Zi Ling couldn't help but chuckle, "Master has turned into a pheasant fairy!"

Rong Jiaojiao reached out and plucked a feather, then ruffled it all over Ziling's body, giving her a fierce glare: "If you laugh again, I'll throw you down!"

Even so, she slowed down and began to focus on more precise control.

Under her control, the Lingyuan Sword sometimes moved nimbly like a swimming fish, and sometimes lightly touched the treetops like a butterfly.

Gradually, she discovered a strange phenomenon—whenever she was fully focused, the surrounding scenery seemed to slow down, giving her more time to react.

"Ziling, have you noticed?" she transmitted her voice with delight, "My senses seem to have become sharper!"

Zi Ling blinked her golden eyes: "This is the Lingyuan Sword giving back to its master! High-level flying swords all have the ability to enhance their master's perception."

Rong Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "How did you know?"

Zi Ling said in confusion, "I don't know how I knew."

Rong Jiaojiao was speechless: "Never mind, we may know later if we don't know now."

She tried to connect more of her mind with the Lingyuan Sword.

Sure enough, a warm wave emanated from the sword, and her vision suddenly became clearer; she could even see the texture of the leaves in the distance.

"It's amazing!" she couldn't help but exclaim.

Just then, the Lingyuan Sword suddenly emitted a clear and melodious sword cry, and the runes on the sword body lit up one by one, with a blue halo spreading from the tip of the sword to the hilt.

"Master, look!" Zi Ling exclaimed excitedly.

Within the halo, countless tiny runes could be faintly seen flowing, forming mysterious patterns.

Rong Jiaojiao had a sudden inspiration. She reached out and gently touched the runes, and instantly a vast amount of information flooded into her mind.

"This is... a sword technique?" she murmured.

Four ancient characters appeared in her mind: "Subduing Demons Sword Technique". As her thoughts turned, the key points of the first move were clearly revealed: Subduing Demons Nine Turns, the sword transforms into a swimming dragon.

"Ziling, I want to try this!"

She took a deep breath and circulated her spiritual energy according to the sword technique.

The Lingyuan Sword suddenly shone brightly, and nine blue sword energies condensed around its blade, swirling and dancing like dragons.

"go!"

Nine sword energies shot out in response, drawing blue arcs in the air. Wherever they passed, the spiritual fruits on the trees fell one after another, but none of them were damaged by the sword energies. The precision was astonishing.

"This..." Zi Ling's eyes widened, "Master actually triggered the sword's inherited sword technique!"

Rong Jiaojiao was also stunned: "I was just going by feeling..."

"This shows that the master and the sword have an extremely high compatibility!" Zi Ling excitedly jumped around on the sword. "Usually, only by gaining the complete approval of the sword spirit can one obtain such a legacy!"

"You found out again?"

Zi Ling still looked confused and said, "Um... I still don't know how I knew!"

Rong Jiaojiao... Never mind, she won't ask anymore. Maybe Zi Ling has awakened some incredible inheritance, or maybe she learned it from the demonic spirit?

He reached out and lovingly stroked the sword, and the Lingyuan Sword responded with a pleasant hum.

Rong Jiaojiao then noticed that the three seal characters "Enchanted Sword" appeared on the hilt of the Lingyuan Sword.

She suddenly remembered something and asked doubtfully, "But my master said before that this sword is at most close to top grade..."

Zi Ling blinked mysteriously: "Perhaps Team Leader Leng misjudged? Or... will this sword evolve as its master grows?"

Just as the two were engrossed in their discovery, Rong Jiaojiao suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell over.

"Master!" Zi Ling hurriedly used her spiritual power to support her.

"It's nothing..." Rong Jiaojiao steadied herself, "It's just that my spiritual energy was used up too much."

She then realized that using the sword technique had almost exhausted her spiritual energy.

The Spirit Abyss Sword seemed to sense her state as well, and its light gradually dimmed, returning to its normal appearance.

That's all for today.

Zi Ling jumped into her arms and said, "Master has made great progress. Rest well before continuing."

Rong Jiaojiao touched the Lingyuan Sword, casually tossed it onto a branch of the black tree, and said to Ziling, "You stay here to consolidate your cultivation. I'll take you with me when we go on a mission."

Zi Ling nodded obediently, jumped down under the black tree and nestled there, beginning to absorb spiritual energy. Only then did Rong Jiaojiao leave the small secret realm.

At this moment, the crescent moon hung high in the sky. Rong Jiaojiao didn't know when it was, but she sat cross-legged, took out a spirit crystal, and began to cultivate.

Rong Jiaojiao only stopped working when someone knocked on the door.

He waved to put away the array plate, and was quite surprised to see Su Yuqing when he opened the door.

"Senior Sister Su, it's you? I didn't see you when I came back yesterday, I thought you weren't here."

Su Yuqing smiled and said, "I wasn't here yesterday, I only came back last night." She then changed the subject and said, "The team leader and Senior Zhao are waiting for us, let's go downstairs."

Seeing that he didn't mention what she had done yesterday, Rong Jiaojiao didn't ask either, nor did she ask why Senior Zhao had come here. She nodded, closed the door, and went downstairs with him.

When she got downstairs, she saw Zhang Zekai and Chen Pengfei standing in the hall, obviously waiting for her.

Su Yuqing called out to these two first, and then to Rong Jiaojiao last. She didn't expect the two of them to be waiting here. Her eyes flashed and she smiled, "Why aren't you two going over yet? Senior Zhao and the team leader are already waiting."

Zhang Zekai laughed and said, "It's no use going before everyone arrives. Anyway, it won't take long. Let's just wait for Junior Sister Rong to come along."

Chen Pengfei glanced at Su Yuqing and said with a smile, "Let's go."

After saying that, she started walking towards the conference room, and Rong Jiaojiao smiled and followed.

Zhang Zekai, oblivious to everything, followed along. Su Yuqing was surprised that Rong Jiaojiao had gotten along so well with the two of them after only a few days.

He clenched his fingers and followed.

Upon entering the conference room, Zhao Yuntian and Leng Muya were already seated at a long square table.

After the group entered and exchanged greetings, Leng Muya said, "Please sit down!"

The four of them sat down in the empty seats on both sides, and Leng Muya continued, "Headquarters sent Senior Zhao to assist us in finding the demon spirit, or more precisely, to assist Jiaojiao and Ziling in finding the demon spirit."

Zhao Yuntian then spoke up: "Young friend Rong, let me see your spirit pet."

After Leng Muya reported the matter yesterday, headquarters knew that the situation was more serious than ever before.

The original Soul-Devouring Demon Seeds had been found in human bodies before, but only one or two could be conceived. Now, however, hundreds or thousands can be conceived.

After the meeting, everyone agreed that a thorough investigation of demonic spirits was imperative, and that efforts should be intensified to develop more magical artifacts for investigating demonic spirits.

Currently, the snowy immortal mountains are simultaneously fighting against the awakened evil spirit, and the mortal world can only rely on them. The country has no choice but to call on folk cultivation families and independent cultivators to join them.

Those grand campaigns to destroy the Four Olds and overthrow feudal superstitions only worked on charlatans who swindled and deceived people.

At this critical moment, Rong Jiaojiao's spirit pet was a great help and needed protection, so headquarters sent Zhao Yuntian to assist her and Ziling in finding the demon spirit.