Borrowing a sword

Chapter 287 "Sword Refining Technique" has ruined me!

The gentleman observes from outside the house.

The great swordsman who had reached higher and farther levels stared at the lesser swordsman, who had a lower level of cultivation but a purer body refinement.

Chu Huaixu and Xu Ziqing both felt that the feeling in their hearts was magical and strange.

As the senior disciple, he felt that he had been studying swordsmanship for too long in the Dao Ancestor's Secret Realm and had gone a bit mad.

"This is too abstract!" he thought to himself.

Chu Huaixu felt that if Xiao Xu really was a peerless sword, he couldn't very well pick him up and swing him around, could he?
Although his weight was nothing to a body cultivator.
Such a scene was just too bizarre. Just imagining it made him laugh out loud at Xiao Xu.

The handsome young man was also somewhat puzzled when he saw his senior brother looking at him and laughing heartily for no apparent reason.

But since his senior brother was so happy, he didn't want to spoil the fun, so he foolishly touched his own head and laughed along with him.

Seeing him grinning like an idiot, Chu Huaixu asked, "Little Xu, do you see anything different about me today?"

"Senior brother, did you obtain some kind of fortuitous opportunity that greatly increased your cultivation level and caused this extraordinary phenomenon in the heavens and earth today?" Xu Ziqing asked first.

"Yes, I went into the Dao Ancestor's Secret Realm and luckily condensed a second sword heart." He said casually, his tone indifferent.

The handsome young man was indeed an excellent straight man, ensuring that Chu Huaixu's words wouldn't fall flat.

He was immediately astonished and opened his eyes wide, offering his heartfelt congratulations: "Congratulations, Senior Brother, on once again concentrating your sword heart! You have taken another step forward on the path of swordsmanship!"

"Huh, you don't seem surprised that I have two sword hearts?" Chu Huaixu said with a smile.

The young man shook his head.

It seemed that, to him, his senior brother was an exceptionally talented individual. No matter what he did that defied ordinary people or even overturned the entire cultivation system, it was all perfectly reasonable in his eyes.

“Senior brother is a man of great talent, the leader of Xuanhuang, and cannot be judged by ordinary standards.” He said in a statement of facts, appearing reasonable and well-founded.

Chu Huaixu felt comfortable.

Compared to the exaggerated reactions of Li Chunsong and others, he preferred Xiao Xu's matter-of-fact attitude.

"There's nothing I can do. When I was still at 1 comprehension level, in Xiao Xu's eyes I was already at 10 comprehension level."

After discussing these things, Xu Ziqing began to talk about her unique feelings today.

“Senior brother, you asked me what was different about you today. In fact, I do have some different feelings in my heart.”

"Oh? Tell me more." Chu Huaixu immediately perked up.

"My senior brother has given me a second chance at life and is the person I respect most in my life." Xu Ziqing first expressed his 'loyalty' as usual.

Then he said, "But today, when I saw my senior brother, I felt a sense of awe and respect for him."

"There are even some...some." The handsome young man's face, which could be described as beautiful, gradually turned red, as if he was having some difficulty speaking.

Seeing his expression, Chu Huaixu's face turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed, which only made him panic.

"You need to organize your thoughts and pay attention to your wording!" he reminded him immediately.

Xu Ziqing thought for a long time before finally saying, "It feels a bit like what's written in a storybook: someone meets a wise ruler and is willing to follow and submit."

I, Xu Ziqing, am willing to be my senior brother's only loyal subject!

After saying all this, he felt a little ashamed, and his face grew redder and redder as he spoke.

He even began to suspect that his senior brother had learned some new charm techniques.
It can't really be like in the folk tales, where some people are born with an aura of dominance that makes people want to follow them for life.

For the handsome young man, today's feelings were strange.

He naturally held Chu Huaixu in the highest esteem, and he was willing to do anything Chu asked of him without hesitation.

But the awe I feel today is clearly the kind of awe that a subordinate has for a superior!

At this moment, Chu Huaixu pondered for a moment and then let out a long sigh.

He gently patted the boy's shoulder and said, "Xiao Xu, it's not your fault."

It's quite obvious that Xu Ziqing is becoming more and more like a "swordsman".

When Chu Huaixu was surrounded by ten thousand swords in the secret realm, he could feel the submission of each sword to him!
The same applies to Xiao Xu.

Alas, both of us have been deeply poisoned by this "Sword Refining Technique".

At worst, others are "neither human nor ghost".

When it came to us, it became: neither human nor sword!
"Perhaps these problems stem from my two sword hearts," he said quietly to Xiao Xu.

Moon Kingdom, Monastery.

The old imperial advisor, Ming Xuanji, sat at the table, while his disciple, Lin Zixuan, was making tea for him.

The petite girl, whose slender branches were laden with fruit, would take out a spiritual fruit and eat it in small bites whenever she had a spare moment.

She ate very slowly and carefully.

She was like someone sneaking a snack during class, trying to minimize the sound of chewing.

Because she could tell that her master seemed to be thinking about something.

Master prefers quiet, and at such times, he must not be disturbed, otherwise he will be punished.

But she can't stand not eating.

After meeting her brother, the Crown Prince, and her master, Lin Zixuan felt as if her entire life had been arranged.

Whom she would marry, whose wife she would be, and what she would do for her husband and all the people of the world—everything was arranged clearly. Her master was skilled in divination and possessed the ability to see through heaven and earth.

Despite having no eyes, it seems to be able to see the future.

For Lin Zixuan, she now knows perfectly well how many children she and her brother, the Crown Prince, will have in the future, and whether they will be boys or girls.

A predetermined path has already been laid out before you; all you need to do is follow it.

Such a life can sometimes be quite boring, even rigid and inflexible.

Fortunately, there are countless delicious foods in the world.

Lin Zixuan is an easily satisfied person; she feels extremely content when she eats a bite of her favorite delicious food.

At this moment, she secretly wiped her little hands, which were slightly wet with juice, on her clothes.

Anyway, this dress is a magic item given to me by my master. It has a purification array and can be used as a handkerchief.

Then, she obediently picked up the teapot and poured tea into her master's cup.

Ming Xuanji opened her empty eyes and asked, "Zixuan, His Highness the Crown Prince should have returned to the manor yesterday, right?"

"Yes, the young master returned last night," Lin Zixuan replied.

She actually felt that her current master was somewhat unfamiliar.

In the past, he would almost never have used words like "should".

When he speaks, he rarely uses questions; he mostly just makes simple statements, as if what he knows and thinks is the established fact of this world.

But recently, for some reason, Master seems less certain about his divinations?

"And Master has suddenly aged a lot," the petite girl thought to herself.

To put it bluntly, her master is so old that she feels she doesn't have many years left to live.
Ming Xuanji picked up the hot tea on the table, blew on it a few times, and then took a small sip.

Age spots were clearly visible on the back of his hands.

Her wrists were also extremely thin, practically skin and bones.

After setting down his teacup, he asked again, "Did the young master gain anything from this second trip to the Imperial Pool?"

Lin Zixuan immediately replied, "Reporting to Master, the young master has obtained three strands of the Emperor's divine sense this time. Combined with what he obtained before, he now has four strands of the Emperor's divine sense, which is quite impressive."

"Now, the young master has mastered his spear intent to a minor degree. With the support of these four strands of divine thought, he can possess the power of a fully perfected spear intent, even comparable to a half-spear master's mental state."

"This East-West Continent competition has a bit more security now."

Upon hearing this, Ming Xuanji nodded slightly, as if he had already anticipated this and was not surprised.

"In addition, the Crown Prince's cultivation level has also increased by four levels due to his entry into the Emperor's Pool, and he has now reached the Great Perfection of the Third Realm," the girl said.

"And another thing!" Lin Zixuan suddenly thought of something else, but then stopped herself.

"What else?" Ming Xuanji seemed to have guessed the answer, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Also, it seems that the young master has undergone subtle changes in both appearance and temperament," the girl replied.

"You mean the Crown Prince has become even more handsome?" Ming Xuanji's smile widened.

“That’s true.” After thinking for a moment, the girl nodded seriously.

The old man seemed to be in a good mood today, and said, "I have heard that Chu Huaixu, the champion of Xuanhuang, is also exceptionally handsome. It seems that he and the prince wore similar robes during last year's East-West Continent Grand Competition."

In your opinion, who is more attractive between the two of them?

Without a second thought, Lin Zixuan answered frankly, "Chu Huaixu."

She didn't think there was anything wrong with it, because that's what almost everyone thinks.

Qin Xuanxiao's handsomeness is the kind that exudes nobility and kingly aura.

Simply put, his handsomeness is the kind of handsomeness that comes from the aura created by his clothes, accessories, confidence, and even status.

On Earth, it's like how some actors might not seem handsome in everyday life, but in a drama, due to various enhancements, they appear incredibly handsome.

Chu Huaixu is different; he's just tough and handsome!
At this moment, Lin Zixuan looked at her master and saw that the smile on his face had visibly frozen, and his expression had gradually turned cold.

He seemed very dissatisfied with this answer.

The girl, who was naturally a bit naive, was somewhat puzzled.

What puzzled her even more was that her master had started to perform divination, though she had no idea what he was trying to divine.

After a while, the coldness on his face completely disappeared.

The old man steered the conversation back to the girl and said:

"Zixuan, do you know why the Crown Prince's appearance and temperament have undergone some inexplicable changes?"

"Or rather, do you know who he's starting to resemble more and more?"

Lin Zixuan tilted her head and thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

"Disciple doesn't know."

Ming Xuanji raised his aged hand and gently patted the head of his only disciple, a meaningful expression appearing on his face, as he gave his answer:
"He's becoming more and more like a founding emperor."

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