Xu Sheng nodded and approached, respectfully saying "Master."
After so many years, he never thought there would come a day when he would call someone else "Master"!
Yun Churan's icy gaze scrutinized him carefully, her delicate lips pursed slightly, she said coldly, "Not bad! You at least know some etiquette."
This new disciple was not as unbearable as she had imagined; even the way he watched her wield the sword was with pure appreciation!
Xu Sheng, with an unchanged expression, replied, "Master flatters me, may I inquire if there is any matter you wish to discuss?"
If he hadn't lived for so many years and seen all sorts of beautiful women, he would probably have been captivated by Yun Churan too!
Yun Churan calmly said, "As my direct disciple of Tianlan Peak, I naturally need to know the extent of your strength!"
Since she hadn't felt any spirit force fluctuation from him yesterday, she even wondered if he had entered the sect through the back door!
Although Yunlan Sect was looked down upon by other peaks and disciples, they would not accept anyone who came in through improper methods!
A look of surprise crossed Xu Sheng's face as he answered, "Master, my cultivation level is at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level!"
Yun Churan's beautiful eyes narrowed, with some skepticism she asked, "Foundation Establishment Seventh Level? Are you truly not joking?"
How could this be possible! Even the new proud sons of heaven from other peaks were at most below the third level of Foundation Establishment!!
And yet, her own disciple had reached the terrifying Foundation Establishment Seventh Level!! Did that mean he used treasures to hide his cultivation level so that it was imperceptible to her senses?
With this thought, it also explained why the other peak masters had made no move!
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng quietly said, "Master, your disciple is not jesting!"
After his words fell, he inwardly commanded "Seal. Release!"
In an instant, the spiritual power that had been sealed within his body surged out, and he began to emit an awe-inspiring aura!
His cultivation level instantly rose to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level!
Yun Churan, sensing the spirit force fluctuation emanating from Xu Sheng's body, her eyes sharpened, and she thought to herself, "He truly has reached the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level! He has not disgraced our Tianlan Peak!"
She sharply commanded, "Now that you have reached the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level, let's see what your actual combat ability is like!"
Then, as she gripped her longsword once more, a clear, ringing sound of sword-cry echoed...
Xu Sheng too, without further words, tightly grasped his longsword...
In the next moment, Yun Churan instantly transformed into a ghostly figure and vanished from sight!
Upon witnessing this, Xu Sheng grew even more vigilant...
"Vanished into thin air! Is this the speed of the Nascent Soul Stage?"
Suddenly, he felt a strange chill from behind him...
Instantly startled, he thought, "At my back!!"
The moment he sensed danger, he immediately chose to sidestep, narrowly missing the pale blue personal sword of Yun Churan...
Yun Churan's loose hair fluttered behind her as she moved swiftly, and the corner of her mouth curved into a slight smile, saying lightly, "Not bad for dodging, but..."
With a light tap of her toes on the ground, her body moved back, perfectly targeting Xu Sheng's blind spot, and suddenly swung her sword casually a couple of times...
Instantly, two sword qi filled with intense killing intent surged toward Xu Sheng...
Reacting quickly, Xu Sheng fearlessly grabbed his longsword and slashed at the two approaching sword qi...
The longsword collided with the sharp sword qi, and just when he thought he could shatter it, he found he had thought wrong!
For the two sword qi instantly tore through his longsword and struck directly at his chest...
Immediately, his whole body was sent flying backward, his chest, slashed by the Sword Qi, continuously gushed out a bloody mess...
The intense pain of torn muscles surged into his nerves, but Xu Sheng endured it, his dark eyes glancing at his longsword, now broken in two on the ground...
It wasn't his fault he was weak!
It was just that the longsword gifted by the sect was somewhat lacking!
At the same time, Yun Churan also landed gently, those beautiful eyes filled with contemplation looking at Xu Sheng's injured chest, and she thought to herself, "He doesn't even know a single Martial Technique?"
She had thought that using a Martial Technique would easily crush the Sword Qi, but to her surprise...
She really didn't understand how her disciple managed to cultivate to the Qi-Condensation Seventh Level, it was sheer waste of his talent!
Out of the blue, she commanded, "Open your mouth!"
Hearing this, Xu Sheng calmly opened his mouth, and a dark green Elixir accurately landed inside...
After swallowing the Elixir, the bleeding from his chest began to stop, and it slowly started to heal...
After standing up from the ground, he said softly to Yun Churan, "Thank you, Master!"
He felt like complaining a lot, having been injured by Yun Churan and then having to thank her after taking her Elixir...
At this moment, Yun Churan asked coolly, "Have you not cultivated any Martial Techniques?"
With a hint of helplessness in his voice, Xu Sheng replied, "Reporting to Master, before this, I did not know what Martial Techniques were!"
After hearing this response, Yun Churan did not say anything more and immediately took out a Storage Cosmos Bag and tossed it to Xu Sheng, stating coldly, "Inside, there should be Martial Techniques suitable for you. Pick one or two and cultivate them earnestly, don't waste your talent!"
After she finished speaking, the figure of Yun Churan disappeared into the bamboo forest...
With one more disciple on Tianlan Peak, she naturally had to gather more materials...
Xu Sheng was left alone, looking at the Storage Cosmos Bag in his hand, he murmured softly, "What a strange woman!"
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Seeing Xu Sheng return unharmed, Mo Qingyue was slightly surprised and said, "Junior Brother Xu, you're not injured?"
Xu Sheng was stunned, then said with a trace of grievance, "Elder Sister Mo, are you cursing me?"
Yun Cong clapped Xu Sheng on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "Junior Brother Xu, this isn't Third Junior Sister cursing you, it's that every time we are summoned by Master to test our strength, we end up either severely injured or on the brink of death!"
"We've had several narrow escapes! Almost kicked the bucket!"
Thinking back to the past horrors, Mu Yun shuddered and said, "Yes! That's why we were warning you to be careful. Since you are fine, that's the best!"
Xu Sheng chuckled, "I see! I misunderstood you just now, Elder Sister Mo."
Mo Qingyue just laughed it off without minding...
Yun Cong slapped his head and exclaimed, "Right! It's time for a Medicine Bath!"
Xu Sheng raised an eyebrow, "Medicine Bath?"
Mu Yun nodded and explained seriously, "Yes! The Medicine Bath is actually a secret of Tianlan Peak! It was personally created by our Master and can effectively speed up the condensation of Spiritual Power!"
Mo Qingyue blinked her beautiful eyes and added, "Of course, the most important thing is that it doesn't have the same restrictions as consuming other Elixirs!"
Xu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, "A method to accelerate cultivation? But Tianlan Peak has only a mere three people, I'm afraid..."
A shocking idea began to rise in his heart...
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