Wenren Lingshe said calmly, "I have some questions about cultivation, and I came to discuss the Dao with Pei Ling and resolve the doubts in my heart."
Huan Yunzhen nodded slightly, then said, "Since Fellow Daoist Wenren arrived first, let her discuss the Dao with him first. Afterward, I'll discuss the sword with Pei Ling."
Wenren Lingshe said, "All right."
"Fellow Daoist Huan, please step aside for now. Once I'm done discussing the Dao, I'll come let you know."
Huan Yunzhen's long, slender brows furrowed at once, and she asked in confusion, "It's only a discussion of the Dao. Why make such a fuss? I can just watch from the side."
"As the saying goes, understanding one thing can illuminate another. Perhaps while you discuss the Dao with Pei Ling, some of my own cultivation questions will be answered too."
"Besides, though Pei Ling comes from a demonic sect, he has always kept his word. We've fought side by side before. We're not strangers."
Not strangers?
Wenren Lingshe glanced at Huan Yunzhen in surprise, then at Pei Ling. Seeing that he didn't object, she asked, "Do you mean the three of us can discuss the Dao together?"
Huan Yunzhen nodded. "Exactly."
At that, Wenren Lingshe hesitated. Though she and Huan Yunzhen both belonged to the righteous path, they weren't particularly familiar with each other. She hadn't expected this Grand Elder of the Cold Abyss Sword Sect to be so bold!
As Wenren Lingshe hesitated, Pei Ling also sensed that the atmosphere was a little off. Just as he was about to say something, another spatial rift opened not far away. A female sword cultivator stepped out, her dark hair coiled high and secured with a wooden hairpin. She wore a blue top and white skirt, with a sword at her