Modifying the exercise method, causing excruciating pain.

"Senior Sister, shall we continue the match?" Chen Yuan asked.

"No need!" Qin Shuhan waved her hand. "You have reached the Fourth Realm of the Sword Dao; I am no match for you."

Immediately, she stepped forward, grabbed Chen Yuan's arm, and said, "Come with me!"

She pulled Chen Yuan by the arm and flew towards her own residence, leaving behind a bewildered Shen Nianchu.

"That's right! Junior Martial Brother has already entered the Nascent Soul Realm, and his Sword Dao is still the Fourth Realm," Shen Nianchu realized belatedly.

"I'm finished, finished, finished. Junior Martial Brother isn't going to keep bullying me from now on, is he?"

After thinking it over, only Revered Master could keep Junior Martial Brother in check.

"Right, I must tell Revered Master!"

With this thought, Shen Nianchu transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Leng Youmeng's sleeping quarters.

In the pavilion, Qin Shuhan, dressed in white, looked like black hair against white snow. She slashed out a sword strike, and white snow seemed to scatter across the sky, instantly manifesting a Concept.

A faint Domain seemed to spread beneath her feet, but it dissipated before it could fully condense.

"Junior Brother, no matter how I try to condense my Sword Domain, I always fail." Qin Shuhan was not discouraged and asked Chen Yuan, "Junior Martial Brother, can you see anything?"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. Being in the Sword Emperor Realm, he could see the flaw in Qin Shuhan's Cultivation at a glance.

"Senior Sister, could you let me see the Cultivation Technique you practice?" Chen Yuan asked.

Hearing this, Qin Shuhan pondered for a moment and took out a Cultivation Technique from her storage ring.

It was a Heaven Grade Sword Dao Cultivation Technique, the Thousand Snow Sword Heart Art. Cultivating it to Perfection could allow one to reach the Fifth Realm.

Chen Yuan immediately flipped through it, and the more he read, the stranger his expression became.

"Senior Sister, this Cultivation Technique of yours is incomplete. It's a miracle you managed to Cultivate to the Third Realm."

Qin Shuhan nodded. "I obtained this in a Secret Realm. The Snow Listening Sword in my hand is the matching item for this Cultivation Technique."

"Senior Sister, you really shouldn't practice this Cultivation Technique anymore. It's a blessing you haven't suffered a Qi Deviation. Why don't I share the Cultivation Technique I'm practicing with you?"

Qin Shuhan quickly refused. "Absolutely not!" She then said with a serious expression, "A Cultivation Technique is the foundation of a person's existence; it cannot be easily given to others."

Chen Yuan couldn't argue with Qin Shuhan, so he could only revise the Thousand Snow Sword Heart Art entirely before handing it back to her.

"Senior Sister, I've finished modifying the Cultivation Technique. Just practice according to this."

Qin Shuhan took the Cultivation Technique and began reading it. A moment later, she showed the same strange expression as Chen Yuan.

"Junior Brother, are you serious or joking? I don't even dare to practice this."

This was because Chen Yuan had not only modified the content for the Fourth Realm but also the content for the Fifth Realm.

"Senior Sister, watch closely."

As Chen Yuan spoke, his Sword Emperor aura was released.

His right hand became a sword, and with one slash, three streams of Sword Intent instantly achieved Fusion. The might was overwhelming, shattering the large rock in the small courtyard in an instant.

"Boom!"

Broken stones flew everywhere, and torrential snow suddenly fell. It seemed as if strong winds wrapped around massive waves of fiery flames, churning within.

The heavy snow could not quench the fire, nor could the fire melt the snow. A fierce wind struck, and the flames roared like a monstrous tsunami, seemingly intent on illuminating the entire world.

The three Concepts lingered for a long time!

"Sword... Sword Emperor!" Qin Shuhan muttered, horrified in her heart.

Just by looking at it, her Sword Dao Realm faintly showed signs of a Breakthrough.

"Senior Sister, I'll leave these three Concepts in your courtyard. You can use them to gain insight into the Sword Venerable Realm."

As Chen Yuan spoke, he was already approaching the entrance of the residence.

"Remember to keep it a secret for me!" His voice drifted back leisurely, instantly rousing Qin Shuhan, who was frozen in place.

Returning to his residence,

Liu Meier had found an important piece of information for him.

Namely, that Lin Xue would be going to the Dream Seeking Flower Sea Valley tomorrow.

As the name implied, it was a valley where various famous flowers competed in beauty. Many female Disciples in the Sect liked to go there to appreciate the flowers.

"Good." Chen Yuan was very satisfied with the news and immediately asked Liu Meier, "What reward do you want?"

Seeing her hesitate, Chen Yuan waved his hand grandly. "Just say it!"

"Little Master, can I really say it?" Liu Meier cautiously asked.

"Of course."

"Then... then please return my memory stone to me. I want to sell it. I don't have any Spirit Stones left to Cultivate."

Gasp—

Chen Yuan froze instantly. "Why didn't you say anything when I asked you to buy it?"

"I didn't dare!" Liu Meier said pitifully, clutching her hands. How could she dare to refuse!

Chen Yuan flipped his right hand, took out a ring, circulated his spiritual power, and placed it in Liu Meier's hand.

"Take it. If it's not enough, tell me."

Inside the ring were several thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, along with quite a few Medicinal Pills—more than enough for Liu Meier.

When Liu Meier saw the Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones inside the ring, she was instantly stunned.

"Little Master... isn't this too much?" Liu Meier was a little scared; the ring felt too hot to handle.

"Take it! You are my maid, and having such low strength won't do." Chen Yuan said, stepping forward and pinching her chin.

"Moreover, you are the woman I have designated, so how could I let my woman suffer a loss!" Chen Yuan's tone was domineering.

He was currently a Fifth-Tier Alchemist. Among Fifth-Tier Medicinal Pills, there were those that could improve Aptitude. He just needed to keep refining them and giving them away; he refused to believe he couldn't trigger the Eighth-Tier immeasurable marrow cleansing pill!

Liu Meier's heart trembled wildly. Little Master... Little Master said, he actually said she was his designated... designated woman?

Her heart raced. It was just that Little Master was sometimes nice to her, and sometimes bullied her.

If only he would stop bullying her and just be nice to her all the time, that would be wonderful.

At the same time, she felt somewhat inferior. Chen Yuan was handsome and had a high status; she truly wasn't worthy of him.

The night passed without incident, and the next day dawned.

Chen Yuan first went to Revered Master's place to gain some favor, but he ended up being scolded severely by Revered Master, who told him not to bully Shen Nianchu.

Next, he went to Baixi and Shen Ling's places and fought three hundred rounds.

Finally, as evening approached, Chen Yuan made his appearance in a white robe and arrived at the Dream Seeking Flower Sea Valley.

He sat under a cherry blossom tree, the heavenly feather zither floating before him. His slender fingertips swept across the strings, playing the Heartbreak Song.

This scene attracted many female Disciples who gathered to watch.

"Oh my god! He's so handsome! Which peak is he from? Which courtyard's Disciple is he?"

"I remember now, he's the one who took first place in the Sect Grand Competition."

As soon as this was said, many female Disciples' eyes sparkled. If they could marry and live happily ever after with this Senior Brother, wouldn't they be envied to death?

"Wuwuwu, why do I feel like the tune Senior Brother is playing is so sad? I'm already shedding tears!"

Some female Disciples who understood music could clearly hear the pain of unrequited love in the tune.

Just then, two figures stepped into the Flower Sea Valley. One of them was Lin Xue.

The other person was her childhood friend, an Inner Sect Disciple named Sikong Jiwen.

Hearing the zither music, the two of them followed the sound and saw a man in white sitting beneath the tree, his robes trailing into the sea of white flowers covering the ground.

Pine branches swayed in the wind, scattering fragmented light and shadow across his lowered brows and eyes.

The man's expression was calm. His left hand pressed the strings as if gently stroking flowing clouds, and when his right hand plucked them, the notes suddenly became poignant, like the weeping of a cold spring.

Sikong Jiwen instantly froze in place, and a scene of a man desperately pursuing a woman yet failing to win her love appeared in her eyes.

"Sister Lin, did you hear that? This tune is so unique."