Senior, Can You Guide My Cultivation?

Yun Yun's bedchamber.

Wu Changqing hung on the wall to one side.

Across from him was a hazy gauze curtain.

Behind the curtain, mist swirled and water trickled. Yun Yun's lovely, beautiful figure was vaguely visible, stirring endless imagination.

"Tsk, you hang me on the wall and bathe right in front of me, yet you insist on keeping a curtain between us. You're torturing me, aren't you?"

Wu Changqing grumbled.

Whether he looked or not, neither felt right.

How frustrating!

At last, Yun Yun finished bathing and came out.

She wore a thin nightgown, her graceful, beautiful body hazy beneath it. Her damp hair fell loosely around her, adding even more to her beauty.

Yun Yun walked straight to the wall and took Wu Changqing down.

"Senior Sword Spirit, are you there?"

"Yes." Wu Changqing deliberately put on an inscrutable air, his tone perfectly calm.

Since Yun Yun called him Senior, he had to act like one.

"Senior Sword Spirit, why are you inside this sword?" Yun Yun asked curiously.

Wu Changqing: "..."

I'm a sword spirit!

Where else would I be if not inside a sword?!

What kind of question was that?!

"I am a sword spirit born and nurtured within this sword. I have been inside this Evergreen Sword since birth," Wu Changqing said.

The moment he transmigrated, he had been inside this sword. Wasn't that the same as being born a sword?

"Then, Senior Sword Spirit, are you very powerful?" Yun Yun asked curiously.

"Do you think I'm powerful?"

Wu Changqing tossed the question right back at her.

"I think you're very powerful, Senior!"

"When I sparred with Master today, my cultivation hadn't changed much from before, but I could feel that dealing with Master's attacks was much easier than it had been."

"Compared to our last spar, the only change was that I gained this Evergreen Sword."

"So it must have been Senior Sword Spirit's doing."

Yun Yun spoke honestly.

When sparring with Yun Shan, she had clearly felt the Evergreen Sword helping her bear part of the force.

Yun Shan was an eight-star Dou Emperor!

If Wu Changqing could deflect part of Yun Shan's strength, it was easy to imagine how powerful he was!

"I can absorb some of the force behind attacks. So when you fight, especially when facing powerful enemies, use the Evergreen Sword more often," Wu Changqing said.

There was no need for him to hide that from Yun Yun.

Only then would Yun Yun take the initiative to use the Evergreen Sword more, allowing Wu Changqing to absorb more Dou Qi and raise his cultivation faster.

Besides, this trait was inherently beneficial to Yun Yun.

Being able to neutralize and absorb part of an opponent's attack would give her a certain advantage against powerful foes.

"That's amazing?!" Yun Yun's eyes lit up.

"As expected of Senior Sword Spirit!"

"To be honest, I was quite afraid of sparring with Master today. During our last spar, he said that if I still hadn't improved by the next one, he would punish me."

"Fortunately, Senior Sword Spirit helped me this time. Otherwise, Master definitely would have scolded me again."

She stuck out her tongue, looking lively and charmingly adorable.

Wu Changqing suddenly found himself staring blankly.

The current Yun Yun was not yet the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, so she did not possess the original story's dignified elegance and lofty air.

She was only in her twenties, at the most beautiful age of a young woman.

Lively, playful, youthful—this was the Yun Yun of today!

"But don't tell anyone about this ability of mine. It wouldn't be good for you," Wu Changqing reminded her.

"Of course. I'm not stupid. I won't even tell Master."

"Unless Senior agrees, I absolutely won't mention Senior's existence to anyone," Yun Yun said.

If the Evergreen Sword had merely been a sword with a special ability, she might have told Yun Shan about it.

But Wu Changqing was inside the sword now.

Yun Yun respected her senior deeply.

Without Wu Changqing's permission, she would never reveal so much as a word to outsiders.

"Mm." Wu Changqing nodded.

"By the way, Senior, can you guide my cultivation?" Yun Yun suddenly asked.

"Don't you have a master? If you want guidance, why not go directly to him?"

Although Wu Changqing carried himself like a senior before Yun Yun, he was actually only a minor Dou Spirit right now.

A Dou Spirit guiding a Dou Emperor... the scene seemed a little ridiculous.

"Master is very busy, and he has encountered a bottleneck himself. He is preparing to enter seclusion during this period."

"If I keep disturbing him, he'll scold me," Yun Yun said softly.

It was clear that she was still somewhat afraid of Yun Shan.

"So, I want Senior Sword Spirit to guide me. Is that all right?"

She looked expectantly at the Evergreen Sword.

Though she could not see Wu Changqing's true form, her gaze was indeed sincere.

"Ahem... I can give you some pointers when I'm in a good mood."

Yun Yun already regarded him as an unfathomable senior.

If Wu Changqing told her the truth, she might turn around and throw him back into the Sword Cave.

He still had to keep up the act!

"That's wonderful! Thank you, Senior Sword Spirit!" Yun Yun was overjoyed.

Early the next morning.

Yun Yun first went to the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall to attend the sect's regular meeting.

As Yun Shan's disciple, she held a high position within the Misty Cloud Sect, so she was required to attend all kinds of meetings.

"Sect Master, we have just finished communicating with the Jia Ma Imperial Family. It has been confirmed that the Snake People have now completely retreated into the Tagore Desert. At the very least, they probably won't dare come out again for several decades," Great Elder Yun Leng said.

Yun Shan nodded. "In this war, our Jia Ma Empire joined forces with several neighboring empires and only with great difficulty drove the Snake People out."

"Now that we have finally gained a peaceful environment, our Misty Cloud Sect must also accelerate its development. Recruit more disciples and strengthen the sect."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

"Also, the Mu Clan has been getting very close to the Jia Ma Imperial Family recently. It is said that the Mu Clan has already arranged for several of its younger members to enter the Jia Ma Imperial Family's army for training."

"I believe the Jia Ma Imperial Family is trying to win over the Mu Clan," Yun Leng said.

"And Hai Bodong of the Mittel Clan has also vanished recently. No one knows where he is."

Yun Shan merely nodded without offering an opinion, allowing them to continue.

The other elders also reported various trivial matters.

For example, offerings from outer sect devotees, recent movements among the other major families in the imperial capital, and so on. Everything was reported one by one.

The Misty Cloud Sect was now the number one sect in the Jia Ma Empire.

From the broader perspective, all their factions belonged to the Jia Ma Empire.

But when it came down to the individual factions, they also competed with one another, so they needed to pay close attention to the circumstances of the other powers.

Yun Yun attended the meeting from start to finish, but she did not voice any opinions.

She merely served as a listener.

Only after the meeting ended did she hurriedly leave the main hall and head for the Misty Cloud Sect's back mountain.

"Phew, meetings with Master and the elders are so stifling. It's better out here."

"Senior Sword Spirit, can you guide me today?" Yun Yun asked.

Her current goal was to break through her shackles as soon as possible and become a Dou Emperor!

"First, show me the sword technique you are proficient in, and let me see where the problems lie," Wu Changqing said.

"All right!"