"Peak Master Mo, how...how did you find out about this?"

Wow, how long has this been going on? You actually still remember my brother?

Or did someone tip you off?

But that shouldn't be the case. Even the others in the Myriad Swords Sect couldn't see that he was targeting Mo Xuanyu. Who would have informed on him?!

Yu Ling said that of course he knew. Although the original owner was cold and emotionless, he was not stupid. He still remembered the names of those who had been defeated by him, especially Chu Fan's expression when he watched the battle. It was too eye-catching. The fact that the original owner did not strike with his sword was due to his mercy.

“Elder Chu, we are about the same age, you shouldn’t be so forgetful,” Yu Ling continued teasingly, but her voice remained clear and pleasant.

ah?

So you knew about what I did at the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?!

Chu Fan felt a little embarrassed, but he stubbornly tried to find excuses for his behavior:

"But Peak Master Mo, you and my brother had no grudges against each other; it was just a friendly spar. There's absolutely no need to risk his life for this, is there? In short, I... I will not accept your reasoning!"

Yu Ling: LOL, did I need your approval? That was what the original owner did, what does it have to do with me!

...But the protagonist has been dawdling for so long, why doesn't he get angry, lash out, or provoke me?

I've mentioned his good friend so much over and over again, why are you still arguing with me?

He can tolerate this? Is he crazy?!

"Ha, not so. The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current. Without the courage to risk one's life, how can one break through the barriers and ascend to immortality?"

"If the mountain won't come to me, then I'll go to the mountain." Yu Ling and Chu Fan each held their own opinions, neither willing to back down. With that, he stood up, walked to Chu Fan, met his eyes, and said again...

"Battle is always the shortcut to advancement. If Elder Chu doesn't believe it, he might as well try it himself."

Tsk, so tedious. Anyway, Yu Ling couldn't hold back any longer. He had finally made his way to the world of cultivation, and without the restrictions of rules, he was itching to get started.

As he spoke, he silently gripped the hilt of his sword at his waist, instantly creating a tense atmosphere.

"Oh? So Peak Master Mo has finally decided to take revenge on me?"

Chu Fan took Yu Ling's approaching steps as a provocation and threat, and held his natal spirit sword, standing opposite Yu Ling.

The distance between the two was closing, and with both swords drawn, it seemed they were about to clash. But then, Chu Fan spoke again:

"--etc!

"Ahem, well, Peak Master Mo, although I'm not afraid of you at all, really, didn't your master, Venerable Su Wang, order you not to use force? How could I put you in a difficult position?"

[Host, this protagonist is such a coward...]

Even the system couldn't stand it anymore. If you want revenge, then do it openly and honestly! You back down at the crucial moment!

Tch! A righteous protagonist like you, always scheming to bully others or resorting to underhanded tactics and slander, you're a disgrace to the Heavenly Dao of this mission world. I despise you!

"That's right, I dare not disobey my master's orders, so I will not use force."

Could this stump Yu Ling? Of course not! He had already prepared an excuse. He sheathed his sword and tossed it aside, then took another step closer to where Chu Fan's sword tip was pointing, and said in a grand and righteous tone,

"I only wanted to give Elder Chu some pointers on swordsmanship. Elder Chu, you wouldn't refuse me that favor, would you?"

Hurry up and stop talking. You have to make the first move so that I can give others an explanation when I cripple you!

Meanwhile, Chu Fan, completely unaware of Yu Ling's wickedness, stared blankly at the sword cultivator in front of him, whose hands were empty.

Huh? Instructing him on swordsmanship? What kind of twisted logic is that! They even threw away the sword he valued more than his own lifeblood. That's incredibly disrespectful!

But... it's good that you look down on them!

Hmph, you, Mo Xuanyu, are only able to fight across realms because of your exquisite swordsmanship, aren't you? Now that you've lost your sword, I, a Nascent Soul cultivator, will have you completely under my thumb!

Thinking that he was about to teach that arrogant and overbearing genius swordsman a lesson, Chu Fan was extremely excited and began to twirl his sword at Yu Ling.

[Hehehe, host, beat him up!]

The system was overjoyed. This protagonist didn't understand his host at all, yet he actually took the bait.

Yu Ling silently responded to the system in her heart. Seeing Chu Fan finally make a move, her smile deepened. Her cold and handsome face was like ice and snow melting. He put his index and middle fingers together and raised his hand.

A giant sword formed from sword intent appeared in the air...

Halfway through the fight, Chu Fan saw a giant sword, bigger than himself, coming down on his head. He immediately tried to dodge, but found that he couldn't stop himself. His face turned green, and he cursed inwardly, "Your sword intent can even take form, what difference does it make whether you use a sword or not?!"

"Duang—!!!"

Yu Ling's merciless sword strike sent shivers down Ting Xuefeng's spine.

When the sword intent dissipated, the ground beneath Chu Fan's feet had been pressed into a life-sized, human-shaped crater.

Chu Fan was lying face down in the pit, his body convulsing from the beating, with only his right middle finger stubbornly sticking out.

Mo Xuanyu, you cheated! You have no martial ethics!!!

[Hmph, that gesture... he seems quite disgruntled, host.] The system, who was just watching the show, immediately fanned the flames.

"Then I'll teach him a lesson until he learns to be a civilized and polite protagonist," Yu Ling thought to herself.

He grabbed Chu Fan by the back of the neck and pulled him out, then shoved the fallen sword back into his hand. Then, he unleashed his full aura, and Yu Ling's unique sword domain instantly enveloped the two of them.

"Elder Chu, stop lying down! Raise your sword and let me give you some pointers!"

The original owner's swordsmanship was accompanied by an ice-based internal energy cultivation method, which overlapped in many ways with what Yu Ling's original body had learned. At this moment, he unleashed power surpassing that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Within the sword domain, invisible sword energy flew about, like a meat grinder, relentlessly striking Chu Fan's entire body, leaving no spot untouched.

Chu Fan was being beaten so badly he was clutching his backside and howling, but he couldn't even touch the hem of Yu Ling's clothes...

hateful!

No wonder Mo Xuanyu could crush his peers from all sects to dust. His swordsmanship has reached such a high level. Could it be that he also held back in the previous sparring session?

"Mo Xuanyu, if you're so capable, why don't you go and fight someone at the Nascent Soul stage! What kind of skill is it to bully someone at the Core Formation stage!" Chu Fan was only tough on the outside.

However, after being beaten up by Yu Ling, out of respect for the strong as upheld in the cultivation world, he no longer held such a grudge about the death of his good brother.

“Alas, Xuan Yu is merely a junior Golden Core cultivator, how dare he directly challenge a Nascent Soul cultivator?” Yu Ling said.