# Chapter 1653: Ruoxie Martial Emperor
"Who might you be?" That Sword Mountain disciple pressed his hand on the green light sword but ultimately did not draw it. Lin Feng's battle with them did seem to leave some leeway, and their seemingly dangerous assassination attempts had not made Lin Feng feel too strong a threat.
"Lin Feng. I plan to pay a visit to your Sword Mountain." Lin Feng had originally intended to enter Sword Mountain, so he did not hide his name.
"Have you come to our Sword Mountain to observe the Sword Testing Ceremony?" The man asked upon hearing Lin Feng say he wanted to enter Sword Mountain. Recently, quite a few sword cultivators had come for their Sword Mountain's Sword Testing Ceremony.
"Sword Testing Ceremony?" Lin Feng did not know what this Sword Testing Ceremony was. He shook his head slightly and said, "No. I ask you, these two undispersed sword intents, who left them behind?"
"You really don't know?" That Sword Mountain disciple was quite surprised. The battle here had once shaken the world, and countless sword cultivators had come here to comprehend the sword. Everyone knew who had fought here in the past.
"If I knew, would I ask you?" Lin Feng said coldly.
"These two strands of sword qi were left many years ago when our Sword Mountain Sect Leader fought against an unknown sword cultivator. That was our Sword Mountain Sect Leader, Iron Sword Martial Emperor, who was still the first disciple under the old Sect Leader." The other party said. This matter was not a secret; many people knew about it. That battle had taken place several thousand years ago. The current Sword Mountain Sect Leader, Iron Sword Martial Emperor, relying on a thousand-jin iron sword, had fought the unknown sword cultivator here and ultimately crushed and wounded him. However, Iron Sword Martial Emperor had also been severely injured back then, taking several hundred years to recover. But after recovering, Iron Sword Martial Emperor had become even stronger than before, finally achieving the Emperor position several hundred years later. Now, he was the master of Sword Mountain.
"Iron Sword Martial Emperor, Master of Sword Mountain." Lin Feng's expression congealed. He hadn't expected that Skyless Sword Emperor and the current Sword Mountain master had clashed here. No wonder peaks had been severed at the waist and mountain ranges neatly split open from the middle, containing terrifying sword intent. Of course, the peaks that had been reduced to dust by their battle, Lin Feng could no longer see.
"What was the outcome of the battle?" Lin Feng asked again.
"Naturally, our Sword Mountain Sect Leader emerged victorious. Although the other party's strength was also extremely formidable, with lawless sword intent, he was still crushed and left with indelible wounds. And our Sword Mountain Sect Leader, after that battle, rose against the current, stepped into the Great Emperor position, became a generation's Sect Leader, and commanded Sword Mountain." As a Sword Mountain disciple, the man naturally would not mention that Iron Sword Martial Emperor had also been injured back then.
"Why did they fight?" Lin Feng asked again. The current Sword Mountain master, the former Iron Sword Martial Emperor, could not have fought Skyless Sword Emperor for no reason. Both were terrifyingly powerful sword cultivators. Once they fought, it was bound to be earth-shattering, possibly even ending with one of them dead.
The person Lin Feng questioned sank his face and said coldly, "You defeated me, and I have already answered several of your questions. Do not push your luck. Who can know about matters from several thousand years ago?"
Regarding that battle back then, there were actually quite a few rumors. However, some of those rumors affected their Sword Mountain's reputation, so he naturally could not speak of them. Moreover, rumors could not be fully trusted. To verify matters from several thousand years ago, one would have to find some old monster in Sword Mountain who had lived for several thousand years.
"What's going on?" At this moment, a group of figures stepped forward from afar. Their attire was similar to those few Sword Mountain disciples, all carrying ancient swords on their backs. One could tell at a glance that they were Sword Mountain disciples.
Lin Feng slowly turned around. The person who stepped forward congealed his expression and said coldly, "You?"
"Lu Yao!" Lin Feng looked at the person before him. It was the youth he had seen back in the Four Symbols Region. Back then, this Lu Yao had taken an interest in Lin Xue, but Lin Xue seemed to like Ruoxie. Along the way, Lu Yao had not spared his cold sarcasm toward Lin Feng.
"Senior Brother Lu Yao." The few Sword Mountain disciples called out to Lu Yao. Lu Yao nodded slightly, his expression cold as he stared at Lin Feng: "You, at the foot of my Sword Mountain, dare to attack my Sword Mountain disciples?"
Lin Feng saw that Lu Yao seemed ready to pin a crime on him and sneered inwardly, saying, "Lu Yao, lead the way. I want to go up Sword Mountain."
"Oh?" Lu Yao congealed his expression. This fellow was interesting, actually ordering him around, telling him to lead the way to Sword Mountain?
"Don't you know this is the foot of Sword Mountain?" Lu Yao said mockingly.
"Truly annoying." Lin Feng moved his mind, and a sword seal appeared in his palm. He casually tossed it forward and said, "Take me up Sword Mountain."
Lu Yao reached out and caught the sword seal Lin Feng had thrown. His pupils suddenly contracted sharply, and his face turned extremely ugly. Lin Feng, how could he have this level of sword seal?
"Where did you get this sword seal?" Lu Yao questioned.
"Chi..." Suddenly, a terrifying sword light appeared out of thin air, instantly desolate. The sword light was both illusory and real, but it bloomed with dozens of zhang of sword radiance, causing Lu Yao's face to change drastically. Without even time to hesitate, he fiercely dodged to the side. However, a section of his sleeve was still torn off, scattering with the wind, revealing his smooth skin. He felt a chill—that sudden sword strike had nearly severed his entire arm.
"Last time. Bring the sword seal back to me, then lead the way." Lin Feng's voice was cold. At this moment, Lu Yao seemed to sober up a bit. The sword seal Lin Feng possessed was at least at the Elder level. If this Lin Feng really killed him, he would die for nothing. But he never expected that this fellow had obtained this level of sword seal.
With a dark face, Lu Yao stepped forward and handed the sword seal back to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng looked at that ugly face, took the sword seal, and said coldly, "Ungrateful. Hurry up."
Being ordered around by Lin Feng, Lu Yao wished he could cut Lin Feng down with a single sword stroke. But helpless, he could only turn and lead the way, his figure flickering toward Sword Mountain.
Lin Feng followed, stepping along with Lu Yao. With this fellow leading the way, finding Ruoxie would be much easier, saving him from having to ask others.
The crowd at the Sword Viewing Cliff was stunned, especially the sword cultivator who had clashed with Lin Feng. He was speechless. He hadn't expected Lin Feng to have an Elder's sword seal, allowing him to directly command them.
Continuous mountain ranges crisscrossed, stretching across the vast land. Among the mountains, there was a grand thoroughfare that led all the way to a floating giant mountain, vast and boundless. That was where Sword Mountain was located.
At this moment, on the mountain path leading to Sword Mountain, many powerful figures appeared. Most had sharp auras, and quite a few carried ancient swords on their backs. Most should be sword cultivators, coming to observe Sword Mountain's so-called Sword Testing Ceremony. Of course, there were also some people from other nearby forces coming to see the strength of Sword Mountain's younger generation of sword cultivators.
"Lu Yao, were you assigned as the guide at the foot of the mountain?" Lin Feng stepped forward, walking alongside Lu Yao, and asked with a smile, causing Lu Yao to darken his face. Furious inside, he said coldly, "No."
"It's been so long, and I see you still haven't improved much. I thought with your talent, you could only be a guide for Sword Mountain. Looks like I was wrong." Lin Feng said with a low laugh, calm and casual, teasing a few times. But it made the lines on Lu Yao's face tighten, twitching slightly.
"How is Ruoxie? Has he come out of seclusion?" Lin Feng asked again. This time he came to Sword Mountain mainly to see Ruoxie and also to get some fresh air. His realm had reached a critical moment, and he felt that cultivating with his head down was hard to make progress.
"He has come out." Lu Yao still responded to Lin Feng's words simply. Since Lin Feng held the sword seal, he could not defy Lin Feng and had to answer whenever Lin Feng asked.
"So, he has already become a Martial Emperor?" A flash of joy passed through Lin Feng's eyes. Finally, someone from Heavenly Terrace had become an Emperor.
"Yes." Lu Yao still answered with a stiff face.
Hearing Lu Yao's words, Lin Feng revealed a smile. He had indeed become an Emperor. Before going into seclusion, Ruoxie must have felt he had reached a critical point and had some insights, which led him to make the move of not coming out until he became an Emperor. When Lin Feng first heard this news, it was from a Sword Mountain powerhouse half a year ago. Half a year later, he came to Sword Mountain and indeed heard good news.
"Your days haven't been easy, have they?" Lin Feng smiled at Lu Yao and directly grabbed him. His body swept through like a fierce wind, moving even faster as he charged up Sword Mountain.
Lu Yao's face sank. With Ruoxie becoming an Emperor, his days were indeed not easy. After all, he and Ruoxie belonged to the same lineage. Ruoxie's powerful natural talent naturally made him more valued by those above. However, this thought was quickly cast aside by Lu Yao, because after feeling Lin Feng's speed, his heart began to pound.
On Sword Mountain, Ruoxie was receiving visiting guests. Three days later would be the Sword Testing Ceremony. During this time, many people had come up Sword Mountain. Some with distinguished status naturally had to be properly received.
"Ruoxie." At this moment, a voice came. Ruoxie opened his eyes and looked forward, then saw Lin Feng's figure. A smile appeared in his eyes: "Lin Feng, you've come."
"En. Your aura is indeed different." Lin Feng's gaze was sharp as he swept over Ruoxie. After becoming an Emperor, Ruoxie no longer had that cold and stern feeling, as if he had become much more restrained.
"Don't tease me. After I came out of seclusion, I heard the Elder deliberately mention your actions at the Artifact Refining Competition. It startled me. That was the achievement of the Ancient Demon Emperor. I didn't expect you to accomplish it. If our two masters saw it, they would be very gratified." Ruoxie said with a smile. After the Artifact Refining Competition ended, Lin Feng had mentioned Ruoxie to that Sword Mountain powerhouse. That Elder had found Ruoxie and told him about Lin Feng's matters.
"En. I wonder how Master is doing." Lin Feng felt quite nostalgic in his heart. "Also, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, they might have become Emperors too. Their natural talents are also extremely strong. The eleven disciples of Heavenly Terrace will all step onto the Martial Emperor path one after another."