Now that you have betrayed the sect, who will still pamper you?.

"Ahem! Okay, okay, I won't drink. Junior-Martial Brother Jiang is still here, can't you give me some face?"

Qiao Yunjian coughed dryly, stretched out his hand to pull her right hand away, and said with an awkward smile:

"Jiang, this is my disciple, Su Zhuyun, who is also your senior sister."

"Zhu Yun, this is the sect master's new disciple, Jiang Han, whom I mentioned to you before."

"Senior Sister Su." Jiang Han saluted.

The anger on Su Zhuyun's face disappeared, and she still looked a little aggrieved with a pout.

She lifted her hair slightly and looked at Jiang Han curiously. As she looked, a hint of vigilance suddenly appeared in her eyes.

"Junior Brother Jiang," she replied.

"My master is quite fond of drinking. If there is anything I have done that is not appropriate, please forgive me."

Her voice was gentle, without any trace of the harshness from earlier.

"I dare not. Senior Sister, you are too kind." Jiang Han was a little nervous when being looked at so closely.

"Well, Zhuyun, you go and do your work first. I'll take Junior Brother Jiang to awaken the sword spirit." Qiao Yunjian said as he was about to step forward and pull Jiang Han up.

But before he could come over, Su Zhuyun took a step forward, blocking the two of them and frowning at him:

"It's such a small matter, there's no need to bother Master. I have nothing to do now, so please let me take Junior Brother Jiang to the Sword Tomb."

Qiao Yunjian touched the tip of his nose and wanted to refuse, but when he saw Su Zhuyun's stubborn look, he could only nod helplessly.

"Okay, go ahead, go ahead."

After saying this, he turned around and left reluctantly, but after taking just two steps, he couldn't help but turned back and shouted:

"Jiang, you finally broke through. Do you want to celebrate? Or, how about I talk to the Sect Master on your behalf?"

"Master!" Su Zhuyun stomped her feet and screamed, scaring Qiao Yunjian so much that he turned around and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Han stood aside awkwardly. A disciple controlling his master? And the master was afraid of his disciple?

It was the first time he had seen such a situation and he didn't know how to react.

"Don't blame me, Junior Brother Jiang." Su Zhuyun smiled apologetically and led Jiang Han downstairs.

"My master is like this. Although he's not young anymore, he still needs someone to look after him, otherwise he'll always get into trouble."

"I see." Jiang Han chuckled. He was not very good at chatting with people and didn't know what to say at the moment.

The two walked in silence for a while. When they reached a place with few people, Su Zhuyun suddenly stopped and turned to look at Jiang Han.

"Junior Brother Jiang." Her face was serious.

"Although it's not nice to say this, I still feel it's necessary to tell you."

Jiang Han stopped and looked at her, his expression equally serious.

"Senior Sister Su, please speak."

"My master was injured before, and his injuries haven't improved for so many years. Elder Fang specifically told him not to drink alcohol anymore, otherwise it would only aggravate his injuries. If he drinks too much, it would even damage his internal organs, so..."

She saluted Jiang Han solemnly.

"If Master asks you to drink, please refuse."

So that's how it is. Jiang Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Su Zhuyun was so serious just now, and he thought she wanted to do something.

"Okay!" He nodded solemnly and then returned the greeting.

"Senior Sister Su, there's no need to be like this. I don't drink either. Even if Senior Uncle Qiao asked me to, I wouldn't be able to drink."

Not knowing what Jiang Han did wrong, Su Zhuyun looked at him and suddenly burst out laughing.

Jiang Han thought there was something on his face, so he quickly reached out and wiped his face, wondering:

"what happened?"

"it's okay no problem."

Su Zhuyun suppressed her smile and saluted again:

"Zhuyun thanks you first, Junior Brother."

Her tone became much more relaxed. After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked into the mountains without waiting for Jiang Han's response.

"The sword tomb is in the back mountain. Please follow me, Junior Brother."

After walking a few steps, she gradually slowed down, and soon, the two of them were walking side by side.

Perhaps because they were more familiar with each other, Su Zhuyun seemed much more lively.

She broke off a thin bamboo stick and swung it gently while chatting with Jiang Han.

"The Sword Tomb is actually a secret realm, a secret realm passed down by generations of predecessors of the Purple Sky Sword Sect."

"Inside are the broken swords transformed by countless sword masters over the endless years. After countless years of nurturing in the sword tomb, countless powerful sword spirits were born."

Jiang Han listened quietly, nodding in agreement from time to time.

"The sword tomb of our Zixiao Sword Sect is actually just a projection of the sword tomb of the previous sect. It contains not only sword spirits born in this world, but also sword spirits from countless other worlds."

"Also, I heard there are sword spirits transformed from powerful upper sect masters. Any of those sword spirits is a powerful sword spirit that has mastered at least one kind of rule power."

"If I can obtain this kind of sword spirit, there is a great chance that my natal flying sword will be upgraded to the level of a rule treasure in the future."

As she spoke, she sighed softly:

"It's a pity that no one has ever seen this kind of sword spirit. I'm afraid only those with extraordinary luck can be lucky enough to obtain a sword spirit that is born with the power of rules."

"A sword spirit with innate power of rules?" Jiang Han was shocked.

The power of rules can only be comprehended by those in the Spirit Transformation Stage. Any kind of power of rules will greatly improve oneself and is enough to increase the strength of a cultivator several times.

If one can really obtain a sword spirit with the power of rules during the Jindan stage, it will not only greatly improve the combat power, but also greatly enhance the cultivator's understanding of the rules of heaven and earth.

Just like the Zixiao Sword Sect's treasure, the Zixiao Divine Sword, it is said to be a treasure of rules, and has been managed by the sect masters of all generations.

"We're here." Su Zhuyun suddenly stopped in front of a cliff.

She raised her hand and threw out a black token. As soon as the token appeared, it emitted a strange wave. The cliff in front of her shook under the wave, and a gray vortex gradually appeared.

"Junior Brother Jiang, the sword tomb is right here. You can go in on your own. After you select the sword spirit, a teleportation vortex will appear in the sword tomb that will allow you to return."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Su."

Jiang Han nodded and stepped into the whirlpool.

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Mo Qiu Shuang reached out and pressed Xia Qianqian's legs. The gentle spiritual power kept fluctuating on her legs, gently exerting the medicinal power on the broken bones.

"I'm almost fully recovered. When Xiaoxuan comes back, we'll set off back to the sect." She let out a sigh of relief, looking a lot more relaxed.

"Master has urged us many times to take Xiaoxuan back as soon as possible. If he doesn't recover, I won't be able to delay any longer."

Speaking of this, Xia Qianqian's face darkened slightly, and she sighed:

"Back then, Jiang Han and Lin Xuan were both only in the Qi Refining Stage, but now, Xiao Xuan is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and Jiang Han can already suppress me in a fight."

She sighed softly, her mind still recalling the severe pain at that time, and even her heart ached slightly.

"It's only been a short time. He's been away from the sect for less than five months, right? Not only did he break through from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he also broke through to the Core Formation Stage. Now he can even fight against opponents of higher levels. Even I, a Core Formation Great Perfection, am no match for him..."

"Alas... I always thought that he was the one with the worst talent in our Lingtian Sect. I felt that no matter how hard he practiced, he would never be able to break through to Qi Refining. Using more resources would be a waste."

"But I just realized now that Jiang Han is so talented."

"He has always had good qualifications." Mo Qiu Shuang said.

"When Jiang Han was in the sect before, he had no cultivation resources, so he had no way to practice at all."

When she said this, her voice suddenly became deeper.

"Also, when he found some better spiritual herbs and fruits in the past, he was reluctant to use them himself and gave them to us."

"Although we all looked down on those things, in his eyes, they were a way of showing kindness to us. He just wanted to get our attention."

"Maybe he wants us to praise him. Or maybe he just wants to give us all the good things."

"But at that time, we didn't realize this at all. Not only did we not have any kindness towards him, we also gave away all the spiritual objects he had worked so hard to obtain..."

Mo Qiu Shuang sighed heavily, her eyes felt sore and her heart ached.

"If I had been nicer to him at the time, maybe things wouldn't have developed to this point."

"Unfortunately, I understood it too late."