“Don’t underestimate the strong among humans.”
Deep in the night, Jiang Ke’er and Qiao Xiaoxian didn’t stay in a human town but instead wandered through the jungle teeming with Vilebeasts.
“You’ve only defeated some insignificant minor sects. When you reach Hanye Island, you’ll encounter the most outstanding sword cultivation geniuses of the entire human race. Any one of them could defeat you ten times over.”
Qiao Xiaoxian’s words made Jiang Ke’er realize her own limited perspective.
After consecutively defeating several sects, while she didn’t become arrogant, she did feel that human sword cultivators weren’t as strong as she had imagined.
If she continued to hold this view, it would be easy to fall into traps and die in battle.
“Even though your growth rate is astonishing, it’s still not enough to survive the Sword Discourse Assembly on Hanye Island,” Qiao Xiaoxian said, gently raising her delicate hand and pointing lightly in a certain direction.
Just then, a Vilebeast lunged from the shadows but crashed precisely into Qiao Xiaoxian’s outstretched finger.
“Ding~”
With a soft sound, the Vilebeast’s body froze in mid-air, then fell to the ground with a thud, twitching twice before becoming completely still.
“Oh?!”
Jiang Ke’er marveled, running to the Vilebeast and meticulously examining its corpse.
It was a Profound Iron Vilebeast, with an incredibly tough outer shell.
Qiao Xiaoxian’s ethereal finger just now hadn’t caused any damage to its exterior.
Yet, the Vilebeast had died instantly.
“This is the path of Skill that I cultivate,” Qiao Xiaoxian explained.
“Through extremely subtle control of power and instantaneous calculation, it directly strikes at the vital points of all things… That finger just now didn’t use spiritual power, but the vibrations it caused upon touch converged into a beam, destroying the Vilebeast’s brain.”
So powerful!
Though unwilling to admit it, Jiang Ke’er had to acknowledge that Qiao Xiaoxian, this enemy, was truly formidable.
She truly lived up to her reputation as the strongest genius of the demon race.
“If you can cultivate the path of Skill to its extreme, at the same speed, nothing will be able to harm you,” Qiao Xiaoxian said, clenching her fist and looking up at the deep night sky, narrowing her eyes.
“This is what’s known as ‘invincibility at the same speed,’ disregarding cultivation realms and all worldly limitations of strength… Even against an immortal, you can still slay them.”
Jiang Ke’er saw hatred in Qiao Xiaoxian’s eyes.
She had personally witnessed Qiao Xiaoxian’s experiences and thus empathized with her pain.
Suppressing the pity in her heart, hardening herself, and no longer sympathizing with Qiao Xiaoxian, Jiang Ke’er snorted, “What’s the point of saying all that? Will you teach me?”
“Of course.” Qiao Xiaoxian replied readily.
Jiang Ke’er froze.
“Touched?” Qiao Xiaoxian looked at Jiang Ke’er teasingly.
“Dream on!” Jiang Ke’er’s face flushed, and she snapped, “You just want me to help you deal with those guys from the Tribulation Immortal Palace! And yes, I will deal with them, but absolutely not because of you!”
Qiao Xiaoxian smiled, no longer dwelling on the issue, clearly having the answer in her heart already.
“Hurry up and teach me!” Jiang Ke’er demanded, her face red with anger, “Once I learn it, I’ll kill you!”
“Mm-hmm,” Qiao Xiaoxian rubbed Jiang Ke’er’s head vigorously, smoothing down the ruffled fur on Jiang Ke’er’s ears.
“Don’t rush, the path of Skill requires absolute calm. You need to cool down first.”
“Cool… cool down what? I don’t need to!” Jiang Ke’er’s body temperature grew hotter, her ear fur and tail fur bristling again like her emotions.
“Stop talking nonsense! Teach me now!”
Jiang Ke’er didn’t know why, but when facing Qiao Xiaoxian, she completely lost her composure.
She could remain composed even in moments of life and death, her mind full of cunning maneuvers, but she absolutely didn’t want to show weakness in front of Qiao Xiaoxian.
Thus, she felt extremely ashamed whenever Qiao Xiaoxian saw through her thoughts.
She thought about it carefully; it was probably hatred at play, an unwillingness to be toyed with by her enemy, hence her detestation of her own weakness.
—Phew, calm down, Jiang Ke’er. This disadvantage is only temporary. One day you’ll become strong, kill her, and reclaim your freedom with your own hands!
Comforting herself in this way, Jiang Ke’er’s mind gradually calmed.
She looked up, a cold smile on her face, at Qiao Xiaoxian.
“Woah?!”
As soon as she lifted her head, she saw Qiao Xiaoxian’s face incredibly close.
Jiang Ke’er’s heart trembled with fright.
She saw the other party bend down, her arms wrapping around Jiang Ke’er’s slender waist, lifting her up in one swift motion, her dantian aligning with Jiang Ke’er’s.
“Hey!” Jiang Ke’er struggled immediately.
“Don’t move, it’s not dual cultivation.”
Qiao Xiaoxian closed her eyes.
Jiang Ke’er felt the spiritual energy within her body begin to circulate uncontrollably, and Qiao Xiaoxian’s spiritual consciousness once again invaded her body.
A stream of information flowed in from the meeting point of their dantians, then was carried by the spiritual energy and integrated into her mind, deeply etched into her memory.
That was Qiao Xiaoxian’s path of Skill.
Qiao Xiaoxian directly transmitted it to her through the fusion of their spiritual consciousness, allowing her to directly comprehend this technique.
This technique could only be understood intuitively, not explained in words; this was the only way to teach it.
A moment later, Jiang Ke’er opened her eyes, finding herself still held in Qiao Xiaoxian’s arms, while Qiao Xiaoxian’s face was a little pale.
Although she had successfully received the inheritance, a large part of Qiao Xiaoxian’s spiritual consciousness still remained within her body, not yet withdrawn.
At this moment, Qiao Xiaoxian was almost defenseless… and Jiang Ke’er’s hand was already on her sword hilt.
—This is a golden opportunity!
—As long as I draw my sword and kill Qiao Xiaoxian, I’ll be free!
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