#23 - Tsk, just a bastard - Cultivating Immortality, Starting from Childhood Sweethearts

“Next, you might die.”

Jiang Luoyu looked at Xu Xueno and said calmly, her tone without the slightest fluctuation, as if she were stating a simple fact.

Xu Xueno's heart trembled slightly.

For a little girl of five years old, the word “death” didn't have much of a concept.

But Xu Xueno also knew that when a person died, everything was gone.

Jiang Luoyu explained: “Mingxin Sword Peak is a forbidden area of my Myriad Sword Sect. Except for outer disciples, whether they are inner disciples, true disciples, or direct disciples, when their sword path is full of mist and cannot be solved by themselves, some people will choose to come to this place to understand their sword heart.

Those who understand their sword heart can break through the confusion and establish their sword heart from then on.

Those who fail will have their cultivation ruined at best, and their bodies will disappear at worst.

Mingxin Sword Peak also has another name, called Burial Sword Peak.

In the past, this place was actually a normal mountain with mountains and rivers.

It's just that the previous Sect Master of the Myriad Sword Sect set a rule.

Anyone who fails will insert their natal flying sword into the Mingxin Sword Peak.

For more than a thousand years, this place has been filled with swords. The sword energy and sword intent of the long swords have turned this place into a dead place.”

Jiang Luoyu put her hand on top of Xu Xueno's head: “Since entering my Sword Sect this year, I have only taught you some simple mental formulas, as well as teaching you to read and some common sense of swordsmanship.

Actually, you haven't stepped into the path of the sword.

Are you wondering, since you have never stepped into the path of the sword, how can you understand your heart?”

Xu Xueno nodded.

Jiang Luoyu looked at the cave:

“Because my swordsmanship requires you to understand your heart.

The path of the sword is a road. If someone gets lost while walking, it doesn't matter. Just return to the road and continue walking.

But my swordsmanship requires you to walk down from the beginning, and not to waver in your sword heart. If you get lost, you will never be able to get out again.

So, Xueno.

Before you step into the path of the sword, you must understand where your path lies. In the future, you will never be able to turn back.

But I will not force you.

You can choose not to go in. I will let another elder teach you. If you practice hard, you will still become a pretty good sword cultivator.”

Xu Xueno lowered her head, her brows furrowed.

Jiang Luoyu was not in a hurry, but stood quietly beside Xu Xueno, waiting for Xu Xueno's answer.

“How old was Master when she went in?” Xu Xueno raised her head and looked at Jiang Luoyu.

Jiang Luoyu thought for a while: “Four years old.”

“.” Xu Xueno pursed her lips tightly.

After a long time, Xu Xueno asked again: “If I don’t go in and follow other elders to learn, can I become the number one sword cultivator in the world?”

Jiang Luoyu thought for a while and shook her head: “No.”

Xu Xueno asked again: “If I go in and learn Master’s swordsmanship after I come out?”

Jiang Luoyu thought for a while: “Maybe.”

Xu Xueno clenched her fists tightly. When the little girl finally raised her head, she made a decision: “Then Master, I want to go in!”

Jiang Luoyu shook her head again: “You don’t necessarily have to be number one.”

Xu Xueno pursed her lips: “I want to be number one.”

“Are you sure?” Jiang Luoyu asked finally, “If you fail, you will never see your mother again, and you will never see the people you care about.”

Xu Xueno nodded, her little face slightly pale with nervousness: “Yes.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Luoyu didn't ask any more questions, she stroked Xu Xueno's back with her slender hand and gently pushed her forward.

When Xu Xueno reacted, she was already in the cave, with only her master's words behind her— “Remember, just keep moving forward.”

The cave was pitch black, but Xu Xueno found that she could vaguely see clearly.

Walking inside step by step, suddenly, Xu Xueno felt her body being pierced by a long sword, and severe pain filled Xu Xueno's whole body.

Xu Xueno lay on the ground, clutching her stomach tightly, in so much pain that she couldn't even shout.

After the pain subsided slightly, Xu Xueno slowly got up and continued to walk forward.

One after another, sword energies tore apart Xu Xueno's body.

With every step forward, Xu Xueno felt a piece of flesh being cut off from her body.

It's hard to imagine how such a small girl could endure all this.

“Mother…”

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Xu Xueno saw her mother.

Just as Xu Xueno took a step forward towards her mother, her mother stared at the girl and stretched out her finger: “Why do you have to be a daughter?”

Xu Xueno's whole body was cold. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't.

“Keep moving forward.” Remembering her master’s words, Xu Xueno closed her eyes, covered her ears, and continued to move forward.

But Xu Xueno found that even with her eyes closed and her ears covered, she could still hear and see everything in the cave.

Xu Xueno kept walking forward. As she walked, she lost her balance and fell into a pool of water.

Xu Xueno didn't know how deep the pool was. She just felt herself sinking continuously.

Xu Xueno struggled to swim up, but her mother stood in the way, and every word pierced Xu Xueno's body.

“Innate Sword Bone… What an innate sword bone, what a useless innate sword bone.”

“Sister, why does mother hate you so much?”

“What's the use of you learning swordsmanship? What's the use of you being the high and mighty Sword Immortal? Can you help your brother get the hereditary title?”

“From today onwards, you are removed from the family.”

“You go.”

Xu Xueno gradually stopped struggling.

It seemed that everything she had was meaningless.

“What's the big deal? Life is not just about cultivation. On the contrary, that elder sister said that you are a very powerful innate sword bone. What are you crying about?”

Just as Xu Xueno was about to close her eyes completely, the words of a concubine's son entered her ears.

The girl opened her eyes in a daze and saw the courtyard, and herself crying.

“It's not being kicked out of the family, it's being removed from the Xu Kingdom Mansion, so that you won't be affected by the national fortune of the Wu Kingdom… It seems like it's almost the same.”

“Alright, alright, you will be a great sword immortal in the future, and what does it have to do with you that your brother can't get the title? It's because your brother is not up to par.”

“Who said that no one likes you? Madam Qin likes you, Qingwan likes you, my mother likes you, and even the big white goose likes you.”

“Okay, I like you too.”

“This is for you. If you are bullied in the future, come to Myriad Sword Sect to find me.”

“Okay, but what if I can't go to Myriad Sword Sect?”

“Then you should silently recite my name every night before going to bed.”

“Why?”

“Sister Chunyan said that when a person recites the other person's name every day, if they don't recite it one day, that person will feel uneasy.”

“At that time, I will definitely come to find you.”

“Tch, just a concubine's son… What a nuisance…”

Xu Xueno, who was constantly sinking, said unhappily, but the corners of her mouth curled up.

“Boom!”

With a loud noise spreading throughout the Myriad Sword Sect, everyone looked in one direction.

A beam of sword energy rose from the forbidden area, and long swords were pulled out from the stone ground of Mingxin Sword Peak, piercing straight into the sky, connecting heaven and earth.

Celestial Mystery City.

An old man slowly opened his eyes.

Raising his head, the old man pinched his fingers, shook his head with a smile, with surprise, envy, and emotion in his eyes.

The old man waved his big hand, and a piece of white paper flew to the whole world.

At the same time,

The Four Great Holy Lands and the Five Great Sects.

The Barbarian Land of the Northern Wilderness.

The Myriad Monster Kingdom of the Southern Wilderness.

The Western Demonic Cult and Buddhist Kingdom.

The Ten Human Great Dynasties in the East.

Large and small sects and kingdoms.

Xu Ming, who was carrying a heavy load in the courtyard.