Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

As the seasons change, autumn deepens.

The sky was high and clear, and on the southern mountain, begonias and osmanthus flowers bloomed, intertwining with orange-red maple leaves to create a colorful picture.

"Ah-"

A young girl in an apricot-yellow gauze dress sneezed because the fragrance floating in the air made her nose itch slightly.

Her companion handed her an embroidered handkerchief. "Didn't you cure your old ailment with the medicine? Why has it flared up again?"

The girl looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with fair skin and delicate, willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows. She muttered, "Perhaps the medicine has worn off. I'll go to Jade Branch Peak tomorrow and ask Senior Brother Qian for another pill to try."

She cast a cleansing spell, leaving the embroidered handkerchief spotless. She then returned it to her friend, raising her eyebrows slightly as she looked at a spot: "Mu Mu, what is that place?"

"Having been inside the inner sect for so long, only that mountain peak has never been opened; it's quite mysterious."

Following Jinxia's gaze, one can see beautiful mountains, verdant as jade, surrounded by white clouds, exuding an ethereal aura.

A bird crashed into the transparent barrier, knocking itself unconscious, and fell from the sky. In the distance, a furious voice rang out: "Who? How dare you ambush me!"

"I was almost finished with my Spring Rejuvenation Technique! Who interrupted my spellcasting?!"

The birds in the forest were startled by the roar and scattered in all directions.

Mu Mu shook her head: "I've never been there either. It must be some reclusive elder."

Not all elders of the Southern Star Sword Sect are required to hold official positions within the sect. It is common for some elders, who are indifferent to fame and fortune, like Gongyang Mo in the past, to not leave the mountain for a hundred years.

A passing disciple, overhearing the two women discussing Tianxin Peak, interjected, "What elder's residence? That's Senior Sister Ning's place."

Seeing the two girls looking blank, the male disciple glanced at them and asked, "You two are new to the inner sect, aren't you?"

The two nodded.

Jinxia sensed his high regard for the mysterious Senior Sister Ning, so she asked curiously, "Who is that Senior Sister Ning? Is she very powerful?"

She had only ever shown this attitude when everyone was facing Senior Sister Jinzhen.

However, since Senior Sister Jinzhen is the sect leader's disciple and also the acting sect leader, her status and position are naturally extraordinary.

It is only right that others show her the utmost respect.

But who is this Senior Sister Ning? I've never seen her before, even though I'm in the inner sect.

Mu Mu, standing beside him, lowered her eyes thoughtfully upon hearing the surname "Ning".

Is it the Senior Sister Ning that she knows?
Soon, the male disciple answered Mu Mu and Jin Xia's questions.

He said with great familiarity, "Senior Sister Ning was the champion of the previous outer sect competition, a key figure in the battle of Mirror Flower Water Moon, and one of the ten people who defended the arena in the Five Continents Tournament."

"When she was still at the eighth level of cultivation, she defeated a ninth-level cultivator from Nanchunhe Prefecture, achieving a perfect record in the arena."

Jinxia was unaware that she had met Ning Fusang once before. She was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth and murmured, "She won first place in the outer sect competition. Doesn't that mean that only three years have passed and she has already reached the eighth level of cultivation? Such a fast cultivation speed."

How could anyone in the world cultivate at such an astonishing speed?

The male disciple nodded: "Senior Sister Ning is in seclusion this time to break through to the ninth level. She went into seclusion after returning from Zhongzhou, so it's normal that you haven't seen her."

He suddenly remembered something and said, "Senior Sister Ning's realm has made such a great leap forward because she obtained a great opportunity in the Twin Heaven Spirit Realm, which is something that others can only envy."

"A secret realm?" Jinxia's eyelashes fluttered. "Do ordinary inner disciples like us also have the opportunity to enter a secret realm to seek opportunities?"

"It's not that easy," the male disciple said. "Secret realms aren't always available, let alone a large secret realm like the Twin Heaven Spirit Realm. Ordinary small secret realms aren't worth the sect going to great lengths to organize disciples to explore. However, the Mission Hall will post information about some small secret realms. Those who are interested can find fellow disciples to team up and explore them."

He paused for a moment, then reminded the two, "Small secret realms are not controlled by any sect, and there may be rogue cultivators and demonic cultivators inside. If you want to explore the secret realm, it's best to find a few powerful senior brothers and sisters to team up with."

"Thank you for reminding us, senior brother. We were just asking casually."

With their current level, how could they dare to clash with ruthless demonic cultivators? Even if they wanted to explore the secret realm, they would have to wait until their cultivation level was higher.

The male disciple had said everything he needed to say, so he didn't chat with the two of them any further.

Jinxia took Mu Mu's arm and left the place, heading towards the market town at the foot of the mountain. She did not see the barrier of Tianxin Peak slowly dissipating.

Ning Fusang, who had been in seclusion for nearly half a year, stretched out his body, his eyes clear and calm, and his eyebrows slightly raised.

After the barrier dissipated, a refreshing autumn breeze blew in, and the silkworm spirit fell off the stone table, groggily opening its eyes.

"Fusang, have you finished your seclusion?"

Ning Fusang nodded slightly.

She went inside to change her clothes, called the silkworm spirit to give her the white jade pendant, and then went down the mountain to ask for leave to enter the mortal world for cultivation.

Ning Fusang never expected that such a dramatic change would occur within the sect in just five months.

Neither Sect Leader Shen nor his wife are in the sect. Master Yu has been promoted to the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, while the original head, Qi Wenling, is also not in the sect.

However, disciples typically begin their cultivation journey in the mortal world after several years, and must obtain the sect leader's approval. When Ning Fusang went to Qingxiao Palace to find the current acting sect leader, Li Jinzhen, she encountered Yang Ruo.

Yang Ruo asked with delight, "Junior Sister Ning, you've emerged from seclusion?"

Ning Fusang hummed in agreement. Observing Yang Ruo's aura, she realized that he had also broken through to the eighth level, and then said, "Congratulations."

Yang Ruo was taken aback by her sudden words and opened her mouth, "Junior Sister Ning, what are you doing at Qingxiao Palace as soon as you came out of seclusion?"

Do you also want to go to the demon realm?

Ning Fusang was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Yang Ruo, "Senior Brother is going to the Demon Realm?"

Yang Ruo explained, "A while ago, there were some unusual movements in the demon realm. Several disciples from our sect went to investigate, but they all went missing. I went to the demon realm to rescue them." Ning Fusang looked him up and down, her tone somewhat shocked: "You went alone, Senior Brother?"

She could hardly imagine who came up with the idea of ​​sending Yang Ruo, a naive and innocent girl, to the demon realm to save people.

Yang Ruo was taken aback by her words and muttered, "Junior Sister Ning, your tone of doubt is too obvious."

"Of course I'm not going alone. He Jiaxiu is missing. Senior Brother Chi went to the Demon Realm without waiting for the sect's orders to find his junior sister. I'll meet up with Senior Brother Chi first, and then we'll discuss how to find the others together."

He came to Qingxiao Palace to retrieve the Illusionary Beauty Pill, but he didn't expect to run into Junior Sister Ning.

After finishing his trivial matters, Li Jinzhen entered Qingxiao Palace and saw Ning Fusang there. He first inquired about her situation.

Ning Fusang got straight to the point: "Senior Sister Jinzhen, I just heard Senior Brother Yangruo say that he is going to the Demon Realm to rescue people, and I want to go too."

Li Jinzhen was somewhat surprised, but if Ning Fusang was willing to go to the Demon Realm, it would naturally provide an extra layer of protection, since she was now at the ninth level of cultivation.

"Junior Sister Ning, have you really thought it through? Are you really going to the Demon Realm?"

"Think about it."

She answered without hesitation.

There were extra Illusionary Beauty Pills, so Li Jinzhen handed them to the two of them and solemnly said, "Life is the most important thing. If you encounter any unfavorable situation, prioritize saving your life."

"Come back safely."

Yang Ruo nodded repeatedly, moved. Ning Fusang had one more thing to say, and after Li Jinzhen finished speaking, she said, "Senior Sister Jinzhen, after this matter, I want to enter the world to cultivate."

Li Jinzhen had no objections, but asked, "Junior Sister Ning, are you really going to enter the world of cultivation so early? Actually, it would be more helpful for your cultivation if you waited a little longer."

Cultivating the mind amidst the mortal world.

In youth, one cannot see through the fleeting beauty of life and is easily blinded by worldly desires.

In the year of Jiazi, one gains a clear understanding of the world, observes the constant cycle of growth and decay in all things, and attains enlightenment.

Ning Fusang said firmly, "Senior Sister Jinzhen, I've made up my mind, I won't change it."

She handed over a leave request form that she had prepared in advance. According to the sect's regulations, two copies were required.

Seeing that she had even prepared the leave application, Li Jinzhen had no choice but to say, "Then wait a moment. I will write the annotations, affix my seal, and then hand it to you."

Li Jinzhen walked behind the desk, quickly read through the contents, picked up a brush and wrote a line of small regular script, then took out his seal and stamped it.

"Just hand the items over to the case file management office."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Jinzhen."

After leaving the main hall, Yang Ruo asked curiously, "Junior Sister Ning, what are you going to the Demon Realm for?"

Ning Fusang said lightly, "Just like my senior brother, let's go save people."

"What? Senior brother doesn't trust my character?"

“I didn’t think that way,” Yang Ruo said sincerely.

Saving lives is one thing, but Junior Sister Ning must have other ideas as well.

Perhaps she wanted to go to the demon realm to broaden her horizons?
After all, he had never been to the demon realm, and he was actually quite curious about it.

Yang Ruo had only encountered a demon once, at Qingbo Cave Lake. Thinking of this, his expression darkened.

That time, eight people went, but only six returned.

If only his cultivation level had been a little higher back then.

Ning Fusang handed in a leave request at the file management office, put away the other one, and walked out of the main hall. He saw Yang Ruo looking depressed and went up to pat him on the shoulder.

Yang Ruo was so startled that all her sentimental feelings vanished.

"What are you thinking about, Senior Brother?" He was so engrossed that he didn't even notice her getting so close.

With such low vigilance, isn't this just sending themselves to the demon realm to get killed?

In fact, Yang Ruo only knew that he was in the sect and would not be in any danger, so he was not on guard.

Once outside, an eighth-level cultivator's perception of danger is extremely acute.

Yang shook her head, not intending to talk about the past, as it would only cause her more trouble.

He changed the subject: "Junior Sister Ning, have you finished all the procedures?"

Ning Fusang put away the more conspicuous items such as the iris ring and the white jade pendant, and said with a smile, "It's all taken care of."

"Let's go, let's go to the demon realm."

"That Illusionary Beauty Pill?"

"Of course, we'll eat it after leaving the sect and finding a secluded spot. By the way, how long does the Illusionary Beauty Pill last?"

Elder Hu said that the antidote must be taken for it to become ineffective.

"That's good."

Volume 1: The Light of Fusang, Completed.

(End of this chapter)