He Weiqing mustered her courage and followed, but then walked away dejectedly, her slightly plump figure looking extremely lonely.

He entered the sect a year later than his second senior brother, and now, more than three years later, he still cannot overcome his psychological barrier. He also loathes his own timidity, and even his master's constant encouragement has not given him the courage to take that first step.

But now it's different. His junior sister's expectant gaze is fixed in front of him. The expression on her face, where she said she was afraid of being laughed at for having such a senior brother, is still vivid in his mind. So, his master must also be laughed at because of him when he goes out...

He didn't want to become a disgrace to the sect!

Junior Sister is so outstanding. Not only is she born with a sword bone, but she can also refine top-grade flawless pills at such a young age. She is only at the Qi Refining stage and needs the protection of her senior brothers, but he can't do anything about it. For the first time, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness because of his own incompetence.

With this thought in mind, he made up his mind, and his gaze became firm. Even if he were to be shattered to pieces, he would master this sword control technique!

Shi Xuan didn't care about his feelings afterwards. After returning, he cultivated the Myriad Things Grow for a while. When night fell, it was time for him to cultivate in his dreams.

It was the same scene in the back mountain, and the same senior brother with a somewhat spoiled air. This time, Shi Xuan looked around and asked, "Was senior brother placed in the back mountain?"

“Yes,” Lu Shenzhi said, casually picking a leaf from a tree and flicking it. After watching the leaf fly far away, he said listlessly, “Our Lianfeng Sword Sect doesn’t choose its location randomly. If we want outstanding people, the land must first be spiritual. The spiritual veins in the back mountain are rich in spiritual energy. If we also get a magic treasure, it’s the perfect place to store me.”

"Pfft." Shi Xuan was about to die laughing at him. He really thought he was a corpse, and even stored him up.

"By the way, you said yesterday that your spiritual root was damaged. I wonder how it was damaged?" Lu Shenzhi asked.

"Me?" Shi Xuan also picked a leaf and flicked it like him, saying, "My spiritual root was just replaced. The new spiritual root is not used to the environment, and I am trying to find a solution."

The leaf she flicked didn't travel as far as Lu Shenzhi's, so Shi Xuan, not to be outdone, picked another one.

Lu Shenzhi was shocked by what she said, "There are such evil spells?"

Changing someone's spiritual root is tantamount to ruining their path to immortality, and in the cultivation world, it's no different from murder. It's unbelievable that this junior sister carries such a deep-seated hatred. More importantly, in this situation, she can still talk and laugh freely; her character is truly extraordinary!

"The path of cultivation is fraught with danger and obstacles, and injuries are inevitable. Even someone like Senior Brother has been stored away, hasn't he?"

"Haha, Junior Sister is right!" Lu Shenzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "Now that the problem has arisen, we have to face it. With your spiritual root, do you have any solutions in mind?"

"I've only been in the sect for a few days, and I haven't found a way yet. I'll suppress it with my cultivation and use less spiritual power. At most, it will hurt a little, but it won't pose any threat." Shi Xuan picked another leaf and flicked it out.

Lu Shenzhi pondered for a moment and said, "There is a place on the fourth floor of the sect's library where ancient books and fragments are stored. Perhaps you can go there and see if there is any information worth learning from."

This is indeed a good approach. Since changing one's spiritual root is a secret technique, it is unlikely to be recorded in ordinary books.

Shi Xuan flicked the leaf in his hand again, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother. I will go to the library to take a look when I wake up."

“Then let’s start practicing swordsmanship now,” Lu Shenzhi urged. “If we keep talking, you’ll probably strip this tree bare.”

"Let me pick one last leaf," Shi Xuan said, quickly picking another leaf, but it still didn't go as far as his. Damn it.

Shi Xuan secretly resolved to come back and pick more the tree the next night, figuring that even if he pulled it bare, it would grow back the next day.

After a night of enjoying the painless spiritual energy, Shi Xuan mastered the second move of the Concealing Edge Sword technique. When he woke up, he felt refreshed and couldn't help but take the spiritual sword to the courtyard to fully understand and practice the first two moves, then performed them again.

After playing around with it, Shih-hsuan said: "It really hurt, but it also really felt great."

Perhaps it was due to her innate swordsmanship, but the more she practiced swordsmanship, the more comfortable and natural it felt to her body. It seemed she could actually achieve something in this art of swordsmanship.

The breakfast at the dining hall reflected her good mood. The stewed spirit pork was extremely flavorful, the green vegetables were crisp and full of spiritual energy, and the egg drop porridge made from spirit rice was soft, glutinous, and chewy, just to her liking.

Shi Xuan chose an inconspicuous corner and buried herself in enjoying her delicious food.

Before long, someone sat down opposite him. Shi Xuan looked up with slight surprise and found that it was his master, Lin Daozi.

"Oh, Master, even a Nascent Soul cultivator like you eats in the dining hall? How down-to-earth!" Shi Xuan, after paying a little attention to his appearance, wiped the porridge stains from the corner of his mouth and exclaimed.

Lin Daozi was a very easygoing and unpretentious person. He took out his wine gourd, which he never parted with, and replied, "Occasionally, one should satisfy one's appetite, otherwise drinking alone is too monotonous."

Shi Xuan twitched his lips. His master, who started drinking so early in the morning, was truly a god.

"By the way, Master, I was going to find you after I finished eating. May I go into the library now?"

“Of course,” Lin Daozi swallowed the meat from his mouth and replied, “Disciples below the third level can go in and look around freely.”

"What if you want to go to the fourth floor?" Shi Xuan asked. The area her senior brother told her was on the fourth floor. Since her senior brother could get in, he must have a way.

“That’s possible, but you’ll need your master to give you a special pass,” Lin Daozi said after considering her situation. “New disciples don’t attend classes together for the first month to give you time to draw Qi into your bodies. Once you have a foundation, you can start taking classes together. You’re already at the second level of Qi Refining, so you can skip this step. Going to the library is exactly what you should do.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master."

Lin Daozi continued, "Our Fuyu Peak mainly cultivates the traditional sword technique of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, called the Lianfeng Sword Technique. It is said to be the sword technique used by our sect's founder. Here is the sword manual. Take a look at it first. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me anytime, or you can ask me to demonstrate it for you." As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his storage ring, which looked like the kind that cost five low-grade spirit stones at a market stall.

Shi Xuan hurriedly put down his chopsticks and took the food with both hands, feeling that something was off about the people who were teaching and imparting knowledge in the dining hall.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, Shi Xuan headed straight for the library with the special pass granted by his master.

The library and council hall of the Lianfeng Sword Sect are located on the same peak, forming a seven-story, tower-like building, with the area decreasing as the floors rise.

The rule is that outer disciples can read the books on the first floor, inner disciples can read the first and second floors, and those who are personally instructed can go up to the third floor. The floors above that are basically never open to the public.

With his pass in hand, Shi Xuan greeted Elder Chen, who was in charge of guarding the library, and went straight up to the fourth floor with a clear goal in mind.