The Yu Family's Prodigy

Li Yunjing knew Steward Li was an expert.

Unlike the martial path, this was a cultivator of immortality!

Li Yunjing had traveled the world before and obtained a Qi Refining Manual, which contained descriptions of this specific type of aura.

Steward Li was exactly that kind of person!

Li Yunjing had only just entered the threshold of Qi Refining and knew nothing.

At this level, he was practically the floor tile of the cultivation world.

Precisely because of this, he showed great awe and respect toward a senior expert like Steward Li.

They walked a dozen or so yards away, leaving the campsite behind, and headed instead toward a small grove on the left side of the dirt road.

"When did the Eldest Young Lady leave?"

Li Yunjing raised a brow, feeling somewhat puzzled.

He hadn't seen anyone leave the first carriage earlier!

Right! The Eldest Young Lady is an expert! Even when Ling'er, a mere maid, came out, hadn't I failed to notice her as well?

After thinking it over, Li Yunjing felt relieved.

As for whether Steward Li was luring him to a secluded spot to finish him off?

That was impossible!

If he had wanted to do that, he could have simply not saved him earlier; why go through all this trouble?

Li Yunjing didn't care about these questions at all.

Walking another hundred paces forward, the two entered the woods.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

He saw a figure in white dancing with a sword among the trees, as elegant and agile as a butterfly weaving through flowers.

However, the sharpness of that sword stance made Li Yunjing widen his eyes.

Chops, parries, thrusts, and slices—every single move was imbued with ruthless killing intent.

Imagining himself as the Eldest Young Lady's opponent, Li Yunjing couldn't help but gasp.

If he were facing her, it seemed he wouldn't be able to withstand even a single strike.

Steward Li stopped three yards away from the woman.

Li Yunjing stood still beside Steward Li, not daring to step even an inch further.

Beyond those three yards, the wind was calm and the air was still.

Within those three yards, the atmosphere was turbulent and surging.

Falling leaves drifted down, only to be shredded into dust upon encountering the invisible Sword Qi.

Not a single leaf was spared!

Such fierce methods were truly chilling!

The air itself began to tremble slightly.

The agile woman's control over her power had reached its peak.

Apart from the falling leaves, nothing else was struck by the Sword Qi.

Not the trees, the flowers, the grass, or even the stones on the ground...

"For such a beauty to possess such skills—it is simply incredible!"

Li Yunjing's gaze was profound as he watched the Eldest Young Lady practice her swordsmanship intently.

He was a top-tier martial artist, and although he had only just dipped his toes into cultivation, he could still sense the lethal danger in the Eldest Young Lady's movements.

Her graceful, curvaceous figure and her incredibly noble aura concealed a deep, hidden killing intent.

Such a woman was like a rose with thorns.

As Li Yunjing watched in admiration, a deep sense of wariness remained.

"Sshh! Sshh! Sshh!"

Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, yet the Eldest Young Lady did not stop her practice despite the arrival of Steward Li and Li Yunjing.

Her ethereal figure moved rapidly through the grove, flashes of silver light dancing about.

Judging by her silhouette alone, she was a peerless beauty of the highest order.

Li Yunjing's heart couldn't help but thump wildly.

At that moment, he felt an intense desire to see clearly what kind of divine face lay behind the woman dancing through the woods.

But the Eldest Young Lady's sword stance was too fast.

Her entire being dissolved into layers of shadows; she was everywhere at once.

It was like a camera firing in rapid succession—in an instant, there were dozens of overlapping, blurred images, making it impossible to see what she really looked like.

"You've arrived?"

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the sword momentum ceased.

The falling leaves filling the sky dissipated, and the fierce Sword Qi retracted, vanishing without a trace.

It was as if that terrifying killing intent had never existed at all.

The Eldest Young Lady stood firm, and with a swish, she executed a sword flourish before sliding her sword, which looked like autumn water, back into its archaic scabbard.

With a hand as crystalline as mutton-fat jade clutching the sword, she turned and began to walk over slowly.

Before she even arrived, a fragrant breeze had already assailed him.

Li Yunjing couldn't help but sniff lightly; the scent was incredibly pleasant.

It was different from the perfume scents of his past life.

It seemed to be the fresh fragrance of a hundred flowers, though Li Yunjing couldn't distinguish exactly how many types were blended within it.

However, after smelling it, the fragrance made his mind feel refreshed.

She possessed a peerless, celestial face, and her eyes shimmered like flowing water.

Her lips were vibrant and incredibly rosy, and her neck was as white as a swan's.

Her bosom was high and firm, and her waist was so slender it could be spanned by a single grip.

As she walked with lotus-like steps, she swayed slightly; she was truly a fairy of unparalleled beauty.

"Li Yunjing greets the Eldest Young Lady. Many thanks for saving my life!"

Daring not to look too much, Li Yunjing suppressed the ripples in his heart and calmed himself down.

"Oh?"

The Yu Family's Eldest Young Lady was slightly taken aback.

With such beauty, such talent, and such status, she had long been accustomed to the gaze of thousands.

From the very beginning, the Yu Family's Eldest Young Lady had seen Li Yunjing's gaze clearly.

Naturally, she wouldn't care about such things.

However, she had not expected this young man to have such composure, calming himself down in just a single instant.

This person seems to be somewhat extraordinary?

The thought flashed through her mind and vanished. Through Steward Li's report, the Yu Family's Eldest Young Lady already knew Li Yunjing's situation.

At this moment, there was naturally no need to interrogate him.

The Yu Family's Eldest Young Lady smiled brilliantly and said, "I am called Yu Yunyi, and I come from Yueming City. Are you also going to the Divine Firmament Dao Sect to seek apprenticeship?"

Steward Li, standing to the side, was slightly stunned; he did not know why the Eldest Young Lady had told this brat her name.

Could there be something different about this kid?

Isn't he just someone who was struck by lightning? I have already checked his entire body and found nothing unusual. Small fry like this are a dime a dozen in the cultivation world; why did the Eldest Young Lady feel the need to introduce herself?

Recalling the scenes of his contact with Li Yunjing, Steward Li still couldn't think of anything out of the ordinary.

Being struck by lightning, while rare, was something that happened in various places every year.

Struck by lightning and didn't die?

This wasn't the only case!

Steward Li couldn't understand it, but he didn't say anything more.

Yu Yunyi was a standout in the current generation of the Yu Family.

She was not some rich young lady who never stepped beyond her own gates.

As a prodigy of the family, the tests she had undergone were incredibly cruel.

Even Steward Li couldn't help but shiver when he recalled the past.

He, too, had once been a trial-taker!

Unfortunately, he had failed...

"That's right! I am from Yunzhou, and I am also here to seek apprenticeship!"

"It's just that my luck was a bit worse; I was struck by lightning and nearly lost my life!"

"Fortunately, the Eldest Young Lady saved me; otherwise, I would have died before even embarking on my journey."

Li Yunjing said with a touch of self-deprecation.

However, he felt even better now.

Yesterday, he had been severely injured and on the verge of death.

Just after getting off the carriage, his body had felt great, reaching even his peak condition.

And now, after seeing the Eldest Young Lady, Yu Yunyi, his body felt filled with power, even more so than just a moment ago.