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Chapter 627: Chapter 633: Making a Move
"What is this?!"
The nearby cultivators looked somewhat bewildered. How had there been a breakthrough all of a sudden?
The Sword Sect Elder instantly reacted, grinding his teeth angrily, "You used me as a stepping stone for your advancement!"
"Thank you very much for your assistance!" Li Zhixuan said with a bright smile.
"You’re courting death!"
The Elder’s rage intensified, and this time he directly summoned his lifebound magic sword, intending to use all his power to kill this person who had made him lose face.
A jet-black sword qi surged like a tumultuous wave in the vast ocean, its might seeming to have the power to overturn the entire sky!
This was the opponent’s true strength!
Li Zhixuan watched the onrushing sword qi with a grave expression. She knew that in her current state, she could not possibly block it, but this was the price for her opportunism.
She immediately took out a spirit pill and swallowed it violently. A vast amount of mana instantly filled her dantian, and with bated breath, she unleashed three Sword Taos of Slaughter.
But after those three sword strikes, Li Zhixuan’s entire being wavered, her eyes red as if she were a demon.
This was because her mind and spirit were excessively drained, a sign that she was on the verge of losing control over the killing intent inside her!
If the killing intent were to shake her mind and spirit, given Li Zhixuan’s current situation, she could very well become possessed by the killing energy!
She could only try her best to suppress it, not letting herself fall into that dire state.
In truth, Li Zhixuan had a last resort— a fourth-grade Earth Escape Talisman!
If she activated it, she would immediately flee hundreds of miles away, shaking off the Elder. And when she saw her sword qi being shattered, she immediately took out the Earth Escape Talisman.
But at the last moment, someone intervened!
"Hahaha, this is the promising disciple I’ve been searching for; I can’t let you just walk away like that."
Accompanied by loud laughter, an old man stood directly in front of the sword qi. Without any visible effort, simply by standing there, the sword qi rapidly dissipated, vanishing into nothingness.
"Divine Transformation ancestor!"
"Ancestor Wu Xin!"
All the cultivators present couldn’t help but cry out in alarm, but compared to the less experienced Golden Cores, the Nascent Soul True Lords knew even better how startling the presence of this figure was.
The Sword Sect Elder realized that Li Zhixuan had caught the eye of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, but what he didn’t expect at all was that she had attracted the attention of this very entity who was most likely to achieve Ascension!
But recalling that Ancestor Wu Xin also cultivated the Sword Tao of Slaughter, as well as Li Zhixuan’s outstanding performance just now, it was no wonder she had caught the favor of this elder.
Having realized this, the mood of the Sword Sect Elder soured even more!
"Girl, would you like to take me as your master?" Ancestor Wu Xin, without paying any heed to the astonished looks of everyone, casually walked up to Li Zhixuan and asked with a smile on his face.
"May I ask the senior for some time to consider it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Li Zhixuan as if she were a fool. What a fantastic opportunity! If it had been anyone else, they would have agreed without a second thought.
With Ancestor Wu Xin as her mentor, would the Elder still dare to trouble her? And her breakthrough to Nascent Soul would be even smoother, and the path ahead of her would be easier.
Was Li Zhixuan not tempted by this ’invitation’? How could she not be! She was not foolish; she knew how beneficial having such a mentor would be.
But the problem was, her current identity was fake, and she couldn’t reveal that in public, to avoid bringing trouble to her family.
Ancestor Wu Xin, seeing that Li Zhixuan showed neither joy nor anger, felt even greater admiration and said warmly, "Take your time to consider. In the meantime, you should stay in the city to recover and prepare for your Tribulation Transcendence."
"As for the competition, it’s no longer that important to you, so you might as well withdraw."
Li Zhixuan had no objections to withdrawing from the competition. Although she might lose a high-level Spiritual Object, it was trivial compared to the breakthrough in her realm. She bowed and thanked, "Many thanks to the senior for your care!"
"You are a successor I value, and showing you some attention is no trouble at all." Ancestor Wu Xin had already come to see Li Zhixuan as his disciple.
Li Zhixuan did not dare to respond and followed the Golden Core cultivator who had come with the Ten Thousand Swords Sect away from the competition grounds.
"Senior, this will be your residence for the time being. If you need anything, feel free to ask me." Roughly a quarter of an hour later, they entered a refined and elegant courtyard.
The courtyard was brimming with dense spiritual energy comparable to that of a fourth-order Spirit Vein!
Had it not been for Li Zhixuan’s special status, even as a Nascent Soul cultivator, she wouldn’t have been able to stay here.
"Fellow Daoist, I am still at the Golden Core stage, not worthy of being called senior."
She had merely broken through a bottleneck and there was still some distance before she could become a Nascent Soul cultivator—she simply couldn’t bear the title of ’senior’.
"Then I shall presume to call you Fellow Daoist," the other party dared not go against Li Zhixuan’s words, hopeful that their relationship might advance further.
"I won’t disturb Fellow Daoist’s rest anymore. Let me know if there’s anything you need," he said tactfully as he prepared to take his leave.
Li Zhixuan stepped out to see him off before turning back to heal her injuries. She needed to recover quickly then make a determined effort to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
As for the Sword Dao competition, because of her, the tense atmosphere changed and the majority of cultivators discussed her, showing little interest in the sword cultivators’ matches.
"Do you think that female cultivator will accept?"
"Of course, she will. With such a formidable backer, if there’s a chance to rely on it and take a safe shortcut, why would she refuse?"
"How enviable! Not only did she break through to Nascent Soul, but she also has a powerful teacher."
A group of Golden Core cultivators expressed their envy. How wonderful it would have been if Ancestor Wu Xin had taken a fancy to them instead.
But the competition proceeded in an orderly fashion, with one spectacular match after another taking the stage, drawing the crowd’s attention back.
And the victor of this Sword Dao competition was none other than Tie Xin, who had previously agreed with Li Zhixuan to test their skills against each other!
Unfortunately, due to her injury and breakthrough, Li Zhixuan had no choice but to withdraw from the match, thus missing out on their destined battle.
However, Tie Xin was also a disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, so there might be a chance for a match in the future.
Time flew swiftly by.
More than a month later, Li Zhixuan fully recovered and approached the Golden Core cultivator, saying, "I would like to visit Ancestor Wu Xin, please inform him."
"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment."
In just over an hour and a half, Li Zhixuan received a reply and followed the Golden Core cultivator through the gates of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
Ancestor Wu Xin did not wait for her on the Spirit Mountain where he would later cultivate, but instead chose to meet in the reception hall.
After all, no matter how much he valued Li Zhixuan, in the end, she was still an outsider and could not be brought into such a significant place.
"Girl, how are your deliberations coming along?" Ancestor Wu Xin asked with a smile.
In gratitude for senior’s high regard, I am overwhelmed with joy, but..." 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Originally smiling, Ancestor Wu Xin’s face fell at this turning point. Could it be that this girl had already found a master?
