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Yino really hit the jackpot in this life. Not only does he get to sleep on the lap of the crazy female sword immortal, but she even trusts him enough to wash her silk stockings and dresses…
Through this, Yino realized just how simple Yuyan’s life was. Even though she was a breathtakingly beautiful, her wardrobe only had three outfits:
One plain dress for sword practice.
One ink-wash dress normal life.
One formal qipao for special occasions.
And then there was a cute little cat-printed nightgown, which couldn’t really be counted as formal wear.
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Yino found it hard to believe. When he first arrived at Ranmo Peak, he thought Yuyan was really into fashion since she seemed to change clothes every day. He never expected that these three outfits were all she had.
For Yuyan, life outside of chess and sword practice was about doing the bare minimum. This wasn’t just reflected in her wardrobe, but even in how casually she acted when visiting the Grand Tutor’s Mansion. She might as well have had
“I’m just here to get this over with”
written on her face, which understandably made his aunt Xinyao furious.
But that didn’t mean Yuyan was completely careless in her day-to-day life. Otherwise, she would’ve handed over her undergarments for Yino to wash too.
Later, after Yino finished washing her clothes, he went to the courtyard to play chess with his senior sister. Since they had both slept all day, they were wide awake now in the middle of the night. Chess was the perfect way to kill time.
After three rounds, Yuyan was completely crushed.
Yino felt bad about winning so easily, so he suggested they continue the sword intent training from the night before. Yuyan, being the serious type, couldn’t stand seeing her junior brother so eager to learn and yet not improve.
So, when she heard that Yino was determined to cultivate, Yuyan quickly lost interest in chess. She rolled up her sleeves and took him back to the dark training room to start the energy flow again.
This time, Yuyan had mastered the technique. In just a few minutes, the two of them entered a deep state of focus.
Since she already understood Yino’s body from the night before, Yuyan didn’t waste time with unnecessary questions. Without a word, she infused a strand of sword intent into one of the acupuncture points on Yino’s back.
“How’s that?” she asked.
“Not enough,” Yino replied in a low voice.
Yuyan gave a small nod and increased the flow of energy.
At this point, nothing surprised her anymore. She had already witnessed Yino’s terrifyingly unique physique and talent the night before. A little extra sword intent wasn’t going to be a problem for him.
But as their training deepened, Yuyan began to feel an overwhelming sense of exhaustion.
Yino… How much more of my spiritual energy and sword intent are you going to suck?
Under the moonlight, Yuyan’s face tightened, and small beads of sweat formed on her brow. The repeated emptiness inside her was making her feel a mix of awe and unease about Yino’s body.
Just as Yuyan’s thoughts were racing, a sudden gust of wind rose in front of her.
“Huh?!”
Her eyes widened in shock.
She watched as a strange glow began to radiate from Yino’s body. Powerful waves of spiritual energy slowly gathered around him.
“You’re breaking through… in just one night?”
Yuyan couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
She thought back to her own days of arrogance. Even though she had the innate Frost Holy Physique and was destined for greatness, it had still taken her a long time to reach the Core Formation stage. Yet here was Yino, breaking through after just two nights of training!
For the first time, Yuyan was genuinely shaken.
This wasn’t just curiosity anymore. This was true respect from one cultivator to another.
Still, despite her surprise, Yuyan kept going. She knew that the breakthrough phase was critical, so even though she was running low on spiritual energy, she gritted her teeth and poured all the sword intent and energy Yino needed into him.
Yuyan was one of the head seniors in the sect. She might not be good at chess, cooking, or picking out clothes for herself…
But when it came to training at Ranmo Peak, Yuyan would never let Yino down!
“Yino, it all comes down to this! You have to hold on!”
In the midst of the swirling energy storm, Yuyan bit her lip and pushed herself to the limit, channeling every last bit of her energy and sword intent into her junior brother. On any other day, she wouldn’t dare to be so reckless. She knew that even someone at the same cultivation level as Yino wouldn’t be able to handle this much energy in such a short time.
But Yino was different. His body wasn’t normal, to say the least.
To put it bluntly…
Yuyan was now seriously wondering if the Grand Tutor’s Mansion and her master were hiding some huge secret from her.
Come to think of it, that blonde girl at the Grand Tutor’s Mansion who argued with me—didn’t she have some faint golden marks on her legs and feet? And with her mysterious level of cultivation… she might not even be human!
If his aunt wasn’t human, then how could Yino be considered normal?
BOOM!!!
At some point, a terrifying surge of energy shot straight into the sky.
Yuyan’s eyes widened as she watched Yino’s cultivation level rise before her very eyes.
In just a month, Yino had broken through to the Core Formation stage right under her nose!
Uncle…
What kind of monster did you have me bring back from the Grand Tutor’s Mansion…?
Yuyan whispered to herself.
As an overwhelming wave of exhaustion hit her, her vision began to blur.
After having her spiritual energy drained twice in a row in such a short time and after that fight, Yuyan could barely hold on anymore.
Ever since she was gravely injured by Gu Wanglan two nights ago, Yuyan hadn’t had a chance to rest. The little energy she’d recovered after sleeping all day was now completely drained by Yino’s breakthrough. It was like digging up the last bit of a dry well!
In the final moments before her consciousness faded, she vaguely saw the figure of a dark-eyed boy, bathed in black and red energy, with blood-red scales forming on his face. He turned around.
“Senior sister?”
…
At the Heavenly Apparition Hall.
A white-haired fmale with golden eyes stood before a massive star-gazing device. She stared intently at every tiny change in the instrument. A third golden eye had formed on her forehead.
Unlike her normal eyes, this third eye seemed lifeless and lacked any emotion.
Suddenly, the star-gazing device erupted with a violent burst of energy.
The female’s golden eyes widened, but even under her focused gaze, the device abruptly stopped and went silent.
“The star-gazing device can’t calculate the location of the Innate Sword Dao Holy Physique…”
“Why…”
“Who killed the Child of Prophecy…”
“Who is defying the prophecy…”
She muttered to herself, even her divine third eye filled with confusion.
The room fell into a long, heavy silence.
Bang!
The door was kicked open.
The white-haired girl turned to see a fox-eyed girl with a sly grin and a touch of menace in her gaze.
“Well, well~…”
“The all-knowing Celestial Master, the one who predicts the fate of the stars and the world. Looks like you’re finally having a crisis at the star-gazing platform, heh~”
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