[Swordless One]

At this moment, the Demon Sect Outer Mountain.

Ji Li propped her cheek with one hand, squeezing a fleshy wrinkle out of her slightly chubby little face.

She was a little distracted, counting the days in her heart.

—This was the Nth day she hadn't seen Lu Xun.

Obviously, when they parted at the Back Mountain last time, Lu Xun had politely said that he would come to see her, and she had really taken it to heart.

When she went down the mountain that day, she felt the breeze was gentle, the sun was bright, and the flowers were fragrant… even her toes would unconsciously tiptoe slightly.

However, as the days passed, Lu Xun hadn't come at all, except for that one distant glimpse at the ceremony that day.

What made her feel even more sad was that, upon careful consideration, she didn't even seem to have the right to sulk.

Lu Xun was now her Little Martial Grand-Aunt, one of the most esteemed people in the Demon Sect. His status was there, and there was already a distance between them.

And she, for the time being, was just a small Outer Sect Disciple.

But a girl's heart is ultimately complex. Even if reason told her: that's the way it is, you have nothing to be angry about. But her emotions chose—I won't listen!

Hmph! Today is another day of being sulky!

But what's interesting is that, even though she had been sulking for so long, her favorability index hadn't dropped a bit…

Named Little Pear, but actually a soft persimmon. Ji Li was perhaps born to be bullied.

Just as she was lost in thought, she vaguely saw a semi-transparent ripple spreading out around her.

"Am I seeing things?" she thought to herself.

However, the next moment, the Wedding Dress Sword she had placed aside suddenly vibrated!

Although the tremor of the sword body was fleeting, it was still captured by Ji Li.

"What's wrong?" Little Pear, whose brain was so full of juice that it was waterlogged, began to get confused.

What she didn't know was that the phenomenon of the heavens and earth and the tremor of the sword had not stopped!

One of the Demon Sect's main peaks, Water Cloud Peak.

A fat and sturdy figure was practicing swordsmanship.

Murong Yan, holding her Hong Mao Sword, was practicing the Water Cloud Peak's unique sword technique.

Don't let her fat, ball-like appearance fool you, she was best at footwork, so her whole person danced gracefully, resembling a butterfly circling in the air… uh, a balloon with a butterfly sticker on it.

To put it simply, she was a flexible fatty.

After performing a whole set of sword techniques, Murong Yan held her long sword and spun a sword flower in the air.

Compared to before returning to the sect, her cultivation had improved again.

This was because the sect had rewarded her with a Spirit Pill a few days ago, as a reward for accompanying Mao Nanbei down the mountain to travel.

After all, Shen Yan and several Peak Lords knew that Mao Nanbei was not an easy character to deal with.

They didn't expect her to be well-behaved and sensible, just to cause less trouble would be good enough.

Therefore, accompanying her down the mountain to travel was also a tough job, and it deserved some reward.

Just as Murong Yan was about to rest for a while, she also saw the semi-transparent ripples spreading in the air.

And the Hong Mao Sword in her right hand trembled slightly.

Compared to the vibration of the Wedding Dress Sword, the Hong Mao Sword was much lighter.

But Murong Yan still keenly noticed it.

She raised her simple and honest fat face to look at the sky, with a puzzled expression.

Back Mountain, Bamboo Forest.

Second Senior Sister Gu Xiaoman sat high up on that giant rock.

She nodded slightly, seemingly very satisfied.

That semi-transparent ripple also reached here, the only difference being...

—the wooden hairpin in her hair didn't move an inch.

The phenomenon spread across a radius of dozens of miles, and most of the Demon Sect's Magic Swords vibrated!

Yes, the sword's reaction was limited to Magic Item-level swords, which were Yellow Weapons.

Any sword above the level of Magic Item gave no reaction.

However, Magic Item-level swords were the mainstream for disciples.

This phenomenon actually triggered a response from hundreds, even thousands, of Magic Swords!

Many Demon Sect disciples had questions in their minds:

Where did that semi-transparent ripple just come from?

Why did my Magic Sword tremble uncontrollably just now?

Outer Sect Disciples understood little, because they were too far from that realm, but most Inner Sect Disciples understood what was happening.

This is... someone has condensed a Sword Heart!?

It was said that those with Sword Heart Clarity could walk faster and further on the path of the sword. However, not every Sword Cultivator could possess a Sword Heart. To nurture a Sword Heart meant that this person was absolutely gifted in the Sword Dao!

This had nothing to do with Cultivation Aptitude; it only depended on your understanding of the Sword Dao, only on the sword!

Among so many Inner Sect Disciples of the Demon Sect, very few had nurtured a Sword Heart. Murong Yan had cultivated diligently for many years, but she was still a bit short.

Many people were guessing which Inner Sect Senior Brother or Senior Sister had suddenly gained enlightenment?

Well, no one even considered Lu Xun.

Because Little Martial Grand-Aunt had been cultivating for a short time, even if his Sword Dao Aptitude was high, he shouldn't have produced a Sword Heart during the Qi Devouring Art cultivation stage.

Even Shen Yan was surprised, because people with too shallow cultivation would not gain anything even if they studied the half-path Sword Qi in Reception Peak.

It's like giving you a textbook to learn calculus on your own when you've just learned multiplication and division. How could you understand it!

But who told Lu Xun to have a game template?

Others had extraordinary Sword Dao talent, then gained enlightenment and produced a Sword Heart.

Lu Xun, on the other hand, had zero innate Sword Dao Aptitude. To cheat and produce a Sword Heart, he relied on the Sword Heart to forcibly raise his aptitude.

Therefore, he seemed particularly special, making it impossible for people to understand.

But there were too many incomprehensible things on the path of cultivation.

Perhaps Little Martial Grand-Aunt was really the legendary Innate Sword Embryo that only appeared once in a thousand years!

Sect Master Shen Yan and several Peak Lords now only had this to think about:

Could anyone in One Sword Mountain nurture a Sword Heart when their cultivation was so low?

No!

Could anyone in Ten Thousand Swords Mountain nurture a Sword Heart?

No!

Then what are we waiting for?

Laugh!

"Hahahahahaha!"

Bursts of hearty laughter came from high in the sky. Sect Master Shen Yan and several Peak Lords all laughed loudly. With their deliberate intention, the sound spread throughout the entire Demon Sect!

—"Hahaha! Congratulations to Little Martial Grand-Aunt for understanding the Sword Heart!"

Such a feat should be known to the entire sect, so that all disciples could be proud and work even harder!

Shen Yan's chicken-like screams spread throughout the entire Demon Sect, causing everyone who heard it to feel a jolt in their hearts!

The strange phenomenon that had just occurred was actually because of Little Martial Grand-Aunt!?

Lu Xun's prestige value… began to skyrocket again!

In the blink of an eye, it actually broke through the 2000-point mark! The Prestige Value Task was completed by such a stroke of luck.

Lu Xun, who had already opened his eyes, glanced at the completed task and a cheerful smile appeared on his face.

Seeing Shen Yan and the others laughing so happily, he joined in and laughed along with them.

But as Shen Yan and the others laughed, they suddenly thought of something.

Our Little Martial Grand-Aunt, who had condensed a Sword Heart after only studying the sword Qi for a glance, it seems that since joining the sect…

—doesn't even have a sword!

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