Seeing that Chu Fan's footwork had improved to a higher level under her kind and friendly guidance, Yu Ling nodded with satisfaction.
Sure enough, the villain's beatings actually helped the protagonist improve! For the side quest... ugh! For selflessly helping Chu Fan break through to the Nascent Soul stage and ascend to the Upper Realm, he had to do this favor!
Yu Ling finally had his fill of fighting, but he didn't stop. He continued to tease Chu Fan in the Sword Domain, occasionally giving him a good whack. He had long forgotten his cheap master's instructions.
That feels so good! I can finally release all the frustration I had from the previous survival mission!
Back to Chu Fan, he struggled to parry with his sword, but within Yu Ling's sword domain, he couldn't unleash his full power. Moreover, he wasn't particularly skilled in swordsmanship; his "golden finger" was basically focused on his ability to withstand blows.
—He holds grudges when others beat him up, and he unleashes his full power when his brothers are sacrificed. This is how Chu Fan has always lived his life.
But now, there are no brothers, only beatings. Look, that once handsome face is now swollen from the sword energy, redder than if he had blush on. His body is covered in bruises, especially his buttocks, which were not only whipped by several sword energies at the same time, but also secretly kicked by Yu Ling several times!
Chu Fan couldn't take the beating any longer and finally begged for mercy:
"Enough! You've given me enough pointers! Peak Master Mo, please stop your supernatural powers! I admit you're right, okay?!"
"Hmm, it seems Elder Chu has finally grasped the true essence of the sword. Only through battle can one unleash their potential. Rest assured, Xuan Yu will exchange sword techniques with Elder Chu many times in the future, so as to lend you a helping hand."
When Yu Ling withdrew her sword domain, Chu Fan was already exhausted and collapsed to the ground. He waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No need. Let whoever wants to learn swordsmanship learn it. I'm not worthy!"
Seeing the protagonist's miserable state, the system concluded:
[Hmph! He deserves a beating! Why did he have to see the original owner as a potential enemy? Even if the original owner was wrong, the sect could have taken care of him. Now look what's happened, he's brought this on to my host!]
Afterwards, in order to provide long-term and stable encouragement to the protagonist, Yu Ling personally dragged him back indoors to rest. However, when he went out to pick up the original owner's sword and returned to the main hall of Tingxue Peak, Chu Fan was no longer in the room.
"Heh, you run pretty fast," Yu Ling scoffed.
[He's probably terrified of being beaten. But, host, you beat him up so badly, is Chu Fan in a hurry to complain to the sect leader?]
The system only then remembered that Yu Ling was still carrying the blame for the original owner's sparring match with his opponent... Moreover, although the host's original strength was top-notch, the original owner was only at the Golden Core stage, which was incomparable to a behemoth like a sect.
"Tsk, if I don't beat him up, will he stop telling on me?"
Yu Ling wasn't afraid at all; he was clearly sacrificing himself for others!
It doesn't matter. Even if he's misunderstood by others, he will steadfastly stand on the path of helping the protagonist and silently move forward...
Hehe~
【That's true! Then host, hurry up and cultivate diligently! The side quest can let you ascend in just one year~】
"There's no rush to break through. The original owner didn't lay a solid foundation. The distorted path of ruthlessness has already put invisible shackles on his body, which will greatly affect the upper limit of my strength after the breakthrough."
Yu Ling's so-called cultivation is actually just absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to regulate her meridians. This is the world of cultivation, and she can't just go through the motions like she did with those previous missions. Even if the protagonist doesn't kill her, there are plenty of people who will fight each other for resources, so strength is still very important.
On the other side, Chu Fan, dragging his injured body back, was filled with regret. Why did he have to go to see Mo Xuanyu? But this person hadn't made things clear for so long, and now he was suddenly confronting him. Could it be that the illusion incident had angered him?
That's strange. Isn't this ruthless cultivator supposed to be emotionless? How can he get angry?
Chu Fan couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. After applying the medicine, he began to sit cross-legged in his room to heal his injuries. Although he wasn't good at anything else, he was quite capable of taking a beating, so he should be fine in a few days.
Although Chu Fan was also an elder in the management of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, he had always remained unknown.
If the story had unfolded normally, after he destroyed the original owner of the body, he should have felt relieved, continued leveling up, distinguished himself in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, broken through several barriers, and gloriously ascended to immortality. Unfortunately, this possibility has been ruthlessly extinguished by Yu Ling.
Therefore, his current strength remains stable at the late Nascent Soul stage, without any signs of breakthrough. Before reaching the Out-of-Body stage, one has no say; Chu Fan can't simply accuse someone directly if he wants to complain, he has to tell the sect leader the truth.
But he couldn't bring himself to say that he hadn't even taken the Jade Sword and had been beaten up like this.
Therefore, the scene where Yu Ling waited for the sect leader to come and question her did not happen. Feeling extremely bored, she took the initiative to leave the peak and go to Chu Fan to exchange sword techniques.
However, he had only gone halfway when he was blocked by a sissy-looking man.
The man was dressed in a pink robe and had feminine features. With makeup, he could barely be considered a beauty, but his bone structure clearly indicated that he was a grown man. Yu Ling found him strange no matter how she looked at him.
"Senior Brother Mo, it's been so long! You've become even more handsome!"
This effeminate man's first words were full of high-level sibilance, and the wavy line at the end of his sentences almost made Yu Ling faint.
A person can be so beautiful that it's hard to tell if they're male or female, but they can't be so effeminate that they're neither male nor female! Yu Ling politely turned her head away, giving her eyes a break, and replied politely, "Junior Brother Jiang."
"Oh dear~ Why is Senior Brother Mo still so distant? Just call me Jiang Ying~" Ignoring the chilling aura emanating from Yu Ling's body due to her resistance, Jiang Ying punched Yu Ling in the chest with a slap.
Good heavens, that punch felt like being hit by a boulder. Yu Ling felt a sharp pain in her chest, and a metallic taste filled her mouth. She barely managed to spit out a mouthful of blood (???).
Damn, this sissy is incredibly strong!
"Cough—cough, cough cough!!!" Yu Ling clenched the iron-hammer-like fist and removed it from her chest. She even went through her memories and found that the original owner did not seem to have offended this person. She tentatively asked, "Jiang Ying... Junior Brother, why did you hit him so hard?"
"Ugh, why are you holding my hand?"
Jiang Ying withdrew her hand again, the force of her palm sending Yu Ling flying a full three meters away. She said coyly...
"This is the first time Senior Brother Mo has ever run away without even seeing her! Oh my! How embarrassing!!!"
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