Ye Qiuli's face turned deathly pale instantly. She hadn't expected Lin Yitang to publicly point out that she had recently become obsessed with her relationships with male cultivators and had neglected her cultivation. This was undoubtedly a questioning of her character and her resolve to cultivate immortality!

"Lin Yitang, what nonsense are you talking about!" Ye Qiuli was furious and embarrassed, her voice trembling slightly.

However, due to her guilty conscience, she ultimately lacked confidence, and her words sounded fierce but inwardly weak.

Lin Yitang smiled faintly and said calmly, "I was just telling the truth. If Junior Sister Ye has a clear conscience, why is she so angry? She should think about how to put more effort into her cultivation so as not to disappoint the sect."

Ye Qiuli was speechless after Lin Yitang's words. Her fair face flushed red, and tears even welled up in her eyes. She bit her lip, forcing herself not to let the tears fall, but she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Seeing Ye Qiuli humiliated, the handsome male cultivator also lost face. He snorted coldly, stepped forward, and stood in front of Ye Qiuli, disdainfully saying to Lin Yitang, "A mere Qi Refining cultivator dares to be so insolent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator! Junior Sister Ye is exceptionally talented; no matter how jealous you are, it's futile!"

Upon hearing the handsome male cultivator's words, Lin Yitang first sized him up and down before retorting without any politeness: "What a big mouth this senior brother has! A mere Qi Refining stage cultivator? It seems you know nothing about the seniority and rules of my Taique Sect."

“I am a direct disciple of the eight peaks of the Taique Sect, and I have been a disciple for decades. You are just an ordinary inner disciple. The difference in seniority is an ironclad rule in the cultivation world. Don’t you even understand this simple principle?”

"Senior Sister Ye and I have just not seen each other for a long time and were checking up on each other. What's it to you? You're meddling in the conversation between two direct disciples and accusing them of being presumptuous. Who are you to say that?"

The male cultivator blushed and stammered after hearing Lin Yitang's words, unable to utter a single reply.

Lin Yitang gave him no chance to breathe, continuing her aggressive questioning: "Besides, knowing that Senior Sister Ye has a bad reputation, you always appear in public with her openly, without caring about Senior Sister Ye's reputation at all. If you really care about her, how could you be so inconsiderate?"

"Furthermore, you know perfectly well that all the senior brothers and sisters around Senior Sister Ye dote on her and treat her like a treasure. You know she has many admirers, yet you still fawn over her like a dog. Senior Sister Ye, wouldn't you say that's being shameless?"

The surrounding cultivators couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this. The male cultivator had originally intended to stand up for Ye Qiuli, but unexpectedly, Lin Yitang had outmaneuvered him. His face turned pale and then flushed, and he was extremely embarrassed.

He opened his mouth, but found himself speechless. Like a defeated rooster, he slunk back to his seat, not daring to utter another word.

Seeing this, Ye Qiuli was secretly annoyed.

She originally intended to use the male cultivator to put Lin Yitang in a better position, but unexpectedly, it backfired, putting both herself and the male cultivator in an awkward situation.

She glared at the male cultivator fiercely, cursing him inwardly for being useless, but since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and forced a smile, saying, "Junior Sister Lin, there's something else I forgot to mention. You're a magic cultivator, so you should be attending classes at the Magic Pavilion on Thousand Paths Peak. Why are you here at One Sword Peak just to join in the fun?"

"Could it be that you think that as a magic cultivator, you can be just as powerful as a sword cultivator by wielding a sword? Or do you think your identity as a magic cultivator is not noble enough and want to switch to the path of the sword?"

Ye Qiuli changed the subject, her tone clearly sarcastic: "But with your current cultivation level, you can't even reach the Foundation Establishment stage. You should think about how to break through this bottleneck first. Otherwise, you might end up failing to cultivate either magic or sword techniques, ending up with nothing and becoming a laughingstock."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yitang not only wasn't angry, but instead laughed. She calmly retorted, "Senior Sister Ye, you're mistaken. Although I am a magic cultivator, the path of magic is profound and extensive, and it's not entirely unrelated to the way of the sword. I came to One Sword Peak to attend classes simply to absorb the experience of sword cultivators so that I can better understand the essence of magic. What's wrong with that?"

"As for you, Senior Sister Ye, as an alchemist, instead of diligently studying alchemy on Pill Talisman Peak, you've come to Sword Peak. Your intentions are obvious. Could it be that you also want to switch to sword cultivation? Or perhaps..."

Lin Yitang paused deliberately, her gaze sweeping over the silent male cultivator behind Ye Qiuli, her tone tinged with a hint of mockery: "Could it be that you've come for those young, handsome, and promising inner disciples of One Sword Peak?"

Ye Qiuli was taken aback by Lin Yitang's question, her face immediately turning red with anger.

She never expected Lin Yitang's words to be so sharp, seeing through her hidden thoughts in an instant, leaving her at a loss for words!

After stammering for a long time, he finally gave in and said through gritted teeth, "Lin Yitang, you...you stop spouting nonsense! I came to One Sword Peak to attend classes just...just to broaden my horizons, what's it to you? The instructors will be arriving soon, I have to go back!"

After saying that, she glared at Lin Yitang fiercely, turned around and stormed back to her seat, not daring to say another word.

Seeing this, Lin Yitang stopped pressing the matter. She leisurely sat back in her seat, ready to listen to the lecture.

Before long, a young man dressed in a blue robe, with a distinguished air, stepped into the classroom. He was the instructor of One Sword Peak, and today he was teaching the new disciples how to embark on the path of swordsmanship.

He glanced around the classroom and, seeing that everyone was present, nodded in satisfaction and said, "Fellow junior brothers and sisters, welcome to my One Sword Peak to learn the way of the sword. Today I will explain to you how to become a sword cultivator. As we all know, the path of sword cultivation is extremely dangerous, and only those with great perseverance and wisdom can succeed."

"To become a sword cultivator, there is one thing that is indispensable. It is the only way for you to become a sword cultivator, and it is the first thing you must accomplish. That is to nurture a sword seed."

As he spoke, he walked to the center of the podium, displaying a small, entirely silver-white sword in his hand, which he slowly twirled. The sword's blade was crystal clear, with a faint shimmering light, unlike any other object or ordinary spiritual energy.

"This is the introductory sword seed of our sect, and every sword cultivator possesses it. To nurture a sword seed, one must use one's own essence and blood as a catalyst, and one's essence, energy, and spirit as a sacrifice. Once the sword seed is formed, one must begin to comprehend the sword intent. Sword intent is the soul of the sword. Only by comprehending the sword intent can one truly become one with the sword..."

The disciple lectured eloquently, his tone tinged with passion. The sword in his hand trembled slightly as he spoke.

"Once you have cultivated sword intent, you may already be in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. At that time, sword energy will be born."

"Sword energy is the power of the sword. Sword intent does not depend on anything, but is stored in the cultivator's heart. Sword energy is the attack method of a sword cultivator."

"Only when sword intent and sword energy are perfectly integrated can a sword cultivator be considered to have truly embarked on the path of cultivation."

"But sword intent is not entirely useless. Sword intent can be attached to spiritual energy to increase the power of a sword strike, or it can be incorporated into spells to multiply their power..."

"Sword intent also possesses five elemental attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, thunder, and wind. You can cultivate according to the attributes you have. However, the more attributes you cultivate, the slower the formation of sword intent will be, and the generation of sword energy will also be delayed..."

"Therefore, it is still recommended that everyone cultivate only one attribute, so as not to delay cultivation and miss important matters."

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