Ling Luo snorted at the suddenly disappearing reply from the Yuting. She put away the jade token and turned to look at the figure busy in the kitchen.
“How much longer?” she asked.
Yue Liang Ze, who was tending the fire inside, said: “Almost done.”
Ling Luo stepped inside. Today she rarely had free time, so she had sneaked down the mountain to the outer sect to mooch a meal.
A small stove nearby was cooking porridge, and Ling Luo held her fan Yingxi, gently fanning the flames.
She tilted her head to look at Yue Liang Ze, with indulgent joy spreading across her face: “Have you heard about the recent events?”
“Hmm?” Yue Liang Ze also tilted his head to look at her.
“About me.” Ling Luo pointed at herself, reversing her fan.
Yue Liang Ze: “I’ve heard.”
Ling Luo: “Impressive, right?”
Yue Liang Ze nodded and said: “Impressive.”
In just half a month, Ling Luo’s extraordinary talent spread her reputation as the number one sword cultivator throughout the entire Tianji Sect.
The title “Number One Sword Cultivator” pleased her greatly.
Upon receiving this title today, Ling Luo’s first thought was to find Yue Liang Ze and show off.
Look, look!
You can’t beat me now, and this title is mine!
Ling Luo rolled her eyes, attempting to get Yue Liang Ze to acknowledge her as the number one sword cultivator. She patiently asked: “What’s impressive about me?”
Yue Liang Ze found her question strange but still answered honestly: “Cultivation.”
Ling Luo asked again: “What kind of cultivation?”
Yue Liang Ze said: “Sword dao.”
That’s already two words!
Ling Luo fanned with Yingxi, her eyes narrowed in a smile as she looked at him: “How impressive is my sword dao?”
Although Yue Liang Ze didn’t know what she was trying to do, he continued to answer: “Very impressive.”
Ling Luo thought to herself, can’t you use a bit of imagination and praise me more? With so many people calling me the number one sword cultivator, why can’t you just connect those two words and say them directly?
She covered her face with her fan and took a deep breath.
Calm down, don’t panic, don’t be impatient, this time it will work!
Ling Luo guided him patiently: “Impressive to what degree?”
Yue Liang Ze remained silent for quite a while without answering.
With a swoosh, Ling Luo put away her Yingxi fan and glared at him: “Hey!”
Her true nature is exposed.
A flash of amusement passed through Yue Liang Ze’s eyes before he slowly opened his mouth and said: “Your cultivation is very impressive; you are the number one in sword dao.”
After hearing this, Ling Luo felt extremely satisfied inside, with irrepressible joy spreading across her face. She was just short of humming a tune and dancing to celebrate.
Her Yuting lit up. Ling Luo took a look; it was a message from Xu Shen, asking if she wanted to join them in going to the Heaven-Devouring Tower for training.
Speaking of the Heaven-Devouring Tower, Ling Luo couldn’t help but turn to look at Yue Liang Ze: “Do you have anything to do this afternoon?”
Yue Liang Ze shook his head.
“Then come with me later,” Ling Luo said, while also sending a message to Xu Shen, informing him that she would bring Yue Liang Ze along.
Xu Shen indicated that it wasn’t a problem.
Theoretically, any Tianji disciple could enter the Heaven-Devouring Tower.
However, since the Heaven-Devouring Tower was in the inner sect, outer sect disciples couldn’t easily enter without someone bringing them. This resulted in only inner sect disciples entering the tower for trials.
After a full meal, Ling Luo took Yue Liang Ze to the Heaven-Devouring Tower in the inner sect.
It was a black tower, so tall that it disappeared into the clouds, making it impossible to see the top.
The number of times one could enter the Heaven-Devouring Tower was limited to three times a year. It was well known that only in the last few days of the half-year would the Myriad Demons Chaos be triggered, so usually there weren’t many people. Most gathered in the last few days.
At this time, only Xu Shen and two others were in front of the tower.
Song Yuan Yuan looked at Yue Liang Ze at the bottom of the steps and waved, calling out: “Little Daddy!”
Yue Liang Ze: “…”
He turned to leave but was quickly grabbed by Ling Luo and pulled up. She glared at Song Yuan Yuan: “What are you shouting about!”
“I keep my promises!” Song Yuan Yuan said rather proudly. “But since we’re about the same age, I had to add ‘little’ in front.”
Chang Fei rolled her eyes beside them: “Aren’t you afraid your father will beat you?”
“My birth father has long ascended to immortality and passed away, what am I afraid of!” Song Yuan Yuan shook her head and went over to Yue Liang Ze, saying, “Now I only have my little daddy whose agile movements can climb the Saha Realm mountain walls barehanded with extraordinary martial skills!”
Yue Liang Ze’s face remained impassive: “I’m not.”