Yun Lan Mountain Top, clouds are rolling up.
Under this stunning view of the mountains, the heroic girl in a moon-white dress holds a sharp sword, but she no longer has the sharp edge she once had.
The sharper the sword, the better.
Sometimes, you need to hide your edge.
This is what she taught herself. Holding a sharp sword, she reappeared in her mind the beautiful figure standing in front of her holding a stone hammer.
Nalan Yanran is trying for the next breakthrough, looking for opportunities to reach a higher level.
The other disciples in the sect are no longer her enemies. Even Elder of the Yun Lan Sect is only using Dou Qi to suppress her. Nalan Yanran can't see or find any clues from them that can surpass her own sword power, which makes her feel disappointed.
Therefore, she could only place her hope on the "her" in her mind.
She holds a stone mallet in her hand and can defeat all magic with one force.
That is indeed her style, but it is not just a superficial competition with Dou Qi to better herself.
When she was by his side, she gave him a lot of teachings, but now that she is gone, even if it is just the residue left in Nalan Yanran's memory, it still seems so beneficial.
The green sword wind disturbed the strong wind blowing across the mountain top, but this did not make Nalan Yanran feel even a little bit happy.
If she were here, she would indeed have good swordsmanship compared to just teasing, but she had lost her strength. To the stone hammer in her hand, it was still nothing more than fragile glass. It looked beautiful, but with a light touch, everything turned into powder.
During the long period of anxiety, she also learned to be patient and bear it, and sealed it all in the scabbard.
As she danced with her sword on the top of the mountain, the wind on the top of the mountain also stirred with her sword, turning into wind and clouds that could not be seen on ordinary days.
And the edge is hidden in the wind.
"Absolute Sword——"
She shouted softly, and swept out the sharp sword in her hand. The clouds that were gathering on top of Yun Lan Mountain were split into two by the sword energy driven by her last sword, and they were abruptly divided into two halves.
With a low sword cry, Nalan Yanran shook her jade wrist, and the long sword in her hand swept out a beautiful sword flower, which was then put into the scabbard by her.
Nalan Yanran's sword dance ended, and light applause mixed in the wind came from behind.
"Yan Ran, your swordsmanship is really getting better and better."
Nalan Yanran ignored him, but glanced at the clouds above his head that were cleanly cut into a clear sky. The clouds continued to stir under the wind, and soon submerged the last sword marks left by Nalan Yanran.
Isn't it enough...
Nalan Yanran sighed softly, feeling a little irritated, but quickly controlled his emotions.
At this point, she just turned around and looked at the handsome young man behind her who had been watching for a long time.
"... This is no longer a swordsmanship."
Nalan Yanran neither took credit for the compliments and compliments given to her by the people in front of her, nor did she vent her grievances on this topic because of her final failure - for her, this was just correcting the mistakes in others' mouths.
Looking at the slightly stiff face of the handsome young man, Nalan Yanran continued, "This is the sword intention."
The handsome young man was slightly startled, feeling a little embarrassed by Nalan Yanran's correction. After all, he really didn't understand the art of swordsmanship, let alone the difference between swordsmanship and sword intent.
For him, most of his time was naturally devoted to refining medicine. It was the pride of his life to be able to worship the famous Pill King Gu He as his teacher.
Nalan Yanran shook her head. Only then did she realize that not everyone could understand everything like her. Naturally, she completely lost interest in communicating with them.
"Liu Ling, what do you want from me?"
Although it was a question, she was no different from the eviction order now - as long as there is nothing to do, then please leave - if there is something to do, just finish talking before leaving, and leave slowly without seeing you off.
This is the trick Yao Wan taught her, so that as long as she doesn't want to see anyone, she can send them away.
... As expected of her, she could even think of this method.
"Well... I don't have anything else to do. I just have nothing to do and want to see what your usual practice is like."
Liu Ling didn't expect that much, but he did feel a little ashamed of Nalan Yanran's rhythm, which was just for chatting to death.
"Now that you have seen what I am like when I practice swordsmanship, I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company."
Nalan Yanran didn't give Liu Ling any chance, turned around and left.
"Wait! Yan Ran, wait!"
Seeing Nalan Yanran like this, Liu Ling really had no other choice but to stop her for now.
"Actually, there is one more thing - I told the teacher about your cultivation before. The teacher said that you have worked hard in cultivation and will refine elixirs for you when you come back this time."
It's just that Liu Ling's persuasion didn't touch Nalan Yanran's heart at all.
Nowadays, Nalan Yanran can say that the most indispensable thing is elixirs. Yao Wan has calculated every step of her next cultivation route and left the corresponding elixirs. How could she ask for other people's elixirs again?
Nalan Yanran subconsciously wanted to refuse directly, but after thinking about it, he finally shook his head and just said, "I just got a new cultivation elixir from the teacher some time ago, so I don't bother Elder Gu He to focus on me alone."
"I appreciate your kindness, Liu Ling. After all, you are just wasting your own time by staying here. You should focus on the path you want to take in the future."
Nalan Yanran, who originally just wanted to leave, said something that he would never say in the past, and then left quickly.
"Yan Ran, it's not——"
People have already mentioned this, so Liu Ling naturally has no choice but to stop her from leaving.
It's just that his eyes were complicated, with a bit of unwillingness, and he finally sighed.
Nalan Yanran felt that there was not much Dou Qi left in his body, so naturally he subconsciously wanted to go back to his room to rest and restore his Dou Qi.
Many disciples greeted her on the way, and Nalan Yanran responded to them one by one.
It wasn't until she closed her room that she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh..."
"What's wrong? Isn't it difficult to explore the meaning of the sword by yourself?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from behind. Nalan Yanran was slightly startled, and then a touch of surprise appeared on his face.
She turned around and found that the man had already sat on the chair beside the bed.
Nalan Yanran was naturally surprised and asked, "Why are you here?"
"What's wrong? Don't you want me to come?"
Nalan Yanran hurriedly sat down at Yao Wan's table and said, "How is this possible?"
"Haha, that's true when you think about it."
"I'll make you some tea."
"No, I didn't come here just for tea."
Yao Wan chuckled and shook his head, then looked at Nalan Yanran's current appearance and couldn't help but nodded slightly. "Four Star Da Dou Shi? Has progress been so fast during this period?"
"Well, there is a place in the sect specially set up for disciples' trials and promotions. I tried to break through there Da Dou Shi. With the medicine you left for me, the speed was a little faster."
Nalan Yanran is no longer as domineering as before. Now when talking about his own cultivation, most people just take it for granted, and little gains and losses will no longer affect his state of mind.
It was precisely because of this that she was able to comprehend the meaning of the sword at a young age and was ahead of countless others.
But she knew that even so, it might not be enough, so she was always trying to hone her sword will in various ways and things.
Nowadays, there is no opponent who can train herself just right. After losing the competition with her opponent, Nalan Yanran's progress in swordsmanship immediately slowed down. In the end, she could only choose to seek opportunities with her existing in memory and everything in the outside world.
"Well, I'm relieved that you can do this."
Yao Wan smiled with satisfaction, and then couldn't help but joke, "But have you become so gentle now? Then Liu Ling seems to be interested in you? You didn't even reject her face to face."
It was okay not to mention this matter. When it came to mentioning it, Nalan Yanran couldn't help but look bitter and said, "It's one thing for me to refuse. Whether he accepts or not is another matter. Besides, his teacher Gu He is also Yun Lan Sect's Guest Elder after all. I just broke up with him, and everyone's faces were ugly."
"It seems that you have matured since I haven't seen you for a while, haven't you?"
Yao Wan nodded, and there was nothing good to say about Nalan Yanran's current handling. She might not be able to do better than Nalan Yanran. After all, if it were her, she would not accept gifts or give them to others. If you don't know how to praise, you should be punished.
"Maturity... it's just a consideration that you have to consider as Young Sect Master... As for Liu Ling... he is indeed a nice person, but it's a pity that he is not a man I would like."
"Oh? So what do you like?"
"At least someone who can stand with me..."
Nalan Yanran shook her head. She didn't really want to talk about this kind of topic. After all, for reasons that everyone knows, Nalan Yanran still has a kind of resistance to marriage. If she were to accept it, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible in a short time.
When Nalan Yanran said this, the corners of Yao Wan's mouth couldn't help but Forbidden Ground's mouth rose slightly. This was the best thing.
"By the way Nalan."
"Didn't you say that you find it difficult to improve now?"
Yao Wan looked at her with a smile and said, "I have a place here that is guaranteed to make you stronger... Do you want to go?"
"Is there really such a place?"
Nalan Yanran subconsciously felt a little surprised, but then he thought about it, since it was her who said it, it was probably correct, at least it was better than staying at the Yun Lan Sect and staring at the sea of clouds all day in a daze.