Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 674 The Sword Ancestor's Old Tricks

Yue Ling stood in front of the cabinet for a long time, frowning and deep in thought.

I just...

What exactly were they planning to say?

Right, right!

This is to remind Chi Jiuyu and her natal sword that they cannot…

"Didn't find it?"

Chi Jiuyu's voice came from the previous location.

Yue Ling paused for a moment:
"found it."

She glanced at the several jars of Xuanzhu Fruit Wine in the cabinet, then reached out and took one out.

It seems that Lord Meizu only sent one jar to each person back then, so why does she have so many here?

"Wasn't there supposed to be only one jar? Why do you have so many here?"

"This is all that's left after dilution."

"oh oh."

Indeed, Jiu Yu has only just reached the Nascent Soul stage, so the Xuanzhu Fruit Wine given to her by the Demon Ancestor cannot be drunk directly.

"I didn't notice; I always drank it directly before."

She offered this explanation, then returned to the coffee table with the wine in her arms.

He tiptoed to bring a cup in front of him, opened the wine jar, and poured himself a cup.

The crystal-clear wine is pale red, like a rainbow, pouring into the glass. The shimmering light rises and transforms into a lifelike red maple tree on the glass.

The rustling of maple leaves could be heard clearly.

Although it was diluted Xuanzhu fruit wine, the various unusual phenomena it exhibited when poured were still the same as the original.

I just don’t know how it tastes.

Yue Ling picked up the wine glass, lightly jumped onto the sofa, and then took a sip of the wine in the glass.

emm...

Although it's different from undiluted cinnamon fruit wine, it's just as delicious.

As long as it tastes good!

Yue Ling turned on the TV, tuned to her favorite program, grabbed a bag of snacks from the coffee table, and began to enjoy them with Xuanzhu fruit wine.

As for what I was about to say...

She had completely forgotten about it.

More than ten minutes passed like this.

The cyan-gold longsword finally finished its massage and began to float around the cave, preparing lunch.

Chi Jiuyu stretched his shoulders and came to Yue Ling's side.

"You didn't come all the way here just to watch TV, did you?"

Yue Ling paused.

"Of course not, I heard your injuries haven't healed yet, so I came to see you." She said earnestly, "Hurry up and thank Lady Yue Ling!"

Chi Jiuyu curled his lip.

She doesn't believe it!

"Come on, you were right there that day, and you didn't say a word for me."

What happened to our supposedly unbreakable friendship?

"And I even saw you smirking that day!" Chi Jiuyu accused.

"You've misjudged!" Yue Ling retorted loudly, her little face full of seriousness. "You know the Master's temper. If I speak up for you, you're likely to get a worse beating."

And I could very well be implicated...

She kept these words to herself.

Upon hearing this, Chi Jiuyu recalled that day and couldn't help but shudder:
"That makes some sense..."

Given her master's volatile temper, some people advised her that she might indeed beat him even harder...

Unless he is a senior martial uncle.

"It's good that you know." Yue Ling picked up the remaining half glass of Xuanzhu fruit wine in front of her. "I didn't say anything that day because I was trying to help you."

As she spoke, she finished the drink in her glass in one gulp.

"However, you did say one thing correctly."

"Ah? What did you say?"

"Our mistress is indeed a wicked and short-tempered old woman!" Yue Ling whispered.

Ok? !

"Don't talk nonsense! I didn't! Don't slander me!"

Chi Jiuyu, who had just sat down, was so startled that she stood up and immediately launched into a three-part denial.

She only said that her master was an "old woman who was tens of thousands of years old," but she never said that her master was an "old woman with a bad personality and a very bad temper!"
She had just been hung up and beaten once, and her injuries hadn't fully healed yet; she didn't want to be beaten again.

"What are you afraid of!" Yue Ling looked at Chi Jiuyu with disdain. "We're just stating the facts, even if our lord..."

Halfway through her sentence, her expression suddenly turned terrified.

"My lord, I was wrong...!"

Chi Jiuyu only had time to hear four words before a white light flashed and disappeared.

The next second, Yue Ling, who was just sitting on the sofa, had disappeared.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Chi Jiuyu shook his head and sighed in a pretentious manner.

"Why bother? Why court death?"

There is a saying that goes.

People can't learn no matter how you teach them, but they'll learn something after just one lesson!
Fortunately, she had been disciplined not long ago, and her impulse to "act recklessly" was cooling down.

"Looks like I can go visit her later."

As she spoke, she poured herself a glass of Xuanzhu fruit wine to calm her nerves.

But it was just poured.

Ding dong~!

A doorbell rang.

Chi Jiuyu glanced at the cyan-gold longsword that was busy preparing lunch, and finally decided to open the door herself.

At this point in time...

Could it be Xiaoyunlu?

Thinking it over, she walked a few steps to the door.

When she opened the door, she was met with someone she had never expected.

"Senior Mengxuan?"

We traveled together for a period of time during the three-day period.

Because of Mengxuan's 'magical' abilities, Chi Jiuyu was quite impressed with her.

"Long time no see, Jiu Yu," Meng Xuan said with a smile.

Chi Jiuyu blinked:

"Long time no see, come on in."

"Then excuse me."

"Hey! We're like family, why are you being so polite!"

We're like family...

Mengxuan didn't find Chi Jiuyu's overly familiar behavior uncomfortable.
After exchanging a few casual words, the two went to the living room.

Chi Jiuyu also poured her a glass of Xuanzhu fruit wine.

"Senior Mengxuan, what brings you to the Sword Sect?!"

"I've come to take care of something." Mengxuan looked at the wine jar on the table. "Speaking of which, this wine of yours is quite something."

"Hehe! It was given to me by Senior Meizu."

Chi Jiuyu, seizing the opportunity, naturally wouldn't miss it.

"It seems to be brewed with black candle fruit, it tastes amazing!"

"Really?" Mengxuan feigned surprise at the right moment. "Then I'll have to give it a try."

Despite saying that, she didn't immediately pick up her glass, but continued speaking.

"By the way, Jiu Yu, why do you call me 'senior'? When we last met, our cultivation levels should have been about the same, right?"

According to Sword Master's description of Jiu Yu, she should call herself 'Xiao Meng'.

"Of course, it's because I have a pair of discerning eyes!" Chi Jiuyu said proudly. "A normal cultivator at the same level would never leave me without any power to resist."

"What if I am more talented than you?"

"Bullshit!" Chi Jiuyu blurted out, then scratched his head sheepishly. "Ahem! What I mean is, such a person couldn't possibly exist in the world!"

"So confident?" Mengxuan asked curiously.

"That is!"

She is recognized by the Tai Xuan Immortal Network as the number one genius in all the heavens and myriad realms!

"No normal cultivator could do this, so you must have either hidden your cultivation level or started over due to some accident!"

Chi Jiuyu spoke with certainty.

After saying that, he looked at Mengxuan.

"By the way, senior, which type are you? What level are you at now?"

"Well..."

Mengxuan picked up the Xuanzhu fruit wine that Chi Jiuyu had given her, a mysterious smile appearing on her face. "Guess."

……

……

the other side.

Zhou Kongming has returned to his cave dwelling.

A ball is floating on the windowsill, its surface enveloped in a layer of spiritual light.

It was 'Heng' that he brought back from Mission World 1.

In order to break free from this spherical body and take on a free form as soon as possible, she diligently cultivates herself every day.

Zhou Kongming glanced at it only once before heading towards his usual meditation room.

Xiaoling is coming to the Sword Sect in a few days, saying she'll help 'Heng' level up for free while she's there.

Forget it.

I'll tell her when she has time.

Upon entering the quiet room, he lit a calming incense stick, sat cross-legged in the center of the room, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and calmed his mind.

Although I have already learned the reason from my master and know that he was a 'senior'.

But he still felt somewhat frustrated by what happened today.

After all, before today, he did not think he was inferior to other Void Returners.

Regardless of what other encounters may occur with those who have returned to the Void!
However, as it turns out, some circumstances indeed cannot be calculated using common sense...

To be called a 'senior' by one's master, one must at least be at the level of a Supreme Master of the Profound Realm, or even a Sword Master of the Cave True Realm, right?
a long time.

Zhou Kongming slowly opened his eyes, the flow of magical power within his body returned to normal, and his turbulent emotions finally calmed down completely.

"The path of spiritual practice is long and arduous; proceed with reverence and diligence..."

He sighed softly, recalling the events of their encounter.

Those seemingly ordinary moves, yet they reveal the essence of the matter...

Through continuous reflection and digestion, Zhou Kongming gained a new understanding of his own shortcomings and a deeper understanding of the state of 'returning to emptiness'.

Benefited a lot.

I wish I could spar with that senior more often...

A thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"Pity."

As a prodigy of the Sword Sect, he was not oblivious and had already realized that the reason why that senior had defeated all seven immortal sects was probably to prepare for the Dao Integration.

In other words, such an opportunity will not come again.

Re-cultivating through the Profound Realm or Re-cultivating through the True Realm...

Such a bizarre thing actually happened.

"Is that the Sword Ancestor...?"

The only one capable of doing this would be the all-powerful and omnipotent Sword Ancestor, right?
Without thinking further, Zhou Kongming took out his phone and entered their chat group.

We should really give those scoundrels a good talking to!

Zhou Kongming: "You scoundrel! @All members"

Xiaoyu: "/My feelings are complicated"

Complicate things!

Lin Xingyue: "Is it over? How many moves did you last?"

stupid*!

Gao Wuwang: "I bet he didn't even last one move /smirking."

I died four times!
Ziyue: "Does this include Sister Qiling as well? / Innocent"

You dog!
Qi Ling: "..."

Everyone in the group behaved differently.

only……

Zhou Kongming: "Where's that guy who always says he's the main character? Why isn't he saying anything?"

Ziyue: "So, compared to Sister Qiling, Senior Brother Zhou cares more about Sister Xuanqing? / Curious"

Zhou Kongming: "/smile"

Zhou Kongming: "If you can't speak, you don't have to."

Ziyue: "/Feeling wronged"

Gao Wuwang: "Brother Zhou, that's going too far. Sister Ziyue was just sincerely asking you for advice."

Xiao Yu: "That's right, Brother Zhou went too far."

Zhou Kongming: "Two bootlickers / picking their noses"

The group was filled with a sense of 'harmony'.

In fact, every single one of them asked the same question after being thoroughly beaten.

Will Mengxuan go to other immortal sects?

Chen Xuanqing, who was the first to be thoroughly defeated, had anticipated that others would slander her in the group, so she muted the group early on and went into seclusion.

……

……

The mountain peak where the Sword Master's Hall is located.

Bamboo forest halfway up the mountain.

Xu Xing and Yuan Jun came here directly after separating from Meng Xuan.

After passing through the first half of the bamboo forest, we arrived near the bamboo house.

At a glance, I spotted Bie Xuening sitting on a bamboo chair, and Yue Ling standing next to her, holding a fruit platter and looking aggrieved.

"What's going on?" Xu Xing asked curiously.

"It's nothing, she's been too naughty lately, so I just tidied her up," Bie Xuening said.

Just like that rebellious nephew, this guy dares to climb on the roof and tear off the tiles if he's not disciplined for three days!

They even dared to slander her behind her back!

As punishment, Bie Xuening planned to let Yue Ling "enjoy" a few days of "training" from Chi Jiuyu's "Sword Spirit Training Guide".

Yue Ling looked at Xu Xing, desperately hoping that the Sword Ancestor could intercede for her.

But with Bie Xuening by his side, he dared not speak at all.

"You're not angry because of what Fellow Daoist Mengxuan said, are you?" Yuanjun chuckled.

“…” Bie Xuening paused, “It has nothing to do with that.”

Since you've said that, wouldn't it seem petty of me to care if I did...?

Xu Xing remained silent, ignoring Yue Ling's pleading gaze, and walked to another bamboo chair to sit down.

The light in Yue Ling's eyes shattered.

Yuanjun also stepped forward:

"Why is that? It can't be that she also said you're a mean-spirited, short-tempered old woman, can it?"

Yue Ling suddenly looked up!

Look, look!

Even Lord Yuanjun knows about you...

Before she could even finish thinking, she felt a chill run down her spine, a cold sensation shooting straight to the top of her head.

Realizing what was happening, she immediately lowered her head and began counting the scales of the spirit fish in the pool, remaining motionless like a quail.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Bie Xuening looked at Yuan Jun with some curiosity.

"Who has a worse personality, you or me? Why don't you let our junior brother judge?"

Xu Xing: "..."

To be honest, Yuanjun's personality was worse than her senior sister's.

The smile on Yuanjun's face faded.

Back then, she was young and arrogant, and confident in her exceptional talent, she did indeed do quite a lot...

“It’s all in the past, why bring it up again?” Xu Xing spoke up at the right moment. “Senior Sister has always been a person who clearly distinguishes right from wrong. Now that she’s dealing with Yue Ling, there must be something wrong with what Yue Ling did.”

Yue Ling: "..."

Sword Ancestor, you are unethical!
And you're just avoiding the important issues!

"Everyone has been young and impetuous. Looking back now, everything we experienced back then is a precious memory."

Over the years, even the most infuriating things have become mere silhouettes in our memories.

Even if I did recall it, I would just laugh it off.

Bie Xuening: "..."

Is it really?

She vividly remembered how her junior brother had been so frustrated that he couldn't sleep for two nights.

"Let's not talk about that anymore." Xu Xing changed the subject. "Recently, I've been observing the worlds that have been affected by the Xuan, and I've made some new discoveries."

"But it's still just a guess, so I haven't told the other fellow Daoists yet."

Using serious matters to change the subject is one of Sword Ancestor's old tricks.

Yue Ling thought to herself.

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