My Cold Sword Master

Before he finished speaking, Su Wanrou's soft eyes filled with gentle spring water and Ruan Danyun's cold green eyes as clear and dust-free as icy spring water, looked at the young man at the same time.

Although the gazes were gentle and peaceful, the boy still kept his mouth shut tactfully.

"Yun'er, just take a rest today." Su Wanrou gently stroked the boy's hair and said softly.

"Oh……"

"Okay, let's stop messing around and get down to business." Ruan Danyun picked up the Nine-Patterned Soul-Enriching Pill from the Budan Conference and looked at the young man meaningfully.

"Xiaoyun, would you like to explain to your sister when you learned how to make pills?"

"Speaking of this." Su Wanrou held the boy's pretty face and rubbed it, smiling gently, "Yun'er has many secrets that Auntie doesn't know."

"I learned it from reading books." The boy answered seriously, and in a sense it was true.

"Hmph." Ruan Danyun rolled her eyes at him, but she did not doubt the boy's answer, even though what he said was learned from a book and could be considered nonsense in the entire alchemy community.

Countless people are flocking to the art of alchemy, but only a few can eventually become alchemists. Talent, physique, and spiritual attributes are all essential.

Even if one has the qualifications to be an alchemist, resources, medicinal materials, and people to teach and guide him are indispensable, especially when the art of alchemy is in danger nowadays.

It is rare in the entire history of the Alchemy Sect for a sword cultivator to also serve as an alchemist.

What kind of book can allow a sword cultivator with the sharpest and coldest spiritual energy among cultivators to refine elixirs with sword energy?

Su Wanrou pinched the boy's face in a reproachful manner and didn't ask any further questions.

The author says:

Author's words: Qingmei's love line is not well written...I will improve it later

The main reason is that I am not used to the description of this kind of playful girl.

Chapter 9: The Great Dao is Missing

After giving some instructions, Su Wanrou let go of the boy in her arms and went into the inner room to change clothes.

After losing her cultivation, her physique was no different from that of an ordinary mortal beauty.

In addition, the weather was too hot and humid, and she had been walking around for an entire afternoon, causing her body to sweat again after bathing.

The already thin green skirt softly clung to her snow-white skin, feeling sticky.

The plump, soft, and fragrant breasts were also soaked in the fragrant sweat, and the slightly transparent silk skirt outlined a somewhat embarrassing plump and mature curve.

What made her feel even worse was that the fire crystal the boy gave her not only worked... to be exact, it worked too much...

The gentle warmth of the fire crystal slightly suppressed the cold and silent death frost.

But as the dead frost melted away, her beautiful body, ripe and beautiful as to be almost dripping with honey... felt the soft and tender spring charm that the young man's sword melted for her that night.

While shopping, the spring charm of this young man made her plump body even softer and softer, and the plump, soft and white thighs always made her feel embarrassingly sticky and hot.

Slippery and extremely embarrassing...

"Okay, then..."

Ruan Danyun sat upright at the desk, lightly supporting her cheek, picked up a green grape with her slender jade fingers and waved it in front of the young man sitting opposite her to tease her, her clear blue eyes curved into bright crescents, and she chuckled.

"Sister, your time is limited. If you are late, mother's guards will come to urge you. Xiaoyun has some questions for you, right?"

"There are a few." Shangguan Yun poured two cups of tea, pushed one of them forward, took a sip, and asked.

"Why is the art of alchemy damaged nowadays?" the young man asked with a frown. This was not recorded in the pharmacopoeia volume of the Taiyi ancient scroll. It was obviously a special situation after the ancient war.

"Hmm... How should I explain this to Xiaoyun?" Ruan Danyun stroked the teacup with her slender fingers and pointed to the sky. "Xiaoyun, what do you think the Tao is?"

The young man tilted his head, sipped his tea and said, "I don't know."

Ruan Danyun opened her red lips and took a sip of tea, then said leisurely, "In Jiuzhou, the Great Dao can be said to be round or an illusory path, but in the final analysis, the path of cultivation for cultivators is always inseparable from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

“Now, this avenue is missing.”

"Missing?" The boy frowned.

"Yes." Ruan Danyun nodded.

"According to what my mother said, if there are nine great ways, then there are only eight great ways now. One is missing, and it is this missing one that causes the circle to no longer be complete. The cultivator's path to immortality is also cut off because this great way has become a dead end."

"So, ever since the ancient war left one of the Nine Provinces' avenues missing, the influence of the demonic and Buddhist cultivators has grown day by day. This is because cultivators want to achieve perfection through other means and embark on the path to immortality. But since you are missing one of the avenues that are your foundation, what's the point of finding another way?"

"And the way of alchemy is also missing one part. Therefore, when refining the elixir, the elixir that should have been perfect will be stripped away by the incomplete part. This is also why we alchemists will wrap the elixir with our own spiritual essence to block the secrets of heaven."

"It's still feasible for Xiaoyun to refine low-level elixirs now, but if he refines a fifth-grade nine-patterned elixir, he will face heavenly punishment." Having said this, Ruan Danyun suddenly changed her playful expression and said seriously.

"Also, Xiaoyun, you must not try to refine a spiritual pill without elixir patterns. Even if it is the lowest-level spiritual pill, it will still bring about heavenly punishment. Xiaoyun, please remember this."

"I see..." The young man sipped his tea and asked, "Second, I want to ask about the Void Deer, the Stubborn Root Flower, and--"

"Where did Xiaoyun get the list of medicinal ingredients for the Vein-Sculpting Pill?" Ruan Danyun looked at the young man with a strange expression.

"Reading." Shangguan Yun answered seriously. He didn't lie anyway.

"Hmph." Ruan Danyun rolled her eyes at him, held her cheek up to think for a moment, and said thoughtfully.

"Xu Ling Lu, Wan Gen Hua, Yun Mai Cao, the first two medicinal herbs have long been extinct in Jiuzhou. Perhaps the dragons in the demon tribe have some stored in their hands. After all, they like to store natural treasures and glittering things the most."

"Besides this dragon clan, there is only Lingxu left."

"Okay, I understand." The boy nodded, without any surprise.

Ultimately, you still have to go to Lingxu, there is no other way.

As for going to the demon clan to ask the royal family of the dragon clan for these elixirs, it is somewhat unnecessary to do so.

"But mother doesn't have Yunmai grass," Ruan Danyun said again.

“But you still can’t get it.”

"Not necessarily." Ruan Danyun winked playfully, "In a few days, mother will go to Yanyun, Xiaoyun can try to seize the opportunity."

"Oh..." The boy nodded, not quite understanding, but he always felt that there was something fishy.

After asking this question, the young guard outside knocked lightly on the door.

Ruan Danyun's eyes flashed with nostalgia, and then she asked, "Speaking of which, why did Xiaoyun and Su Niang go to Yanyun together?"

"My master asked me to go to Yanyun with my aunt to gain experience." Shangguan Yun answered softly.

"Yanyun? Experience?" Ruan Danyun's eyes looked a little strange.

Going to Yanyun for training is a good choice for independent cultivators. Some independent cultivators can, through military merit, get a military position in the Ministry of War or a criminal officer in the Ministry of Justice, and their daily training resources can also be guaranteed.

But for a cultivator from a large sect, especially a young cultivator with a very special identity, it is not a good choice.

Because the Great Zhou Dynasty today is nothing more than a dying lion. It is not as good as a paradise for the disciples of the sect.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty monopolized the territories of the two states, the overall strength and background of its cultivators, and the top cultivators in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice were not inferior to those of the large sects.

The top censors in the Ministry of Rites were extremely difficult to deal with, even for a powerful Void Shattering Realm expert.

There are quite a few top cultivators among the Dali Temple's night guards, and the strength of Shaoqing Su Lishuang is even more unpredictable.

The spiritual treasures and spiritual stones accumulated by the Ministry of Revenue are only half as rich as those of the Dan Sect.

But this foundation is the treasury of the entire dynasty. Not to mention that only the empress and princes and ministers can use it, the losses in the wars with the northern barbarians and the monsters, and the maintenance costs in various places alone are extremely terrifying figures.

Moreover, since the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty was divided up by the eight kings, leaving its once mighty remains.

If it weren't for the fact that the current empress is one of the four most powerful Shattered Void Realm warriors in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, suppressing the kings of the opposite sex in all aspects, I'm afraid these eight kings of the opposite sex would have already split up and proclaimed themselves kings.

Going to Yanyun for training at this time is obviously not as good as the sword tomb of Qingyou Sword Pavilion, the Xuling Cave Heaven of Danzong, the Qiling Mountains of Lianqi Sect, and the Hewangxu Land of the Dayuan River in the north.

With the status of the Qingyou Sword Master, he can enter any other blessed land at will, except the Netherworld Demon Realm of the Jiuyou Demon Sect.

"Compared to Yan Yun, the sword tomb in Qingyou Sword Pavilion is obviously more suitable for Xiaoyun to train, right?" Ruan Danyun chuckled and fed a green grape to the young man, then picked up another one and put it into his cherry lips.

"If Xiaoyun doesn't like the Sword Tomb, how about joining me in the Dan Sect's Xuling Cave Heaven in a year?"

"Those who practice swordsmanship should first cultivate the sword's heart." Shangguan Yun shook his head and answered softly.

"Master said that to cultivate the sword, one must first cultivate the mind. The mortal world is the best place for sword cultivation. It is far superior to the way of meditation in the blessed land of caves and heavens."

"That's right, Xiaoyun likes to practice swordplay."

She leaned forward slightly, reached across the desk and whispered in the boy's ear.

"Also, if you go to Yanyun, Xiaoyun, remember the jade card of the inner disciple of Danzong. If you have any problems in Yanyun, go to Danyunfang. This jade card is more useful than the identity of a fourth-rank official."

"I see." The young man looked away slightly and said softly, "If there is nothing else, I am going to rest. You should go back first, so as not to be urged again."

I don’t know if it’s because summer dresses are loose and thin, but Ruan Danyun’s collar, which should be tied around the neck, is slightly loose.

As he leaned forward, the boy's sight could follow the slightly slipped collar of Yunlian's dress without any obstruction, and he could see the soft outline of her snow-white jade-like body and a touch of pale white silk pocket...

The boy's action of looking away made Ruan Danyun slightly stunned. After a moment of confusion, a trace of shyness flashed across her clear autumn eyes.

She gathered her collar with her delicate hands, lifted her hair to hide her shyness, and leaned close to the boy's ear and bit his ear shyly and angrily: "Xiao Yun is such a pervert..."

"Ah, but." Her shy autumn eyes flashed with a bit of playfulness, "If I tell Su Niang about Xiao Yun'er's lustful gaze just now...what will happen?"

Shangguan Yun looked at her quietly, and suddenly asked, "Well, come closer?"

"Ok?"

Ruan Danyun approached half-suspiciously, but before she got close, the boy tapped her forehead with his small hand.

"It hurts!" She covered her forehead. Although it didn't hurt at all, she still pretended to be angry and looked at the boy, "Xiao Yun, don't use violence."

"If you're fine, go back." The boy said unhappily.

"Hmph." Ruan Danyun rolled her eyes at him but didn't act weird.

"Then sister is leaving, Xiaoyun." She smiled playfully, "See you in Yanyun."

After that, without waiting for the boy's reaction, she kissed him on the pretty face, stuffed something into the ring on his finger, then put her hands behind her back, put on her veil again, and left the room humming a cheerful nursery rhyme from her childhood.

The blue-clad female guards waiting outside the wing room caught up with the young lady, but what made them look at each other in bewilderment was...

The young lady who usually has a cold temperament and doesn't show any kindness to anyone... today, she put her hands behind her back and hummed a nursery rhyme, looking like an affectionate little girl, and it was obvious that she was in a particularly good mood.

It was just like the look of a lover after a tryst...

"A troublesome person..." The young man rubbed his face, sensing the extra bottle of Body Tempering Pills and the bottle of Soul Nourishing Pills in the spirit ring. There were fifty pills in each bottle, all of which were of nine-pattern quality. He sighed helplessly.

He has a calm personality and doesn't like noise or trouble. His favorite thing to do since he was a child was to read in the bamboo forest or practice sword skills quietly.

This peaceful life continued until Ruan Danyun, an older sister who appeared to be cool and beautiful in front of outsiders but playful and cunning in front of him, appeared.

Although she always acted like an older sister in front of him, she was not gentle and considerate like the older sister he had imagined her to be. Instead, she often teased him, either dragging him to run around in the back mountain when he was reading, or secretly taking him down the mountain to visit the ancient town when he was practicing sword skills.

This often resulted in Master reprimanding me.

But this playful elder sister would always think of him first whenever there was something good. When they went down the mountain to play, she would also follow his preferences and often take him to buy some peach cakes, honey cakes, meat buns and soft candies, which were delicacies that could not be tasted in Jiange.

If he was reprimanded by his master or aunt, or encountered someone looking for trouble, Ruan Danyun would always be the first to stand in front of him...even though in most cases it was she who caused the trouble.

When his cultivation stagnated, she would often rub his head and tease him with a smile: "It's okay, Xiaoyun, just take it step by step, and leave everything to me. Whether it's elixirs or spiritual treasures, I can find them for you."

Goodbye Yanyun...

The young man leaned against the desk, holding his chin, his thoughts drifting away as he casually counted his spirit rings.

Spiritual rings are not uncommon among cultivators, but they are not a must-have spiritual treasure for everyone. A lower-grade ninth-grade spiritual ring costs five hundred lower-grade spiritual stones, which is still relatively expensive for ordinary cultivators.

This is a space ring forged from spiritual iron and domain crystal. Low-level ones can only store dead objects, while high-level ones have their own cave inside that can accommodate living things.

This spiritual ring was given to him by his master when he was ten years old. Its grade could not be seen, which was quite peculiar.

Judging from the size of a single room inside, it is just a ninth-grade upper-level spiritual ring, which is enough to store personal items.

All his daily necessities were stored in this spiritual ring.

More than a thousand low-grade spirit stones, some low-level healing pills, five hundred taels of silver and one hundred taels of gold, which are the property traded among mortals, as well as his own replacement clothes, bamboo hairpins, hair crowns, and some dry food and water...

Other than that, there were only the hundred spiritual herbs and purple heart orchids that Aunt Bai secretly brought out from the Jiange Spiritual Medicine Garden, and the crane-headed, three-legged, two-legged bronze seventh-grade intermediate alchemy furnace obtained from the Bu Dan Conference.

Generally speaking, low-level spiritual rings cannot store spiritual treasures of a higher grade than themselves, as this will cause the domain crystal on the spiritual ring to shatter.

But this spiritual ring with snow lotus engraving given to him by his master can do it.

However, this spiritual ring that can store a seventh-grade alchemy furnace cannot store the snow-white ancient sword Tingxue that his master gave him, so he needs to carry this long sword that is almost as tall as him when he goes out on a daily basis. This makes the young man particularly concerned.

He vaguely felt that the spiritual ring and the ancient sword given to him by his master were a little special.

"Has the little girl left?"