55: Chaos breaks the twin swords, the two beauties seek guidance.

The sun rose higher, baking the bluestone of Wangyue Courtyard until it was hot. The shadows of the locust tree leaves shrank into fine, speckled patches of light, landing on the twin sisters' cyan hems. Chu Yunxi took a deep breath and gripped her flowing frost sword tightly again, but the pale cyan Sword Qi on the blade was a few shades weaker than before. "Don't think you can change the subject! Even if there are flaws in your sword moves, it doesn't change the fact that you injured Senior Brother!"

"I didn't deny injuring Ling Feihong, but that was self-defense." Lin Yang took a half step back, his left hand spreading out. The grey-gold Chaos True Essence flowed slowly, and a wisp of extremely faint purple Sword Qi actually emerged within it—this was the 'Star Shatter' Sword Intent he had devoured from Ling Feihong's sword earlier. "This is Ling Feihong's 'Star Shatter' Sword Intent. The Sect should have taught you that this is a killing move used only in life-or-death situations. If he only wanted justice, why would he try to kill me?"

The twin sisters' expressions changed instantly—"Star Shatter" was a high-level killing move of the Xuantian Sword Sect, and the Elders had repeatedly warned them never to use it unless absolutely necessary. Chu Yuning's hand gripping the lightning chasing sword trembled slightly. "Impossible... Elder Wu said Senior Brother only wanted to cripple your Cultivation, he didn't say he wanted to kill you..."

"Did Elder Wu not tell you that he had Ling Feihong bring five Sect Disciples to surround and kill me, just for the chaos star core I possess?" Lin Yang shifted the focus, his gaze falling on their swords. "You came forward for Senior Brother, but became pawns in his quest to seize treasure."

Chu Yunxi's lips moved, but she couldn't find words to refute him—when Elder Wu had approached them, he only said, "Lin Yang is an evil cultivator who harmed Ling Feihong," and even deliberately avoided the details of the ambush. She exchanged a look with Chu Yuning. The stubbornness in their eyes gradually faded, replaced by unwillingness—they had no one in the Sect to guide their sword techniques, and after finally wanting to do something for their Senior Sister, they had actually been used.

"Enough talk!" Chu Yunxi didn't want to think about it anymore. She exchanged a look with Chu Yuning, and they simultaneously channeled their True Essence. "Sword Net Imprisons the Dragon!" Countless cyan sword shadows wove into a dense net around Lin Yang, the mesh becoming smaller and smaller. The Sword Qi carried a bone-chilling cold, and even the air was sliced with a sizzling sound. This was their trump card, their deepest sword technique, but because they had no guidance, it was always missing that final layer of clarity.

A sharp light flashed in Lin Yang's eyes, and the chaos star core suddenly operated violently. A grey-gold Domain expanded with him as the center, covering the entire Wangyue Courtyard like an invisible net—the air within the Domain instantly became viscous. The rapidly rotating sword shadows suddenly became sluggish, and the radiance on the mesh dimmed. Even the hand Chu Yunxi held her sword with began to tremble, and her Sword Heart felt tremors, as if it were about to be pulled away by the power of the Domain.

"What kind of monster is this?!" Chu Yunxi exclaimed. She felt as if her flowing frost sword had been filled with lead; every swing consumed double the True Essence, and she had the illusion that her Sword Heart, cultivated over many years, was about to be ripped out.

"Chaos Domain, it can suppress Sword Intent and analyze sword moves." Lin Yang's voice echoed within the Domain, carrying a faint pressure. "Your 'Sword Net Imprisons the Dragon', if you add a trace of wood-element vitality at the mesh, it would make the sword shadows more coherent; Chu Yunxi, for your main-attack flowing frost sword, if you divide thirty percent of your fierce Sword Intent to your wrist, it won't be sluggish during transitions; Chu Yuning, for your auxiliary lightning chasing sword, if you focus your Sword Heart three inches from the tip, adding a bit of sharpness to the agility, the mesh won't have any flaws."

As he spoke, he used his Chaos True Essence to simulate it in mid-air—the grey-gold airflow turned into two sword shadows, which were exactly the improved "Sword Net Imprisons the Dragon". As the sword shadows intertwined, they were truly without the previous sluggishness, and even the air was stirred into small whirlpools.

The twin sisters watched, dumbfounded—this was exactly the sword move they had wanted to perfect for years! Not to mention improving it, the Elders in the Sect couldn't even spot the flaws, yet Lin Yang had deduced it clearly just by using the Chaos Domain. Chu Yuning's sword shadows dissipated first, her lightning chasing sword hanging by her side, the silver bell jingling softly. "You... can you really guide our sword techniques?"

"My chaos star core can analyze any energy, including your Sword Intent." Lin Yang retracted the Chaos Domain, the grey-gold light gradually fading. "You have no one to teach you in the Sect. Follow me, and I can help you perfect your sword moves, and even achieve a Breakthrough in your current Realm."

Chu Yunxi looked at the residual True Essence sword shadows in mid-air, then remembered how she had been brushed off by the Elders in the Sect time and again. She finally let go, and her flowing frost sword clattered into its sheath. "We... will trust you once." She walked up to Lin Yang and bowed respectfully. "I apologize for the previous offense, I hope Senior Brother Lin can be magnanimous. Our sisters are willing to work for you—you help us improve our sword techniques, we will help you keep an eye on the Sect's movements. If any fellow Disciples come to trouble you, we will warn you in advance; if you want to investigate Elder Wu's affairs, we can also help you collect clues."

Chu Yuning also bowed, her eyes full of expectation. "We don't want anything else, just to be able to master our sword techniques so we are no longer told our 'Aptitude is insufficient'!"

Lin Yang looked at their sincere eyes, paused, and added, "There is a side courtyard next to Wangyue Courtyard. You can stay there first, and I will have someone send Five Elements Spirit Liquid over—familiarize yourselves with the environment today. Starting tomorrow, we will begin by perfecting the flaws in 'Azure Luan Double Dance'."

Chu Yunxi and Chu Yuning looked at each other, their hearts filled with excitement. Sunlight spilled over the three of them, and the previous tension had turned into an unspoken understanding. The leaves of the locust tree in the courtyard drifted down slowly, carrying the fresh scent of morning dew, devoid of the previous murderous aura, and filled with a bit more anticipation for the future.

Lin Yang watched the backs of the two as they walked into the side courtyard, the chaos star core slowly rotating in his Dantian—subduing these two twin sisters from the Sect not only added two helpers, but also allowed him to figure out Elder Wu's methods of using Disciples. He gripped the jade pendant in his hand, knowing that what he needed to do next was not only to stabilize his Realm for the Trial of the Heavens, but also to help the twin sisters improve their strength, so they could truly become partners who could fight side by side.