On the thirteenth day of the winter month, atop Greenleaf Peak.
Inside his cave abode, Song Yan soaked in the Hot Spring Pool with his hair loose, easing the weariness brought on by long days of arduous cultivation.
He lifted his right hand out of the water. A gentle strand of Sword Qi flowed around his fingertips, between his fingers, over the back of his hand, and around his wrist.
This was a little trick recorded in the complete Five-Star Pulse Seizing cultivation method, something he could use to train the agility of his Divine Sense in his spare time.
"Humm..."
The Sword Qi slipped free of his right hand, and Song Yan raised his left to catch it.
"Splash!"
A serpentine shadow burst out from beneath the Hot Spring Pool, snatched the Sword Qi in its mouth, and plunged back into the water.
"..."
Song Yan smiled helplessly.
Little Green Snake secretly surfaced, her eyes looking at him smugly.
"Hehe~ You lost."
Strange as it was, despite the sharpness of this Sword Qi, Xiao He could hold it in her mouth without getting hurt.
Song Yan scooped up a handful of clear water and wiped his face, asking casually, "Where did you hide it?"
On the other side from where the little snake had poked her head out, a supple length of tail emerged from underwater.
The Flawless Sword Qi was slowly circling Xiao He's tail.
"Xiao He, you might be the descendant of some incredibly powerful Demon Beast..."
Song Yan considered this seriously. "Otherwise, how could you be so different from other Spirit Demons?"
"Of course I am."
Xiao He thought that what he meant was that she was very powerful.
"Don't you know how to cultivate? Those Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts all seem able to cultivate