Published: January 1, 2025
While Qin Chen was staying at the Ancient Dao Sect, studying that sword plate, within the core celestial domain of the Qingxue family, there was a large estate resembling a small city.
The estate was divided into five parts: east, west, south, north, and center. In the martial arts training ground of the southern estate, two young women were sparring.
One of them was Qingxue Silan, and the other, who looked somewhat similar to Qingxue Silan but had sharp facial features and an extremely cold appearance, was Qingxue Siyun, Qingxue family's number one genius, a later stage Saint Master expert, and the first heir of the Qingxue family head.
Clang! Clang! Clang! The sound of swords clashing echoed continuously, sparks flying, and as the aftershocks spread, mysterious ripples appeared around the training ground. These ripples absorbed the residual force, making their sparring look intense while the actual damage was quite limited.
"Sister, be careful! Dao Heart!"
A blue mist-like sword energy burst forth, enveloping Qingxue Siyun. With a flick of her wrist, Qingxue Silan's light blue sword flowed like a stream of clear water, merging into the blue mist and attacking Qingxue Siyun across from her.
"Mm?"
When the first sword strike came, Qingxue Siyun was already a bit surprised. When this move was unleashed, Qingxue Siyun was even more shocked; her sister's strength had improved significantly compared to a few years ago when she had guided her in swordplay.
This time, in their exchange, her sister's progress was astonishing, and her sword skills were catching up to her!
Although her cultivation was still inferior to hers, she had already carved out her own path in the sword Dao.
The pressure from the Dao Heart was overwhelming, as if the Dao Heart wanted to seep into her soul, affecting her integration with the Heavenly Dao. Qingxue Silan could no longer maintain her composure. However, at that moment, she unleashed a powerful sword momentum, breaking through with sheer force and severing Qingxue Silan's sword light.
"Hehe, sister, your cultivation burst just now exceeded mine!"
Qingxue Silan laughed, revealing that when they sparred, they always used equal cultivation levels, purely comparing sword skills.
"This time, you won."
Qingxue Siyun exhaled a breath of turbid air and smiled, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Putting away her sword, Qingxue Silan said, "Being able to win even one move from sister makes me very satisfied. Next time, let's have a formal match."
The so-called sparring was just a mutual verification of their skills; what they had just done was merely feeding moves. In a proper match, Qingxue Silan did not believe her sister would lose to her. The opponent could completely disrupt her swordplay at any time instead of letting her perform freely.
"Alright."
Qingxue Siyun nodded and curiously asked, "I didn't expect that after years of not seeing you, your sword Dao has reached such a level. Did I underestimate you?"
Qingxue Silan smiled and said, "Sister has just recovered from a major illness, so you gave me some leeway. I know if you really wanted to fight, I would surely be no match for you. However, although my master hasn't taught me for long, I feel I have gained a deeper understanding of sword skills."
Qingxue Silan thought of Qin Chen, her eyes revealing a hint of longing.
"Is it because he gave you healing elixirs that my cultivation has quickly recovered these days?"
Qingxue Siyun said, "I heard from father that he is a Refiner Master, and which senior in the Southern Sky Realm isn't not just remarkable in sword Dao but also a pill master?
Could he be some reclusive old master?"
Qingxue Siyun had also heard some news about Qin Chen, but she had been in closed-door training recovering from her injuries for the past few days. Now that she had just come out, she subconsciously thought that her sister's master was a highly ranked Refiner Master and a swordsman.
"Sister guessed wrong again. My master is not some old senior; he is quite young, looking even younger than you!"