My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 29 Su Ling'er, Qi Refining Perfection!
When Su Ling'er stepped onto the hundredth step, the world spun around her.

All the blood and fire, all the warmth and loneliness, faded away at this moment, leaving only emptiness before our eyes.

Then she saw it.

She saw the "fruit" that she had reaped after her quest for immortality.

I also witnessed the scene she least wanted to face.

She succeeded.

Having reached the pinnacle of the "True Explanation of the Return to the Origin of All Things," spiritual energy surged within her like a tide.

He had also mastered the "Sword Refining Technique," and with a light touch of his toes, he could tear apart the very fabric of space.

That bottleneck that had once driven her to despair for countless days and nights due to her aptitude and spiritual roots seemed to have already been overcome.

Just one step away from ascending to immortality!

However, at this moment there were no auspicious omens from the sky, no golden road, and no celestial music.

Her body is constantly being reorganized and reshaped.

An immense power surged from the depths of her soul, forcibly twisting and tempering her flesh, bones, meridians, and even her soul...

In the end, she became a celestial sword.

A peerless immortal sword that flows with supreme Daoist charm and contains the righteousness and killing intent of the Dao!

Her consciousness was imprisoned within the cold blade.

He couldn't make a sound, nor could he move.

The only thing she could sense was the hand gripping the sword hilt.

It was Lin Qingfeng's hand!

He held her hand as they walked out of the Guixi Sect and charged towards those arrogant and powerful enemies.

Wherever the sword light passed, mountains and rivers shattered, and the sun and moon were turned upside down.

Holding her hand, he ascended to the pinnacle of various sects, achieving immortal fame amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and under countless gazes of either reverence or awe.

The world praises the unparalleled sharpness of this divine sword:

"Look! That's Lin Qingfeng's sword!"

"This sword is named 'Selflessness'. Legend has it that the sword possesses a spirit, can choose its own master, and can even devour all laws and transform them into its own power!"

But no one knows that within this divine sword, hailed as "selflessness," lies a resentful and desperate soul.

She became the strongest sword in his hand.

It became the most perfect weapon in his hands.

The only difference is that she is no longer the Su Ling'er who could wholeheartedly pursue the path of immortality and yearn for eternal life.

……

This is not the way home she wanted!
It is not the path to immortality she seeks!

After overcoming countless hardships and suffering endless tribulations, embarking on this path of certain death, only to ultimately become someone else's immortal sword?!

She can't accept it!
Unable to accept the way Lin Qingfeng casually waved his hand in the illusion!

The man wore a compassionate smile as he spoke of seemingly profound but ultimately flawed truths about the universe.

But all of this made all her resentment and struggle seem utterly ridiculous.

He transformed everything about her into the sharp edge he used to strike others.

That power was so strong that even she, the "spirit of the artifact," trembled; so strong that it suffocated her.

That so-called "path to the Dao" was, from the moment she stepped into the sect, a dead end that he had paved for her, leading to the "sword".

Seeking immortality and ascending to become a celestial being...

This was her sole obsession in embarking on this path.

However, when she finally reached the pinnacle of power after exhausting all her strength, what awaited her was not a carefree world.

Rather, it is the annihilation of the self.

She will no longer be herself.

Rather, it was the sharpest tool in that man's hand, an appendage to his power.

This is a net woven specifically for her.

She can't escape, and she can't hide from it.

The excruciating pain and inner conflict were tearing at her soul.

Was all she endured and suffered for the sake of becoming a deadly weapon in the hands of that demon one day?
Should we pave the way to immortality for him, or slaughter countless lives for him?!
"The righteous path... immortality..."

"Becoming an Immortal..."

These beliefs that had once sustained her through all the desperate situations now sounded like the sharpest mockery, echoing in her mind.

The image of her senior brother seemed to have become an eternal nightmare, occupying all her senses.

Every step she took, every path she took, ultimately led to the same destination.

To become "the sword in the hands of the senior brother".

The light in Su Ling'er's eyes faded away at that moment, and her pupils lost focus.

"Becoming an Immortal..."

"Becoming an Immortal..."

"Becoming an Immortal..."

Those two words were murmured repeatedly from his lips.

The heart that had helped her climb the hundred steps shattered at that moment.

Her obsession transformed into a demon within her, instantly consuming all her clarity.

……

As they descended the steps, the crowd watched the slender figure finally stop at the hundredth step. She remained motionless.

He stopped moving forward and just stood there, his eyes vacant, muttering to himself.

"One hundred steps! The new junior sister climbed one hundred steps on her first time! Who would believe that?"

"Amazing! Unbelievable! Despite her terrible aptitude, she's truly amazing when it comes to climbing ladders!"

"It seems she's caught in a mental demon. We'll have to wait until she's recovered before we can claim the 100th-tier reward."

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, gazing at the figure.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Weapon Refining Pavilion who were also cultivating the "Sword Refining Technique" had their eyes practically gleaming with excitement.

"See that! This is the Dao Heart! This is the Will! Isn't this what was born for the 'Sword Refining Technique'?!"

"That's right!"

"Senior Brother must let Junior Sister cultivate the Sword Refining Technique!"

"With her talent, it would be a complete waste of her Dao heart and will not to cultivate this!"

"With such a strong will and determination, how can one make progress on the path of cultivation without cultivating the Sword Refining Technique?"

"Junior Sister's path to enlightenment does not lie in transforming herself into a pill, fusing all things to become an unparalleled immortal sword; that is her true path to heaven!"

"She absolutely must cultivate this 'Sword Refining Technique'!"

"Even if we tie her up, we still have to make her fix it!"

Lin Qingfeng stared at the figure that had stopped at the hundredth step, his eyes resolute.

Privately, Lin Qingfeng had already contacted his junior brother Zhan in the Sword Tomb, asking him to prepare a good show.

Later, I'll take my junior sister to the final sword tomb to solidify her resolve to learn the "Sword Refining Technique"!

Afterwards, he and his disciples had a lively discussion about their hopes for the future:
"Don't worry, leave it to me."

"Once I master the Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, with you and Junior Sister working together, and maximizing all the special effects and lighting, we'll definitely be the coolest guys in the world!"

"We're definitely going to keep up this act from now on!!!"

These words were also heard by Su Ling'er, who had just woken up from her inner demon state, startling her!
It happened the instant she regained consciousness!
Om-!
Suddenly, the entire Daoist Ladder burst forth with a dazzling light, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy crashed down from the sky, pouring into Su Ling'er's body.

This is the reward for climbing a hundred steps, a gift from the Daoist ladder to her Daoist heart!
Boom——!
The spiritual energy entered her body uncontrollably, washing over every inch of her meridians.

Before she could even think it through, the "True Explanation of the Return to Origin of All Things" method, which Elder Qian had previously imparted to her, automatically began to run in her mind.

He then began to frantically refine this massive amount of spiritual energy.

Her cultivation level began to surge at an unbelievable speed!

The disguise of the third level of Qi Refining was instantly broken, but no one noticed this subtle change at the moment, because her bottleneck was being broken open one after another at an extremely fast speed!

Qi Refining Level 5!

Seventh level of Qi refining!

Qi Refining Level 10!

And this torrent of spiritual energy was actually washing away the inferior "dust mark" that she had formed when she first joined the Qingxu Temple for cultivation.

The dust mark trembled violently under the force of the wash, flickering between light and darkness, as if the dust covering it had been diluted somewhat.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the steadily rising aura emanating from Su Ling'er.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of countless people, Su Ling'er's aura rose steadily until it crashed into that invisible barrier.

Qi Refining - Great Perfection!

However, the torrent of spiritual energy was blocked by this invisible barrier.

The abundant spiritual energy had nowhere to go, so it began to divide itself. A small portion quietly nourished her flower of sorrow, while the other portion disappeared into her wooden sword.

After all this was done, the torrent of spiritual energy slowly dissipated.

Su Ling'er opened her eyes and was startled by the abundant power within her body.

She...has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining?!

So this is the Great Perfection of Qi Refining?!
It was just a few steps!
In an instant, a surge of ecstasy overwhelmed her.

The fear and unease that had arisen from inner demons were somewhat diluted by this surge in cultivation.

She clenched her fists, feeling an unprecedented power.

Unfortunately.

She was just one step away from reaching the Foundation Establishment stage!
But no matter how much spiritual energy surges within the body, the barrier to Foundation Establishment remains insurmountable.

This is the shackles of a pseudo-spiritual root, a dead end for natural talent.

Su Ling'er's joy subsided.

If it weren't for my poor innate talent, with that immense spiritual energy just now, perhaps...

I don't even need to prepare the so-called Foundation Establishment Pill; I can step into the Foundation Establishment stage in one fell swoop!
At that moment, she also clearly heard the loud secret plot between the senior brother and the disciples of the Weapon Refining Pavilion below the Questioning Ladder.

"Senior Brother! She should be allowed to cultivate the Sword Refining Technique!"

"That's right! If Junior Sister doesn't undergo rigorous training and tempering, it would be a disservice to her dedication to the Dao!"

"We can't let her get away with such a perfect, peerless immortal sword!"

Su Ling'er: "..."

The joy he had felt just moments before due to the sudden surge in his cultivation level vanished instantly.

The final scene of the illusion resurfaced uncontrollably in her mind:
That compassionate smile, that hand reaching out to her, and the world's resounding praise for the one who wielded the divine sword...

Su Ling'er's lips twitched involuntarily.

I will never become the immortal sword in your hands!
I will never use my body to make you demons infamous!
And you bunch of devils, can't you at least do it in secret when you're plotting to harm people?!

Are you afraid I won't hear you?!

(End of this chapter)