Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 296 Today, a butterfly fluttered into my arms, and I knew a sweet dream was about to unfold.
Early in the morning, Sun Yanwan led his entourage to greet them from dozens of miles away in Luoyang.

Seeing Sun Lingdie's convoy in the distance, he smiled and exclaimed, "Today, a butterfly flutters down into my arms, and I know that a good dream is coming."

Sun Lingdie got out of the car, slightly shy.

She had countless disciples of the Tianji Sun family under her command. These disciples of the Sun family had their worries. After all, the Tianji Sun family was no match for the Nanmeng family, nor the Taiqing Shi family, nor the Demonic Sect. The Sun family was only good at the timber business, and there was not even a True Innate Realm expert in the family. What if Sun Yanwan looked down on Sun Lingdie?
But Sun Yanwan came to greet me from dozens of miles away. As soon as she spoke, butterflies fluttered down and landed in my arms. The Sun family members were all relieved and happy.

Sun Yanwan rode over, grabbed Sun Lingdie, pulled her onto the horse, and sat her in her lap. She glanced at the person next to Sun Lingdie, slightly surprised, and asked, "Is this Senior Sister Qu?"

How could Sun Yanwan not recognize a master of innate cultivation from the Songyang Sect?

Qu Hanyi said with a smile, "I have met Junior Brother Sun many times at Songyang Benshan."

Sun Yanwan smiled and said, "Since Senior Sister Qu has come to Luojing, I must treat her well."

He glanced at the nun beside him, whom he didn't quite recognize, and tentatively asked, "Is this Senior Sister Hongyu?"

The nun clasped her hands together and replied calmly, "Greetings, Junior Brother Sun."

Sun Yanwan cupped her hands in greeting. The middle-aged nun had a cold expression. It was said that she used to have a husband, but he died, which is why she broke away from the world and became a nun. It was normal for her to be in a bad mood. She was here to protect Sun Lingdie, so he had to show her respect. He said, "I have already arranged a banquet. Senior Sister Hongyu, please do me the honor of attending."

Sun Yanwan then greeted everyone around Sun Lingdie, left some people behind to lead the group, and then took Sun Lingdie back to Luojing.

The Tianma Gang owns numerous properties in Luojing, including not only the houses they originally purchased, but also various Taoist temples belonging to the Guanxin Sect. These temples have now been quietly converted into Taiyi Temples, which believe in the Xuanhuang Dao and spread the Xuanhuang Three Transformations. Some of these temples even keep Xuanhuang Boys.

Sun Yanwan was just looking for an excuse to support some mentally challenged beggars who would have to be cared for their whole lives. People thought that this way they could make a living and have a future.

This time, however, Sun Yanwan brought Sun Lingdie back to his residence. He had just received a reward from the palace and was given a scholar's residence, befitting his status as a scholar of the Guanglu Pavilion.

Although he was originally granted the rank of fifth grade, in Luojing, this rank was too low to be eligible for rewards. However, because of the "Collected Annotations on the Six Classics", the palace rewarded him ahead of schedule.

The original owner of this house was also a scholar. Later, when he got old, he retired and returned to his hometown. He returned this house to the palace in exchange for hundreds of acres of fertile land in his hometown. The house had been empty for many years. Sun Yanwan had just renovated it and made it look brand new. It also had some modern design elements. It was much more comfortable to live in than the wealthy merchant's house he originally bought.

Upon returning to the mansion, Sun Yanwan was in no hurry. She first had Sun Lingdie bathe and change clothes, as the journey had been arduous and dusty. Once Sun Lingdie was refreshed, her subordinates arrived at the mansion. Sun Yanwan then arranged a banquet to entertain them and found another place to settle them in.

That night, Sun Lingdie stayed overnight at the scholar's residence and did not leave the house for three days.

Sun Yanwan leaned lazily against the daybed, watching Sun Lingdie practice martial arts.

Sun Lingdie used the Thirteen Forms of Heavenly Secrets and Thousand Illusions Staff Technique to create endless variations.

She practiced the staff technique seven or eight times, then stopped and asked curiously, "Why haven't I seen you practicing martial arts these past few days?"

Sun Yanwan said calmly, "Now I practice martial arts anytime, anywhere, whether I'm moving, sitting, or lying down, so I don't need to deliberately train anymore." "Hmm, Little Butterfly, what rank are you at now?"

Sun Lingdie blushed and said, "Didn't you already check everything?"

Sun Yanwan sighed. He had indeed used his true energy to travel through Sun Lingdie's body countless times, but he still couldn't believe that Sun Lingdie was only a fifth-grade cultivator.

Although a fifth-grade expert can barely be considered a first-rate master.

When he first met Sun Lingdie, she was a sixth-grade cultivator, much more advanced than him. But now, so many years later, she's advanced to the first grade. What's the difference between that and not advancing at all?
Sun Yanwan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Little Butterfly, why don't you change your cultivation method?"

Sun Lingdie shook her head and said, "My skills are the result of more than ten years of hard work. Even if I were to learn a different style of martial arts, it would still take at least seven or eight years to reach this level..."

"I think I'd better not."

Sun Lingdie is not like Sun Yanwan. She has worked hard and suffered a lot to cultivate her martial arts to the fifth rank. How could she give it up so easily?
She didn't want to suffer anymore.

Sun Yanwan shook her head and said, "There's no need to give up. I'll teach you a method."

Sun Yanwan had gotten used to it, and after investigating Sun Lingdie's internal strength, she had figured out a set of techniques in the past few days.

This set of techniques has added six more incantations, which are attached to the internal energy cultivation method of the Sun family of Tianji. Each time an incantation is added, the speed of internal energy circulation will increase by one point. Once all six incantations are mastered, the speed of attack will be three points faster.

The Thirteen Forms of the Heavenly Secrets Hundred Transformations and Thousand Illusions Staff Technique is known for its versatility. If one strikes even slightly faster, one's martial arts skill can be greatly enhanced, making it easy to defeat five or six members of the Sun family of similar rank.

Sun Lingdie was completely obedient to Sun Yanwan's actions. Under his guidance, she integrated these six mental techniques into the Sun family's internal energy cultivation. After practicing them, she was shocked and terrified. That very night, she quietly asked if she could pass on these six mental techniques to her family.
These six mental techniques are merely supplementary methods; aside from slightly accelerating the Sun family's internal energy circulation and increasing attack speed, they have no other function.

For Sun Yanwan, it was better than nothing, and the improvement was practically negligible. He didn't care about this set of techniques that he had come up with on the spot, and let Sun Lingdie teach it to him at will without any worries.

Sun Yanwan was actually just "doing his best." How could he not know that Sun Lingdie's talent for martial arts had already reached its limit? At this age, to have cultivated martial arts to the fifth rank was already a testament to Little Butterfly's doubled efforts and arduous training.

Even if Sun Lingdie cultivates the most superior mental techniques from a young age, she will probably only reach the third or fourth rank in this lifetime. If she changes her cultivation method midway, the chances of her being able to return to the fifth rank are slim, and she is more likely to be worse off than before.

He wasn't worried about Shi Si and Yang Diao'er, but he suddenly thought of Nanmeng Palace.

Nanmenggong has a higher talent for martial arts than Sun Lingdie, and he has also mastered the martial arts of both Nanmeng and Emei. He had mentioned to Sun Yanwan before that he wanted to learn the skills in the Sun Family Martial Arts Manual, and Sun Yanwan agreed at the time.

When he last saw him, Namco had already been promoted to the third rank.

Well, for Sun Yanwan, being promoted two ranks after so many years is practically the same as not being promoted at all.
(End of this chapter)