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.

不光南曦，弟子們都在觀察着這位新來的師妹。

他們也只看到洛停雲面上沒什麽表情，動作也沒什麽錯漏，等到第一步練的差不多了，之後便就是一式一式的連招。

南曦站在最前面，運起了劍，劍身在空中劃過漂亮又淩厲的弧度，破空聲很明顯，動作也沒有絲毫凝滞。

這是劍式已經練至大成的代表，但南曦這樣的樣子，大家已經看過了無數次了，此時他們的目光都聚集在洛停雲身上。

只見對方的長劍翻轉，動作，力度，就連衣袂翻飛的程度，都與南曦幾乎一致。

只這麽一下，大家就确定，新來的這位師妹，雖不随宗門一同訓練，但也從未耽誤過劍術的練習。

南曦看了都沒忍住誇，【師妹還挺厲害的嘛。】

話音剛落，那拿劍的手就微微一抖，完美的動作瞬間出現了缺憾。

南曦可惜，【怎麽不經誇呢？不過沒事，等會還有從一式到九式的連續練習，到時候能發揮好也不錯。】

弟子們側目，洛停雲則微微皺眉，都不需要等會，在做下一式的時候就做的完美無缺，然後成功得到南曦的誇獎。

【漂亮啊。】南曦美滋滋，【不愧是我師妹。】

弟子們将南曦的心聲都聽在耳中，沒忍住看過去。

師姐你這根本就是在誇你自己吧！

洛停雲握劍的手緊了緊，每日追更婆文在企惡峮五兒四九〇吧一九二吃肉停不下來不欲再管南曦的心聲，之後一段時間的練劍倒是安靜了下來，直到第二步，每式都完整練完之後，南曦微微吐了口氣，眼眸發亮。

【突破金丹之後的第一次練劍，好期待！】

南曦也将劍握緊了些，因為昨天睡的本身就晚，加上系統懲罰過之後身心俱疲，她今天起的晚了些，沒有提前自己練過一遍。

但這都不打緊。

弟子們原本都在認認真真練習，南曦的心聲從耳旁過，第一時間都沒落到耳朵中，過了好幾秒之後。

弟子們齊刷刷瞪大眼，硬生生克制住自己，才沒讓頭轉過去看南曦的，少數幾人沒忍住看過去，然後又飛快将頭扭了回來。

但即使這樣，他們心中還是忍不住的震驚。

師姐突破金丹了？昨天？什麽時候的事？

不對！甚至築基大圓滿這個境界又是什麽時候到的？啊？

不是說好了大家一起在築基期茍，你怎麽自己一個人突破金丹了？

就連李雲筝，都沒忍住将視線放在南曦身上，驚訝地挑了挑眉，她的住所和南曦不是一座山，離得遠了，便不太能察覺到什麽。

不過突破金丹之後的天地異象，她也沒察覺到，必定是因為南曦用了什麽手段。

正這麽想着，南曦抛下重磅炸彈之後，自己倒是巍然不動，已經帶着弟子們開始練習從第一式到第九式的連招。

她沒用靈力和劍氣，乍一看之下看不出什麽分別。

但随着漸入佳境，便能讓人看出她的動作越發絲滑，招式渾然一體，基本看不出式與式之間的轉變。

此前他們跟南曦的動作還游刃有餘，今天卻覺得有些困難了，一個個面上苦哈哈的，也只能努力地跟着。

李雲筝看着南曦的動作，也感覺不錯，餘光卻瞥到南曦旁邊的身影，看過去時，才發現，在大家因為艱難跟南曦動作而顯得有些淩亂時，洛停雲并不受影響。

他的動作比南曦差不了多少，目光堅定，劍身沒有一點多餘的晃動。

于是李雲筝對自己這個之前不怎麽熟悉的師侄也滿意了起來，找個地方一蹲，繼續興致勃勃地看。

南曦帶着弟子們過了一遍動作之後，便覺得酣暢淋漓。

然後轉身看到弟子們一個個滿頭大汗，又想了想自己剛才的發揮，頓感滿意，【嘿嘿，跟不上了吧？是不是納悶我今天怎麽這麽厲害？】

【因為師姐我啊，突！破！啦！】

一邊想着，南曦一邊搖頭可惜，【可惜不能讓師弟師妹知道我突破的事實，不然我可要好一陣炫耀。】

聽到南曦沾沾自喜的心聲，弟子們眼神幽怨地撇過去。

本來他們打算好好恭喜師姐一番的，現在沒門了！他們要讓南曦想要炫耀的打算落空！

哎？

他們猛然察覺到不對。

師姐為什麽說，可惜不能讓他們知道？

不過這個問題此時暫時無解，因為第二遍練習要開始了，南曦讓洛停雲占領隊的位置，她一般也只領一遍，之後更多地要看弟子們哪裏有錯漏。

不過今日有所不同，李雲筝蹲在那裏的存在感實在太強，南曦沒忍住湊過去。

“師叔您看我今天有沒有什麽不一樣？”

她眼中沒忍住帶了些笑意，心聲反複說：【師叔怎麽知道我突破金丹了？師叔怎麽知道我突破金丹了？】

李雲筝措不及防被煩了一下，似笑非笑地仰起頭，說：“有什麽不一樣嗎？沒發現。”

她本來打算誇誇南曦的進步，但看南曦這麽得意，她就不想要南曦如意，果不其然，這麽一說，就見南曦頓時滿臉不可置信。

南曦低頭看了看自己的劍，又看了看正在練劍的弟子們，非常确定自己的進步肯定很明顯。

于是追問：“真的沒發現嗎？您沒發現我今天的劍耍的虎虎生風嗎？”

【不可能！絕對不可能！我都感覺我的劍都比以前要高興！】

南曦突然活躍起來，勾的弟子們不住地往南曦的方向看，都沒心思練劍了。

突破金丹，都還不願意告訴他們，偏偏心聲可勁地說，讓他們又震驚又不能跟着讨論，還要練劍。

這世上誰有他們苦啊！

蹲着看人的角度實在不好看，頭擡的還很累，李雲筝幹脆站起來了，勾唇看着南曦，“想要我誇你？”

南曦猛猛點頭。

李雲筝冷漠無情，“不誇。”

【啊？】南曦再次不敢置信，她緊盯着李雲筝，沒想到之前還很好說話的師叔這次居然這麽冷漠。

“對，就是不誇。”

說着，李雲筝視線轉向弟子們那邊，看着洛停雲，微微眯了眯眼，“洛停雲……”

她呢喃，被南曦敏銳地聽見了，于是南曦小聲說：“師叔，我師妹是不是特好看？”

聞言，李雲筝看了眼南曦，然後又看向洛停雲，點頭，“确實不錯。”

不過李雲筝總覺得不對，女子長得高很正常，她也高，但看着洛停雲，總覺得有那麽些違和感。

正想着呢，就聽南曦不滿，“哪裏只是不錯。”

【哎呀！】

南曦心聲一驚呼，被小小的電了下，因為沒維持好人設，與是她只能不滿地閉了嘴。

但因着這驚呼，大家都下意識看向了南曦。

南曦也發現了他們的目光，還以為是因為自己摸魚惹了弟子們的不滿，于是暗搓搓離李雲筝遠了些，頓了頓，還是覺得不夠，又往弟子們的方向走了走，裝模作樣看起了大家的動作。

【師姐我不是故意摸魚的，都怪你們師叔勾引我。】

本來還不明白南曦這一系列動作怎麽回事，此時一聽心聲，幾乎所有人都忍不住抿了抿嘴，克制住自己小小的笑意。

被指勾引的李雲筝：“……”

【不過有一說一，論劍會之前，就基本沒有人的動作有錯了，論劍會之後，想來都會更好才是。】

一邊想着，南曦一邊認真看了起來。

李雲筝本想找南曦算賬，看她認真起來，于是又忍了忍。

隔了一會，南曦滿意。

【确實不錯，大家都進步了好多。】剛升起這個想法，南曦腦中突然靈光一閃，【哎對了，這句是不是要誇出來？】

弟子們本就認真，此時一聽劍更是揮的虎虎生風，整整齊齊。

然後就聽南曦清了清嗓子，“不錯，這段日子一來，大家進步頗多。”

明明只是普通的誇獎，卻忍不住讓弟子們面上帶笑。

師姐果真愛他們！

察覺到弟子們突然提升的積極性，洛停雲都忍不住多看了南曦一眼，随後收回視線，下一刻，動作也更漂亮了些。

等到弟子們練習的差不多了，南曦這才重新摸到李雲筝旁邊，剛準備說話，就突然被彈了額頭，李雲筝手勁大，彈得南曦額頭生疼。

她捂住額頭，瞪大了眼看李雲筝。

“師叔你幹嘛？”

李雲筝收回手，說：“無事，你不是要誇獎嗎？”

南曦感受着隐隐作痛的腦袋，詢問：“這就是師叔您的誇獎？”

“倒也不是。”

之後弟子們自主練習，洛停雲也往這邊走來，與李雲筝對上視線之後，安安穩穩地問好，“師叔。”

李雲筝多看了洛停雲一眼，笑，“師侄好。”

她将南曦和洛停雲湊在一起一看，腦子裏靈光一閃，突然想到個主意，于是勾唇道：“洛師侄昨日才回來，大家都不清楚師侄的實力。”

“但我看方才，師侄分明是厲害的，不如兩位師侄比劍如何？不比試，就比誰習的劍式多，誰習的好，一人一式這樣來。”

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?