So what if I'm useless? I'll become a saint!

After Ling Jiuan had mastered the boxing technique to perfection, she stopped, stood with her fist clenched, and exhaled a breath.

At this time, it was already dark outside, and new firewood was added to the fire in the cave. The firelight illuminated everything in the cave, making it seem particularly warm.

She turned and looked into the cave, and found that Chen Yan had woken up and was leaning against a rock, with a look of confusion and curiosity in his eyes.

She smiled slightly.

"Are you awake? How do you feel?"

Chen Yan nodded, indicating that he was fine.

He looked at Ling Jiuan, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"Have you come up with a new technique? I feel like your aura is different."

Ling Jiuan nodded, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

"My mother left it to me. When I was unconscious, she appeared in the form of a trace of spiritual consciousness and passed all these skills to me."

Chen Yan was bewildered when he heard this.

"Your mother? Didn't she die of complications during childbirth? How could she have left her consciousness for you?"

Ling Jiuan smiled and explained.

"Yes, although she passed away, she obviously calculated some things and made preparations in advance. When I was unconscious before, I accidentally saw the consciousness she left behind."

Hearing this, Chen Yan immediately became interested. He sat up straight and asked curiously.

"I heard that your mother was the most beautiful woman in Chenzhou back then. What do you think?"

Ling Jiuan touched his chin, his eyes full of pride.

"If she were still alive, she would still be the most beautiful woman. She is graceful and elegant, with a charming temperament. She is the most beautiful person I have ever seen."

Chen Yan looked at Ling Jiuan, with a hint of curiosity and amusement in his eyes.

"Are you really your mother's daughter? Why don't you have your mother's temperament? But then again, compared to the first time I saw you, you are now more beautiful and charming."

Ling Jiuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when she heard this, and she shook her head slightly.

"Some people look similar but not in spirit, like my fourth sister. She inherited my mother's looks perfectly, but unfortunately she doesn't have that spirit. Instead, she looks a bit mediocre. As for me, although I look ordinary, I believe that one day, I will prove with my actual actions that I am better than my mother."

Thinking about it now, Ling Jiuan finally understood why Ling Jiurong's position in the Ling family was so awkward.

Chen Yan looked at her confident look and couldn't help but laugh or cry.

He waved his hand.

"Come on, come on, you start bragging again. You take a rest first, I'll practice keeping watch. We'll continue our journey tomorrow. Our situation is not good right now, we can only hide here and there to get back. After all, the people they sent are all at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and there are even masters at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage."

Ling Jiuan nodded, she knew very well that what Chen Yan said was true.

They are indeed at a disadvantage now and must be careful to save their lives.

"Okay, I'll rest first. You should also be careful and don't get too tired."

Ling Jiuan said softly, then found a comfortable position to lie down.

Chen Yan watched her lie down, smiled slightly, then closed his eyes and began to practice.

The next morning, just as the sky was turning pale, the two men were planning to quietly leave the hidden cave and continue their escape.

However, fate did not seem to let them off easily. As soon as they went out, they came face to face with the group of killers.

The leader was Heijin, a killer in the early Nascent Soul stage who had previously knocked Ling Jiuan off a cliff.

He was dressed in black, had a grim face, and a bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes.

When he saw Ling Jiuan, a sneer appeared on his lips and his voice was as cold as a knife.

"Sure enough, he is not dead. He is really lucky."

Ling Jiuan looked at him with a stern expression and a hint of anger in his eyes.

She gripped the Akabane sword tightly in her hand, the tip of the sword trembling slightly, expressing her anger towards the enemy.

She responded coldly.

"Aren't you the same? You are determined to do what you want and keep pursuing me."

Heijin's face darkened and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Today, you must die!"

As he spoke, he moved and pounced towards Ling Jiuan like a ghost, the long sword in his hand carrying a sharp sword energy, aiming straight at her vital points.

Seeing this, Ling Jiuan dodged Heijin's attack nimbly.

Ling Jiuan was not someone who would sit there and wait for death. After dodging Hei Jin's attack, she immediately launched a counterattack.

The long sword in her hand was as powerful as a rainbow, her moves were fierce, and the sword energy was overwhelming. She wished she could kill the enemy in front of her with one sword.

However, despite her best efforts, she was ultimately no match for Kurokin.

As a powerful cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage, Heijin's strength far exceeds that of a novice like her who has just embarked on the path of cultivation.

Soon, Ling Jiuan fell into a disadvantage and was forced to retreat again and again by Heijin.

She clenched her teeth, but the anxiety and powerlessness in her heart surged like a tide.

Chen Yan, who was standing by, was extremely anxious upon seeing this.

He tried to break through the obstruction of those Jindan peak killers to help Ling Jiuan.

However, he was only a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and was no match for those Jindan-level killers.

He was besieged by several assassins and couldn't escape at all.

"Ling Jiuan!"

Chen Yan shouted anxiously, trying his best to break free from the killers.

However, his efforts seemed to be in vain, and he couldn't get close to Ling Jiuan at all.

When Ling Jiuan heard Chen Yan's cry, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, raised his sword again, and swung it towards the black gold.

Heijin looked at Ling Jiuan's stubborn eyes and sneered.

"Out of control."

Then, he raised his hand and condensed a ball of spiritual power. He struck with the intention of killing Ling Jiuan in one blow.

However, at this critical moment, a spiritual power suddenly came from the darkness and accurately broke up the spiritual power condensed by black gold.

Heijin's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect that someone would come to the rescue at this critical moment.

"who is it!"

Heijin roared angrily, his eyes like torches, scanning the surroundings.

From a distance, a voice carrying pressure was heard.

"You scoundrels, why don't you retreat?"

The voice contained endless anger, which made everyone present feel a palpitation in their hearts.

Ling Jiuan and Chen Yan were both stunned when they heard the voice.

They didn't expect someone to show up at this time, and they didn't expect that this person's strength was so strong that just a voice could make a strong man like Heijin change color.

Heijin narrowed his eyes and tried to find the source of the sound, but found that the sound seemed to come from all directions and he could not determine the exact location.

A surge of anger rose in his heart, but more of it was fear.

He knew that things might not go as he wished today.

"let's go."

Heijin gave an order in a deep voice and quickly evacuated the scene with his assassins.

They knew that they had met a master today, and staying would only bring humiliation upon themselves.

Ling Jiuan and Chen Yan both breathed a sigh of relief when they watched Heijin and the others leave.

I managed to save my life today.