Borrowing a sword

Chapter 51 The Swordless One

As a master of formations and a powerful figure at the eighth level, Lu Pan's sound-blocking formation seemed utterly ineffective against Shen Man.

After the magic circle shattered, Chu Yinyin started making a scene.

Everyone looked helpless as they listened to her wailing.

Having been fellow disciples for many years, everyone knew that Shen Man doted on Chu Yinyin the most.

In the end, it was Sect Master Xiang Yan who spoke up: "Junior Sister, it's not that we're deliberately making things difficult for you, but those below the seventh realm are not allowed to participate in this matter. It's a confidential rule at this level."

Chu Yinyin, with her quick wit, took an unconventional approach: "Then why not just lower the level of secrecy of this information!"

Everyone: "???"

Lu Pan, the elder in charge of law enforcement, turned pale. He had a serious appearance to begin with, and immediately said in a deep voice, "Junior Sister, be careful with your words. The level of this matter was determined by Junior Uncle himself."

The slender Taoist nun sitting on the boulder suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Master."

"I'll go tell you."

Her voice was still pleasant, but her tone and phrasing remained peculiar, and she would occasionally swallow words habitually.

Although everyone present addressed each other as fellow disciples, they did not share the same master; they were simply true disciples of the same generation back then.

Junior Uncle only has one disciple, the Daoist nun sitting on the boulder with her back to everyone.

When everyone heard that Shen Man had taken the initiative to take responsibility, they stopped saying anything more.

It's certainly not acceptable for one person to break the rules, but it's not uncommon for everyone to break the rules together. They did this quite often when they were still true disciples.

The extremely ugly sect leader, Xiang Yan, even came up with a good excuse: "Junior Sister, you could break through to the next realm at any time, but you just don't. Why don't you just advance directly to the seventh realm? Wouldn't that solve all the problems?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yinyin glanced down at her petite body that refused to develop and frowned, saying, "That's enough, that's enough! The sixth realm is enough! I'll really be driven crazy if I break through any more realms!"

Having exhausted all options, the group began to discuss serious matters.

The sect leader, Xiang Yan, who looked like a hard-boiled egg, looked up and asked, "Seventh Junior Sister, are our divine senses correct? Are you sure it's Sword Heart Clarity?"

The Taoist nun, who was sparing with words, didn't speak, but simply nodded.

They exchanged glances and marveled.

"How could a disciple in the Qi Refining stage reach the Sword Heart Clarity realm?"

"Yes, sword cultivators with such profound understanding of the sword path can be counted on one hand, apart from the Four Divine Swords."

"That's not necessarily true. There are still some reclusive seniors in the Xuanhuang Realm, but at most they are within our grasp."

A clear and bright sword mind signifies that your understanding of the way of the sword has reached its pinnacle!
Li Chunsong recalled for a moment and said, "I remember that when Seventh Junior Sister first entered the Seventh Realm, she reached this level, right? This is already considered extremely rare in the world."

"Yes, where did Junior Uncle find this freak from down the mountain?" Everyone looked at Li Chunsong, who was in charge of picking up people from Wumeng Mountain.

The philanthropic gambling tycoon immediately shrugged: "Don't look at me, I only received a message and was responsible for going down the mountain to pick up people, I know nothing else."

"But I've completed the mission perfectly, bringing all the people Junior Uncle instructed to the mountain. Shouldn't I be given some sect contribution points for this?" Li Chunsong even started begging for money.

"You only flew down the mountain once, how can you be so shameless?" Sect Master Xiang Yan immediately became stingy.

The magnanimous Ninth Elder, Nangong Yue, stood to the side. She had a gentle temperament and, although she had no Daoist partner, she exuded a strong sense of wifely charm.

She smiled and remarked, "Even the current Sword Master of the Sword Sect, hailed as a once-in-a-millennium sword prodigy, and with everyone in the sect saying he rivals the Dao Ancestor of yesteryear, only achieved perfect sword heart when he entered the realm of Great Cultivator, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately united and began to mock him.

"Why do they, the people of the Sword Sect, use our Dao Ancestor as a metaphor?"

"Exactly, exactly, they really know how to flatter themselves."

"It's one thing to say they're on par with the first generation of Sword Masters, but to say they're on par with the Dao Ancestor? There's no such person in the world."

Chu Yinyin shouted, "Pah! Pah! Pah! The people of the Sword Sect are shameless!"

Even the slender Taoist nun sitting on the boulder nodded repeatedly without uttering a sound.

The fact that everyone scoffed at it shows how high the status of the Taoist patriarch was in the hearts of the Taoist community.

In the Eastern Continent, the oldest of the four major sects is actually the Sword Sect, which has always been the holy land of swordsmanship in the hearts of sword cultivators.

Until the Dao Ancestor appeared out of nowhere, all the sword cultivators of that generation were so overwhelmed that they could not raise their heads.

Some of the grudges were formed back then. As for the grudges formed in recent years, most of them are because of that junior uncle who came down the mountain.

He was once one of the "Four Great Divine Swords".

With a serious expression, Lu Pan snorted coldly and said, "Don't even mention the Sword Heart Clarity. In the entire 1500-year history of the Sword Sect, has any disciple in the Qi Refining stage ever developed a Sword Heart? They can't even cross the threshold of a Sword Heart!"

The group exchanged glances. What were they waiting for?
Laugh!

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Inside the bamboo forest, a group of high-ranking members of the Taoist sect burst into loud laughter, their laughter filled with unbridled joy.

Even now, Chu Yinyin still doesn't know which disciple from the bottom of the cold pool has entered the realm of sword heart enlightenment.

But she loved joining in the fun, so she laughed along: "Hahahaha!"

Because Chu Huaixu had helped Li Chunsong win the bet last time, Li Chunsong had a very high opinion of the kid.

He jokingly started to play matchmaker: "This kid will be an inner disciple sooner or later. Seventh Junior Sister, why don't you make an exception and take him in as your true disciple?"

“Absolutely, absolutely. Seventh Junior Sister is actually the most suitable to teach Chu Huaixu.” Sect Master Xiang Yan said in his awful voice, which was comparable to that of a screaming chicken.

Only then did Chu Yinyin realize in her heart: "Among the three people at the bottom of the cold pool, the one who caused such a commotion was actually named Chu Huaixu."

She immediately objected: "I am also a sword cultivator, and I don't have any true disciples either, so why shouldn't you become my disciple!"

Everyone glanced at her sideways, with the eldest brother, Lu Pan, being the most ruthless: "He has a clear sword heart, how dare you teach him?"

"You... me..." Chu Yinyin couldn't refute him for a moment, and she was furious again.

I, a master at the Great Perfection of the Sixth Realm, am not even worthy of being taught by a low-level cultivator here!
Fifth Elder Zhao Shuqi had squinty eyes that disappeared when he smiled. He added, "Junior Sister, don't mislead the younger generation."

“Yes, we’re counting on him to slap the Sword Sect in the face in the future,” Li Chunsong chimed in.

Chu Yinyin was furious, but she couldn't fight them all. Her clumsy little mouth was no match for theirs. She secretly vowed to find an opportunity to meet Chu Huaixu!

"Shen Man has received the Dao Ancestor's inheritance, who knows how long she'll be in seclusion? What kind of teaching is she going to give?" she thought to herself.

"Besides, so what if I haven't reached the Sword Heart Clarity Realm? Sword Heart Clarity is already the limit, and he can't teach me anything more in this area, so does it matter?" Chu Yinyin knew how to find an angle.

She made up her mind that she would do everything in her power to make him call her master!
This true disciple is mine to keep!
Inside the Purple Bamboo Forest, a group of giants from the cultivation world were chatting happily.

They couldn't really understand where this "Sword Heart Clarity" came from.

"Could it be that there are truly people born with innate knowledge?"

"And if I remember correctly, he seems to be just a pseudo-spiritual embryo, right?"

"Sixth Junior Brother, once he breaks through the barrier and emerges from the secret realm, bring him here for us to see," said Sect Master Xiang Yan.

Let's investigate him, let's arrest him and investigate him.

"Yes." The Sixth Elder accepted the order.

"What a monster! Where did Junior Uncle pick up this monster from?" Li Chunsong was still marveling, unaware that he was the one who had actually picked it up.

Amidst the murmurs, the slender Taoist nun, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke, still sparing with her words:

"There is no sword."

Everyone looked up, their faces filled with confusion.

Having been fellow disciples for many years, they were used to Shen Man swallowing words when she spoke, and they could all fill in the blanks with their own imaginations.

These three words suddenly woke them all up.

It was only then that everyone realized that this young disciple, whose understanding of swordsmanship had reached its peak, seemed to have remained so until now.
—There isn't even a sword!
　Some readers mentioned water in the last chapter, so I'll just say a few words about it.

　　The characters who appear are all important supporting characters, and their character development, relationships, and the relationships between factions will all influence the subsequent plot.

　　In fact, the daily interactions between people are also part of the book.

　　A lot of setup and groundwork are needed for the subsequent developments. Since I've written it, it must be useful. I'm an experienced author; why would I write something low-quality and unsubstantiated if it's free?

　　The fact that Chu Yinyin is jokingly referred to as "bullying" actually foreshadows some subsequent plot developments.

　　Of course, ultimately it's because the number of words updated during the free period was too small. If it were three chapters, it would definitely be better. I understand what everyone means; the criticism stems from wanting to read more. Authors shouldn't be teaching readers how to read; they need to find the reasons themselves.

　　It will be available for purchase in a few days. I hope everyone can be patient and understanding. I will also try my best to write more and update more frequently.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)