After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

"Using my Shangyue Sect's techniques against my Shangyue Sect members...you're certainly delusional."

"but--"

"If this is all the tricks you know, you'd better just beg for mercy."

Despite her sarcastic remarks, Shang Yuelan showed no mercy in her attack.

Even if Shi Yan were to immediately crouch down and raise the white flag, covering his head in defense.

If Shang Yuelan were to strike, she would also sever Shi Yan's joints.

The sect leader gave instructions.

When you meet that girl named Shi Yan, you absolutely don't need to hold back.

Shi Yan simply looked at Shang Yuelan.

Her left hand still gently covered the back of the illusory left hand of the Dance of Fine Snow, but... her right hand, holding the sword, slightly turned the blade.

Shi Yan looked very serious.

In the stands, Qin Suhuai sat up straight almost simultaneously.

Her smoky purple eyes stared intently at Shi Yan without blinking.

My earnest sister Shiyan... is more beautiful than anything else.

If the Shi Yan sister who had previously smiled sweetly at me, her dimples curving upwards, was merely a bewitching enchantress, someone who would willingly jump into any pitfall, any abyss...

So--

Sister Shiyan, holding her sword earnestly, is like the only ray of light piercing the long night before dawn.

This is not an exaggeration.

In this vast land of China, there is only one person who can truly engage in Daoist discussions and swordplay with Qin Suhuai.

Shi Yan stared at Shang Yuelan.

If Shang Yuelan's crescent moon was like the first crescent moon of the month, eclipsing the brilliance of this world, leaving only the crisscrossing light of two moon-shaped blades.

So... with a slight turn of the sword blade, the sword light emitted by the Dance of Fine Snow had undoubtedly broken through the first layer of the Crescent Moon Wheel's attack.

A chilling and solitary sword intent burst forth.

The magnificent sword aura was as if mountains and rivers were hanging upside down, and the surging sword intent came from the heavens.

On the stands of the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect," apart from Peak Master Xiaolin and Qin Suhuai, who were casually teasing Sheng Yan, almost all the disciples of the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect" stood up at the same time.

"This is..."

"This is..." On the commentary panel, the star official from the "Starry Sky Division" seemed to have almost forgotten how to speak.

That chilling and solitary sword intent.

Just watching from the sidelines made her feel as if a sword was stuck in her throat.

"Miss Shi Yan has fought back!"

"Faced with Shang Yuelan's Crescent Moon Wheel, Miss Shiyan finally fought back."

"This sword intent..."

"Perhaps only Qin Suhuai, the senior sister of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, can compare to her."

As soon as she finished speaking, countless gazes in "Starry Sky Square" turned towards the direction of "Azure Lotus Sword Sect," looking at the girl in a light purple dress.

Qin Suhuai sat there with an aloof and cold demeanor, inspiring awe and fear.

But this time... Qin Suhuai's reason for being cold and aloof was completely different from before.

Her right hand was almost pressed into the wood.

A few minutes earlier, Qin Suhuai had been putting on a cold and aloof act because she was filled with resentment.

And now... all those smoky purple eyes were fixed on the heroic figure of the girl on the field, her back wielding a sword in one hand.

"Awesome, awesome, awesome..."

"I've never had a match with a younger sister like Shiyan before."

For Qin Suhuai, Shi Yan, holding her sword earnestly, was more radiant than any other form of attire.

She was almost unable to restrain herself from wielding her sword, and even if it meant breaking the rules, she wanted to go down into the arena and have a match with Shi Yan.

But it won't work—

If this competition were just a competition between myself, that would be fine.

If you've abandoned it, then so be it.

But... this is Shi Yan's sister's competition.

Qin Suhuai could not allow herself to ruin anything good that her younger sister Shiyan was doing... anything.

Therefore, she had no choice but to endure it.

And it was very difficult to endure.

That's why I say Shiyan's younger sister is so cute... She clearly has another sword, but she never uses it when she sparrs with me.

Then, on purpose... he used it right in front of himself.

Qin Suhuai could even foresee—

The next time I'm going to fencing with Shi Yan, I imagine her deliberately holding that jade sword, a smirk on her face, waiting for me to beg her to switch to another sword, and then taking the opportunity to bully me.

However, Shi Yan hasn't thought that far ahead yet.

She did not look at Qin Suhuai.

Shi Yan is now facing Shang Yue Lan, who is at the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

really interesting.

More than a year ago, he was chased away by the Shadow Demon Lord's clone, who was at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Now... even if he were to face a cultivator at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm who was preparing to undergo tribulation, he would actually have a trump card to turn the tide.

Clang——

The clear, melodious sound of swords clashing.

Shi Yan remained standing in the same spot, but the frost sword in his hand had changed from pointing diagonally at the ground, where frost was gradually forming, to pointing diagonally at the sky.

The gloomy sky, with its low-hanging gray clouds, was cleaved open by this sword, and sunlight once again shone upon the earth.

Shi Yan's sword strike was so fast that the masses in "Starry Sky Square" and even the cultivators couldn't react in time.

It wasn't until Shi Yan drew his sword that the cultivators were able to feel the terrifying sword intent that seemed to cleave even the heavens and earth.

If heaven and earth are to be my enemies, then I will cut them all in two.

That was a sword intent completely different from the vast and ethereal sword intent of Qin Suhuai of the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect".

In her presence, it was as if the entire world was against him.

They looked warily at the girl in the black lace skirt on the field.

If you were wary of her before because of her background, now... it's because of her strength.

Her swordsmanship skills may have already caught up with Qin Suhuai's.

Do not--

It shouldn't be "maybe".

Some people present recalled that day, the magnificent blue lotus blooming in Jizhou City, and... the sword intent that rivaled that blue lotus and was not at all inferior.

Now... they have realized the identity of the owner of that sword intent.

The [Absolute Sword] was not used.

Perhaps it's because Shang Yuelan wasn't worthy of Shi Yan wielding the [Absolute Sword].

But... it seems that Shi Yan's words were no different from wielding the [Absolute Sword].

The sword inherited from the Lord of Loulan.

Every sword strike is a "perfect sword".

Every sword strike could be the last.

In front of Shi Yan, Shang Yuelan staggered backward, his hand holding the Crescent Moon Wheel trembling, and his gaze toward Shi Yan was filled with shock, as if he could not accept it at all.

Despite his cultivation at the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he was utterly defeated by a cultivator at the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm.

Outside the arena, a woman in a bright red cheongsam, her skirt trailing on the ground, stood quietly, gazing at Shi Yan on the field.

As she watched Shi Yan swing his sword, her bright red lips pursed together little by little.

His gaze was nostalgic yet profound.

"Lord Pavilion Master——"

With a slightly respectful and wary tone, Shi Hongjian stood beside the woman, looking at the beautiful and charming woman in front of her.

Even among cultivators at the Enlightenment Realm, there are differences in their levels.

To exaggerate a bit, even though they are both at the Enlightenment Realm, the difference between the woman's cultivation and realm and his own might be as great as the difference between himself and Wen Wan... no, it's the difference between himself and an ordinary person who never cultivates.

People say they don't know how long they've lived, and that they may have witnessed the war between immortals and demons a thousand years ago.

But... Shi Hongjian understood in her heart.

During the war between immortals and demons a thousand years ago, I was just a child who knew nothing and hadn't even embarked on the path of cultivation.

But... the woman in front of me had participated in that war between immortals and demons.

Shi Hongjian had no idea what kind of wind was blowing today.

This woman actually dared to come out of the tavern.

In other words, she used some rather interesting tricks to make the vendors selling melon seeds and snacks seem to not see the two of them, and they walked straight past them.

Otherwise... if even one person were to see her, who knows how many gossip frenzy would erupt across the land.

Shocking! The tavern owner has appeared outside the tavern, and her purpose is...