Chapter 31: Don’t Get Strong for Something Like That

Swoosh!

"Again."

Slash!

"Try again."

......

At the top of Duan Tian Peak, a young man was sweating profusely, gripping a sword and making slashing motions at the air in front of him. Beside him lay an aloof, cold fairy on a reclining chair, holding a wine flask, her eyes half-closed in feigned sleep.

"Huff... huff... Master..."

Luo Xing, now so tired his hands were weak, turned his head and asked Ye Li, "What exactly counts as passing?"

In one morning, Luo Xing had already performed no less than several thousand sword swings, but no matter how he did it—straight chop, diagonal slash, one-handed, two-handed, hard swing, gentle sweep—Ye Li always said it wasn't good enough...

Just tell me the standard, damn it!

There's even no tutorial!

Not even a progress bar!

Do I really have to split the sky open like she did earlier?

Ye Li lay on the recliner, shaking her wine flask, her icy gray eyes glancing at Luo Xing through her half-lidded eyes: "Just keep practicing. I'll tell you when you pass."

Luo Xing: "..."

'I think you're just messing with me...'

'You'll decide when I pass?'

'If you think I'm not good enough for the rest of your life, am I supposed to keep cutting air forever?'

But this deep complaint, Luo Xing only dared to mutter silently in his heart; he absolutely wouldn't say it in front of Ye Li...

With no other choice, Luo Xing could only continue making slashing motions...

Seeing this, Ye Li closed her eyes again, only separating a wisp of her spiritual sense to observe Luo Xing...

Unlike other cultivators, the path of sword cultivation is neither extremely difficult nor easy.

The biggest advantage is that the requirements for talent are not too high. As long as you can lift a sword, hold it, and swing it, you can practice.

It's not like other types of cultivators who have too many threshold requirements. That's why there are more sword cultivators in the cultivation world.

However, the path with the lowest requirements is often the hardest, especially in early cultivation. If the foundation is not well laid, it's difficult to make up for later.

Moreover, Luo Xing already possessed a Sword Heart ahead of time. The path of sword cultivation should not have too much interference, even if Ye Li was his master.

So Ye Li was not deliberately making things difficult for Luo Xing; on the contrary...

All this was for his own good~

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a sharp sword cry rang out, and Ye Li's eyes, which had been feigning sleep, snapped open...

He saw Luo Xing holding the Spirit Sword with both hands, his body in a downward chopping posture, but his face showed a look of surprise...

Seeing this, Ye Li curled her lips in a satisfied smile, and her icy gray eyes revealed a hint of appreciation.

Not bad. He found the feeling so quickly. It seems sending him to the Sword Tomb to get struck was the right move...

......

[Sword Art: 1/10]

The sudden appearance of a new skill surprised Luo Xing...

This...

What happened?

How did this skill appear?

He'd been slashing all morning without any progress, so...

"Continue."

Just as Luo Xing was stunned, Ye Li suddenly spoke, and her tone was more satisfied than before...

So...

The sword strike he just made not only satisfied the "system," giving him a new skill, but also gained Ye Li's approval?

He turned back to glance at Ye Li, but she wasn't paying him any more attention and had closed her eyes again...

Forget it, let's continue...

Luo Xing made another slashing motion, but this time it seemed to be unqualified because there was no change in [Sword Art].

Tsk...

'As expected, it's not that simple...'

'Still can't exploit a bug...'

'Cheap author can't handle it!'

'Gives a system but won't let me exploit bugs!'

'Bah!'

Luo Xing could only abandon the idea of exploiting bugs to farm experience, and instead tried to recall how he had made that sword strike just now...

He remembered that while slashing just now, his mind was thinking about something...

For example...

He was thinking about cutting Ye Li, but with his strength, he couldn't even harm a single strand of her hair...

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. His anger grew, and as he looked at the graceful figure of "Ye Li," his fury rose and his wicked intentions emerged. He swung his sword fiercely at her sash...

[Sword Art: 2/10]

The skill finally moved, but Luo Xing's expression became extremely colorful...

'Ah, this...'

"Continue."

After another qualified swing, Ye Li's voice sounded again.

Luo Xing subconsciously turned to look at Ye Li, but the thoughts and scenarios that had just been in his mind lingered...

"What?" Ye Li keenly sensed something wrong with Luo Xing's gaze. "What's that look on your face?"

Why did Luo Xing's eyes inexplicably give her a feeling of...

How should she put it...

A chill?

"Ahem! It's... nothing!"

Luo Xing quickly averted his gaze and continued making slashing motions, but inside he was in turmoil.

Why?!

Why did this happen?!

He was happy to gain experience points!

But...

Why was it because of something like this?!

He didn't want to get stronger for something like that!

No, no, no!

It must be some misunderstanding. He wasn't some pervert. How could he get stronger because of something like that?!

Right!

He must have overlooked something and misunderstood!

With this mindset, Luo Xing quickly emptied his mind and stopped thinking about what just happened...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ye Li looked at Luo Xing for a while before withdrawing her gaze.

Although it was a bit barely satisfactory, three hundred and forty-two swings with two qualified strikes was acceptable for a little guy who had just set foot on the path of sword cultivation.

After all, he only had a Medium Spiritual Root, and his talent wasn't great...

Her requirements for Luo Xing couldn't be too...

Hm?

Ye Li slowly opened her eyes, a hint of puzzlement in them as she looked at the young man practicing his sword...

She...

'Was she... being considerate of Luo Xing just now?'

......

"Being considerate of you?! Who's going to be considerate of me, your master?!"

Meanwhile, on Cloud Mist Peak, a scene of "master compassion and disciple filial piety" was unfolding...

"Wuwuwu... Master, please let me off!" Chen Anqi was controlling the furnace fire in front of the cauldron, crying bitterly. "Twenty furnaces of pills will kill me!"

"I've prepared pills for you. As long as you're still breathing, you won't die!" Pei Qingshuang held a wooden ruler, her expression stern. "How long have you been in the sect? Can't even refine second-grade pills? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"Master! I'm not afraid!"

"But I am!"

After scolding Chen Anqi, Pei Qingshuang turned to Dai Zifu beside her: "Don't think that staying silent will make you safe. If you can't refine a single qualified second-grade Return to Origin Pill today, I'll hang you on the cliff edge to dry for ten or fifteen days!"

As her first disciple and true inheritance senior disciple, having been in the sect for nearly a hundred years and still unable to refine a qualified second-grade pill...

Haiya!

So embarrassing!

Dai Zifu, who was controlling the furnace fire, suddenly looked up at Pei Qingshuang: "Master, if I hang for a month, does that mean I won't have to refine pills for the rest of the year?"

'It just so happens that my storybook has reached a critical part...'

Hearing this, Pei Qingshuang felt a stifling lump in her chest. With one hand pinching her "ample bosom," and the other hand trembling as she pointed her wooden ruler at her senior disciple: "You... you..."

'Ungrateful disciple!'

Haiya!

Why did she ever take in these two ungrateful disciples!

Now look what happened!

Stuck with them!

Expelling them from the sect would make people say she couldn't handle it; keeping them was an embarrassment.