The Sword Pavilion Master, Zhang Tianqiu, was a kind old man with a long white beard, not very tall, and smiling eyes. He was also Ma Gege's master.

Upon seeing the master and apprentice, he was clearly delighted. "Jinyun has arrived, oh, and with your little apprentice Mingke." He reached out and patted Li Mingke's hair. "What a good boy!"

He had practically watched Jinyun grow up, and now that his apprentice was willing to open his heart to him, he was happy to see it.

"The Sword Pavilion has a collection of many famous swords, but Xiao Mingke doesn't specialize in sword repair. My suggestion is to choose a beautiful but relatively light sword."

He took out his key and opened the Sword Pavilion. Li Mingke was somewhat surprised; was the Sword Pavilion really storing swords in such a simple way?

"Please come in!" Zhang Tianqiu led the two in.

In fact, using the key to open the gate of the Hidden Sword Pavilion is just a feint, a decoy. Only by injecting the internal energy of the Sword Pavilion Master can it be truly opened.

As Li Mingke walked, she kept praising the swords. The Hidden Sword Pavilion displayed swords of all sizes, shapes, and materials, which dazzled her.

"Is there anything you like?" asked the Immortal Venerable Jinyun, who was walking in front of him.

"They're all beautiful, I like them all." It's true, every sword has its own unique features. She touched this one and thought it was nice, then looked at that one and thought it was nice too.

It's such a difficult decision!

"Haha, many people have the same reaction when they first enter the Hidden Sword Pavilion, Xiao Mingke, you don't need to feel embarrassed," Zhang Tianqiu said with a smile.

"Sect Master Zhang, how can one choose a sword that suits them?" Li Mingke asked.

"Well, the most important thing is to put your heart into it. Actually, it's a two-way selection between the sword and the person. Many swords have their own temperaments. If a person chooses a sword that is not suitable for them, it will be difficult to use. Simply put, it will be awkward to use. On the contrary, if you find a sword that you are compatible with, it will not only be very smooth to use, but it will also greatly benefit your training."

"I see." Li Mingke nodded. One must search diligently, but how can one do so?

She thought for a while.

By the way, hasn't she been cultivating her mind lately? She practiced the "Nonsense Mind Method" she got from the Palace of the Stranger last time for a while, so why not test her progress today?

Without hesitation, she took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.

The most important aspect of the mental approach is to feel. Feel nature, feel all things, feel everything around you, and connect with it.

Her sea of ​​consciousness, which had been calm, gradually began to ripple. A ring composed of six stars rose from the surface, spinning rapidly as it ascended, eventually reaching a high speed. In the blink of an eye, the six stars flew off in all directions, and the sea suddenly surged with towering waves. A short while later, her sea of ​​consciousness returned to calm, and the six stars had vanished without a trace.

Others couldn't see it, but Li Mingke could feel it. His senses were connected to the outside world through six stars. Each star quickly swept past the swords in the Hidden Sword Pavilion, and wherever the stars passed, all the swords hummed.

Her eyes were still closed, unaware that the world outside had been turned upside down.

"What, what's going on!" Zhang Tianqiu was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth as he watched the swords all over the building trembling, almost as if the building was about to collapse.

"Jinyun, did you do something? Quick, stop!" He instinctively thought it was because of Immortal Venerable Jinyun.

"It wasn't me." Although Jinyun Immortal Venerable didn't show it on the surface, his surprise was no less than Zhang Tianqiu's.

Because his natal sword, Ta Chuan, was also vibrating wildly, trying to break out of his sea of ​​consciousness.

There were only three people in the room. Besides Zhang Tianqiu and him, there was only one other person left. After eliminating all the impossibilities, even if the remaining one was the most outrageous, it could only be the only possibility.

—Li Mingke.

He wanted to ask if Li Mingke had done something, but when he turned around, he saw his apprentice with her eyes closed. She was surrounded by an inexplicable power that was not aggressive, but kind and warm.

It really was her!

"Jinyun, what on earth did your little apprentice do?!" Zhang Tianqiu put his hands on his head, afraid that if the building collapsed, the sword would fall and hit his head.

Jinyun Immortal Venerable did not speak, but carefully observed Li Mingke.

He knew that Li Mingke couldn't cultivate immortality because her spiritual platform was sealed, preventing her from using any immortal techniques. She was currently cultivating a mental cultivation method, meaning that these were the effects of that method.

Jinyun Immortal Venerable remained motionless and silent, and Zhang Tianqiu also remained motionless.

After a while, when all the stars flew back into Li Mingke's sea of ​​consciousness and sank to the bottom of the sea, she slowly opened her eyes.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her master and Zhang Tianqiu looking at her as if she were a monster.

Li Mingke: W-what's wrong? Why are you staring at me with such a scary look?

"Master? Pavilion Master Zhang?" she asked cautiously.

"Mingke..." Before Immortal Venerable Jinyun could even speak, Zhang Tianqiu rushed towards her like a madman, grabbing her shoulders and shouting, "Genius! Genius! A genius in cultivation!"

Li Mingke: "Huh?"

Zhang Tianqiu jumped in front of Jinyun Immortal Venerable again, "Jinyun, no wonder you didn't choose the worst Li Mingke from among so many outstanding disciples in the outer sect. It turns out you had a discerning eye and knew all along that Li Mingke was a good seedling for cultivating the mind!"

Li Mingke: Pavilion Master, are you praising me or scolding me?

Zhang Tianqiu put his hands on his hips, threw his head back and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, Li Mingke has such talent, our immortal sect has produced another genius!" Then he grabbed Jinyun Immortal Venerable and shook him wildly, "Jinyun, you must nurture this disciple well! The immortal sect hasn't produced a great master of cultivation for so many years. In the future, when you break through the Heavenly Dao and successfully ascend, your disciple will also ascend, and you will be an immortal master and disciple whose names will be remembered for eternity!"

Li Mingke: I'm sorry, I don't really want to ascend to immortality.

Jinyun Immortal Venerable removed Zhang Tianqiu's hands from his body, and Li Mingke, with great insight, smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes.

"We need to ask Mingke herself what she thinks. Even though I am her master, I cannot force her."

Li Mingke nodded in agreement, saying that a good teacher is one who respects the opinions of their students.

“Hey, what cultivator doesn’t want to ascend to immortality? You agree, right, Xiao Mingke?” Zhang Tianqiu’s eyes were practically sparkling, and he looked at Li Mingke with more affection than he would his own grandson.

Li Mingke: I don't think that's right, because I don't want to ascend.

"Uh, yes, yes." But she couldn't say that, because she was afraid that if she did, Zhang Tianqiu would get so angry that he would just pull out a sword from the side and kill her.

"My dear Mingke, which sword in the Hidden Sword Pavilion do you think is most suitable for you? Oh, don't be shy, you can take any sword in the Hidden Sword Pavilion as long as you like it." Zhang Tianqiu's words were so sweet that Li Mingke got goosebumps.

"Really? Pavilion Master, I really sensed a sword that resonated with me." Just now, when she sensed it, one of the swords reacted the strongest.

"That must be your destined sword, go and get it!" Zhang Tianqiu wanted to see which sword was so lucky!

But when Li Mingke reached the location of the sword, he gasped.

“This is the sword, Master.” Li Mingke took the sword off the hilt.

It's this sword!