I also drew five Heavenly Thunder Talismans. I also have one that my master gave me before. Wu Shi and I each have three talismans for self-defense.

After checking the array in the house and finding nothing unusual, I felt relieved.

Even if you give this talisman to your parents, they won't have the energy to activate it. In their hands, the talisman is just a piece of waste paper.

After a few days of leisurely life at home, I got back into the car and prepared to return to the Taoist temple.

While I was in the car, Xixi sent me a message.

[Xiao Xi, what are you doing? I miss you! ?(ˉ?ˉ?)]

I chuckled softly as I looked at the message on my phone.

I went home to visit my parents these past couple of days and am currently on my way back to Daotang.

My sister even said she wanted to treat you and Wu Shi to dinner to thank you for saving her.

[You guys seem really busy lately. When are you free? You could come over to our house for a get-together.]

I replied

[It's been a long time since I've seen you either. How about this, Wu Shi and I will come to visit you tomorrow or the day after if we have time.]

[Really? That's great! I'll tell my sister!]

[Hmm, I need to go back to the Taoist temple to find out what's going on.]

Okay, we'll be waiting for you at home!

After ending the chat, I looked through my contacts and realized that I didn't have many friends to talk to.

I've lost contact with almost all of my former classmates. Ever since Li Ying's treacherous banquet, I haven't kept in touch with them. I figured it wasn't necessary, since we were all just casual acquaintances.

Back at the Taoist temple, Master and the others were all busy with various matters.

The master's wife was wielding her long sword, drenched in sweat; she must have been training for a long time, as her clothes were completely soaked.

"Master's wife, please let me practice for a while!" I called out to my master's wife.

When the master's wife saw us return, she also stopped what she was doing.

"Alright, the battle is imminent. Every bit of strength we have increases our chances of survival."

"We've all seen what happened to the Taoist Association. If we don't want to be the next one, we have to keep getting stronger."

I nodded in acknowledgment, then changed into a Taoist robe inside the house and drew the bronze sword from behind me.

I used to think the bronze sword was a bit heavy, but now it feels incredibly light, which must be because my strength has improved by leaps and bounds.

I followed my master's wife to improve my swordsmanship in the Nine Swords of Falling Snow. My master's wife had practiced each move for decades and was already very proficient in it.

However, just as my master's wife said, swordsmanship has no end; it's just a journey.

I firmly believed in my teacher's wife's words and dared not slack off in the slightest.

Previously, I even applied the Heavenly Gang Fist Technique to the Falling Snow Nine Swords, and the power it unleashed was exceptionally strong. However, it was easy to expose flaws, so I never tried it again after that.

"Xiaoxi, use this!"

My master's wife handed me a short stick. Before I could understand what was happening, I saw her take out a stick from the side as well.

"Compare your swordsmanship with mine, go all out, and you can use any sword move."

That's when I realized that my master's wife wanted to spar with me, and this was a perfect opportunity to improve my sword skills.

It can also reveal the drawbacks of the fused sword techniques, allowing for improvement.