Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Having said that, he produced another jade slip and tossed it to her like trash, saying, "Start practicing after you reach the Xuanwu Realm..."

Ye Wuxi's eyes were shining; fearing he might change his mind, she quickly put it away.

However, she thought she just saw him take the ring off his hand.

With a quick glance around, Ye Wuxi blinked her innocent-looking eyes and asked, "Master, what is this...?"

The old man couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Sigh, you country bumpkin. This Sword God has changed his mind. From now on, when you go out, don't ever say you're my disciple. Even a nominal disciple shouldn't be so shameful."

Ye Wuxi scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "Master... please don't, I'm just asking if I don't understand."

The old man said with a pained expression, "You just want to ask? Are you going to say next, 'Master, can I have one?'"

Ye Wuxi raised her eyebrows, "Master, you are wise!"

The old man felt like he was about to have a heart attack, but still managed to pull out a ring and toss it over. "This is a storage ring, a bit more advanced than your storage pouch. This is a lower-grade one, take it and use it for now... Sigh... Poor thing... How did this Five Elements Body end up on you..."

The old man was truly stubborn but soft-hearted. Ye Wuxi's eyes gleamed as she took the ring and focused her consciousness into it. Sure enough, the space was much larger than the storage bag she carried...

Looking at the token lying inside, Ye Wuxi asked, "Master, this token?"

The old man foamed at the mouth, "Truly a piece of rotten wood... This token can block one attack for you and save your life once, but remember, it can only be used once. In the future, if you are fortunate enough to enter the Heavenly Martial Realm, you can also use this token to come to Qingzhou to find your master..."

Ye Wuxi asked in confusion, "What kind of place is Qingzhou?"

The old man pounded his chest and sighed. Ye Wuxi then asked, "Master, I wonder what level of attack this token can block?"

She didn't know the old man's cultivation level either. Was he a legendary King-level cultivator? Could he really block an Imperial-level attack?

The old man rolled his eyes, spitting everywhere. "Anyway, no one can beat you in this little Xuan Domain... but once you've used it, it's gone. You'd better watch your own life..."

"Even once is good," Ye Wuxi said respectfully, cupping his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Master. But why didn't you just take me to that Qingzhou...?"

The old man's face was grim. "Your cultivation is too weak..."

Ye Wuxi asked, "If I arrive in Qingzhou, how will I find my master?"

The old man snorted coldly, "Once your cultivation is sufficient and you enter Qingzhou, I will naturally be able to sense you."

Ye Wuxi exclaimed in admiration, "Master is truly amazing!"

The old man said coldly, "Don't keep calling me 'Master.' Only when you reach the Heavenly Martial Realm will this Sword God accept you as his disciple. Before that, don't use my name."

Ye Wuxi scratched his head and said, "But Master hasn't told me your name yet."

She couldn't very well say that her master was nameless and just a scruffy old man...

The old man grinned, showing his large teeth, and said, "You'll know when the time comes..."

Ye Wuxi was speechless. A self-taught practitioner was indeed a self-taught practitioner. "Then may I ask, Master, if I may first join another sect to cultivate?"

The old man waved his hand dismissively, "Of course you can. Before entering Qingzhou, you could even become the disciple of the Heavenly King himself, I wouldn't care..."

Ye Wuxi smiled faintly, "Thank you, Master."

A barely perceptible smile flickered in the old man's eyes. She might be a bit ignorant, but this girl respected her teacher… her character was still acceptable…

The old man patted his bottom, stood up, and stretched. "Alright, you silly girl, go and cultivate properly... This Xuan Domain... is still too small..."

Ye Wuxi asked, "Master, are you leaving?"

The old man nodded. "You've got what you needed. We can't delay any longer. Your master will be waiting for you in Qingzhou..."

Having said that, he soared into the sky and disappeared...

After the old Taoist left, Ye Wuxi felt a little lost. Although she was flattering him, her desire to become his disciple was genuine...

Very well, I'll cultivate diligently and get to that Qingzhou as soon as possible...

For a whole month, Ye Wuxi stayed in the Xuan Yin Mountains, hunting demonic beasts during the day and returning to her cave to cultivate at night. However, she was not lucky enough to encounter a spiritual herb like the Xuan Fruit. Her cultivation level was too low to venture deep into the inner area, so she only stayed in the outer perimeter...

Inside the cave, Ye Wuxi's aura steadily increased.

"Eighth level of Spiritual Martial Realm," Ye Wuxi had broken through two more levels of cultivation, yet his eyes were somewhat bewildered.

The green sprout within her body had silently grown into a sapling. She had studied it for the past few days, and besides the Five Elements power directly entering her five dantian...

She could absorb all other spiritual energy in the world, including the blood energy, essence, and life-and-death energy of demonic beasts, by circulating the Chaos Five Elements Technique. However, all of it would first enter the sapling, where it would be transformed into the corresponding Five Elements power and then fill her dantian.

That's why her cultivation level improved so quickly, Ye Wuxi murmured, "Anyway, this is a good thing..."

"It's time to go back," Ye Wuxi said with a hint of helplessness, looking at her somewhat disheveled appearance, but the trip had definitely been worthwhile.

After riding swiftly back to the capital, Ye Wuxi quietly returned to the Ye family home to rest before heading to Ye Xicheng and Chen Shuhui's courtyard...

Chen Shuhui said with some surprise, "Xi'er, you've actually broken through to the eighth level of the Spirit Martial Realm..."

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "Mother, I was lucky to find two spiritual herbs..."

Ye Xicheng was also incredulous, and said with delight, "That's wonderful! The Wind Spirit Sect will be sending people in a month. With Xi'er's cultivation level, there's still a good chance she'll be able to join them this year."

Although there are other sects near Tianfeng Kingdom, they are only seventh-grade sects, and none of them have Heavenly Martial Realm experts. For a powerful family like theirs in the imperial city, there is no need to join them. Fengling Sect is the strongest sect they can access. Not only the Ye family, but all talented disciples in Tianfeng Kingdom highly value it.

After saying that, she remembered something and said, "Xi'er, the competition a month from now... you will inevitably encounter that Qin family boy and the princess... your cultivation has not fully recovered yet, you should be prepared..."

Chen Shuhui's face was pale. "We really misjudged Qin Hao before, Xi'er. It's our fault too, sigh..."

Now that their daughter's engagement has been called off, although they've tried their best to suppress the news, it's no use at all; people are saying all sorts of things behind their backs.

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "Right now, all I want is to cultivate diligently and leave Tianfeng Kingdom. What does Qin Hao matter to me?"

Ye Xicheng said with relief, "I'm relieved that you think this way, Xi'er. Your talent is no less than his; he's the one who doesn't deserve you. It's a good thing to see through this kind of person sooner rather than later..."