Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”That bitch!”

Fang Aohan cursed inwardly.

But he was incredibly cunning and showed no reaction on his face.

His sister, Fang Yun, however, couldn’t sit still. She was well aware of the purpose of their visit. If this guy who had appeared out of nowhere snatched it away, it would be a terrible injustice.

However, having witnessed Yang Xiao’s strength and his audacity to treat Xuan Tianzhan as nothing, Fang Yun didn’t dare to be too presumptuous. Instead, she walked over with a smile.

”Sister Ziling, who is this gentleman? He’s so charming and domineering! He even toyed with the Young Sect Leader of the Profound Celestial Sect. He’s amazing. Could he be... your sweetheart?”

Fang Yun said teasingly.

At this, Yang Ziling, who had been nestled in Yang Xiao’s arms and refusing to come out, could no longer stay put.

In fact, it wasn’t just Yang Xiao; even she herself didn’t know why she had done that.

So unhesitatingly.

So decisively.

It wasn’t like her at all.

To just throw herself into this man’s arms, recklessly revealing her most vulnerable side.

So, now that she had calmed down, she had no idea how to handle the current situation.

And Fang Yun’s appearance forced her to face reality.

She nuzzled against Yang Xiao’s chest, making sure to wipe all the tears, snot, and any other liquids from her face.

Taking a deep breath, she pushed Yang Xiao away.

Just as she was about to introduce Yang Xiao with her usual self-assured, domineering words...

...her mind suddenly went blank.

She didn’t know how to introduce him.

At the same time, seeing Fang Yun’s mocking expression...

...her face instantly flushed bright red with embarrassment.

She lowered her head.

Her voice was barely a whisper.

”He... he is...”

”I’m her junior martial brother. And you are?”

Yang Xiao spoke up.

He couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

’This foolish woman. She can’t even tell that these two siblings have ulterior motives.’

’And she’s getting shy?’

’Then again, why is she shy?’

Yang Xiao was also a bit confused.

He just felt that women these days were too complicated.

Even more complex than the women of the Ancient Era. It was giving him a headache.

”Junior martial brother? So, you’re a disciple of the Pure Yang Sword Sect too?”

Fang Yun looked skeptical.

But Yang Xiao just smiled. ”No. My senior sister is a Registered Disciple of my master.”

”Your master? Could it be...”

Fang Yun’s eyes suddenly lit up.

She felt as if she had just stumbled upon some truth.

’I’m afraid the Secret Technique Yang Ziling possesses was passed down from this young man’s master. If I can make him fall in love with me...’

Instantly, Fang Yun’s attitude toward Yang Xiao became much more enthusiastic.

Her large eyes instantly turned tender and alluring.

Her tone of voice became three parts more coquettish, and the burning passion in her eyes was a bit overwhelming.

”Might I ask for your name, good sir? The way you saved Sister Ziling just now was so domineering. It made my little heart go PITTER-PATTER.”

At once, Yang Ziling, who had been shy just a moment ago, saw her expression darken.

She didn’t even bother introducing him to Fang Yun.

Instead, she grabbed Yang Xiao’s arm and hugged it to her chest, saying, ”Junior brother, how has Master been recently?”

After speaking, she even winked at Yang Xiao.

It was a rather mischievous gesture.

Her complete disregard for the person next to them thoroughly infuriated Fang Yun.

As for Yang Xiao, he could only smile wryly.

However, he didn’t expose the lie, since he was the one who had made up the identity. ’But this woman is being a little too familiar. We’ve only met twice, after all.’

’We may have gone through a trial together, but this level of intimate contact is still a bit too fast.’

”Master is doing well. He just worries about you from time to time. A few days ago, he even told me to come and see how you were doing.”

Yang Xiao spun his tale.

But these seemingly ordinary words of concern made Yang Ziling blush. She couldn’t help but think, ’So, he’s been thinking about me all this time.’

”Thank you, Master, for your concern. I’m doing very well.”

Yang Ziling forced herself to remain calm.

The two of them completely ignored Fang Yun, leaving her no opportunity to interject.

She could only give an awkward smile. ”Well then, I won’t disturb you two catching up. Brother, let’s go.”

Fang Aohan had long been wanting to leave.

He nodded, smiled, and clasped his fists at the two of them.

And with that, they left.

After seeing those two leave...

...that rascal Lu Fangliang sidled up and said with a grin, ”Brother Yang, no wonder you so decisively rejected that disciple from the Profound Ice Sect. It turns out you have such a classy and beautiful senior sister...”

”Get lost!”

Seeing the guy’s cheeky grin, Yang Xiao cursed at him.

Lu Fangliang, however, didn’t take offense and instead grinned even wider. ”Roger that, I’m getting lost right now. I won’t disturb you two.”

This, in turn, only made things more awkward for Yang Xiao and Yang Ziling.

”Um...”

”It’s been almost a year. Why has your cultivation only improved this much? And what about the Void Sword Manual? How’s your training going? From the looks of it, you seem to have been slacking off.”

After a moment of silence, they both spoke at nearly the same time.

It was just that Yang Ziling seemed a bit awkward.

While Yang Xiao looked at her with an expression of sheer disappointment.

”I... I...”

Yang Ziling felt wronged.

In the past, she probably would have retorted immediately.

But today, for some reason...

...first she had revealed her weak side in front of Yang Xiao, then she had gotten jealous of Fang Yun, and now, just one comment from him made her want to cry.

She felt so wronged.

This wasn’t like her usual self at all.

’What’s wrong with me? Have I really fallen for this little guy?’

Yang Ziling fell silent.

Lost in thought.

The more she thought about it...

...the more flustered she became.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiao regretted his harsh words after scolding her.

Because Yang Ziling’s reaction wasn’t what he had expected.

Her silence...

...it seemed she had really taken his criticism to heart.

The truth was...

...he had only been trying to break the awkwardness.

”Actually, your training is... passable. If I’m not mistaken, you’ve already converted all the Gang Qi in your body into Sword Qi. You’re trying to pursue the path of the Sword Body, aren’t you?”

After thinking for a moment, Yang Xiao began to backpedal.

”Yes. I couldn’t comprehend the One Sword Birth Realm, so I decided to treat my own body as a world and cultivate myself into a sword. I thought maybe that would work.”

Seeing Yang Xiao bring up her Sword Dao, Yang Ziling finally started acting normal again.

”Treating your body as a world? That shows some insight. Never mind, I’ll explain it to you.”

With Xue Yi around, going to the Profound Celestial Sect for now probably wouldn’t end well, so Yang Xiao decided to simply explain the Void Sword Manual to Yang Ziling.

He himself was also cultivating the Sword Dao now.

His understanding of it had naturally become much more profound.

He quickly helped clarify the path of the Sword Dao for Yang Ziling.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have a special constitution. Without one, pursuing the path of the One Sword Birth Realm would be much more difficult. It would be nearly impossible, at least before she stepped into the Divine Power Realm.

However, the Sword Body path she was currently on was somewhat similar to the Starburst Skill, so Yang Xiao explained that in more detail.

After he was done, Yang Xiao left to find Lu Fangliang. He planned to establish a base for the Carefree Sect.

This would allow him to legitimately participate in tomorrow’s Nine Sects Grand Competition.

Yang Ziling also returned to the Pure Yang Sword Sect. However, it wasn’t long before...

...Fang Aohan sent someone over.

The messenger told her,

”My young master requests your presence. He says he wishes to discuss tomorrow’s Nine Sects Grand Competition with Miss Yang.”

Originally, Yang Ziling didn’t want to go.

But hearing this, she couldn’t help but recall the matter she had previously entrusted to Fang Aohan.

Her heart stirred, and she nodded.

She left the Pure Yang Sword Sect’s area and entered the encampment of the Sword Casting Sect.

At that moment, she had no idea that she was walking right into a wolf’s den.

And that...

...it would stir up a monstrous storm.