Demon Sword Immortal

"As expected of the top scorer in the national sword competition..."

"I heard she started from scratch and didn't study swordsmanship under any famous master before the national sword competition..."

"This is what you call the pride of ordinary people. Compared to her, what are those celebrity swordsmen who were promoted in the past? They just relied on their first-mover advantage to suppress others."

"Otherwise, how could she be so popular? My niece is an example; she brings her magazines home every day."

"No, I need to get an autograph later..."

"I am coming too!"

"I said it first!"

Chai Xuan caught a glimpse of the discussions, her smile remained unchanged, but her eyes narrowed with contentment.

"As expected of Senior Sister Chai!" Several boys carrying swords walked towards her, the leader's eyes almost glued to her face, anyone could see the admiration in his eyes.

"Senior Sister Chai must be tired, right? I still have some water in my water bottle, would you like to drink it?"

Seeing this, the two girls standing to the side frowned slightly.

"Zhao Xu is licking boots again," the girl on the left said indignantly. "We should really take a picture and record him like this, so he can see it when he's older and more sensible, and know how ugly he is!"

It's impossible to wear ancient-style clothing in the wild. Including Chai Xuan, all the swordsman disciples have changed into the 'dark green camouflage tight-fitting combat suits' they received from the camp.

However, this girl was not satisfied with being like everyone else. She was very vain and stuck a pink heart on her face. When she spoke, her tone was full of ups and downs, fully demonstrating her own will.

"Don't say that." The girl with the ponytail on the right glanced over there. Although she also frowned slightly, she still tried her best to maintain the friendship between fellow disciples. "It's only natural to admire a young woman. Junior Sister Chai has top-notch talent and opportunities. It's only right that she is admired."

"Senior Sister Xu? You're not annoyed by her at all?" The girl with the peach-shaped heart looked at her in surprise. "Her swordsmanship isn't as good as yours, and she hasn't been taught the root technique by Master yet. She just managed to capture a three-hundred-year-old wild demon pool by luck. Why should she be able to overshadow you as soon as she enters the door?"

"Zheng Lingying! You're talking badly about Sister Xuan'er again!"

With a shout, several more students in camouflage emerged from the bushes. The leader was none other than Senior Brother Hao Chengzhuo, who had shown up at the fast food restaurant earlier. Standing next to him was the spoiled girl who had tried to cut in line for takeout, glaring angrily at the two of them.

"Xiao Ming." Senior Sister Xu felt a headache coming on when she saw this scene. "Junior Sister Zheng just said it without thinking, don't take it to heart."

"What unintentional remark!" the girl pressed on, "A 'three-hundred-year-old demon pool'? How old is her demon pool? Is it a hundred years?"

"She clearly knows that in the later stages of cultivation, one can transfer the cultivation power of other demon pools to the spirit tiger, and the higher the cultivation power of the demon pools absorbed during sword forging, the greater the advantage in later cultivation! How could she have the nerve to mock Sister Xuan'er because of this?"

The girl glanced at the heart-shaped girls with disgust: "I think you're just jealous! You're not happy about it!"

"You!" The girl with the heart-shaped hairpin flew into a rage upon hearing this.

"You can say I'm not convinced, I accept that! But how dare you talk about Senior Sister Xu like that?"

It's a shame that Senior Sister Xu even spoke up for Chai Xuan!

"Hmph!" The girl pouted. "Even though you said all that, she doesn't dare to directly call you out on it... Who knows what she's really thinking!"

"Liang Wanming! You've gone too far!"

The girl with the heart shape on her face couldn't take it anymore. With a clang, she drew her sword: "Today I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of my master! I'll show you that you can't just say whatever you want!"

"Come on! You think you can get away with this?!"

"Alright, stop arguing!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Hao Chengzhuo finally showed his authority and sternly stopped their behavior.

"When you're out and about, you don't think about bringing honor to the Sword Academy or the dojo; instead, you spend your days bickering like a country bumpkin!"

He squinted and pointed at 'Xiao Ming' with his finger: 'You must not argue with people over trivial matters again!'

The girl pouted, clearly dissatisfied, but didn't say anything more.

"As for you, Junior Sister Zheng..."

Hao Chengzhuo looked at the two people opposite him and said in a very serious and rigid manner, "Don't you think your comments about Junior Sister Chai are excessive?"

"If Master finds out about your words and actions today, especially if he finds out you were going to teach Xiaoming a lesson on his behalf..."

As he spoke, the girl with the heart-shaped face gradually turned ugly.

“Go apologize to Junior Sister Chai now. I can ignore this matter and not tell Master Liang or Master.”

Hao Chengzhuo was satisfied with the effect of his words, and pointed to Chai Xuan's side, indicating that she should not waste time.

The girl with the heart shape in her hair froze for a moment, then her face turned deathly pale.

"Brother!"

The girl surnamed Xu frowned immediately and stepped forward to block her companion, saying, "How will Junior Sister Zheng face anyone after what you've done?"

"She spoke ill of her fellow disciples, shouldn't she be punished?" Hao Chengzhuo looked at her coldly, his eyes seemingly filled with disappointment.

"Even if punishment is necessary, it shouldn't be in this form!"

The girl surnamed Xu pursed her lips and tried to lower her voice as much as possible, saying, "Since ancient times, chaos among people has often been caused by 'inequality.' Xiao Ming had also broken the rule of not speaking before, but he was only punished by facing the wall for three months. However, Junior Sister Zheng was punished differently for her first offense. I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to convince the public once it gets out!"

"You..." Hao Chengzhuo's expression changed, not expecting her to come up with such a reason.

"Senior brother!" The girl surnamed Xu said without fear, "Master has said 'treat everyone equally'!"

"Is it just because Xiaoming is Master's...? Have you thought about what Master would think if he found out?"

These words were reasonable and well-founded, and although the surrounding disciples did not dare to speak directly, they nodded in agreement.

Yes.

We can't apply two sets of standards just because Xiaoming is the master's daughter!

This is something only minor, unorthodox methods do; how can we learn from them?

"What's wrong?"

What are you all doing gathered here?

Zhao Xu happened to be accompanying Chai Xuan, and seeing the oppressive atmosphere, he quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over.

"What's there to be angry about between us, fellow disciples!"

"We just finished slaying a monster, aren't you in a hurry to rest?"

He acted as if he was in charge, and while speaking, he kept glancing at Chai Xuan.

"Senior Brother Zhao!" Xiao Ming glared and pointed at the other side, saying, "They've been talking badly about Senior Sister Chai behind her back!"

"Ok?"

Zhao Xu stared wide-eyed.

Is this happening?

here we go again……

Senior Sister Xu reached out and pinched her temples, feeling her entire brain throbbing.

Not only Zhao Xu and Xiao Ming, but also Senior Brother Hao seemed to have become a different person ever since Chai Xuan joined the sect.

Ugh.

I should have stayed at the Sword Academy and secluded myself for ascetic training.

On the other hand, Xiao Ming had indeed embellished the story, which as expected made Zhao Xu's face darken.

"Junior Sister Zheng really went too far."

He looked at Xu and Zheng, then gestured with one hand toward Chai Xuan beside him.

"At the age of 17, he subdued a 300-year-old demon pool and won the national sword competition."

"I wouldn't dare say anything about the earlier years, but in recent years, have you ever seen a 17-year-old swordsman who is more outstanding than Junior Sister Chai?"

He stared intently at Zheng Lingying, who could only twitch at the corner of her mouth and remain silent.

Looking at Senior Sister Xu again, she could only close her eyes.

Feeling triumphant and full of pride after behaving this way in front of his beloved, Zhao Xu began to speak without restraint.

He pointed to a thick locust tree in the distance: "Just go and look for it!"

"If I can find it, I'll kill myself!"

Isn't this a bit too flashy...?

Chai Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Zhao Xu, can't you be a little more subtle when praising someone?

Beep beep——

Just then, a buzzing sound suddenly came from Hao Chengzhuo's waist.

He quickly took the walkie-talkie and turned on the channel: "Teacher Liang...?"

"There's an emergency here to the south! Bring everyone over here immediately!"

Liang Wenbo's voice came from inside, sounding very urgent.

He seems vaguely excited...?

Hao Chengzhuo was stunned and asked, "This... we just finished slaying a demon, shouldn't we let them rest for a while...?"

"Oh, what's the point of resting!"

Liang Wenbo interrupted him directly, his excitement practically overflowing from the walkie-talkie.

"Lü Ran has been beheaded!"

"They focused their attack on the rear, and ended up killing Lü Ran and the true forms of the Illusionary Demon Pool there!"

"Now that we have the true form in hand, the entrance to the Demon Kingdom is unimpeded! Those demons certainly didn't expect things to develop this way, making this the perfect opportunity to pursue and kill them!"

"This is good news!"

Liang Wenbo emphasized.

"A powerful demon who has survived three life-threatening ordeals... I heard it was done by a 17-year-old swordsman?"

"Perfect, you guys can come with me and see for yourselves..."

"So that you don't spend all your time looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!"

Chapter 57 The Pursuit (5/5)

Upon entering the tent, Bai Xiang was immediately surrounded by many gazes.

Huang Qian arrived very quickly, and together with the group of students and disciples from Qi Da Sword Academy, they were only delayed for less than ten minutes before the group had already gathered in the tent.

There weren't enough seats in the tent, so everyone simply stopped sitting. Huang Qian and Cao Chuan formed a circle, with the latter looking at Bai Xiang and whispering to Huang Qian.

"Bai Xiang is here!" Huang Qian was overjoyed to see Bai Xiang, his mouth practically splitting into a wide grin. "We've discussed it, and we've decided that I'll also join the pursuit, working with Mr. Liang Wenbo and his swordsman disciples to ensure the demon is annihilated in one battle!"

"This is 'Hakusou'? 'Kaminari Hakusou'?"

Liang Wenbo was a middle-aged man in his early thirties, but he looked like he was in his forties or fifties. His temples and goatee were streaked with silver. He also carried a broad-bladed longsword. His eyes lit up when he saw Bai Xiang come in.

He quickly walked up to Bai Xiang, looked her up and down, and stared intently at the bright red demon blood that had not yet been wiped off her battle armor, as well as several dents and remnants.

These marks are not noticeable unless you look closely, but Liang Wenbo knew very well that they were marks left by bullets.

This shows she's capable and brave! She actually dared to go forward and fight the enemy amidst a hail of bullets!

Such resilience at such a young age, her future achievements are limitless!

Nodding in satisfaction, Liang Wenbo's evaluation of Bai Xiang improved dramatically.

Many people think that being capable and being bold are the same thing, but that's not actually the case.

It's like a drop of water, gentle and harmless. Splashing it into your eyes won't hurt you, but how many people can watch their eyes without blinking when water is splashed on them?

Similarly, even if many people have reached the stage of "Condensing Formation" and can control supernatural powers to protect themselves, they still dare not venture into the battlefield.

They were still afraid of bullets, afraid of firearms, afraid that they might be killed on the spot if they weren't careful.

Overcoming fear is not an innate human ability. Even at the level of Benling Sword Dao, this aspect can only be guided slowly. Through repeated training, disciples can be helped to solidify their Dao heart, gradually becoming bolder and fully utilizing their skills.

That's why I had this experience.

Confidence and courage are built up through repeated trials and tribulations.

"Are you interested in studying at Benling?"

In front of Huang Qian and all the students, Liang Wenbo spoke frankly to Bai Xiang.