The lingering glow of sunset stained the mountain ridge red, shrouding the slender figure on the grass as she swung a heavy saber.
A certain snake focused on practicing martial techniques, ready to astonish her enemies at any moment. Everyone assumed snake demons excelled at spells or relied on agility, but Bai Yujun insisted on doing the opposite. She would first numb her opponent with a light weapon, then suddenly switch to a heavy saber and smash it down viciously. Surely that would let her enemies feel the heavy saber's domineering presence—like a spring breeze brushing their faces, only a spring breeze with a biting chill.
She took every move and stance with utmost seriousness, letting every muscle in her body grow familiar with the heavy saber. Only by fully adapting to it could she reach her best state; that required time to slowly wear into harmony.
The sun set, and darkness gradually enveloped the Southern Wilderness Hundred Thousand Mountains.
With one hand, Bai Yujun raised the heavy saber high, then let gravity drive it into the ground.
She sat down, pulled out some dried fish, and tore at it in small bites.
The heavy saber landed behind her, embedded diagonally a foot deep. Without even looking, she leaned backward and rested perfectly against its blade, crossing one leg over the other. She gnawed on dried fish while watching the stars in the sky grow brighter and brighter, staring blankly into space.
After a long while, only fish bones remained in her hand.
She held a fish bone, stripped completely clean of flesh, between her lips and occasionally spun it around.
Fine weather was rare tonight.
The enormous full moon grew brighter and brighter, several times larger than the moon on Earth in her previous life. She could even make