Chapter 168: Li Changshou’s Plea

Ye Shiyuan had indeed passed a cultivation method to Xu Feng, though even he himself had not fully mastered it.

Yet when Xu Feng practiced it for the first time, he felt as if he had completely grasped it.

Ye Shiyuan believed that some techniques were suited for specific individuals, which was why Xu Feng had continued practicing it ever since.

"Not yet."

"Not yet, and you still have the time to wander around here? Go practice."

Xu Feng let out a light snort before leaving.

Ye Shiyuan then sat down across from Bai He. "Master, how do you feel about your current progress?"

"Well... how should I put it? I feel like I am practicing it correctly, but at the same time, something feels off. Shiyuan, I feel like this sword technique is especially weak. Why is that?"

The sword spirit of Sky Cutting Sword was so fierce.

Logically, its techniques should be just as powerful.

So how could its swordsmanship feel so soft and weak?

"Master, why not put down that sword and try using Sky Cutting Sword?"

Bai He had always practiced with a very ordinary sword and had never used Sky Cutting Sword to train this set of techniques.

He followed Ye Shiyuan’s suggestion.

"I will give it a try."

"Alright. But Master, let’s go practice over there. This place is a bit too small."

Bai He nodded.

It was indeed too cramped.

Practicing casually was fine, but if something serious happened, he did not want this place to be destroyed.

Bai He walked to the edge of a lake.

With a serious expression, he raised the sword in his hand and executed the technique that Ye Shiyuan had just helped him refine.

The feeling was incredibly smooth and light.

The earlier sense that something was missing had completely disappeared.

So it was not his own problem after all.

It had been the sword he was using before.

Bai He stopped where he finished the move.

Behind him, the surface of the lake surged upward, forming towering columns of water several meters high.

The sight was truly spectacular.

Bai He widened his eyes as he looked behind him.

Had he really done that?

He had actually become this strong?

"Host, you are making a fuss over nothing. This is not even a big deal."

Mo Zhu spoke casually, but Bai He ignored it.

Could he not be happy for once?

A bright smile spread across his face.

"Shiyuan, look. Am I impressive?"

"Yes. Master has improved very quickly. You are the fastest learner I have ever seen."

Ye Shiyuan was not flattering him.

He meant it sincerely.

Bai He’s talent was unmatched and perhaps because of something Yi Xing had given him in the past, his body was far more resilient than that of ordinary cultivators.

This allowed him to practice more direct and powerful techniques with ease.

Most of Sky Cutting Sword’s techniques were exactly like that.

Although Yi Xing had never personally taught Bai He much, he had already paved the path for him from the very beginning.

Ye Shiyuan was naturally happy to see Bai He grow stronger.

With his identity, if his strength could match it, no one in the cultivation world would dare to look down on him again.

Bai He happily practiced the technique once more, and this time, the power seemed even greater.

After he grew a little tired, Bai He finally lowered his sword.

At that moment, he noticed something in the middle of the lake.

It looked like a tree.

He flew over and landed at the center.

The tree looked somewhat familiar as if he had seen it somewhere before.

"Host, did you forget? This is the Tree’s Coreflame. It has grown, so you did not recognize it."

Oh.

With that reminder, Bai He indeed recalled it faintly.

Ye Shiyuan followed closely behind and landed just behind him.

"Shiyuan, why did you plant the Tree’s Coreflame here?"

"There are no people here, and it is very suitable for its growth. If Master wants to plant anything, you can tell me."

Near the Tree’s Coreflame, even the rarest medicinal herbs and heavenly treasures that were usually difficult to cultivate could grow with ease.

This was the greatest value of the tree.

"In a few days, I will go to Elder Yao’s place and get some seeds. Shiyuan, come with me. I cannot really tell which seeds are better."

"Alright, Master."

...

When Li Changshou was being interrogated, Bai He still went, and Ye Shiyuan accompanied him to Yaoxing Peak.

Li Changshou looked somewhat dejected.

His face was pale, but aside from weakness, there were no signs that he had been mistreated.

He lifted his gaze and looked at Bai He, then at Ye Shiyuan.

His eyes were filled with anger and resentment.

He seemed to think that if they had not appeared and pursued this matter, he and the person he loved would have already escaped far away.

"Li Changshou?"

"Master, this disciple is here."

Li Changshou lowered his head and did not dare to look at Yao Xiangli.

Yao Xiangli’s expression was calm.

He had many disciples, and Li Changshou’s talent was not particularly outstanding, so he had never paid much attention to him.

Even now that Li Changshou had made such a mistake, Yao Xiangli felt no reluctance in punishing him.

"You left Lingguang Sect without permission, brought an outsider into the sect, and faked your death to deceive everyone. Do you know your fault?"

"Master, this disciple is willing to bear the consequences for what I have done. However, I have one request. I hope Master can consider our years as teacher and disciple and grant me this request."

Although Yao Xiangli was somewhat impatient, he still nodded in front of everyone.

"Speak."

"Master, please spare the peony demon. She only made a mistake in the past. Now she has reformed and will never do wrong again."

At this point, when his own life was already in danger, he still dared to plead for a demon.