Chapter 55 : Master and Disciple - Heavenly Luo Sect

The Sword Pavilion is the largest pavilion in the Heavenly Luo Sect, with a membership of ten thousand, accounting for one-sixth of the total membership. Its importance can be imagined.

The peak where the disciples of the Sword Pavilion live is called the Chengjiang Peak. The Chengjiang Peak is the sixth peak and ranks fourth in size among the twenty- four peaks. It is half again as high as the Huiyin Peak and has a wider area. It is divided into the East Peak and the West Peak, with the East Peak being the residence of female disciples and the West Peak being the residence of male disciples.

On the first day of joining the Sword Pavilion, Qin Shi Meng was taken as a true disciple by the elder Jian Xiu. There was no other reason but that the elder was also a rare ice-heart body. As soon as she discovered Qin Shi Meng's physique, she had the idea of taking her as a disciple.

The Jian Xiu elder's name was An Yu Fang, a strong ninth-stage cultivator. Generally, a tenth-stage cultivator can live for 2500 years, and An Yu Fang, a ninth- stage cultivator, can live for at least 2400 years. However, she is now 2000 years old, with only 400 years left before her life span ends.

For a cultivator, 400 years is not really that long. If An Yu Fang cannot break through to the Void Refinement in the remaining 400 years, she will not be far from her end. But she has been stuck at the ninth stage of the Nascent Soul for 300 years, and there is no sign of breaking through to the tenth stage, let alone the Void Refinement. So, she, who had never had a partner or offspring, took Qin Shi Meng as a true disciple to prevent her lifelong Cultivation inheritance from being lost.

Perhaps it was because they were both ice-heart bodies, or perhaps because An Yu Fang was already old and had no children or dependents, Qin Shi Meng performed the ceremony of apprenticeship when she first met An Yu Fang and became her disciple.

An Yu Fang did not hold back anything and immediately imparted her the Heavenly Grade Heart Technique, the "Ice Heart Formula". At that moment, Qin Shi Meng realized how profound and terrifying the "Ice Heart Jade Body Immortal Formula" was.

The Ice Heart Formula was already a Heavenly Grade Heart Technique, but it could not even reach half of the Ice Heart Jade Body Immortal Formula. What's more, Ye Yong had told her that this was only the front part of the Heart Technique. If she could obtain the complete version and cultivate it to completion, what kind of cultivation level would she reach?

Qin Shi Meng couldn't imagine it, and her curiosity about Ye Yong grew stronger.

Unfortunately, the Heart Technique was given to her by Ye Yong, and Qin Shi Meng could not risk exposing Ye Yong by telling her master about the Heart Technique.

Looking at the somewhat old face of her master, she could only nod and say that she would cultivate the Ice Heart Formula well.

In addition to imparting the Heavenly Grade Heart Technique, An Yu Fang also imparted the Heavenly Grade Sword Technique, the "Ice Heart Sword Technique", to Qin Shi Meng.

What is the difference between Sword Technique and Sword Art?

Sword Art refers to the moves, while Sword Technique refers to the understanding of the sword path.

The more powerful the Sword Technique, the more knowledge of the sword path it contains, and the harder it is to understand. But if Qin Shi Meng could fully comprehend the Heavenly Grade Sword Technique, she could learn Sword Art with similar sword intent very quickly.

After thanking her master, Qin Shi Meng returned to her assigned residence and began to comprehend the Sword Technique. She didn't need the Heart Technique because she already had the higher-level "Ice Heart Jade Body Immortal Formula".

As a true disciple of the elder, Qin Shi Meng's treatment was naturally different. She lived high up in the East Peak, and the higher she lived, the higher her status. Even if her cultivation level was not as high as that of the inner disciples, her status had surpassed that of the inner disciples.

Today is the fourth day Qin Shi Meng had joined the Sword Pavilion. She has a little understanding of the beginning of the Ice Heart Sword Technique, but she is still in the Crystalization stage and only 17 years old. No matter how talented she is, it is impossible for her to comprehend the Ice Heart Sword Technique in a short time.

After several days of comprehending the Sword Technique, she felt dizzy and restless and somehow thought of Ye Yong. She wanted to see him and talk to him about what had happened in the past few days.

"I wonder if he passed the assessment of the Music and Painting Hall's Master" Qin Shi Meng had heard Liang Xiao Rou mention the content of the assessment. it was really very difficult for male cultivators, and if they failed, they would be thrown outside to make a fool of themselves, Qin Shi Meng did not want to hear the news of Ye Yong's embarrassment in any way.

With a sigh, she walked out of the closed-door cultivation room. As soon as her personal maid Xiao Huan saw Qin Shi Meng come out, she immediately told her about the buzz surrounding Ye Yong passing the assessment that no male cultivator

had passed in the past century and officially becoming a disciple of the Music and Painting Hall.

"Master Ye is so amazing!" Xiao Huan exclaimed with excitement. Qin Shi Meng was also pleased to hear this news, which dispersed her previous melancholy mood from contemplating the sword techniques. "Then come with me to see him."

"Sure, sure!" Xiao Huan used to hate Ye Yong to death, but now she was completely infatuated with him.

The two rode a flying mount to the mountain gate of the Music and Painting Hall, where a beautiful and gentle senior sister was guarding a small house and studying. She noticed the visitors and stood up from her chair: "Sister Qin? Are you here to see Brother Ye?"

"Yes, I've seen Senior Sister Lu." Who else could be guarding the door besides Lu Xiao Xiao?

She was 26 years old, at the fifth layer of Crystalization. Although her cultivation level was higher than several female disciples at the fourth layer in the Music and Painting Hall, she was the youngest and the latest to join the hall, so she naturally had to do the hard work.

Now there was a new female disciple who was much younger and lower in cultivation level than her, but she had just arrived and was still in the familiarization stage. It was impossible to ask her to do the chores, so Lu Xiao Xiao had to continue to work hard for a while.

Actually, it wasn't too hard for her because she basically just read books. As long as she had enough leisure time to read, it was the same wherever she was.

"Why are you here to see him?" Lu Xiao Xiao didn't want to pry into other people's private affairs, but he was Brother Ye, their brother Ye! Qin Shi Meng used to be Brother Ye's beloved, his fiancée. Who knew if Brother Ye would rekindle his old flame with her? If such an outstanding Brother Ye followed a disciple from another hall, where would they put their faces in the Music and Painting Hall?

"We're just catching up as friends. I hope Senior Sister Lu can notify him." Qin Shi Meng replied calmly.

"Okay..." What could Lu Xiao Xiao do? She couldn't stop Qin Shi Meng from seeing Ye Yong, could she? She took out a communication stone, told Ye Yong about the visitor, and after receiving his reply, she let Qin Shi Meng go up the mountain.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Lu." After Qin Shi Meng learned Ye Yong's whereabouts, she left with Xiao Huan on the flying instrument.

"Qin Shi Meng...I didn't look at her seriously that night, but now that I take a closer look, she is indeed extremely beautiful. No wonder Brother Ye used to like her. I hope Brother Ye won't leave us in the Music and Painting Hall because of her." Lu Xiao Xiao muttered softly as she watched Qin Shi Meng's figure disappear.

In the past, the Music and Painting Hall didn't need anyone to guard the mountain gate, but since the day before yesterday, there had been a continuous stream of female disciples wanting to visit Ye Yong. It was the first time Lu Xiao Xiao had seen a queue of female cultivators.

It was just like when male disciples lined up to see a certain female disciple, such as Qin Shi Meng. It was said that this year, the number of disciples in the Sword Sect hit a new high, and Qin Shi Meng was one of the reasons for it. Apparently, there were also people who wanted to see her these days, but her maidservant replied that she was in seclusion, so those people didn't disturb her.

Yesterday, they used Ye Yong's seclusion as an excuse to reject those female disciples, but today, Lu Xiao Xiao let Qin Shi Meng see Ye Yong. Once the news got out, there would definitely be more people lined up to block the mountain gate.

"No, I have to figure out a way. How can a bunch of vulgar people want to peek at Brother Ye? Hmph!" Lu Xiao Xiao put down her book and began to think about how to keep those lascivious people away from Ye Yong forever.