space, broke it open, reached in and rummaged through it, pulled out five scrolls, and threw them at Long Tianyu.

  "These are rare scrolls, and you have a chance to learn from them. Tianyu, remember these five well, they will give you a powerful boost in combat."

  From the self-made underwear pocket, take out the space ring that Xue Fei gave to him, carefully put the scroll inside. This is a five-square-meter small space ring, which can't hold anything and can only hold some small items. However, Long Tianyu likes it so much. On Earth, giving someone a ring means something, everyone understands. And it's said that even a one-square-meter space ring can be exchanged for a city or sold at a price higher than the sky.

  …………

  In the forest of monsters.

  "Squad leader, that earth dragon is right ahead!"

  Dozens of mercenaries crouched in the bushes, holding heavy swords and staring at a five-zhang-long earth dragon eating wind deer outside, if they could kill this earth dragon, they would have no worries about food and clothing for half a year, it was a fortune worth risking their lives for, these dozens of people decided to take a gamble.

  Geodrakon, a sub-species of dragon, with only a few tenths of a percent of dragon bloodline, but still has a hard outer skin, can use some earth-based magic, has a violent temper, and is notorious for its brutality among the sixth-tier magical beasts.

  These thirty or so people lying on the ground all had at least fifth-rank swordsmen strength, and Captain Big Beard was a middle-aged man in his thirties who was a second-rank earth-type Sword King.

  "Up!"

  Just as the earth dragon lowered its head to eat again, Lin Team Leader let out a long whistle and the mercenaries rushed up, their giant swords chopping towards the earth dragon.

  "Dong Dong Dong!"

  The earth dragon's powerful defense, how could it be broken by the power of a swordsman or a low-ranking sword master? The golden light splashed everywhere, and the weak swordsmen were even counterattacked, their hands bleeding.

  A mournful cry, the earth dragon that didn't have time to dodge was struck by the heavy sword of three strongest mercenaries in the mercenary group, a large amount of blood gushed out.

  "Quickly surround it, don't let this guy run away!"

  Commander Lin saw the earthworm wanting to escape and immediately ordered his brothers to surround it!

  "Ahh!"

  The desperate dragon let out an angry roar and charged at several mercenaries with all its might.

  "Heavy Sword Slash!"

  A swordsman faced a ferocious earth dragon without flinching, with orange light rippling on his massive sword and thick earth elements condensing on the blade.

  "Ah!"

  The heavy sword hacked at the thick skin of the earth dragon, scraping out a spark, but it didn't have any obstructive effect!

  The sturdy body of the earth dragon directly knocked the mercenary flying, taking huge strides with its dragon claws, reaching out to grab the mercenary's head. If caught by the earth dragon's grasp, the consequences would be unthinkable!

  Commander Lin burst out of the ground and leaped over, but it was too late. Another brother would leave before his eyes!

  A flash of golden light, "Ah!"

  The earth dragon let out a mournful roar, and when Captain Lin arrived, the earth dragon was lying on the ground, letting out a pained screech, its two claws nowhere to be seen, with fresh blood gushing out.

  Lin Tian helped up the mercenary, and the other mercenaries also rushed up, subduing the land dragon that had lost its attacking power.

  "Thanks to some senior's help, Lin Tian was polite here."

  Able to cut off the earth dragon's claw with a single slash of his sword energy, he was at least a fifth-tier Sword King or above.

  A rustling sound came from a big tree nearby, and a figure fell down. It was Long Tianyu who had just come down the mountain.

  "Seniors don't have it, but young people do."

  Long Tianyu put away his sword, this sword was tattered and worn out, originally a long sword for the sword master to use, in the hands of the Sword King it could be used for only a few days before being danced by Long Tianyu into fragments.

  Seeing the person who came was a black-haired and black-eyed handsome young man, Lin Tian was greatly surprised in his heart. He thought it would be an old man or a middle-aged person, but he never thought of a teenager in his teens.

  "Thanks for your help, little brother."

  Lin Tian put away his surprise and gave Long Tianyu a standard swordsman's salute.

  "Director Lin is being polite, I just happened to be passing by."

  "May I ask how you are called, young brother? To have such abilities at this age is truly impressive, and makes Lin Tian feel ashamed."

  Long Tianyu looked at the maple leaves on the ground and replied with a flash of inspiration: "Commander Lin is joking, my name is Autumn Wind."

  His real name is Long Tianyu, who dares not say it, everyone knows that the surname Long is the Tianlong Empire royal family, exposing his identity.

  "Autumn wind?" Lin

  Tian carefully searched among the nobles or sects of the Star Moon Empire to see if there was such a person.

  "You must be a young master from a renowned family, venturing into the Monster Forest for training at such a tender age."

  Lin Tian spoke in a clichéd manner, but Long Tianyu understood him perfectly. Smiling, he replied, "I've been training with my master in the mountains since I was young. This is only my second time descending the mountain. My master told me to gain more experience and make greater progress."

  "So it was."

  The Star Moon Empire indeed has some powerful warriors hiding in the mountains or such dangerous magical beast forests.

  "Commander Lin, I'd like to follow you out of the forest, would Commander Lin agree?"

  Long Tianyu said this because the kid was a complete directionless person, having spent several days in the Monster Forest and still unable to find his way out. He even encountered some powerful monsters, but fortunately, his skills at slipping away unnoticed were top-notch.

  "Welcome!"

  Some mercenaries were unhappy to see the captain let a kid join the team, but after hearing Lin Tian's introduction that Autumn Wind was a first-class Sword King, their eyes changed. There were also several mercenaries who surrounded Long Tianyu along the way.

  Long Tianyu's powerful strength made him familiar with all the mercenaries, chatting and laughing along the way, occasionally solving some magical beasts. The three fire-type magic cores dug out were accepted by Long Tianyu with a smile under Lin Tian's repeated gifts.

  "Lin Ge, I haven't been down the mountain in five years, what major events have occurred in the Three Great Empires?"

  Lin Tian thought for a moment, raised his index finger and said: "There are still many things, such as the Tianlong Empire and the Elf tribe jointly defeating the 100,000-strong beastman army. The Blood Feather Empire and the Tianlong Empire suddenly stopped fighting... Also, the daughter of General Xiao Cangtian of the Xingyue Empire mysteriously disappeared, and the Xingyue Empire now suspects that it was the Tianlong Empire and so on."

  Lin Tian said a lot, which made Long Tianyu understand some situations on the mainland.

  "Oh, and there's something big too!"

  "Anything else, Brother Lin?"

  "The continental youth championship held every four years is about to begin!"

  Long Tianyu used to play World of Warcraft and often participated in some club's competitive matches, he was very interested in such competitions.

  "Lin, what kind of competition is this?"

  Lin Tian looked at Long Tianyu very affirmatively and said, "Autumn Wind younger brother, if you don't go to this competition, it would be a pity. This is a tournament held by some old sects from the mainland in 'Jincheng', the intersection of the three empires, where only those under 25 years old can participate."

  "Under 25?"

  "Yes, this 'Youth Competition' is a grand event where the young and powerful of each empire compete to show off their skills. It's also a great opportunity for various sects and mercenary groups to recruit talented young people. Every time the competition takes place, numerous talents emerge, and even some first-class swordsmen are invited by others. And as for you, Autumn Wind, with your Sword King abilities, you'll definitely sweep the floor and take home the championship!"

  "What rewards do the top few have?" Long Tianyu asked curiously.

  "Of course! The top fifty will receive a large sum of money, the top ten will receive a sword or staff, and the top three will have even more generous rewards. Moreover, Autumn Wind younger brother, last year's top three youths each received the favor of some sects or imperial aristocratic families' young ladies, and finally rose to prominence!"

  "Not only is there a precious sword, but also a beautiful woman."

  Long Tianyu is now most lacking a good sword. Although there are many precious swords in the imperial palace, Long Tianyu has been an independent and strong-willed child since childhood, liking to use things he earned through his own efforts. Thinking of the broken sword in his hand, he made a resolute decision.

  "Is Lin Dage signing up over there?"

  "Of course we are in Jincheng! But there are still fifteen days left! We will be leaving the Magic Beast Forest soon, and we need to hurry up from here to the west or we won't make it! Autumn Wind younger brother..."

  Lin Tian turned around but found that Long Tianyu's figure was no longer there. The forest echoed with a voice, "Brother Lin, I'm taking my leave..."