Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 557 Senior Sister Ji probably doesn't know, right?
"However, it is not perfect yet."

Xu Xing opened his hand, and wisps of invisible sword energy seemed to constantly move between his five fingers.

Yuan Jun and Ji Yue only glanced at each other before feeling a faint stinging pain between their brows, and even their vision blurred, as if their very essence was being stripped away.

But as Xu Xing closed his hands again, all the strange sensations he had felt disappeared.

"After I refine it a bit more, I might be able to restore Senior Sister Ji's injuries to the state she was in before she forced her way out."

This is the limit.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yue tightened her grip on the scabbard and hilt, holding the longsword more firmly.

"The state before forcibly making a move..."

If they could recover, who would want to remain in this half-dead state?

"Then I'll have to trouble Sword Ancestor."

"Senior Sister Ji, you flatter me."

Just as I had speculated before when I was at the Hehuan Sect.

During this period, he could clearly feel that the influence of 'Dao Wang' on him was gradually weakening, and the once inaccessible boundary now had a blurred outline.

"If you revert to your state before you forced your attack, then you'll just have to keep avoiding me again, won't you?" Yuan Jun teased.

Ji Yue paused, loosened her grip on the longsword, and calmly said:

"At least for now, we don't have to hide."

Yuanjun's personality was rather awful back then, otherwise she wouldn't have almost driven the Sword Ancestor to despair...

It was only after experiencing more things that he became more composed and serious.

After that, the two chatted for a while longer.

The content mostly consists of trivial matters from the past.

Over the long span of time, even the most insignificant little things have become precious memories worth cherishing.

Finally, Ji Yue asked Zhang Yunlu.

"In the 'Ascension Project,' that child should be in the second batch, right?"

"Not bad." Xu Xing nodded slightly.

Ji Yue sighed, "That child is a bit stronger than I was back then."

I thought that after that child became a disciple of the Sword Master, he would end up like me.

But it didn't happen.

On the contrary, she and Chi Jiuyu got along quite well.

"Or rather, this generation of children is stronger and more open-minded than I was back then."

"Does Senior Sister Ji mean Jiu Yu?"

"Ah."

Despite the existence of an oddball like Chi Jiuyu, who advanced to the Nascent Soul stage at the age of twenty-two, few people felt pressured, and no one desperately wanted to surpass her...

"Times have changed."

Jiu Yu's cultivation progress is indeed very fast.

In the past, many practitioners would have considered it a goal to be pursued.

Just like Yuan back then.

but now……

Perhaps because the Tai Xuan Realm is in an unprecedented era of great cultivation, the younger generation of cultivators are generally more peaceful and no longer as bitter and resentful as they were in the past.

The same is true for the small group of geniuses who can catch up with Jiu Yu. Most of them have their own goals to achieve and are not just focused on their cultivation progress.

Even if they lose, at most they'll just vent a little on the spiritual network and complain, and they'll work harder in their private cultivation.

What can you do if you can't catch up? Life still goes on. Why make such a fuss?

Of course, this might also be due to Jiu Yu's somewhat abnormal thought process...

Cough!

“Indeed, times have changed.” Ji Yue smiled.

This can be seen in the younger generation of the Sword Sect.

If the Sword Sect is like this, what about the outside world?

When she recovers from her injuries, she might leave the Sword Sect and go out to see this different era for herself.

……

……

Until night completely covered the sky.

With a creak, the courtyard gate, bearing the marks of age, opened, and Xu Xing and Yuan Jun emerged from the old courtyard, walking outwards along the winding bluestone path.

A cool breeze rustled the bamboo grove by the roadside, dispelling the lingering dryness of the night sky.

The moon passed over the branches, and scattered spots of light fell on the two of them, making the entire bamboo forest appear blurry.

Xu Xing looked ahead at the bluestone road that disappeared around the corner and sighed softly.

To be honest, he felt a little guilty when facing Senior Sister Ji. As for why he felt guilty...

Of course, it's because of that traitor Yan Ming!

What's even more absurd is that all the disciples knew, but he, as Yan Ming's master, was the last to find out.

"What's wrong?" Yuanjun noticed his unusual behavior.

"It's nothing," Xu Xing shook his head slightly.

It's best not to publicize this kind of thing.

emm...

However, we can subtly ask Yuanjun for her opinion.

"Suppose there is such a person, whose apprentice..."

Yuan Jun smiled slightly: "Brother Dao is probably referring to the matter between your disciple and Ji Yue, right?"

Xu Xing was taken aback and blurted out:

"you know too?!"

"Of course I know, it's not exactly a secret."

Xu Xing: "..."

A possibility suddenly occurred to him.

"Could it be that Senior Sister Ji herself knows...?"

"Don't worry, Ji Yue doesn't know about this," Yuan Jun explained. "Or rather, she has never thought about it in this way."

Ji Yue was from the same generation as them, but a few years older than her.

Yan Ming, on the other hand, was only taken as a disciple by the Daoist brother after he became an immortal, so it wasn't just a matter of being a few years apart in age.

Therefore, Ji Yue treated him entirely as an elder to a junior, and it was impossible for her to think of him in that way.

"That's good."

Xu Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

If Senior Sister Ji really found out about this, he wouldn't know how to face her.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Xu Xing changed the subject.

This matter is a bit tricky; let's wait until that traitorous disciple comes out of seclusion before discussing it further.

……

……

Shortly after.

The Sword Master's Hall is located halfway up the mountain.

In front of the bamboo house.

Bie Xuening sat by the pool.

The fish in the pond were swimming listlessly.

The water was so clean that they couldn't find any food to fill their stomachs.

For several days now, they haven't had a single bit of fish food.

But because of the unusual rules here, it's very difficult to starve to death.

Their survival instinct compels them to draw upon spiritual energy to sustain their lives and await the next fish meal.

Soon, Bie Xuening put down her phone with satisfaction.

Another victory.

Meizu is always causing trouble in the group and even slandering himself!

In a good mood, Bie Xuening casually sprinkled some fish food into the pond, then picked up her phone and sent a message to Chi Jiuyu, asking about her learning progress at the Supreme Dao Sect.

Guardian Sword Master: "How's your studies at the Supreme Dao Sect going? /Sunglasses and Yellow Duck"

Rebellious disciple: "I'm eating, Master."

Traitor: "Little Zhao is here too."

Traitor: "/image"

Traitor: "/image"

The first image shows her and Zhao Ruohan with their arms around each other, and a talisman made of magic is glowing on her fingertips.

Earth-suppressing talisman.

A single talisman can suppress the earth's veins or gather the power of mountains, rivers, and earth's veins to eliminate evil spirits and demons.

The second picture shows the dishes she ordered.

She was able to master this talisman in such a short time, so her learning progress was obviously not slow.

The rebellious disciple said, "It's a pity we can't do it right now. I'll send you a video when we get back, Master."

Traitorous Disciple: "By the way, I feel that the food in our Sword Sect still needs improvement."

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