Chapter 25
He Jianleng was stunned for a long time before he reacted. After he reacted, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at Nan Xi, "Such a big thing, why did you hide it from me?"
Nan Xi was also stunned for a while, then her eyes widened.
[No way? Master really knows? Am I right? ]
Her mind was working frantically, trying to find a better way to crack it, but in fact...
Nan Xi pretended to be dumbfounded and said in confusion: "Master, what did you say? I don't understand."
He Jian: "..."
He Jian took a deep breath. If the monk's body was not as strong as an ox, he would have been angered by Nan Xi.
The reason why he was so angry was not only because Nan Xi deliberately concealed the truth, there were many deeper reasons. Not to mention that after the Golden Core stage, the swordsmanship and skills that needed to be practiced had to be at a higher level.
Nan Xi doesn't have this technique in his hands. If he doesn't tell He Jian, he can only practice it slowly according to the previous technique. After a long time, it will delay his practice.
Not to mention swordsmanship, which is also pretty much the same.
He Jian was not only angry at Nan Xi's secrecy, but also at her indifference to herself and her lack of focus on cultivation.
At this time, Luo Tingyun walked between the two of them. Although he almost understood what was going on, he still asked, "There was a spiritual power fluctuation here just now. What happened?"
Nan Xi spoke without blinking, "When I was cultivating, I resonated with the heaven and earth, and spiritual power fluctuated, but Master didn't believe it."
Having said that, Nan Xi looked again in the direction of her own courtyard.
[After the breakthrough, the alien land of heaven and earth where I was born should have almost disappeared. Now there is no evidence. I just won't admit it. ]
Now, not only He Jian couldn't figure out why Nan Xi wanted to hide it, even Luo Tingyun couldn't figure it out. He also looked in the direction of Nan Xi's courtyard.
I vaguely remembered that I had indeed seen a flash of golden light just now, but it disappeared in a flash.
If Nan Xi and He Jian hadn't been talking here, he might not have come out, let alone investigated further.
If He Jian hadn't been able to hear Nan Xi's inner voice, he might have believed it. After all, he had lived for thousands of years. He quickly calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Is it really just a resonance?"
"Yes." Nan Xi didn't even blink.
He Jian has made up his mind that if Nan Xi refuses to admit it, he will expose her directly. Even if Nan Xi refuses to admit it, she won't be able to hold on for long as He Jian insists on her statement.
Just as I was thinking this and preparing to speak, there was suddenly a person in front of me.
Luo Tingyun looked at him and shook his head slightly.
He Jian was stunned, but subconsciously did not speak again. He watched Luo Tingyun look at Nan Xi again, his voice calm with a hint of smile.
"Sister, you have communicated with me for a long time, and I believe you have learned a lot. Have you reached the stage of building a foundation?"
I don't know why Luo Tingyun asked this, but Nan Xi thought about it for a moment and nodded, "We're here."
After all, she had arrived before, and the plot did not deliberately describe the heroine's cultivation. After all, this is just a sadomasochistic story.
[As long as no one knows that I have achieved a breakthrough to the Golden Core, it won't be a big problem.]
Problem? What problem? This doubt flashed through the minds of the two, but Nan Xi did not think about it further, and Luo Tingyun continued to speak.
"So when do you plan to achieve the Golden Core?"
Luo Tingyun smiled slightly, "I'm brave enough to tell you that I also reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment half a month ago. Senior sister, please don't let me surpass you."
[Humph, I completed the foundation building a year ago.] Nan Xi was not provoked, but just thought about it for a while and said, "It will take some time, it's too early now."
After the two of them talked like this, He Jian who was standing behind them calmed down.
If Nan Xi made such a decision before listening to her inner voice, it would indeed be worrying. But if you only listen to Nan Xi's inner voice, apart from the relocation and daily jokes, Nan Xi is a clear-headed person.
Now she is unwilling to talk about her breakthrough to the Golden Core stage. There must be something going on. As for what it is, Nan Xi won't say anything and rarely reveals her thoughts. Even if she is forced to reveal the breakthrough to the Golden Core stage, we may not be able to know the full picture of the matter.
After thinking for a while, He Jian spoke, "Alright, it's just a small matter, Ah Xi, if you are hiding something, I won't force you."
"I just hope you won't delay your own cultivation."
Although He Jian had always been so serious, Nan Xi pursed her lips slightly when she saw him doing this now. She did not deny that she had hidden something, but just nodded, "Disciple understands."
"Since you have nothing to do, you can go back. I have something to tell you, my junior sister."
He Jian drove Nan Xi away because he wanted to out of sight and out of mind.
"Okay."
Nan Xi didn't dare to stay here any longer, for she was afraid that once He Jian opened his mouth, he would tell her that she had already advanced to the Golden Core stage, and she would be in great trouble then.
Although she was somewhat curious about what they were talking about, the fact that they deliberately asked her to leave clearly meant that they didn't want her to hear it.
Nan Xi ran back to her own little room.
At the same place, Luo Tingyun turned around to face He Jian and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Master."
He Jian put his hands behind his back and sighed, "You are a smart kid."
Luo Tingyun remained silent, but He Jian felt a little worried when he thought about Nan Xi's situation.
"Why did she keep it secret? This is actually a good thing. She has achieved a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage. She is the best among her peers and everyone will be happy for her."
"Maybe there is a reason why I have to hide it." Luo Tingyun raised his eyes again and looked directly at He Jian, "If someone pointed out that I am not a woman in front of me right now, I would not admit it."
He Jian choked.
"How can this be the case? I watched that child grow up..."
He paused again, because he suddenly thought, even if he watched Nan Xi grow up, after revealing his true feelings, he realized that he had never truly understood Nan Xi.
He Jian sighed again.
"That's enough."
After they finished talking, the two of them dispersed and went back to their rooms.
After Nan Xi returned, she heated a bucket of water, took off her clothes, squatted in the tub filled with hot water, gritted her teeth, and said, "Come on."
The system remained silent, but a few seconds later, a sharp pain swept through Nan Xi's body.
If the plot is not carried out well and there is a deviation, and if this is caused by Nan Xi, there will be punishment.
At first, Nan Xi refused to follow the plot, and suffered all kinds of punishments from the lowest to the highest. Later, she realized that if she refused to follow the plot, she might really die.
The first Nan Xi died, and there was still a second and a third.
But she didn't want to think about how many Nan Xis there would be after her death. She wanted to live, one day at a time, because only by living there was hope.
An hour later, Nan Xi stood up from the water. The water had become cold, and the originally clear water was stained with traces of blood red, but there were no visible injuries on Nan Xi's body.
Nan Xi cleaned up again and then lay down on the bed exhausted.
Such punishment was no longer painful or itchy to her. Before going to bed, she looked inward at her own golden elixir again and curled her lips slightly.
It was still a small one, only the size of a thumb, but when she saw it, the golden pill was still spinning slowly, spontaneously absorbing spiritual energy for her.
After the fencing competition, the daily routine of sword training still needs to be practiced, and today, everyone is particularly excited.
Not only did they get together to practice swordplay again after a few days, but today was also the first time that the mysterious junior sister stood here to practice swordplay with them.
Disciples came in batches and practiced sword together in batches. Generally, there would not be any new disciples participating, so the presence of a newcomer was enough to break the stagnant silence.
"I saw my junior sister yesterday. She was really pretty."
"She is very tall, taller than me, and her sword is also long. I wonder what it's like when Junior Sister wields the sword?"
"Now that you mention it, I am also curious. Junior Sister has been away from the sect for many years. I wonder how many styles of Tianyun Swordsmanship you have practiced?"
[Hmm? Why are you all mumbling together today? ]
Nan Xi saw the situation over there as soon as he arrived, but just as he thought about it, he saw the disciples standing in line at the speed of light and looking over here in unison.
Nan Xi was surprised, [Wow, you're quite sharp. You noticed me before I even got close.]
While thinking this, Nan Xi said to Luo Tingyun beside him: "Junior sister, just stand next to me. If you feel that your sword skills are not so proficient, just stand a little behind me and watch me practice."
That's right, today! On the second day after Junior Sister came, Nan Xi got rid of her solitary life and left with Junior Sister!
After all, we live so close.
The disciples over there were still murmuring. Of course they could hear what was in their minds, as clear as if it were spoken in their ears.
Seeing that all the disciples had arrived, Nan Xi assigned a position to Luo Tingyun, then took out his sword and was about to practice swordplay when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a person out of the corner of his eye.
Li Yunzheng was standing beside them, with her arms folded over her chest, looking at them with a smile on her face.
Seeing Nan Xi looking over, he said, "Don't worry about me. I just came to see my nephew who has returned."
Hearing this, Nan Xi looked at Li Yunzheng again with some suspicion, but couldn't see anything, so he organized his disciples to practice swordplay.
Lian Qianxing was still by Nan Xi's side. At this time, a junior brother and a junior sister occupied both sides of Nan Xi, and the lineup looked quite good.
Luo Tingyun automatically stood slightly behind Nan Xi, so Nan Xi could not see how her junior sister used the sword for a while. She was a little curious, but still led her disciples seriously, and then slowly practiced from the first move.
At this stage, Luo Tingyun's level is still unclear. After all, the movements at this time are still in the stage of demolition and construction, one step at a time.
The disciples of the Tianyun Sword Sect have practiced their basic skills very well, so there will be no mistakes in this step.
Nan Xi would sometimes check on the disciples' movements, and she could tell that Luo Tingyun's hand holding the sword was very steady.
Not only Nan Xi, all the disciples were observing this new junior sister.
They only saw that Luo Tingyun had no expression on his face and there were no mistakes in his movements. After he had practiced the first step almost perfectly, he then started practicing the combos one by one.
Nan Xi stood at the front and wielded the sword. The sword drew a beautiful and sharp arc in the air. The sound of breaking through the air was very obvious, and there was no stagnation in the movement.
This was a sign of a sword style that had been mastered to perfection, but everyone had seen Nan Xi like this countless times, and at this moment their eyes were all focused on Luo Tingyun.
The opponent's sword flipped, and the movements, strength, and even the degree to which his clothes fluttered were almost identical to Nan Xi's.
Just by doing this, everyone was sure that although the new sister did not train with the sect, she had never missed practicing swordsmanship.
Nan Xi couldn't help but praise her, "Junior sister is quite amazing."
As soon as the words fell, the hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and the perfect movement was instantly flawed.
Nan Xi felt sorry, "Why not brag? But it's okay, we will practice from the first to the ninth form in a row later, it will be nice if we can perform well then."
The disciples looked sideways, while Luo Tingyun frowned slightly. He did not need to wait any longer and performed the next move perfectly, thus successfully receiving Nan Xi's praise.
[She's beautiful.] Nan Xi said happily, [She's worthy of being my junior sister.]
The disciples heard Nan Xi's thoughts and couldn't help but look over.
Senior sister, you are simply praising yourself!
Luo Tingyun tightened his grip on the sword, and didn't want to care about Nan Xi's thoughts anymore. After that, his sword practice became quiet for a while, until the second step. After completing every move, Nan Xi let out a breath, her eyes shining.
[My first sword practice after breaking through the Jindan stage, so looking forward to it! ]
Nan Xi also gripped the sword tighter because she went to bed late the night before and was physically and mentally exhausted after being punished by the system. She got up late today and did not practice on her own in advance.
But that doesn't matter.
The disciples were originally practicing seriously. Nan Xi's thoughts passed by their ears, but they did not reach their ears at first. It was only after several seconds.
The disciples all widened their eyes and forced themselves not to turn their heads to look at Nan Xi. A few of them couldn't help but look over, and then quickly turned their heads back.
But even so, they couldn't help but be shocked.
Senior sister broke through to the Golden Core stage? Yesterday? When did it happen?
No! When did you even reach the state of foundation building and great perfection? Ah?
Didn’t we agree that we would all be in the foundation-building stage together? Why did you break through to the golden elixir stage alone?
Even Li Yunzheng couldn't help but look at Nan Xi and raised her eyebrows in surprise. Her residence was not on the same mountain as Nan Xi's, and it was too far away, so she could hardly notice anything.
However, she did not notice the strange phenomena in the world after breaking through the golden elixir. It must be because Nan Xi used some means.
Just as he was thinking this, after Nan Xi dropped the heavy bomb, he remained motionless and started practicing the combos from the first to the ninth moves with his disciples.
She didn't use her spiritual power or sword energy, so at first glance there was no difference.
But as she gets better, one can see that her movements become more and more smooth, her moves become integrated, and it is almost impossible to tell the transitions between the moves.
Previously, they had been able to follow Nan Xi's movements with ease, but today, they found it a bit difficult. With a miserable look on their faces, they could only try their best to follow.
Li Yunzheng watched Nan Xi's movements and felt that they were good. However, she caught a glimpse of the figure next to Nan Xi. When she looked over, she realized that while everyone seemed a little confused because of the difficulty in following Nan Xi's movements, Luo Tingyun was not affected.
His movements were not much different from Nan Xi's. His eyes were firm and his sword did not shake at all.
So Li Yunzheng became satisfied with this nephew whom he was not very familiar with before. He found a place to squat and continued to watch with great interest.
After Nan Xi led his disciples through the movements, he felt very satisfied.
Then he turned around and saw his disciples sweating profusely. He thought about his performance just now and felt satisfied. [Hey, you can't keep up, right? Are you wondering why I am so good today?]
[Because I, your senior sister, broke through! ]
As he thought about it, Nan Xi shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I can't let my junior brothers and sisters know about my breakthrough, otherwise I would have to show off for a while."
Hearing Nan Xi's smug voice, the disciples looked away with resentment.
They had originally planned to congratulate their senior sister, but now that was out of the question! They wanted to thwart Nan Xi's plan to show off!
Why?
Suddenly they realized something was wrong.
Why did Senior Sister say, it’s a pity that we can’t let them know?
However, this problem has no solution at the moment, because the second round of practice is about to begin. Nan Xi asked Luo Tingyun to take the position of team leader. She usually only leads once, and then she will pay more attention to where the disciples make mistakes.
But today was different. Li Yunzheng's presence squatting there was too strong, and Nan Xi couldn't help but move over.
"Uncle Master, do you think I am different today?"
She couldn't help but smile, and kept saying in her mind: [How did Master know that I had a breakthrough to the Golden Core? How did Master know that I had a breakthrough to the Golden Core?]
Li Yunzheng was caught off guard and annoyed for a moment. She looked up with a half-smile and said, "Is there anything different? I didn't notice."
She had originally planned to praise Nan Xi's progress, but seeing Nan Xi so proud, she didn't want Nan Xi to get what she wanted. Sure enough, after she said this, Nan Xi's face was filled with disbelief.
Nan Xi looked down at his sword, then at the disciples who were practicing sword skills, and was very sure that his progress must be obvious.
So I asked, "You really didn't notice? Didn't you notice how powerful I was with the sword today?"
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I feel like my sword is happier than before! ]
Nan Xi suddenly became active, and all the disciples kept looking in her direction, and they had no intention of practicing sword skills anymore.
Even after he had achieved the Jindan breakthrough, he was still reluctant to tell them, but he spoke in a powerful voice in his heart, which shocked them and made them unable to join in the discussion, and they still had to practice swordsmanship.
Who in this world suffers as much as they do?
The angle of looking at people while squatting was really not good, and it was tiring to lift the head. Li Yunzheng simply stood up, curled her lips and looked at Nan Xi, "You want me to praise you?"
Nan Xi nodded vigorously.
Li Yunzheng said coldly, "No exaggeration."
[Ah?] Nan Xi couldn't believe it again. She stared at Li Yunzheng closely. She didn't expect that the uncle who was so easy to talk to before would be so cold this time.
"Yes, that's right."
As he spoke, Li Yunzheng turned his gaze towards the disciples, looked at Luo Tingyun, and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Luo Tingyun..."
She murmured, and Nan Xi heard it sharply, so Nan Xi whispered: "Uncle Master, isn't my junior sister very pretty?"
Hearing this, Li Yunzheng glanced at Nan Xi, then looked at Luo Tingyun and nodded, "Indeed, it's not bad."
However, Li Yunzheng always felt something was wrong. It was normal for a woman to be tall, and she was also tall, but when she looked at Luo Tingyun, she always felt there was a sense of incongruity.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Nan Xi say unsatisfactorily, "It's not just good at all."
【oops!】
Nan Xi cried out in her heart, feeling a little shocked. Because she did not maintain a good image as a person, she could only shut up in dissatisfaction.
But because of this exclamation, everyone subconsciously looked at Nan Xi.
Nan Xi also noticed their gazes, and thought that she had angered the disciples because of her slacking off, so she secretly moved away from Li Yunzheng, paused, but still felt that it was not enough, so she walked towards the disciples again, pretending to watch everyone's actions.
[Senior sister, I didn't do this on purpose. It's all your uncle's fault for seducing me. ]
Initially, no one understood what Nan Xi's series of actions meant, but when they heard her inner voice, almost everyone couldn't help but pursed their lips and restrained their small smiles.
Li Yunzheng, who was accused of seduction: "..."
[But to be honest, before the swordfighting competition, almost no one made mistakes in their movements. After the swordfighting competition, I think everyone will be better.]
While thinking, Nan Xi looked at it carefully.
Li Yunzheng originally wanted to settle the score with Nan Xi, but seeing that she was serious, she endured it.
After a while, Nan Xi was satisfied.
[That's right, everyone has made a lot of progress.] As soon as this thought came to her mind, Nan Xi suddenly had an idea, [Oh, right, should I exaggerate this sentence?]
The disciples were already serious, and now when they heard the swords being swung even more vigorously and in unison.
Then Nan Xi cleared her throat and said, "Not bad, everyone has made a lot of progress in the past few days."
It was clearly just an ordinary compliment, but it made the disciples smile.
Senior sister really loves them!
Noticing the sudden increase in enthusiasm of his disciples, Luo Tingyun couldn't help but look at Nan Xi again, then retracted his gaze. The next moment, his movements became more beautiful.
When the disciples had almost finished practicing, Nan Xi went back to Li Yunzheng's side. Just as she was about to speak, she was suddenly hit on the forehead. Li Yunzheng's hand was so strong that it hurt Nan Xi's forehead.
She covered her forehead and stared at Li Yunzheng with wide eyes.
"Uncle Master, what are you doing?"
Li Yunzheng took back her hand and said, "It's nothing. Don't you want to praise me?"
Nan Xi felt a dull pain in her head and asked, "Is this the compliment from you, Master?"
"Not really."
After that, the disciples practiced on their own. Luo Tingyun also walked over here. After meeting Li Yunzheng's eyes, he greeted him calmly, "Uncle Master."
Li Yunzheng glanced at Luo Tingyun and smiled, "Hello, nephew."
She put Nan Xi and Luo Tingyun together and a light bulb suddenly came to her mind. She curled her lips and said, "Master Luo just came back yesterday. No one knows his strength."
"But I saw that my nephew is very powerful. How about we two nephews have a sword fight? Instead of a fight, we can see who has practiced more sword styles and who has practiced better. Each of us can practice one style."
Li Yunzheng's words instantly attracted many disciples who loved to watch the excitement, and people gradually gathered here.
Nan Xi's eyes also lit up and she thought it was good.
But he frowned again soon, [No, Junior Sister's strength is unknown, so am I better or worse than her? Or does Master know what moves I have practiced and will show me the same moves?]
While Nan Xi was thinking, the system suddenly spoke, "Host, according to your character setting, you should be extremely inferior to Luo Tingyun now, and will not accept this sword fight."
【Um?】
The disciples were listening to Nan Xi's thoughts and were also wondering why their senior sister always wanted to control her strength and didn't even want them to know about her breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.
Nan Xi was unaware of the disciples' reactions. She was dissatisfied and said to the system: "You are wrong. According to my character setting, even if I don't want to accept this sword fight, as long as everyone encourages me, I will eventually accept it."
Um?
Now not only the disciples were confused, Luo Tingyun looked over with a frown, and even Li Yunzheng's eyes darkened.
Who is Nan Xi talking to?
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