After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

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As it turned out... Shi Yan still underestimated Qin Suhuai's burning desire for a friendly sparring match.

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Moreover, Qin Suhuai had been holding back in the Qinglian Sword Sect for so long.

Yan Qingge's little wooden house was almost completely demolished by Qin Suhuai. The tearing sword intent could probably be seen not only on Little Sword Peak, but even on the main peak.

Lying on the edge of Wenjian Spring, Shi Yan stretched out his hand, his fingertips dabbing water droplets on the edge of the green rock.

Behind her was Qin Suhuai, who looked like a child who had made a mistake, nervously watching Shi Yan's hair, which was damp with steam, and peeling grapes for Shi Yan, dragging her body, which was not much better off than Shi Yan's and even more tired.

Nearby, Feng Manlou finally managed to swim out of the spring, only to be gently pushed back down by Shi Yan. The two, one human and one cat, were having a great time.

Shi Yan deliberately did not go to see Qin Suhuai.

Qin Suhuai bit her lip and subconsciously turned to look at her junior sister.

Sheng Nu and Sheng Yan sat together on the other side of Wen Jianquan. Sheng Nu had half her face submerged in the water, blowing bubbles.

"Ah." Shi Yan didn't mind enjoying Qin Suhuai's service. Qin Suhuai was clumsy and had never done such a servant's job in his life.

Shi Yan smiled as he looked at Qin Suhuai's nervous appearance.

She turned around and hugged Feng Manlou, who was still swimming, into her arms.

Feng Manlou almost gave up the struggle.

"Drowning, I'm going to drown..."

"Sister Suhuai~" Shi Yan sat down on the edge of the hot spring with Feng Manlou in her arms. Feng Manlou's little paws unconsciously stomped in the water, while Shi Yan pinched and rubbed her ears.

"Yes!" Qin Suhuai's reaction amused Shi Yan. "Could you... tell me a little about the Taixu Secret Realm?"

I will never forget what my teacher said.

His purpose in coming to the Azure Lotus Sword Sect was for that girl.

That girl... who called out to me for help.

When serious matters were brought up, Qin Suhuai's expression also became serious.

"The Taixu Secret Realm is the most important secret realm of the Qinglian Sword Sect."

"In the past... the Taixu Secret Realm was a place used by the Qinglian Sword Sect to suppress demons."

"However, in the last few hundred years, the Taixu Secret Realm has been used by disciples to hone their sword heart and sword intent."

Qin Suhuai explained that by simply manipulating the array, he could create an illusion in the Taixu Secret Realm that had the same cultivation level and sword comprehension as himself.

When his cultivation level was low, Qin Suhuai's favorite thing to do was to enter the Taixu Secret Realm and hone his sword with his own illusion.

However, later on... as her cultivation level increased, the amount of spiritual energy she needed to activate illusions also increased.

Qin Suhuai then set her sights on the elders of each peak.

She hadn't set foot in the Taixu Secret Realm for a long time.

"But recently, it seems there's been some trouble at the Taixu Secret Realm..." Qin Suhuai frowned. Shi Yan felt that it must be related to her dream of sending a message.

"The seal on the Taixu Secret Realm seems to have loosened."

"As for the rest... I don't know much."

"As for the location of the Taixu Secret Realm... it is actually located at the foot of Xiaojian Peak."

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Thump thump!!

Boom boom boom! ! !

Accompanied by a rhythm as if a heartbeat were contracting, the clouds rippled, revealing thick, dark chains within them.

The chains were rusty and even covered in moss, stretching down into the clouds.

Beneath the clouds... lies a place that is almost forbidden.

look up--

The striking cloud-covered sky gives the illusion of a lake, as even the slightest tremor of the chains would create ripples on its surface.

One after another, dark chains stretched out, piercing through layer after layer of clouds.

Near the bottom of the lake, a frail, naked figure was tightly chained.

The dark chain pierced through his shoulder and circled his collarbone.

It pierced through the palm and through the back of the hand.

They didn't even spare his/her delicate ankles.

The figure could only grasp the chain passing through its shoulder and lift its body slightly to alleviate the pain.

Its golden-red eyes gazed at the sky, which resembled a lake.

I smelled it...

I've already smelled it...

The rich floral fragrance left behind when Shi Yan and Qin Suhuai were fencing.

That scent, to him/her... was like a seductive perfume, a deadly poison.

"A thousand years..." came the boy's voice.

"A thousand years!!!" The voice gradually transformed into that of a sorrowful young girl.

As she spoke, countless dark figures around her took flight like a flock of crows circling in the rain, each crow pierced by a chain.

Countless feelings of despair, pain, and sorrow.

They all pierced her chest along the chains, crawling along the girl's slender body.

"The teacher said..."

"Help me—"

Part 247 Senior Sister, your swordsmanship still needs honing. [3K words per chapter]

A dream where heaven and earth are misplaced.

Countless dark, cold chains coiled around. Reaching out a hand... and gently touching the chains, countless feelings of despair, wails, and hatred for the world surged up like ants gnawing at the heart.

It's hard to imagine... what kind of pain a girl would endure if her body were pierced by such chains.

The teacher turned his body to the side—

The girl, suspended there by dark chains, slowly raised her head, her heterochromatic golden-red eyes looking at herself, her lips moving silently.

"Teacher's words—"

"—Help me."

She suddenly woke up from her dream.

Beside him was Qin Suhuai, who was tightly wrapped around his body, as if she wanted to bury her head in his neck.

Because the two had fought fiercely in Master Qin Suhuai's room earlier, the room was in a mess.

Shi Yan wasn't the kind of heartless person who would let a girl spend the night in that kind of environment.

Although for cultivators, even a single blanket is enough to keep them meditating all night.

But who would want to sit in a bed all night if they had one?

Anyway, Qin Suhuai's room was quite big. At Shi Yan's invitation, Qin Suhuai could hardly hide her excitement and reluctantly agreed to Shi Yan's invitation with a look of excitement.

Originally... before going to sleep, Qin Suhuai had specially placed her Purple Sword Suyan between the two of them.

The serious look on the eldest sister's face as she held up the purple sword reminded Shi Yan of his elementary school classmate, who was drawing lines with an air of importance.

And then...

Shi Yan pulled his arm out from under Qin Suhuai's soft body. It was slightly numb, but for a cultivator, it was just a matter of circulating his inner energy once.

She's even more persistent than her elementary school classmates; Qin Suhuai is practically clinging to her.

The delicate, lilac-like fragrance emanating from the eldest sister wafted into my nose, accompanied by her warm, moist breath on my neck, causing a slight itch.

Shi Yan couldn't help but want to hug the girl's waist tightly and gently rub against her.

She shifted to a more comfortable angle, Qin Suhuai's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she opened her eyes drowsily, looking sleepy.

Qin Suhuai still looked somewhat dazed.

"Shi... Sister Yan?"

"It's nothing." Looking at her senior sister's adorable appearance, so different from her daytime self, Shi Yan gently kissed Qin Suhuai's forehead.

Qin Suhuai's breathing almost stopped for a moment.

She looked at the girl's fair and slender neck in front of her, and her consciousness cleared up almost instantly.

"What...what...what's wrong..."

A pair of delicate hands nervously clung to Shi Yan's back. Qin Suhuai's heart pounded at almost 180 miles per hour in an instant. It felt as if two celestial swords were clashing fiercely within the girl's full chest.

Qin Suhuai stopped breathing, with only a faint breath escaping from her nose, accompanied by a trembling heart.

She realized what was happening!

I've realized it!

"Why are you standing so close!"

"What is Sister Shiyan going to do to me?"

"I can't wait..."

"No... I'm so nervous..."