Desire to Leave the Mountain Gate! Seven Killings Gifts a Saber!

Li Bufan straightened up, drew a deep breath, and looked toward the distance.

The first rays of dawn pierced through the clouds. The sea of clouds churned, and the mountain peaks glowed golden beneath the morning sun. He silently calculated that less than two months remained before the matter he had promised Red Sleeve Fragrance.

He had to return to Qi State within those two months. Yet Qi State was extremely far from here. Even when Lin Zhennan had traveled here aboard a flying vessel at a pace of ten thousand li a day, it had taken him more than half a month, passing through several countries along the way.

Now, he had to rely on his own two legs to walk back. He feared that even after traveling for a long time, he might not necessarily make it.

The time was about right. He would set out today.

He turned back to the Stone House and put everything inside into his Storage Bag. The Blazing Sun Alchemy Furnace, jade bottles of pills, everything was arranged in perfect order.

The Stone House once again became as empty and neat as it had been when he arrived, as if he had never been there. Li Bufan took one last look at the Stone House where he had stayed for less than a night, then turned and walked out.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind, low and resonant: "Come to the summit."

Li Bufan stopped in his tracks. It was his master's voice. He did not dare delay and immediately turned to dart toward the summit.

The saber intent on Blade Peak was almost tangible, pouring down from the mountaintop. Yet on this trip, when that fierce saber intent reached him, it unexpectedly parted to either side, as