193: No need, I already have a sect.

"Sword Maniac, with your meager attainments in the Dao of the Sword, do you even deserve to compete with me?"

The one-armed old man looked disdainful, a piece of a broken sword hanging from his mouth. After speaking, he rolled it into his mouth and bit down with a "crack," shattering it. His brows relaxed slightly, revealing a very satisfied expression.

The old man was a famous Sword Cultivator in the Eastern Profound Domain, having stood at the Void Return Peak for over a thousand years. He had forged a terrestrial palace, loved eating swords most of all, and could convert the Sword Intent contained within the swords he consumed into his own Dao of the Sword.

Thus, he was known as the Eastern Profound Sword Freak, Slaughter Three Wakes!

Opposite him, a cold-looking middle-aged man in fluttering black robes stood with a detached expression. He said nothing, but his soaring Sword Intent served as his answer.

"Letting a madman like you teach such a raw talent is simply a waste of a natural treasure..." Sword Maniac said coldly. The three long swords at his waist all radiated boundless Sword Intent. If not for their deliberate suppression, their mere clash just now would have caused devastating damage to this place.

Even as mad as he was, he dared not act presumptuously in the Shen Family.

"Hahaha, as if you aren't just as mad. I am much more normal than you. What normal person would marry their own Lifebound Sword as a wife like you, Sword Maniac? Isn't that just pure perversion??" Slaughter Three Wakes sneered, baring his teeth.

At these words, a chill flickered in Sword Maniac's eyes; he seemed to have truly been angered.

The next second.

An unprecedented sense of oppression struck, instantly causing Sword Maniac and Slaughter Three Wakes to reveal grave expressions as they looked up.

Two figures descended.

It was a stunningly beautiful woman and a youth with sword-like brows, star-like eyes, and a haughty expression.

"I didn't expect Yue Chan Sword Immortal of the Great Evolution Sword Sect to come as well. I've long heard of you!" Slaughter Three Wakes chuckled, though there was no fear in his eyes. Which Sword Cultivator wasn't mad?

So what if her Realm was higher? She was merely one step ahead of him.

Sword Maniac also looked at the newcomers with a calm expression, saying nothing.

"Two Seniors, why fight? Why not see what she chooses herself..." The woman, stepping on a cyan lotus, spoke coldly. She wore a purple dress, her figure was slender, and her face was covered by a light veil, yet it could not hide her extremely beautiful contours. Silky black hair hung down, and her jade hand gripped a crimson long sword. Her cold temperament was like a goddess of the Moon Palace.

This woman looked very young, but in reality, she had been cultivating for a thousand years. She was the Third Sect Master of the Great Evolution Sword Sect, one of the three transcendent Holy Lands in the Eastern Profound Domain, second only to the Shen Family. She was Yue Chan Sword Immortal.

Her Realm was higher than theirs; she was the strongest of the three and had already reached Dao Integration a hundred years ago.

"Good!" "Agreed!"

Sword Maniac and Slaughter Three Wakes both nodded in agreement, their gazes simultaneously falling on the handsome youth beside her.

"This must be Zhang Zhiran, who joined the Great Evolution Sword Sect ten years ago and is now the Great Evolution Saint, right? His Sword Intent is truly remarkable. To have reached Void Return at such a young age, the younger generation is indeed formidable..." Slaughter Three Wakes stared at the youth, unable to help but praise him. He then thought for a moment and smiled, "Yue Chan Sword Immortal, since you already have such an excellent Personal Disciple, why not refrain from competing with us this time..."

The Great Evolution Sword Sect was the Holy Land of the Dao of the Sword in the Eastern Profound Domain. Even within the entire Human Race, it was the second strongest in terms of the Dao of the Sword. Apart from the number one Daoist sect, White Jade Capital, which no one could shake, the Great Evolution Sword Sect was recognized as the strongest Sword Cultivator force of the Human Race.

This was mainly because White Jade Capital was sparsely populated, with only one Disciple per generation, and they lived in seclusion. Otherwise, White Jade Capital would be the true Holy Land that all Sword Cultivators wanted to go to.

After all, rumor had it that the Path to Immortality was located there...

The reason Slaughter Three Wakes said this was because the Great Evolution Sword Sect was too famous. If Yue Chan Sword Immortal wanted to compete, there was a nine-out-of-ten chance they wouldn't be able to win.

Sword Maniac also looked at Yue Chan, seemingly worried as well.

Yue Chan pursed her lips and smiled, saying softly, "The Indestructible Sword Body has appeared; how could the Great Evolution Sword Sect turn a blind eye? I have Zhiran under my tutelage, but my Senior Sister, the Sect Master of the Great Evolution Sword Sect, is still all alone..."

Beside her, Zhang Zhiran showed a hint of emotion and turned his head in surprise, saying, "Revered Master, is Senior Martial Uncle going to take a Disciple?"

"Although your Senior Martial Uncle hasn't mentioned it, she has actually always had this thought; she just hasn't met the right person. Now that the Indestructible Sword Body has appeared, your Senior Martial Uncle will surely be tempted..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiran said nothing, but a trace of displeasure and jealousy arose in his heart. He coldly glanced at the Woman in White Robes ahead, who seemed unconcerned with the world, sitting quietly on a chair and carefully savoring a pastry.

Hmph! Just Great Perfection of Spirit Transformation! The Indestructible Sword Body is nothing special!

"Tsk tsk tsk, a heart like a newborn, possessing a Sword Body, Dao Integration is inevitable!" Slaughter Three Wakes clicked his tongue as he looked at Jiang Churan, his eyes filled only with excitement.

He had come here today under the orders of Revered Master Shen Min. He was used to being carefree and hadn't wanted to come at first, but he couldn't refuse Revered Master Shen Min's personal request. No matter how weird he was, he knew who to respect.

However, what he didn't expect was to encounter such a monstrous Sword Immortal Prodigy here!

She possessed the Indestructible Sword Body!

This was a legendary Physique; Dao Integration was guaranteed. One must know that the difficulty of Dao Integration for Sword Cultivators was much, much higher than for other Cultivators. Thus, until now, the three of them, the strongest Sword Cultivators in the Eastern Profound Domain, had all been stuck at the Void Return Peak, unable to reach Dao Integration.

The Heavenly Dao is fair; Sword Cultivators have the strongest killing power, so Dao Integration is the hardest. Throughout history, which Sword Cultivator of the Human Race who reached Dao Integration didn't have earth-shattering combat power!

But now that they had encountered a Sword Cultivator Prodigy for whom Dao Integration was only a matter of time, how could they not be tempted? Just the fact that the Indestructible Sword Body could allow them to gain insights into the Dao of the Sword while she cultivated was already an incredible temptation.

It was just a pity that she was in the Shen Family; otherwise, they would have really fought a big battle and forcibly taken her away to be their closed-door Disciple.

Immediately after, Slaughter Three Wakes could no longer hold back and squinted his eyes at Jiang Churan, smiling, "Little girl, how about you learn swords from me? I will pass on my entire legacy to you."

"Little girl, he is a madman who eats swords every day. My name is Sword Maniac. My life is free of attachments. If you take me as your Revered Master, you will be my only family..." Sword Maniac immediately spoke up, unwilling to be outdone.

Then, Yue Chan Sword Immortal landed and said softly, "Are you willing to join my Great Evolution Sword Sect and become a Disciple of our Sect Master? You can study the Great Evolution Nine Swords together; this sword can lead to Immortality..."

After her words fell, the corners of Sword Maniac and Slaughter Three Wakes' mouths twitched simultaneously.

"Revered Master!" Zhang Zhiran was shocked, somewhat incredulous. The Great Evolution Nine Swords! Throughout the generations, only the Great Evolution Sect Master could study them! Wasn't this price a bit too high! Even he only practiced one sword; this immediately made him feel unwilling.

Yue Chan Sword Immortal just smiled lightly and didn't speak.

At this moment, Jiang Churan was extremely calm. In her past and present lives, she had encountered such things more times than she could count; how could it be more important than the pastry in front of her? The Nine Tribulations Sword Spirit in her mind, however, began to comment quite uninterestingly.

"The path of eating swords, hehe, can it compare to a Taotie? A minor path. No wonder Dao Integration is hopeless; even if he reached Dao Integration, it would be considered inferior among Sword Cultivators..."

"Sword Maniac? The name is quite arrogant, but he has only grasped a few points of the Dao of the Sword. His talent is average; in this Universe, you can find plenty of them by the handful..."

"This woman is not bad; her talent for the Dao of the Sword is superior. Hmm, these Great Evolution Nine Swords are actually quite interesting; the intent behind creating these Nine Swords is not small..."

"However, if you had no good place to go, you could barely go to this Great Evolution Sword Sect. But now it seems, it's better to follow that boy. The Shen Family is not simple, and he is even less simple..." The Nine Tribulations Sword Spirit thought for a moment and said. Of course, the main thing was that he still wanted to figure out what was going on with Shen Nian's speed of cultivating swords. It was the first time he had encountered something that could make him dumbfounded.

"Just find some excuse to refuse..."

After hearing the words of the Nine Tribulations Sword Spirit, Jiang Churan gave an internal "Oh." She looked at the people in front of her and said, "No need, I already have a Revered Master..."