Chapter 158: The Second Trial Begins

After completing Sky Cutting Sword’s trial, the three of them returned to Baize Peak.

However, in just three days, a new trial arrived.

Bai He was still in the midst of sleep when, in a hazy state, he seemed to arrive at a very strange place.

Everything around him was blurred and even his vision became indistinct.

A sense of unease rose in Bai He’s heart.

He’s fear of the unknown.

Gradually, he saw a woman appear before him.

Bai He felt that she looked somewhat familiar, yet he couldn’t recall where he had seen her before.

"Hello."

"Who are you?"

"I am your sword spirit. Have you forgotten?"

Oh, no wonder she seemed familiar, it was her.

"Did you bring me into this dream?" After thinking it over, this seemed to be the only possibility.

With that thought, Bai He was no longer afraid.

"Yes, it was me."

After the sword spirit finished speaking, she immediately appeared in front of Bai He.

Bai He hadn’t even had time to react to how she moved so quickly before her finger lifted his chin.

She was much taller than him.

If Bai He was like a tiny sprout right now, then the sword spirit in front of him had the figure of a model.

Bai He genuinely felt envious.

But then, thinking about it, he felt a bit embarrassed, comparing his height to that of a sword spirit was just too ridiculous.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Miss Sword Spirit, why did you come looking for me?"

"To be honest, when I was first subdued by your master, I originally thought that my master would be him. I didn’t expect that he would seal me and give me to you instead."

She was clearly dissatisfied with him.

That made sense, after all, she was a divine sword.

How could she possibly be satisfied with someone as unremarkable as him?

"Well, that must have been quite unfair to you."

"Even so, nothing can be changed now. From this moment on, you must complete the trials I set for you. You have already obtained the Nuwa Stone and that’s good... your compatibility with me has now reached ten percent."

Only ten percent?

That was so little.

"Do you want to give up?"

There was a hint of scrutiny on her proud face.

If Bai He said he wanted to give up, he truly felt that this sword spirit might just kill him.

"I don’t want to."

"Of course you wouldn’t. After all, even getting the chance to undergo a divine sword’s trial is extremely rare! Although I don’t have high expectations for you, you must not disgrace me, nor can you wield me and lose to others. Do you understand?"

Bai He had the urge to cry.

He was actually being threatened by his own sword, who would believe that if he told them?

It was too humiliating.

"Do you understand?"

"I understand."

What else could Bai He do?

He could only agree.

Anyway, if he didn’t take action, then he wouldn’t lose, right?

Thinking about it, he rarely had chances to fight anyway and even if a fight did happen, he could just choose not to use Sky Cutting Sword.

After all, he had plenty of magical tools.

Of course, the Sky Cutting Sword had no idea what Bai He was thinking at this moment.

"Next is the second trial."

"What trial? Hurry up and tell me."

Bai He looked a bit impatient, only to be met with the woman’s cold gaze.

"From today onward, you must learn Sky Cutting Sword’s sword techniques. I will teach you. If you cannot learn them within ten days, the trial will be considered a failure."

Ten days?

Wasn’t that time a bit too short?

However, seeing the sword spirit’s expression, which left no room for negotiation, Bai He had no choice but to give up arguing.

"Alright."

"As for the remaining trials, I will tell you after you have learned the sword techniques."

Bai He’s head suddenly began to spin.

By the time he regained consciousness, he found that it was already daylight.

There was a knock at the door.

"Master, Master."

Bai He rubbed his forehead, feeling somewhat irritated.

Why was Xu Feng coming to call him so early in the morning?

Wasn’t it annoying?

With that time, wouldn’t it be better to go practice swordsmanship?

Besides, he also needed to practice swordsmanship himself.

Ten days?

Sky Cutting Sword’s sword techniques had already appeared in his mind.

This set of techniques was far from simple and ten days might not even be enough.

"What is it?" Bai He opened the door impatiently.

Xu Feng was panting heavily. "Master, something terrible has happened."

"What happened?"

"Someone died."

Bai He’s eyes widened instantly. "Who died?"

It couldn’t be Ye Shiyuan, could it?

"Not someone from Baize Peak. It’s Senior Brother Changshou from Yaoxing Peak."

Bai He frowned slightly.

He had some impression of Li Changshou, but how could someone die for no reason within the Lingguang Sect?

"Has the killer been found? What was the cause of death?"

If it was suicide or sudden death, then there wouldn’t be much to discuss.

"No. He was assassinated. Within the Lingguang Sect, in Yaoxing Peak... Someone actually assassinated a disciple."

This was indeed something that needed to be taken seriously.

No wonder Xu Feng looked so grave.

Bai He had originally planned to go down the mountain to Yaoxing Peak today anyway.

"I’ll go take a look."

"Master, I’ll go with you."

There was no time to call Ye Shiyuan.

Bai He went straight to Yaoxing Peak.

The atmosphere inside was extremely heavy.

Bai He took his seat and looked at Yao Xiangli whose expression was solemn.

At first, no one spoke.

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

"Senior Brother, if I remember correctly, Li Changshou was among the stronger disciples of his generation. For someone to kill him without anyone noticing, there are only two possibilities," Bai He began to analyze.