The legend of Zhu Shiyao has been a hot topic in Spirit Sword Mountain for many years.
The reason was very simple. Apart from the former Successor Disciple who was deliberately treated coldly by the Heavenly Sword Hall, Zhu Shiyao was the well-deserved number one Successor Disciple ten years ago, the Big Sister of all the disciples in Lingjian School.
Ten years ago, Zhu Shiyao was just a young girl. Although she had lived on the mountain for many years, she had just officially started Immortal Cultivation. Her cultivation base was shallow, and she didn't have Wang Lu's ability to shine as a novice. However, from that time on, this Big Sister had an inviolable majesty in the eyes of others.
Majesty came from three aspects. The first was her character, which was different from Wang Lu's passion and Liu Li's naive and lively … Zhu Shiyao's temperament was very indifferent, like a solitary flower on a high mountain. In addition to the necessary bottom line politeness, she refused to have any superfluous relationship with other people.
The second was because her whole mind was on Immortal Cultivation, and her dedication to the way of the sword was enough to make anyone feel inferior.
As one of the Five Uniques of the Wanxian League, the Lingjian School had a very high entry threshold. Most of its disciples were keen on Immortal Cultivation, and there were very few lazy people. There were also many like Wang Lu and Liu Li who often risked their lives in actual combat. However, compared with Zhu Shiyao, they were still too distracted.
Needless to say, Wang Lu and Liu Li, after the sword fight, they often went to the cafeteria of the Carefree Peak to eat and drink. If Liu Li lost the sword fight, she would go to the Misty Peak to help Aya develop new dishes … Life outside of Immortal Cultivation was rich and colorful.
The other cultivators were even more so. Outside of Immortal Cultivation, the atmosphere in Lingjian School was quite active. Like in the novels, those madmen who did closed-door training for a hundred years, walking, sitting, and lying down all the time were rarely seen in the entire Nine Regions.
However, Zhu Shiyao had nothing but her sword. In the more than twenty years since she entered the Spirit Sword Mountain, she spent almost all of her time in closed-door training at the Stellar Peak. It was only in recent years that she gradually became more approachable. She was obviously the Big Sister of Lingjian School, but in the past ten years, a considerable number of people in the sect had never seen her face! It could be considered a miracle.
But regardless of whether or not they had seen Zhu Shiyao in person, the legends about her were like thunder to the ears. Although very few people had actually seen her in action, there had always been such a rumor in the sect:
Even in the entire Nine Regions, among the cultivators of the same generation, no one could block Zhu Shiyao's Stellar Divine Sword.
And this was the third and most important reason why Zhu Shiyao was revered by people: strength.
Five years ago, Lingjian School and Ten Thousand Arts Sect carried out a big competition between their disciples. Although that competition ended in a complete victory for Lingjian School, the strength of the Five Uniques of Ten Thousand Arts Sect was still fully demonstrated. Were it not for the performance of Wang Lu and Liu Li that was too heaven-defying, Zhan Ziye and the others' brilliance was actually unstoppable.
Even so, afterward, many of the elders in the Lingjian School sighed with emotion: Unfortunately, their Big Sister Zhu Shiyao couldn't participate in the battle. Otherwise, the Ten Thousand Arts Sect wouldn't have the chance to show off their strength. It would not be Wang Lu's turn to be an unexpected winner.
Zhu Shiyao's strength, for many disciples of Spirit Sword Sect, has been engraved in their hearts like the truth.
Even Liu Li, who was also revered and loved by many disciples of Spirit Sword Sect, also held Zhu Shiyao's Divine Sword in high esteem. When asked, she would always bluntly say, "My ability is far worse than Big Sister's."
Actually, although Liu Li and Zhu Shiyao's entry time was a few years apart, the two's official cultivation time was almost the same. Being able to make a genius like Liu Li feel ashamed of her inferiority, Zhu Shiyao's valiant strength was also enough to prove it.
Some people said that Grand Senior Sister was like a towering monument that would never fall.
However, people also said that, in front of the monument, a shovel digger has quietly come. Sooner or later, a certain chief disciple who was in the limelight would have a showdown with Eldest Senior Sister.
A certain Lead Disciple Wang Lu, who was in the limelight, had always ignored this kind of rumor.
He and Zhu Shiyao had no grievance nor enmity, so why would they want to be tit-for-tat? In the ten years since he entered the mountain, Wang Lu and Zhu Shiyao had met no more than three times. Each time, they were separated by a long distance, and they couldn't even say a word. In this case, even if they wanted to form a grudge, there was no way to talk about it.
If one must say something, it was nothing more than after Wang Lu obtained the title of the lead disciple five years ago, there were some sour remarks in the mountain, saying that his title as the lead disciple was unjustifiable and so on. However, Wang Lu never took it to heart — if you have the ability, why don't you snatch the title of the lead disciple on the stage without justifiable reason?
If someone tried to use Zhu Shiyao's Divine Sword to provoke him, Wang Lu would only respond with a sentence, "Let Zhu Shiyao come in front of me and say that."
As for Liu Li? Over the years, she had almost become Wang Lu's pet, so she simply couldn't be used as a material to provoke him.
Wang Lu's mind had always been very clear. He was very clear that his biggest competitive advantage was not the hardness of Non-Phase Sword, but the ability to comprehensively utilize all aspects of the conditions. In short, it was the comprehensive quality.
Five years ago, he defeated Liu Li, did he rely on his cultivation base?
Stirring up trouble on the Grand Cloud Mountain, did he rely on his cultivation base?
Therefore, even if his cultivation base was not as good as someone else, he wouldn't care. Now, because of the Green Lake Immortal Fate, his cultivation base was able to suppress Liu Li. If in the future, Liu Li overtook him, he would not feel pressured. As for his cultivation base being inferior to Zhu Shiyao, it was not even worth mentioning.
On one hand, he really didn't care about the gap in cultivation base. On the other hand, it was because he had enough confidence that even if his cultivation base was not as good as Zhu Shiyao's, he could still find a chance to defeat Zhu Shiyao in actual combat, just like how he defeated Liu Li five years ago.
Until today, when he heard Liu Li's casual words, Wang Lu couldn't help but be startled, "It turns out that in Liu Li's opinion, even if I use all my means, I'm still not Zhu Shiyao's opponent? Is Big Sister really that powerful? "
With this curiosity, Wang Lu pulled Liu Li and joined the crowd of onlookers to watch the return of his Big Sister.
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This time, Zhu Shiyao's experiential learning in the Southern Heaven Region attracted a great deal of attention.
This was Zhu Shiyao's first formal experiential learning. Seven years ago, she was instructed by the Sect Leader not to participate in the experiential learning. This was her first time officially stepping out of the sect to participate in the major event of the Immortal Cultivation World.
The content of the experiential learning has long been spread. The Sect Leader wanted her to go to the ancient sword tomb in the Southern Heaven Region to compete for a high-rank spiritual treasure ancient sword that was about to be born. At the same time, there were also hundreds of sects, a total of two to three thousand cultivators, among which there were many cultivators from high-rank sects. Three of the Five Uniques of the Wanxian League also went: Spirit Sword Sect, Kunlun Sect, and Ten Thousand Arts Sect — of course, these three sects sent their disciples.
Even so, the pressure of the competition was so great that the cultivators on the mountain were secretly sweating for Zhu Shiyao. In such a gathering of powerful and influential people, no one dared to say that they had a hundred percent certainty.
If it was Wang Lu who participated in the experiential learning, perhaps people's confidence would be two points higher. After all, Wang Lu was best at fishing in troubled waters, and the more people, the better it would be for him. Although Zhu Shiyao's swordsmanship was divine, she had been isolated from the world for more than twenty years. To some extent, perhaps she was even more ignorant than Liu Li. She had been practicing swordsmanship all her life, so when she encountered a problem, she could only use her sword as the answer. However, in the ancient sword tomb, there were many powerful cultivators, and it was said that there were even great Deity Stage cultivators. No matter how sharp Zhu Shiyao's Stellar Soul Sword was, she was just a Xudan Stage cultivator, so how could she defeat a Deity Stage cultivator?
With such curiosity and worry, the disciples of Lingjian School have been guessing the result of the experiential learning. Now that the news of Zhu Shiyao's return to the mountain had spread, suddenly, countless sword lights flew from all corners to the Four Divisions Peak — which was the transit station between Lingjian School and the outside world.
When Wang Lu and Liu Li arrived, the square of the Four Divisions Peak was already crowded with people. Hundreds of cultivators huddled together, clamoring and seething. Some were curious about the situation, and some were shouting "Big Sister, we love you". The scene was extremely chaotic. If one only saw this scene, perhaps no one would believe that Lingjian School was the one with the most withered population among the Five Uniques.
Despite the crowd's interference, Wang Lu immediately saw Zhu Shiyao.
Because, although there were many people in the square, the presence of hundreds of people was far less than that of the indifferent woman who was hovering in mid-air.
This was the first time for Wang Lu to carefully observe Zhu Shiyao.
The woman was as aloof and indifferent as the rumor said. Her whole person was like a cold sword, making it difficult for people to get close to her. She was born with a slender and graceful figure, and had a delicate and refined face. However, that pair of eyes that were as sharp as the edge of a sword made it impossible for others to get close to her. Even if it was just a glance from the corner of her eyes, it would make one feel as if they were being pricked by needles …
She was indeed the dignified Big Sister. Although he hadn't really fought with her, but … to be able to make his Non-Phase Sword Intent feel as if he was being pricked by a needle, the intensity of Zhu Shiyao's stellar sword intent was already beyond his imagination.
Then, when he saw Zhu Shiyao, Wang Lu guessed the result of her experiential learning — it was not difficult to guess, because on Zhu Shiyao's waist, there was a simple and square sword with profound sword intent. The ancient high-rank spiritual treasure sword was in her hand, so the result of her experiential learning was needless to say.
Wang Lu was not the only one who saw the spoils of war. Therefore, the cheers soon came one after another. Although Zhu Shiyao's face was still as indifferent as ice, it did not hinder the enthusiasm of the cultivators of Spirit Sword Sect in the square.
A moment later, a white-haired old man suddenly appeared beside Zhu Shiyao, which made the cheers in the square go up a notch.
That was the Sect Leader of Spirit Sword Sect, Feng Yin Daoist Master.
The result of Zhu Shiyao's victory seemed to be within Feng Yin Daoist Master's expectation. Seeing the ancient sword on Zhu Shiyao's waist, Feng Yin was gratified but not surprised. He repeatedly nodded and said with a smile, "Well done!"
Zhu Shiyao's reaction was very cold. She slightly nodded, which could be considered as a response to her Master's praise. Then, she gently frowned and glanced around.
Meaning, I'm not used to so many people looking at me.
Feng Yin Daoist Master seemed to have made up his mind to let his disciple be in the limelight. He shook his head and said with a smile, "This time, when you went to the Southern Heaven Region for experiential learning, everyone is very concerned about you."
Zhu Shiyao slightly tilted her head, meaning: What does that have to do with me?
"You're the Big Sister of Lingjian School, and also an example for your peers. However, you've always been mysterious, so I, as your Master, have been criticized. This time, I want you to stay at the Four Divisions Peak for a while, hoping that you can take this opportunity to show everyone the harvest of your experiential learning, which can also satisfy everyone's curiosity. "
However, Zhu Shiyao's eyebrows wrinkled even tighter, and her eyes revealed a look of embarrassment: I-I don't know what to do.
However, after a moment, seeing that her Master didn't give any hint, Zhu Shiyao could only helplessly bow her head and think.
After a while, the woman softly opened her mouth. Her voice was not as sharp and cold as her sword intent. Instead, it slightly trembled, showing a bit of helplessness. She really didn't have the experience of speaking in front of everyone.
"I, I'm not very good at speaking …"
The next moment, the unfamiliarity in her words was completely restrained.
"So, I'll demonstrate it with a sword."
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