The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

According to Li Ke, the pear-scented wine is made from the pears grown on the pear tree on Pear Mist Peak.

Since the founding of the Lingwei Sect, that pear tree has grown in that place.

Fortunately, their lineage's ancestor seized Pear Mist Peak as his subordinate peak, and the lineage has been passed down from generation to generation ever since.

At first, the pear tree only blossomed, and after several hundred years it bore fruit. Later, as the pattern was gradually understood, it was discovered that the pear tree bore fruit once every three hundred years.

Pears are not easy to store after being picked, so a certain peak master came up with a way to make wine from pears.

The longer the pear wine is aged, the more mellow and rich it becomes, and it is of great benefit to cultivators after consumption.

Unfortunately, a pear tree bears fruit only once every three hundred years, and a tree full of pears is only enough for one jar of pear-scented wine.

Fortunately, the Lingwei Sect has clear boundaries. Pear Mist Peak and Pear Tree belong to their lineage, and even if the sect leader asks for them, he must obtain the peak master's consent.

That's why Sect Leader Shen asked Li Ke to see if there was any solution.

The recipe for pear-scented wine has always been passed down from generation to generation.

However, Li Ke thought there would be plenty of time, so he didn't tell Shen Huaichuan about the method. Instead, he personally brewed a fine wine for his disciple who was traveling far away to return home.

As for Yun Yici's ability to manifest after drinking the pear-scented wine, it can only be attributed to the naturally growing spiritual plants within the immortal artifact, which must possess some extraordinary properties.

Upon hearing how precious the wine was, Yun Yici drank one cup and was reluctant to drink any more.

Li Ke personally filled her wine glass and said with a hearty laugh, "Young friend Yun is the future head of my Lingwei Sect and also a good friend of Xiu'er. It is only right and proper that I host a banquet for you."

"If you're too restrained, I'll feel bad about it."

"Please rest assured, I have already set aside wine for you, young friend Yue."

Yun Yici listened to Li Ke's sincere words, and a nameless part of her heart suddenly began to soften.

"Drink today and be merry, for tomorrow we may die." If she doesn't drink with Li Ke today, who else will get to drink all this wine?

She proclaims that she wants to live a carefree life, but how many times has she truly followed her heart?

Yun Yici picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp, a surge of heroic spirit welling up within him.

She stood up, a gentle breeze blowing through the quiet cave.

The wind brushed past her hand, condensing into an invisible wind sword that emitted a faint golden glow.

The girl held a sword, her sword intent brimming. She wielded the most ordinary sword techniques, her moves simple yet captivating.

As she wielded the sword, she gradually reached a state of perfect harmony with herself, forgetting the self and the object, becoming one with them.

Both Li Ke and Shen Huaichuan, master and apprentice, watched this scene with smiles, neither of them uttering a sound.

After Yun Yici sheathed his sword, Li Ke praised, "Young friend Yun is indeed a prodigy."

Yun Yici released the wind sword in her hand, letting it transform from an incomparably sharp blade back into a soft breeze.

She smiled at Li Ke and then readily accepted his praise: "I feel like I've grasped something."

"I have always grown wildly along the way. Just now, while practicing swordsmanship, I suddenly realized that extreme rigidity is easy to break, and the best way is to combine strength and gentleness."

Li Ke took a sip of his wine and said, "It's a good thing that young friend Yun has made a breakthrough in his state of mind, but I saw something else in your sword moves just now."

Yun Yici replied, "This junior is all ears."

Li Ke said, "The sword technique you used should be the basic sword technique of the Lingwei Sect that Xiu'er taught you, but you seem to be influenced by another set of cultivation methods and mental techniques."

"That influence has become a deeply ingrained habit in you."

Li Ke had a sharp eye and immediately pointed out the problem.

Yun Yici was stunned, as if he were a wooden chicken.

Another set of techniques and mental cultivation methods?

She subconsciously looked at Shen Huaichuan, who sighed softly, "Your sword moves bear some resemblance to your master and your junior brother."

Yun Yici was taught by him personally; this was the first time such a situation had ever occurred before.

However, Shen Huaichuan finally understood why the imperial edict was like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, while Yun Yici remained unmoved.

Like him, Yun Yici came against the tide of the world.

Although she lost her memory, in her subconscious, she learned the discarded chapters left by Wen Fuyue to the fullest extent, and only then did she glimpse a sliver of the secret.

Her path is supreme and cold, devoid of emotion and love.

The heir to the Hongchen lineage is not Ning Tinglan, but her.

Yun Yici also realized this. She was stunned. It turned out that her temperament had been affected from the very beginning, but she was completely unaware of it.

The influence of the sword techniques probably began when she recalled her memories of her previous life.

Yun Yici stood up and bowed to Li Ke: "Please teach me, senior."

After a moment of contemplation, Li Ke said, "You need to give me another set of cultivation techniques and mental cultivation methods that you have learned, so I can see if the two can overlap."

Yun Yici was overjoyed and thanked him. She then went to the side and silently recited the cultivation techniques and mental cultivation methods from memory before handing them to Li Ke.

After receiving the cultivation manual, Li Ke did not study it for a long time like Sect Leader Shen had when he modified it. Instead, he immediately started calculating on the table.

He dipped his finger in the wine and drew a small figure on the table. The figure held a sword and began to wield it as if it were alive.

The dance was the same one Yun Yici had just performed.

As the saying goes, "Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly." Yun Yici, standing on the sidelines, could immediately see where his problem lay.

She touched her face with some shame.

There's a huge difference between being half-ascended and being half-ascended.

Shen Huaichuan also laughed: "I am far inferior to my master. If you ask me to change, it will delay Xiao Ci for a month."

Upon hearing this, Li Ke couldn't help but spit at him: "How dare you say that? You won't have a master anymore..."

Li Ke suddenly stopped speaking, the smile on Shen Huaichuan's face gradually disappeared, and Yun Yici also fell silent.

Li Ke was a half-step ascendant, and one of the ten half-step ascendants that Shen Fengzhi mentioned.

The three remained silent until Li Ke took the initiative to offer guidance, after which the two younger members gradually joined in.

Yun Yici listened attentively and occasionally offered her own suggestions.

Working together, the three of them quickly completed the improvement of the cultivation techniques and mental cultivation methods tailored for her.

Yun Yici thanked him happily, but Li Ke reminded her, "Although I don't know how long we can stay together, Sect Leader Shen probably wants to keep you by his side and carefully teach you the duties of a sect leader."

"However, apart from that, I hope you will not waste this precious opportunity and go to the sect to challenge as many people as possible."

"Sword cultivators may lose, may die, but they will never be cowardly, and will never avoid battle."

What a precious opportunity it is to spar with the most powerful sword cultivators from thousands of years ago!

Yun Yici certainly knew.

She was also eager to try it.

Li Ke instructed, "Send the pear-scented wine to Yue Xiaoyou first. Xiu'er, you go with Yun Xiaoyou."

Shen Huaichuan was also worried about letting Yun Yici leave alone.

When Yun Yici first appeared, none of the disciples of Lingwei Sect recognized her. It would be bad if she caused a misunderstanding by walking alone in the sect.

After bidding farewell to Li Ke, Shen Huaichuan and his companion took the small gourd containing wine and went to find Yue Niang.