51: Chapter 51 The peaceful life is temporarily over

Hidden Sword Peak

A girl with a heroic and spirited aura walked to the edge of a cliff.

She stood quietly by the cliffside, seemingly waiting for someone to arrive.

After a short while, Lin Ming appeared before her.

Lin Ming stepped through the air one pace at a time, reaching the top of the cliff and standing before the girl.

“Senior.”

Zhao Qiubai spoke to Lin Ming with a calm expression.

“Not bad, Second-Layer Sword Intent. It seems you haven't been slacking off.”

Lin Ming nodded.

Zhao Qiubai was the head of the younger generation at Hidden Sword Peak. Her cultivation was at the fifth level of the Spirit Treasury realm, and in terms of the Dao of the sword, she had mastered Second-Layer Sword Intent.

The 'younger generation' here referred to cultivators under the age of fifty. In Yuanxu Mountain, every peak would establish a position for a 'Head Disciple' for those under fifty.

Then, a single position for the Head of the Younger Generation would be established for the entire Sect.

As for Zichen Peak, because Lin Ming was the only Disciple, this head position automatically fell to him.

This had also allowed Lin Ming to enjoy quite a few benefits that came with being a Head Disciple.

“Senior, how can I Revered Master Triple Sword Intent?”

Zhao Qiubai asked.

She was no longer satisfied with Second-Layer Sword Intent; she had always been pursuing a more powerful path of the sword.

However, she had remained stuck at Second-Layer Sword Intent without moving an inch, unable to see where her future path lay.

Regarding this, she had also consulted her Revered Master, but the help her Revered Master provided was unable to let her Revered Master Triple Sword Intent.

Therefore, Zhao Qiubai could only seek help from Lin Ming.

After all, her Breakthrough from first-layer Sword Intent to Second-Layer Sword Intent was also thanks to Lin Ming's help.

“Triple Sword Intent?”

Lin Ming's gaze fell upon Zhao Qiubai.

After a few seconds, Lin Ming took a few steps back.

“Attack me. Use your full strength.”

Lin Ming's raspy voice came from his mouth.

Zhao Qiubai did not hesitate in the slightest.

Sword light flashed like shadows as her long sword transformed into a series of afterimages, lunging toward Lin Ming to strike.

Lin Ming easily dodged all of Zhao Qiubai's attacks while simultaneously observing her sword path.

After about fifteen minutes, Lin Ming reached out slightly and directly caught the sword in Zhao Qiubai's hand.

He roughly understood where Zhao Qiubai's problem lay.

“Give me the sword.”

Lin Ming said.

Seeing this, Zhao Qiubai let go of her sword and handed her personal blade to Lin Ming.

One strike.

A single strike descended directly in front of Zhao Qiubai. She was instantly enveloped by the Sword Intent released by Lin Ming.

Zhao Qiubai was stunned at first, but then she seemed to realize something and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Lin Ming did not disturb Zhao Qiubai and watched her quietly.

This process lasted for about an hour.

At that moment, the Sword Intent on Zhao Qiubai's body manifested, faintly transforming toward Triple Sword Intent.

“Thank you, Senior.”

Zhao Qiubai emerged from her Epiphany. A hint of joy appeared behind her calm expression.

Triple Sword Intent was now only a matter of time.

“No need to thank me. It was just a transaction.”

Lin Ming said.

Zhao Qiubai was an understanding person; she immediately took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Lin Ming.

“Senior, next time there will be another sum of Essence Stones offered.”

Zhao Qiubai said.

“I will be in seclusion for a period of time. I will notify you the next time we meet.”

As he spoke, Lin Ming's figure vanished.

Zhao Qiubai picked up her sword from the ground, her gaze gradually becoming serious.

Just wait. One day, I will avenge you.

...

“Peak Revered Master, that's how it is.”

Liu An stood before Peak Master Qin Weifeng and reported to him.

He was still a bit uneasy about the matter regarding Lin Ming, so he took the initiative to find Peak Master Qin Weifeng.

“Don't worry about it. It's likely some old monster in the Sect who came out to give pointers to the juniors out of boredom.”

Peak Master Qin Weifeng spoke with a somewhat indifferent tone.

At first, he and Liu An had some suspicions.

But as soon as they heard about the Spirit Severing Seal, those suspicions vanished like smoke.

It was likely some old monster in the Sect coming out to guide the younger generation.

After all, there were quite a few old monsters in Yuanxu Mountain. Even as a Peak Revered Master, he had to show them great respect.

“More importantly, for this Sect Competition, it's time for them to return.”

Peak Master Qin Weifeng changed the subject and said.

“Is it because of Peak Master Zichen's Nirvana Ceremony?”

Liu An said.

He had heard some rumors about this matter.

But he couldn't be certain.

“Something like that.”

Peak Master Qin Weifeng said.

In recent years, Yuanxu Mountain had kept a low profile in the cultivation world, leading some fellows to overlook them.

Any random nobody dared to jump around in front of them now.

It was time to let the world know that Yuanxu Mountain was not something any random nobody could provoke.

...

On Zichen Peak

Lin Ming was still leisurely watching Su Lianxue Cultivate; she could be considered a beautiful sight on Zichen Peak.

However, for Lin Ming, such days were about to be lost for a period of time.

Lin Ming felt a bit melancholy about this.

At that moment, a person appeared on Zichen Peak and walked up.

Lin Ming naturally noticed someone coming up the peak, and it happened to be someone he knew.

“Cai Zhiyuan greets Senior Brother Lin.”

Cai Zhiyuan walked up Zichen Peak and greeted Lin Ming.

However, his attention was still on Su Lianxue.

As the most outstanding person in the Mountain Worship Ceremony, Su Lianxue was naturally the center of attention at that time, and many people were drawn to her.

Cai Zhiyuan was no exception.

It could be said that during the Sect trials before the Mountain Worship Ceremony, Cai Zhiyuan had been attracted to Su Lianxue.

Especially after Su Lianxue displayed her extraordinary talent, Cai Zhiyuan became convinced that she was the only one worthy of him.

Although his cultivation talent was slightly inferior to Su Lianxue's, he still believed that only he could be her partner on the path of cultivation.

Furthermore, he had heard that Su Lianxue's cultivation had reached eight or even nine times Body Tempering.

This also motivated his own cultivation.

This time, he had volunteered to come to Zichen Peak, partly because he wanted to see Su Lianxue.

However, Su Lianxue didn't care about Cai Zhiyuan's appearance at all.

She was currently focused on her tenth Body Tempering.

“Disciple of the Grand Elder, what business do you have?”

Lin Ming said.

However, he had roughly guessed one of the purposes of the other party's visit.

“Revered Master sent me to inform Peak Master Zichen about the Nirvana Ceremony,”

Cai Zhiyuan said.

Mentioning that Peak Master Zichen, Cai Zhiyuan felt a wave of curiosity. It was said that this Peak Master Zichen was the number one beauty of their Yuanxu Mountain, and even a top-ranked beauty in the entire cultivation world.

This made Cai Zhiyuan look forward to it somewhat.

Wondering if he would be able to see this Peak Master Zichen.