Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

"Tell me, what exactly happened, and what did you discover?"

Su Baichen looked over curiously.

Master Xuan Yin immediately understood his thoughts upon seeing his expression: "Do you think I would suspect you?"

"Hmph, do you think I don't know what you've learned? You've never even had the chance to come into contact with ghosts, let alone control them."

Su Baichen scratched his head sheepishly, then looked relieved.

That's right. He's just a kid who's almost nine years old and has only been practicing for six months. How could he possibly be doing these things?

So he said, "Master, I can assure you that the barrier around my room in the Yin Sect was intact all night yesterday."

With just this one sentence, Master Xuan Yin became serious.

Because such ghosts cannot appear in other places.

Only in the disciples' quarters area could it be found; otherwise, it would inevitably be discovered by the elder-level cultivators if it appeared anywhere else.

Su Baichen continued, "When I saw that ghost, it was staring at me from my window."

"Then I used illusion magic to erase my presence, and it began to wander around the covered bridge."

"Until he was killed by Senior Brother Wunianzi."

Master Xuan Yin solemnly asked, "You saw the whole thing? Tell me in detail."

After thinking for a moment, Su Baichen simply used the "Illusory Yin Eight Transformations" to recreate the entire scene in the sect leader's room.

This usage surprised Xuan Yin Zhenren, mainly because he didn't expect Su Baichen to be able to achieve this level so quickly.

The holographic illusion before my eyes has extremely low graininess and the picture is very delicate. The flowing water in the strait, the salty smell of the sea, the feeling of the breeze on my face, and the stench of the corpse brought by the ghost are all clearly reproduced.

Su Baichen reconstructed everything that happened back then, including many details.

This is why it is said that his high level of intuition makes him suitable for illusions, because he can perceive more details, and naturally he can present more details.

"We're almost at Wunian's chambers."

Master Xuanyin said softly.

At this moment, Su Baichen's 'holographic illusion' even simulated the gathering of Yin energy.

Black currents of air were gathering towards the palace.

He said apologetically, "Master, I can't express how I felt at that time using illusion magic, so I can only describe it in this way."

Master Xuan Yin remained silent, simply watching the illusion continue to unfold.

He watched as the yin energy gathered in Wu Nianzi's room in the illusion, followed by a rapid and violent reaction.

Then the 'Destroying Nether Blade' appeared and cut the ghost in half at the waist, turning into a chaotic mass of yin energy, leaving only traces of corpse fluid on the wooden planks of the covered bridge.

The scene ends, and then Wu Nianzi returns to his room expressionlessly and closes the door.

The main perspective in the scene then slowly recedes, returning to their own bedroom.

Suddenly, Master Xuanyin said, "You should continue to observe for a while longer."

Su Baichen composed himself, understanding the unspoken meaning behind his master's words. He exclaimed in surprise, "But that's Fourth Senior Brother!"

Master Xuan Yin said calmly, "I didn't say I wanted to do anything to him. Isn't it only natural for me to care about him?"

"After all, among your previous disciples, apart from Feng Linzi who has followed me since childhood and whose cultivation level was high enough to take on responsibilities early on, only Wu Nianzi can be put to use."

Su Baichen heard these words again. The first time was in his room, when Xuan Yin Zhenren said them to Wu Nianzi.

Su Baichen was initially a little confused, but after being reminded like this, he instantly realized that something was wrong.

He had also found it strange that all the disciples under his master's tutelage seemed to be unlucky.

Second Senior Brother Zhang Qiuzhuo had a mishap while practicing his skills two years ago and needed to wait for a spiritual pill to restore his foundation; Third Senior Sister Wu Xiangyu was also almost in trouble, but was ordered by True Person Xuanyin to rest for half a year and then resume her training.

If all of this is just a coincidence, then the appearance of a ghost that shouldn't be there outside Su Baichen's room now seems very suspicious.

Su Baichen pondered for a moment and asked, "Does he want to become a true disciple?"

Master Xuanyin sneered but remained silent, only saying, "Don't think about these things. You're still young. These matters are none of your concern."

"Stay here in peace, and nothing will bother you until you come of age."

To be honest, Su Baichen was deeply moved by these words.

This clearly means that they want to protect him from the wind and rain before he grows up.

"Master, I understand, thank you."

Su Baichen expressed his gratitude.

Master Xuanyin abruptly changed the subject: "Back to your question from earlier."

Su Baichen: "?"

What's wrong with him?

Master Xuan Yin said, "You said you can't manifest your spiritual senses... It's unbelievable that you've only been practicing the Illusionary Yin Eight Transformations for two months, and you've already touched upon the most fundamental problem of this illusion technique: the ninth transformation, which is the 'Perception Transformation'!"

"The Eight Transformations of Illusionary Yin are sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, plus Qi perception, intention perception, and spiritual perception. If one masters all eight and reaches the pinnacle, then creating things in the void will be a piece of cake."

"But such creations are ultimately lifeless; only by incorporating 'spiritual awareness' can everything truly come alive."

"That is..."

"In short, I hope you can work hard in this direction and see what happens. Consider this a lesson I've assigned you."

Su Baichen agreed earnestly.

He was then taken to a side room in the sect leader's quarters and made his own place to stay.

Su Baichen was actually quite surprised; he hadn't expected that his master's bedroom would have such a room that was perfect for him to stay in.

Because the Yin Sect's headquarters are located in Yin Feng Gorge and Yin Feng Pass, built along the coastal cliffs, they actually make good use of vertical space despite the limited horizontal space.

Like Su Baichen's room, it's actually the lowest level of the sect leader's quarters, almost touching the sea level...

Wait, it's low tide now. Won't this place be flooded when the tide comes in?

Su Baichen was both surprised and curious; he really wanted to see what would happen when the tide came in.

"White dust?"

Suddenly, the master's voice came from upstairs.

Su Baichen quickly climbed up a narrow spiral staircase.

"Master, did you call me?"

Master Xuanyin said, "Go to the Foreign Affairs Office and find me some spices, and also apply for some fine cloth for your master..."

"oh."

Su Baichen agreed and then hurriedly ran out to take care of the matter.

However, as he ran, he suddenly realized something: as the sect leader of the Yin Sect, his master should be accompanied by a pageboy, right?

But his master never asked the Taoist apprentices to serve him... so the room he lived in was actually for the Taoist apprentices?

Good guy!

Considering his current age... he's really being used as a disciple by his master!