73: Longing for freedom? Becoming a sword fairy is the real freedom!

"Th-this, how is this possible?"

Watching Mo Fan light up the fifth stone tablet, Liu Xiyan walked toward him in a daze.

She even suspected she was dreaming.

It had been nearly two hundred years since a Disciple had triggered resonance with all five test stone tablets in the Sword Pavilion!

And at this moment—

"You, you, you, I, I..."

For a moment, Liu Xiyan did not know how to speak.

"Are you trying to take me as your apprentice and have me join the Sword Pavilion?" Mo Fan struck first.

"Yes!" Liu Xiyan nodded quickly, her somewhat gray eyes filled with joy.

The Sword Pavilion's Legacy would not be broken!

The youth before her could trigger resonance with five stone tablets; as long as he stayed in the Sword Pavilion to Cultivate, it meant he was one hundred percent certain to become a Peerless Sword Immortal!

The Sword Pavilion was filled with Sword Qi, and staying here meant being constantly assaulted by Sword Qi and even Sword Intent.

This was dangerous, but it was also necessary.

Because the requirements for the Sword Nurturing Art, the Legacy of the Sword Pavilion, were exactly this.

Only by staying where Sword Qi filled the air could one Cultivate sword, and only then could one become a Peerless Sword Immortal whose Sword Qi spanned thirty thousand miles, with a single sword flash chilling nineteen provinces.

The better one's talent for the Dao of the Sword, and the deeper one's comprehension of the Sword Nurturing Art, the more naturally one would be attuned to the Dao of the Sword, and the longer one could persist in the Sword Pavilion.

Generally, if one could trigger resonance with one stone tablet, one could basically Cultivate in the Sword Pavilion for nine years without issue.

The tenth year required crossing a life-and-death barrier.

If one could cross it, one could continue to Cultivate in the Sword Pavilion.

If one could not, one would only die from the assault of Sword Intent, and not even an immortal could save them.

If one could trigger resonance with two stone tablets, one could basically Cultivate in the Sword Pavilion for twenty-nine years without issue.

Similarly, in the thirtieth year, one would also need to experience a life-and-death barrier.

If one could trigger resonance with three stone tablets, one could basically Cultivate in the Sword Pavilion for forty-nine years without issue, needing to experience a life-and-death barrier in the fiftieth year.

If one could trigger resonance with four stone tablets, one could Cultivate in the Sword Pavilion for ninety-nine years without issue, needing to experience a life-and-death barrier in the one-hundredth year.

Generally speaking, life-and-death barriers were extremely difficult to pass, and it was basically a nine-deaths-and-one-life situation.

Furthermore, if you only triggered resonance with one stone tablet, you would need to experience multiple life-and-death barriers.

You might get lucky and pass the ten-year life-and-death barrier.

But what about the thirty-year, fifty-year, and one-hundred-year life-and-death barriers?

It was impossible for a person to always be that lucky.

In history, only two people had successfully passed the one-hundred-year life-and-death barrier and attained the Dao of a Peerless Sword Immortal.

But those two were originally Geniuses who had lit up four stone tablets.

Others all died in the life-and-death barriers and could not make it to the end.

Because of this, there were so few Disciples in the Sword Pavilion.

After all, it was too easy to fall.

Only that kind of Peerless Genius who could trigger resonance with five stone tablets could directly become a Peerless Sword Immortal in a hundred years without needing to pass any so-called life-and-death barrier!

It was just that such a Peerless Genius was truly too rare.

However, this youth before her—

Liu Xiyan looked at Mo Fan with burning eyes, as if she were looking at a rare treasure.

Mo Fan could trigger resonance with five stone tablets; this meant he was already a quasi-Peerless Sword Immortal.

The Sword Pavilion had hope to continue its glory!

Liu Xiyan began to imagine a beautiful future, and a smile unconsciously outlined itself on her beautiful face.

At the same time, she also began to worry about how to teach this future Peerless Sword Immortal Disciple.

However, soon, Mo Fan shattered her fantasy.

"Sorry, due to personal reasons, I cannot join the Sword Pavilion," Mo Fan said seriously.

Hearing this, Liu Xiyan was stunned, and the smile on her face instantly froze.

"What did you say?" She suspected she was too excited and had auditory hallucinations.

A future Peerless Sword Immortal was actually refusing to join the Sword Pavilion?

This kind of thing... how could it be?

"Sorry, Elder, I really cannot join the Sword Pavilion," Mo Fan said with an earnest face.

Liu Xiyan's body trembled, and she felt dizzy, seemingly unable to accept this fact for a moment.

She bit her red lips, her face full of confusion, and said in a somewhat trembling voice: "Wh-why?"

Watching this scene, Mo Fan couldn't help but cover his forehead.

What the hell is that expression on your face? Why are you acting like a young couple breaking up?

He took a deep breath and said slowly:

"I originally only came here to accompany Junior Sister Xu. Just now, out of curiosity, I tried to comprehend the Sword Pavilion's test stone tablets. I didn't expect to be able to trigger their resonance..."

"Sorry, my ambitions do not lie in the Dao of the Sword. I am a pure Martial Artist who only yearns for the ultimate Martial Dao where fists hit flesh. I am not interested in anything else."

"If I were to stay in the Sword Pavilion, I think I might die in less than a year."

He was not lying about this.

If he really had to stay in the Sword Pavilion for a year, he would most likely kick the bucket.

When others lit up the Sword Pavilion's test stone tablets, they truly possessed talent for the Dao of the Sword and were naturally close to the Dao of the Sword.

But he lit up the test stone tablets entirely by relying on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability to cheat; he had no matching talent for the Dao of the Sword at all.

The result of this was that he would definitely die if he stayed in the Sword Pavilion.

He might not even last a year; he would kick the bucket in half a year.

"But, but you can also Cultivate the Martial Dao while staying in the Sword Pavilion..." Liu Xiyan was a little confused, her brain unable to turn the corner after what Mo Fan said.

However, Mo Fan's unusually sturdy physique really didn't look much like a Sword Cultivator...

"Uh, is that so?" Mo Fan scratched his head awkwardly.

"Naturally, even a Peerless Sword Immortal needs the Martial Dao as an auxiliary to unleash the Supreme and peerless sword light," Liu Xiyan nodded quickly.

She had finally found a Genius who could trigger resonance with five stone tablets; she couldn't let him go.

"Sorry, I still cannot stay in the Sword Pavilion. I yearn for freedom and the vast sky; I don't want to be trapped in the Sword Pavilion for the rest of my life," Mo Fan said earnestly.

Hearing this, Liu Xiyan opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, but in the end, she said nothing.

Originally, she also yearned for freedom.

But as a successor of the Sword Pavilion,

She could only stay in the Sword Pavilion for a long time.

Since entering the Sword Pavilion, the number of times she had left could be counted on one hand.

Of course, she did not regret this.

What she yearned for was that sword light as brilliant as a galaxy.

She wanted to become that Peerless Sword Immortal who looked down upon the nine provinces, with a single sword flash chilling nineteen provinces.

Therefore, even if she lost her freedom for this, or even lost her life, she was willing to accept it.

It was just that this youth before her...

In the end, she shook her head and said:

"You should be less than twenty years old, right?"

"It is indeed an age to pursue freedom."

"How about this: when you get tired of it one day, come to the Sword Pavilion. The doors of the Sword Pavilion will always be open for you."

"I can tell you that with your talent, as long as you Cultivate properly in the Sword Pavilion, you will definitely become a Peerless Sword Immortal after a hundred years."

"At that time, even a Supreme creature may not be a match for your sword. With the world so vast, where can you not go?"

"That is true freedom."

Hearing this, Mo Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:

"Thank you, Elder, for your understanding. You are right; only after becoming a Peerless Sword Immortal is it true freedom, but I want to be free for two more years in advance!"

Liu Xiyan nodded: "Hmm, when I was your age, I also liked to run around and didn't like staying in one place for a long time."

"How about this: if you have time, just come to the Sword Pavilion to take a look often. When you figure it out one day, it won't be too late to join the Sword Pavilion."

Liu Xiyan did not force Mo Fan.

After all, there was Xu Jing now.

Even if she herself didn't pass the hundred-year life-and-death barrier a year later, there was still Xu Jing to inherit the Sword Pavilion's Legacy.

At that time, when Mo Fan had had enough fun and wanted to return to the Sword Pavilion to become strong, there would still be someone to teach him.

If there were no Xu Jing...

Then even if she had to break Mo Fan's legs, she would keep him in the Sword Pavilion!

"I will come to the Sword Pavilion often; I like it here," Mo Fan said sincerely.

"That is good," Liu Xiyan nodded again, said no more, and turned to go toward Xu Jing, who was still lying on the ground.

"How is Junior Sister Xu?" Mo Fan also hurriedly followed.

"She's fine. I have already sorted out her chaotic Mental Energy. At most, in another quarter of an hour, she will wake up."

"Thank you, Elder," Mo Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fifteen minutes later, Xu Jing slowly woke up.