I Want to Learn Swordsmanship from My Husband

East Floating City.

Xingtian Pavilion.

A pavilion shaped like an inverted sword stood within a secluded, sprawling garden.

There was a fishpond in the garden, its surface shimmering with the cold, piercing light of the setting sun.

Black Stone sat upon a black stone, bathed in the afterglow, clutching a fishing rod.

He had only managed to steal a moment of leisure to fish because he learned that Li Wuxie was returning to East Floating City ahead of schedule.

There were no fish in the pond; he simply wanted to enjoy the feeling of sitting securely on the fishing platform.

Li Wuxie was the only person who gave him such a sense of stability.

That was until Tahongzi arrived, bringing him the latest news.

"What?"

"Deacon Xu privately inspected the Bamboo Spring Sect, only to have his skull cracked open by Lu Ya?"

"The Ink Immortal Sect and the Illumination Immortal Sect both lost to Liu Xuanye and the Wine Fox Immortal?"

"Chief Li passed through Azure Phoenix City, only to be defeated by Lu Ya and lose seven ships?"

"Zhang Pingzhi just returned to East Floating City, only to be beaten within an inch of his life?"

Well, he was not at all surprised by the last piece of news.

But the other three were more shocking than the last!

Li Wuxie... could actually lose?

He absolutely refused to believe it!

"Where is Chief Li?"

Tahongzi replied:

"I heard he is on the street buying diapers."

Black Stone's face turned pale; he looked up at the sky, overcome with sorrow.

"I haven't seen you in a hundred years, but has your illness... reached the point where you need diapers?"

Just who is this Lu Ya?

What exactly is the Wine Fox Immortal doing?

Why is there not a single shred of news?

Three hundred miles northwest of East Floating City.

A giant pink lotus sped westward through the air.

A woman in white gauze stood at the heart of the lotus.

Her long hair was coiled into a cloud bun, a pale pink lotus mark adorned the center of her brow, and her figure was slender and graceful. With delicate features and calm, serene eyes, she possessed an elegant and gentle temperament, giving off the impression of a virtuous fairy.

She was none other than the Sword-Wielding Elder of the White Lotus Sect.

Zhang Lianxin.

Beside her sat a man in white with a well-built physique, though his face was beaten to a pulp.

Fan Ni.

Having his face beaten was Fan Ni's own request.

They could hit his face, but they could not touch his toned body; his body could not be tainted by women—no, it could not be tainted by any human.

"Heh, women."

Although he had been beaten by his senior sister Zhang Lianxin in East Floating City, he was feeling quite tough now.

"I told you, Elder Lu is incredibly strong, but you wouldn't believe me and even hit my face. Now, who is the one who got slapped in the face? Even Li Wuxie is no match for him, so how could I be? If you run into him, he'll swat you away with a single palm."

Zhang Lianxin channeled the Heart-Clearing Mantra and said in a gentle tone:

"Please say that again."

Terrified, Fan Ni quickly changed the subject.

"This Li Wuxie is becoming more and more outrageous. A century has passed, and his body is actually so frail that he has to buy diapers. No wonder he lost to Lu Ya; this is the consequence of a man being cheap... the Female Beast Immortal is a disaster."

Zhang Lianxin glanced at him sideways.

Fan Ni hurriedly added:

"However, I heard a different piece of news. It is said that Li Wuxie has a daughter currently in the hands of the Bamboo Spring Sect, and that is why he threw the match against Lu Ya."

Zhang Lianxin said:

"It doesn't matter. Whether he threw the match or has genuine skill, just don't let me run into Lu Ya, or I will definitely castrate him!"

"You are courting death."

"Although you are good for nothing, you are still an Elder of my White Lotus Sect. Insulting you is equivalent to insulting my White Lotus Sect, not to mention that this fellow also harmed Chen Daozai!"

"What happened to the Sect Master?"

"He lost a gamble to Lu Ya, severed two of his own fingers, and has since shut himself away."

"What!"

Fan Ni was suddenly stunned.

That Lu Ya could defeat Chen Daozai in gambling shocked him even more than defeating Li Wuxie in swordsmanship!

The soft light in her eyes gradually solidified as Zhang Lianxin said calmly:

"If the Bamboo Spring Sect can survive this Beast Tide, I will personally go to meet him."

Beast Nest Forest.

The loose immortal organization, Tan Stronghold.

Tan Stronghold was originally an insignificant little organization. Because their base was built at the bottom of a hidden pool, they had repeatedly evaded Beast Tide riots for nearly ten thousand years, allowing them to continuously preserve and accumulate strength.

Today, it is the most powerful and secretive organization in the East Floating Immortal District.

They make a living by hunting hunters, specializing in killing those who come from all parts of the Colored Cloud Immortal Domain.

In the deepest underwater cave of Tan Stronghold.

A palace wrapped in a water bubble.

Two men stood in the great hall.

One of them, a green-faced old man with rouge painted on his cheeks, was the leader of Tan Stronghold, Yu Feizi.

A Five-Star Immortal Venerable.

He is a human.

He held the latest intelligence from the Bamboo Spring Sect in his hand.

"Liu Xuanye's dao companion is indeed as powerful as Senior Yun Zhonghe predicted. It seems your plan not only needs to be advanced but also requires some changes."

Beside Yu Feizi stood a tall, thin middle-aged man whose hands hung down to his knees, shaped like a spider.

A One-Star Immortal Venerable.

He is also a human.

Situ, a hunter from the Colored Cloud Immortal Domain, who had only joined Tan Stronghold in the last few decades.

"No matter, I have long had a plan targeting him."

Yu Feizi:

"As you wish, the entire Beast Tide Forest is now in a state of chaos, and even the strength of our Tan Stronghold has been halved. Can you tell me your purpose now?"

Situ:

"Chaos is a ladder; only by climbing to the top of the ladder will we see our destination."

"..."

Damn it, I don't understand a word of that!

Yu Feizi:

"Fine, whatever you want, as long as you don't touch my interests. And about the Beast King we agreed upon—that bone dragon—are you sure you have a way to get it?"

"You don't need to ask me. If you trust Yun Zhonghe, then trust me. If you don't trust him, then there is no need to trust me either."

"I naturally trust Senior Yun Zhonghe. It is time to treat this Elder Lu's strength as that of a Nine-Star Immortal Venerable... but let's be clear, I will not fight him."

"Then do you wish to fight me?"

As he finished speaking, a black phantom arm with a hundred eyes slightly opened shot out from Situ's body, instantly reaching out of the water bubble.

It dragged a swimming freshwater octopus into the bubble, then forced it into his body through his lower abdomen to digest it.

Yu Feizi's face turned livid, then deathly pale.

"You are actually—"

"You talk too much."

"Yes, yes!"

Azure Phoenix City.

Lu Ya and the Wine Fox Immortal stayed in Azure Phoenix City playing until midnight before returning.

Most of the shopkeepers didn't want their money.

Those who did want money were scared off by a single look from the Wine Fox Immortal and ended up not taking it.

The two of them were dead drunk.

In reality, however, no one was drunk.

Lu Ya had intentionally allowed himself to slip into a drunken state so he could get some sleep.

Wine Fox Immortal pretended to be drunk to take the opportunity to investigate the sleeping Lu Ya.

These days had been so enjoyable that she had almost forgotten her true identity: a glorious informant.

So, taking advantage of Lu Ya's intoxication, she dragged him into the wheat field to study him.

She studied him for a long time, but couldn't make heads or tails of anything.

Lu Ya was different from Liu Xuanye.

Liu Xuanye was unapproachable, untouchable, and unresearchable, possessing a sense of aloof mystery.

Lu Ya let you study him, but he was like a blank sheet of paper, so plain he seemed made of the same material as a mortal. No matter how much you studied him, you couldn't find any useful information, which only made you seem incompetent.

Wine Fox Immortal suddenly felt a deep sense of frustration. What kind of people were this couple?

She simply hoisted Lu Ya up, threw him into the hot spring pool beneath Liu Xuanye's bedchamber, and returned to the dojo to sleep soundly.

Ning Zhongzi saw it all.

She wanted to sober Lu Ya up, but then she reconsidered; with her senior brother's strength, how could he truly be drunk? Perhaps he just wanted to sleep more soundly.

She used her power from afar to strip Lu Ya clean so he could sleep while soaking in the pool.

Lu Ya was dazed and slept very soundly.

He did not know when it started, but he began to dream.

In the dream, Liu Xuanye's power of restriction spiraled out of control, turning her into a world-destroying female demon.

The entire Immortal Court trembled because of it!

Yet, draped in a red robe, her figure was more imposing and her appearance more beautiful, as if she were more like her true self...

Before he could wake from the dream, he suddenly heard a clear female voice by his ear, sounding like a hanging moon:

"I wish to learn the sword from my husband."

Lu Ya rubbed his eyes, climbed up from the bottom of the pool, and looked at Liu Xuanye, who was sitting by the edge of the water draped in thin gauze. His sleepiness vanished instantly, and he put on a profound air, saying:

"I have two types of sword techniques. Which one do you want to learn?"