Don't Do That Kind of Thing!

In the three years since he joined the sect, Xiao Bai had never met this mysterious Myriad Laws Elder, but he had heard many legends about them.

The Myriad Laws Elder's name was Lin Xizi, a brilliant young Magic Technique genius, not even a hundred years old, even younger than Elder Yuhu.

Since ancient times, the Snow Flame Sect had excelled in Weapon Forging, Sword Dao, and Beast Taming, while Magic Techniques and Pills and Elixirs had always been weak points.

Yet, Lin Xizi had single-handedly elevated the Snow Flame Sect's Magic Technique specialization to a level it shouldn't have reached.

Even Master Yuhu had never achieved this.

After all, her research direction was slightly off; while the Pills and Elixirs she refined were potent, they had significant toxic side effects.

However, Master Yuhu was a rare beauty with an icy demeanor and was extremely popular within the sect.

Lin Xizi was also handsome, so their popularity was naturally not bad either.

Both were idols to the younger disciples.

Unfortunately, during the Sect-State War twenty years ago, Lin Xizi was injured by One Sword Fox.

Their cultivation dropped to the Golden Core Realm, and when trying to break through to Nascent Soul, they suffered Cultivation Deviation due to insufficient preparation and consuming Forbidden Medicine.

Despite this, they still refused Master Yuhu's antidote, maintaining consciousness by relying on Forbidden Technique, and went into seclusion to heal.

Perhaps this was the pride of being the Myriad Laws Elder, or perhaps it was distrust of Master Yuhu due to being injured by One Sword Fox.

A generation's prodigy was almost lost, which was regrettable.

As for One Sword Fox, who had caused heavy casualties by indiscriminately slaughtering during the Sect-State War, they were expelled from the sect, condemned by the Xiahou Dynasty, and finally imprisoned by the Dao Alliance, becoming a disgrace to the Snow Flame Sect.

Regarding the Cultivation Deviated Lin Xizi, the Dao Alliance requested the Snow Flame Sect send them to the Dao Alliance Headquarters for treatment, but this was refused by Master Chun Xiao.

After all, the Dao Alliance's treatment for Cultivation Deviation was akin to grinding bones to dust.

In exchange, Master Chun Xiao took advantage of One Sword Fox being dead drunk and sent her to the Dao Alliance Prison with a few female disciples from the sect.

In Master Chun Xiao's view, as long as Master Yuhu was still in the Snow Flame Sect, Lin Xizi might still have a chance of being cured one day.

And Lin Xizi's value to the sect was immense, while One Sword Fox only had a negative impact on the sect.

The current problem was, the Myriad Laws Elder Lin Xizi was a man, so why had they suddenly become a woman?

Master Chun Xiao looked up for a long time before daring to confirm that this was indeed Lin Xizi.

Facts proved that even a handsome man, if they turned into a woman, would likely be a beauty.

"Junior Brother Lin Xizi? Weren't you in seclusion on Myriad Laws Peak... why are you dressed as a woman?"

Above the square, Lin Xizi's Wind Breath Clone fluttered and danced like a fresco from Dunhuang, inexplicably giving off the feeling of a celestial maiden.

"Only by changing to a female body could I barely suppress the Demonic Obstruction within me. When we meet next time, perhaps I will be in the body of a little girl."

Master Chun Xiao's mood was complex; he only sighed and said:

"No matter what, it's good to be alive."

Changed to a female body...

So, you weren't just cross-dressing, you went all the way.

Xiao Bai vaguely guessed that the Myriad Laws Elder's sudden appearance was likely to give a gift, so he bowed towards the sky:

"Disciple Xiao Bai greets Elder Lin Xizi... Senior Sister."

Lin Xizi nodded slightly and gave a small bow.

"Please also accept this small gift."

Xiao Bai suddenly felt that this slightly neutral voice was quite pleasant to listen to, quite natural.

The Onmyoji's voice was a bit too sweet, clearly full of malicious intent.

Finished speaking!

Whoosh—

A sword came from the west!

It flew backward all the way from the Underground Cave Abode on Myriad Laws Peak into Xiao Bai's hand.

This was a sheathed sword with a dark red scabbard embroidered with black tongue orchids. It felt heavy in his hand; it was clearly a good sword.

The custom promoted by the Dao Alliance during the Tian Yuan Era was: you could unwrap gifts in person.

Xiao Bai waved his hand grandly and unsheathed the sword elegantly.

The words "good sword" were almost blurted out!

The result...

There was nothing inside the scabbard.

A deep, dark red empty scabbard...

Something was wrong!

Xiao Bai guessed this might be a gender hint.

Or maybe it was a tease.

Oh no, could the Modifier even attract trans people?

Anything but that...

Xiao Bai was utterly speechless, his handsome face twisted in a bitter expression as he said,

"Senior Sister, you mean..."

Her voice carried the whistling of the wind, and Lin Xizi said coldly,

"Your sword is too poor; it's far from worthy of your sword technique."

It seemed this Elder had been observing in secret all along.

"But you don't have to give me an empty sword, do you?"

Xiao Bai said, almost in tears.

Lin Xizi shook her head:

"This was my former Personal Sword, the Swastika Spirit Sword."

"After my Cultivation Deviation, to prevent the Swastika Spirit Sword from being affected, I sealed the sword body in the snow on the peak of Sword Wielding Peak. In my current state, I probably won't have the strength to retrieve it in this lifetime."

"If you are fated, you can retrieve it on my behalf and forge a new sword."

The entire place was silent.

Everyone felt a mix of emotions, their expressions complex.

To even give away her life-bound sword, it seemed the Myriad Laws Elder was a candle in the wind, on her last legs...

Swastika Spirit Sword?

Xiao Bai didn't understand. Was this thing very valuable?

Why make it sound so mysterious?

Mu Yun, standing nearby, whispered a reminder:

"The Swastika Spirit Sword can adapt to any Spiritual Power and can drive all Magic Techniques with its Sword Spirit, saving the time needed for Hand Seals. For a Cultivator who doesn't specialize in Sword Dao, its value is immense. More importantly, the Swastika Spirit Sword is an Earth-tier Divine Artifact!"

Earth-tier Divine Artifact!

Now Xiao Bai wasn't sleepy anymore.

In the Tian Yuan Era, living beings like Cultivators, Spirit Beasts, spiritual herbs, and Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Goblins were generally ranked by cultivation level.

Spiritual Artifacts, Cultivation Methods, and Pills and Elixirs, however, were ranked by grade:

Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Yellow.

Anything lower was the Low-tier majority.

Higher still were the legendary Divine-tier Immortal Methods, Divine Artifacts, and Immortal Pills used by Immortals, but no one had ever seen them; they were still just legends.

Generally speaking, Cultivation Methods, Spiritual Artifacts, and Pills and Elixirs of different grades didn't have requirements for the user's cultivation level.

But they had high requirements for the user's talent.

The higher the grade of the Cultivation Method, Spiritual Artifact, and Pills and Elixirs, the higher the talent required of the user, and the greater the power and medicinal effect.

If the talent was sufficient, a Qi Refining cultivator wielding a Heaven-tier Spiritual Artifact would have much greater power than one with a Yellow-tier Spiritual Artifact.

Generally, Rogue Cultivators or Outer Sect disciples, due to insufficient talent, practiced Low-tier Cultivation Methods and used Low-tier Spiritual Artifacts and Pills and Elixirs.

The Snow Flame Sect's Inner Sect training basically started with Yellow-tier Cultivation Methods, and the Inner Sect disciples were equipped with Yellow-tier Spiritual Artifacts and Pills and Elixirs.

Once you learned a Mysterious-tier Cultivation Method and possessed Mysterious-tier Spiritual Artifacts and Pills and Elixirs, you could basically remain undefeated within the same minor level.

The Butcher's Sword Technique and Xiahou Body Technique that Xiao Bai was currently cultivating both belonged to the category of Mysterious-tier Cultivation Methods.

Even if Xiao Bai had maxed-out proficiency, limited by the peak of Mysterious-tier Cultivation Methods, he could currently only be invincible in the Qi Refining Realm.

Once you learned an Earth-tier Cultivation Method and possessed Earth-tier Spiritual Artifacts and Pills and Elixirs, you could fight across minor levels.

What Xiao Bai didn't know was that the Spine Gu Worm from Yu Hu inside his body was a living Earth-tier Pill and Elixir!

If you learned a Heaven-tier Cultivation Method and possessed Earth-tier Spiritual Artifacts and Pills and Elixirs, you could fight across major levels.

The reason Lan Daozi could contend with Nascent Soul cultivators at the Golden Core Peak was reportedly because he had learned a certain Heaven-tier Sword Technique...

From Wei Shanjun's words just now, Xiao Bai learned that Lan Daozi indeed had a trump card Heaven-tier Sword Technique!

According to Mu Yun, the Swastika Spirit Sword was not only Earth-tier in grade, but more importantly, it could cast any Magic Technique using the sword.

This way, Xiao Bai's chaotic hacking could be paired with various flashy Magic Techniques...

That scene was too beautiful to imagine!

However, sealing the sword was easy, but retrieving it was difficult. Taking any sword from Sword Wielding Peak required going through trials.

Currently, Xiao Bai didn't know any Magic Techniques and wasn't in urgent need of such a thing, so retrieving it later wouldn't be too late.

The bigger problem was, Xiao Bai had never met the Myriad Laws Elder before, and she was giving away an Earth-tier Divine Artifact right away. Wasn't that too generous?

He just felt something was off...

Putting away the sword sheath, Xiao Bai cupped his hands towards the sky and thanked her:

"Thank you for your kind intentions, Senior Sister Lin Xizi. After I reach Foundation Establishment, I will definitely go to Sword Wielding Peak to accept the sword."

Her ethereal handsome face suddenly stiffened. Lin Xizi couldn't estimate when someone with Balanced Five Elements would reach Foundation Establishment. She shook her head and sighed:

"I hope I can live to see that day."