The Essence of Humanity Is...

"What's wrong? Why is it so noisy outside?"

Li Jinyao took off her apron and hood and hung them on the kitchen rack. Then she walked out of the kitchen, leaned on the door frame, and looked across the room.

What came into view were two Jueyunzi lying on the ground, their faces bruised and swollen, as well as her mentor who looked like he was going through menopause.

She was stunned for a moment. She hadn't taken Jueyunzi's screams and Ji Lingyun's roars to heart. After all, her Master and the Sect Master of the Azure Nether Sword Sect had been fighting each other for years, a fact that was known to the higher-ups in the Cultivator Alliance.

When the results came out, they found two Jueyunzi lying on the ground.

What? When did the Azure Nether Sword Sect develop the magic of mitosis?

"Jinyao, come here, come here."

Upon seeing her come out, Su Xiangxue and Jiang Lan quickly waved to her.

What's going on?

As Li Jinyao jogged over to her two older sisters, she asked curiously.

"Something has sneaked in and taken the form of Jueyunzi Sect Master Jueyunzi."

Jiang Lan's face was serious.

"I suspect they are Spy from the Machine Puppet Civilization."

"What?"

Li Jinyao immediately thought of Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei, who had gone deep behind enemy lines.

"We can't let him run back."

"We know that, but the problem now is..."

Su Xiangxue glanced at the two scoundrels rolling on the ground.

Neither Jiang Lan nor I could tell who was real and who was fake.

"I've already sealed off the yard, so I'm not worried about it escaping from here."

Jiang Lan also glanced at Jueyunzi.

"It's just that Jueyunzi Sect Master might have to suffer a bit... Your master has been fighting them for over ten minutes and hasn't revealed himself yet, so it seems unlikely he will."

Li Jinyao looked over and saw that Ji Lingyun had just straightened up. She was covered in sweat, her black hair plastered to her forehead and cheeks, and she was panting heavily.

"Oh, Mom."

She looked at the two mushy men on the ground with a hint of helplessness.

"How come I never noticed before that this bastard is so tough?"

"He cultivates the Sharp Gold Sword Art, which Qiuran modified, and has already reached the pinnacle."

Su Xiangxue replied, "Jueyunzi Sect Master can now not only wield a powerful Sharp Gold Sword, but he has also condensed Sharp Gold Sword Bones within his body. It's only natural that he can withstand many blows..."

"Truly a spineless scoundrel."

Ji Lingyun cursed angrily, then said to Su Xiangxue, "Wait a minute, why did the Sword Ancestor tell you about the Azure Nether Sword Sect's Cultivation Technique? This is aiding the enemy!"

"How can that be considered aiding the enemy? Aren't we all members of the Cultivator Alliance Council now?"

Su Xiangxue shrugged.

"Moreover, all the Elder of the Azure Nether Sword Sect know about the Phantom Shadow Fragrant Trace Art I practice, and my Cultivation Technique is even kept in the Azure Nether Sword Sect Library Pavilion."

"So you two were already hooking up all along..."

Ji Lingyun rambled on, "I'm so stupid, really. No wonder the Heavenly Demon Sect is getting worse every year."

You don't need to worry about that.

Li Jinyao said to her, "I also exchanged Cultivation Technique with Senior Qiuran. I showed him the one from the Heavenly Demon Sect, and he showed me the one from the Azure Nether Sword Sect."

"Oh, that's quite clever."

Ji Lingyun nodded.

"What about the secret techniques of the Azure Nether Sword Sect?"

"... I'll accept it."

Li Jinyao replied.

That's it?

"It's over."

"What about the portion for the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

"No."

"Aren't you selling out your sect?"

Ji Lingyun pointed tremblingly at her once most beloved disciple.

"You unfilial disciple!"

Why should I show you the secret techniques that they earned through their own abilities?

Li Jinyao scoffed.

"I misjudged you... It's true what they say, a married disciple is like water spilled from a bowl."

Ji Lingyun clutched her heart, panting heavily.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have taken you back to the sect in the first place."

"Alright, alright, Sect Master Ji, calm down. Things aren't as you think."

Jiang Lan advised, "Jinyao had already prepared the secret method and put it in the Study Room, just waiting for you to come and retrieve it... Why do you believe everything she says?"

"What? Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Lingyun instantly felt better. Her heart stopped aching, her voice stopped trembling, and she even smiled at Li Jinyao, saying, "Oh my, are you going to be all coy with me for once?"

"Hehe."

Li Jinyao sneered.

"Fool, you're so easy to fool."

"You..."

"Okay, okay."

Su Xiangxue quickly dissuaded them, saying, "Don't argue or make a scene. The most urgent matter is dealing with Jueyunzi Sect Master's situation. If we can't distinguish right from wrong right now, then we'll just have to make the Sect Master suffer by locking him up with this imposter for the time being."

But after looking at the two Jueyunzi, Li Jinyao said, "What's so hard to tell them apart?"

"Oh?"

Jiang Lan hurriedly asked, "Jinyao, do you have a solution?"

"Okay, watch me."

Li Jinyao confidently walked up to the two Jueyunzi, looked at one, then at the other, and said with her hands on her hips, "Although I don't know what this imposter is, I must say, your transformation skills are truly amazing. Even Sister Lan couldn't tell the difference. You can brag about this for a long time. However, I have a question that only humans can answer. That non-human guy definitely doesn't know the correct answer."

"Oh? What's the problem?"

Upon hearing this, the two Jueyunzi jumped up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths in the same manner, and bowed to Li Jinyao, saying, "Please enlighten us Miss Li."

"Okay, listen carefully."

Li Jinyao gripped the hilt of the Dragon Fang Saber at her waist, paced to the side, searching for the best position to strike, and said, "The question is, what is the essence of humanity?"

"I know!"

Upon hearing her question, Jueyunzi on the left raised his hand and answered, "I've heard my Martial Ancestor Uncle talk about this before. He said that there's a kind of machine in other worlds under the rule of the Immortal Realm, what's it called again... Oh right! The essence of humanity is a repeating machine!"

"Um..."

Li Jinyao looked at him, her expression hesitant.

After thinking for a moment, Jueyunzi on the right repeated after Li Jinyao, "The question is, what is the essence of humanity?"

"Confirmed, the counterfeit hetushu. com is you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jinyao immediately drew her sword and slashed at Jueyunzi on her left.

After Bai Qiuran and Bai Xuxiang left, Li Jinyao, who was bored, spent her days doing housework and cultivating. She focused on her cultivation and brought her physique and talent to their limit. Now, her cultivation has broken through the Vast Sea Realm, condensed the first Six Paths of Reincarnation, and become an Immortal Venerable.

The sword was drawn with a graceful, startling movement. The blade light carried with it the surging mortal energy of Human Path Reincarnation within Li Jinyao's body. Before anyone present, except Jiang Lan, could react, the sword severed the head of Jueyunzi on the left.