They all became female demons after being reborn.

Chapter 59 Letter from Lin'an

"Junior brother," she approached Wu Cheng, her face showing a mixture of timid anticipation, "how was my sword dance?"

Wu Cheng came to his senses. The night wind blew in from the mouth of the valley, causing the pear blossoms to fall in a flurry.

He reached out and picked a petal from her shoulder, then said earnestly, "It's beautiful."

Bai Suyi blinked her beautiful eyes slightly, then suddenly lowered her head, a faint blush rising to her ears. She smiled nonchalantly, "Of course, I am the chief swordswoman of the Wentian Sect, the future peerless sword fairy."

Wu Cheng smiled but didn't say anything, simply standing with her in the moonlight.

The unapproachable sword intent within three feet of her during her sword dance had not completely dissipated, but she took half a step forward to prevent the remaining sword intent from keeping him out. However, this sword intent did not harm him; instead, it blocked out the slight chill of the mountain at night.

Seeing the shyness and joy in his senior sister's lowered head, Wu Cheng suddenly felt that all those times he had recited "a pure heart" in the room were probably in vain.

"Senior Sister," Wu Cheng extended his hand, "Could I borrow your sword?"

"Of course it's alright." Bai Suying didn't suspect anything and casually handed him the sword she would never part with, but she was still puzzled, "What does Junior Brother want to do?"

"After witnessing Senior Sister's sword dance just now, I have gained some insights." Wu Cheng casually twirled his sword. "I would appreciate any guidance from Senior Sister."

Bai Suying calmed herself down and took a few steps back, still wearing a feigned carefree smile. "Then I, your senior sister, look forward to your surprise, junior brother."

Her sword dance just now incorporated the insights and characteristics of many sword masters at the Innate Realm. If she hadn't needed to accumulate her inner strength due to time constraints and hadn't yet reached the threshold for breaking through to the Innate Realm, she could have performed the sword dance even better.

But in any case, that is only a partial manifestation after the innate ability. Even if the junior brother is a genius, he cannot gain any understanding from just one viewing.

Of course, as her dear senior sister, she would never undermine him; she had even already thought about how to comfort her junior brother later.

But when Wu Chengzhen began to practice his swordplay, her expression immediately changed.

Wu Cheng's sword techniques were not particularly sophisticated. Not to mention the "Ethereal Sword Technique," even his basic sword moves consisted of only four moves: thrusting, parrying, chopping, and slicing.

But Bai Suying's gaze fell on the pear petals that were fluttering around as Wu Cheng's sword danced.

At first glance, the petals seem to be randomly flying around, stirred up by the airflow generated by the sword. But upon closer inspection, one can see that the petals are following the trajectory of each of his sword strikes, presenting a mysterious posture as they dance and rotate around him.

Bai Suyi focused her gaze and saw that each petal was spinning on its own, and when the petals tore through the air, they emitted a sharp whistling sound, like a blade piercing the air.

As Wu Chengzhang flicked his sword, the petals seemed to receive a command and shot out, embedding themselves heavily in the ground!

"Phew... I'm still far from good enough."

Wu Cheng sighed and sheathed his sword.

Inspired by his senior sister's sword dance, he wondered if he could control his true energy to control every petal around him if grass, trees, bamboo and stones could all be used as swords. He could then infuse the true energy into the petals without harming them, and make each petal rotate at high speed to form a sharp cutting point. Then, he could control hundreds of petals to shoot out as if he were controlling a floating cannon.

He had previously mastered the manipulation of the "shape" of true qi while practicing swordsmanship and lightness skills.

While giving massages to the cheap master, I also discovered the subtle control over true qi.

But combining them is still too difficult.

"Senior Sister," Wu Cheng returned the sword to Bai Suying, "as expected, I am still far inferior to you."

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Putting me ahead of you on that list is just a dirty trick!"

Bai Suying looked at him for a moment, then suddenly smiled and patted his shoulder, "Only this time, I think the list wasn't wrong."

Wu Cheng pouted, "Senior sister, whose side are you on? Besides, I'm not as good as you."

Bai Suyi winked, "I'm older than you, you know~"

Wu Cheng clicked his tongue. "He's only two years older than me."

"Oh dear~ it's different~~"

Bai Suyi thought to herself, "Of course it's different."

She was exceptionally talented, and in her previous life she was a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and she also went very far on the path of swordsmanship.

Now that she has been reborn, even though her cultivation is still insufficient, she has found her Dao heart long ago. As long as she accumulates enough in the future, she can reach the Innate Realm again without needing to meet any threshold.

Moreover, she still retains her experience as a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.

But my junior brother is different. In his previous life, he pretended to be crazy for sixteen years and then pretended to be crazy for two or three years in the Wentian Sect. In other words, he didn't cultivate properly at all, but he still became a master of innate realm in the ten years after he left the mountain.

Such talent and wit surpassed even that of the sword fairy Bai Suyi.

Now that my junior brother has stopped wasting those two or three years on the mountain, he can vaguely touch the threshold of the Innate Realm just by watching her sword dance...

Once he clearly understands his own Dao heart, the road ahead will be smooth.

With such extraordinary talent, how could she not be delighted?

This is the life she wants most: practicing swordsmanship every day, discussing swordsmanship and philosophy with her junior brother, and eventually reaching the Innate Realm together to improve through sparring, and being able to see his face every day.

I wish my junior brother would never leave the mountain.

"Senior sister? What's wrong?"

Coming to her senses, Bai Suying looked up and saw Wu Cheng's face. She shook her head and smiled nonchalantly, "It's nothing, I just thought your sword dance was very beautiful. It's getting late, junior brother, you should get some rest."

Without waiting for Wu Cheng to say anything more, she hurriedly left.

"What's going on? Are you just going to leave me here?"

Wu Cheng clicked his tongue, but he didn't dare stop Bai Suyi.

The moment he looked up, the sight of Bai Suying's expressionless, cold face and her empty, lifeless eyes sent a shiver down his spine.

"I had a feeling that my senior sister was a little scary just now..."

A night breeze blew by, and Wu Cheng shivered. He quickly shook his head and made his escape.

"Forget it, let's go back to sleep. Today has been a really tiring day..."

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The next day, in the main hall of Jade Emperor Peak, Bai Suyi suddenly stood up.

"No! I disagree!"

He frowned, glancing at Gong Yuqing, Dugu Moli, Su Xiu, and the others sitting in the main hall, then turned to look at Wu Cheng and Qing Que. "Why send Junior Brother back to Lin'an now? He's safest staying in the sect!"

Su Xiu explained, "Nephew, a letter came from Lin'an saying that the list is actually a policy of the Northern Barbarians to disrupt the legitimate dynasty of China. Therefore, the court has decided to issue our own list, and the Hidden Dragon List is of utmost importance. That is why all the major sects and families need to select outstanding young disciples to go to Lin'an for evaluation."

"In the past, we could have ignored it, but the events in Luoyang have only recently occurred, and we really can't refuse."

Bai Suying immediately said, "Then I can go. I'm ranked second on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. You can leave your junior brother on the mountain."

Wu Cheng chuckled and replied, "Senior sister, no way. To avoid the younger generation being wiped out, the two of us can't go together. Besides, these dumplings were only made because of my vinegar. Moreover... I have my reasons for having to go."

Since they had decided to compete for the throne, they had no choice but to go to Lin'an.