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

The sword spirits whispered among themselves, "Are these Master Shen's other two disciples? The one with the red eyes looks like a demon."

“Demon cultivators are no good. Don’t be fooled by his swordsmanship; he’s still a demon at heart. I don’t want to acknowledge a demon cultivator as my master.”

"That young swordsman who got slashed seems pretty good, and his sword doesn't have a sword spirit."

The sword spirits were all quite excited.

Lingwei Sect disciples only pass on their swordsmanship to their fellow disciples, but Shen Huaichuan only had one Huaichuan sword, which he had already given to Yun Yici.

Therefore, if Shen Huaichuan's other two disciples want to choose a new sword, they can leave openly and honestly.

But here's the problem: the two junior disciples in front of them can't see them.

Yun Yici couldn't see the sword spirit either, but thanks to Huaichuan, she was able to share her perspective.

Ning Tinglan was still dealing with the crazed Mu Yunjian. Fortunately, the spirit swords did not intend to attack them; instead, they circled around him.

Before long, Ning Tinglan discovered that these spirit swords seemed to possess a great deal of spirituality.

They were consciously helping him evade Mu Yunjian's attacks.

Mu Yunjian's battle against Ning Tinglan was already evenly matched, and with the Spirit Swords showing favoritism, he naturally fell into a disadvantageous position.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Ning Tinglan, with the help of the spirit swords, subdued Mu Yunjian, then took out a bottle of Qingxin Pills from her sleeve and poured it directly into Mu Yunjian's mouth.

After taking a bottle of calming pills, Ning Tinglan saw that Mu Yunjian still showed no signs of waking up, so she simply knocked him unconscious.

Ning Tinglan glanced at Mu Yunjian, who was already lying flat, and sighed.

Then, resignedly, he put one of Mu Yunjian's hands on his shoulder and began to climb upwards, half-carrying Mu Yunjian on his back.

As he walked, he noticed that the spirit swords surrounding him had not yet left.

Ning Tinglan said, "Thank you all for your help, seniors. May I ask if you were invited by my junior sister to assist us?"

The spirit swords, of course, could not answer him. Fortunately, there were enough of them, and they spontaneously formed the character "是" (yes) in the air.

This answer delighted Ning Tinglan.

This suggests that Yun Yici, who was ahead of them, was probably alright and might even have gained the sect leader's favor.

With hope in his heart, even with the clouds hanging in the air, his steps remained light.

Ning Tinglan was unable to communicate with the spirit swords, so he naturally didn't know the secrets of the cloud ladder, but he was the most focused of the three.

He has always had a clear conscience and a pure and unyielding nature, rarely showing any emotional fluctuations when faced with temptation or fear.

Ning Tinglan actually climbed the easiest among the three.

However, he hadn't climbed far with Mu Yunjian on his back when he was stopped by the spirit swordsmen.

The spirit swords pointed at Mu Yunjian, which he was carrying on his shoulder, indicating that he should put Mu Yunjian down before continuing.

Seeing that the cloud ladder was surrounded by a vast expanse of white, Ning Tinglan dared not abandon Mu Yunjian halfway.

He pleaded with the spirit swordsmen, saying, "My senior brother attacked me out of a moment of anger, not intentionally. We are fellow disciples after all. How can we abandon our fellow disciples halfway through our journey because of such a trivial grudge?"

Ning Tinglan made up his mind that if the spirit swords disagreed, he would wait in place until Mu Yunjian woke up before they could travel together.

If the Blade Spirits had mouths, they would definitely accuse Ning Tinglan of helping Mu Yunjian cheat.

It has to be said that Mu Yunjian successfully exploited the ladder bug.

Even thousands of years ago, none of the cultivators who wanted to join the Lingwei Sect could have imagined that they would be responsible for fainting and then be promoted by a future big shot.

The spirit swords hesitated again and again, but in the end, they made way for the only three visitors in the past thousand years.

Ning Tinglan was overjoyed at the sight and quickly dragged the unconscious Mu Yunjian upstairs.

Meanwhile, Yun Yici had already climbed to the top of the cloud ladder, but the top of the ladder was completely blank, so white that she wondered if she had inadvertently thought about something she shouldn't have.

However, Fu Luan said, "We've arrived! I'll go inform the sect leader and come pick you up in a bit!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yici finally felt relieved. Touching the soft clouds, she simply lay down and gazed at the sky.

She was reluctant to leave during this rare moment of relaxation.

However, she quickly realized a problem: "Senior Brother Mu and Senior Brother Ning are still down there."

Without the sword spirit's reminder, Ning Tinglan should be fine; her concern was that Mu Yunjian would be captured by desire.

Huai Chuan comforted him, "You have to trust them. Some paths you have to walk on your own. Even if you can't get up, you're just lost on the ladder. There's no danger to your life."

Not long after Huai Chuan finished speaking, Fu Luan returned.

Fu Luan said, "Junior Sister, come with me."

Yun Yici quickly got up, rearranged her disciple's robes, and carefully combed her hair before following Fu Luan forward.

Strangely enough, there was nothing but empty clouds in front of her, but after taking a certain step, the Lingwei Sect's mountain gate, which seemed to be in a fairyland, appeared before her.

The next moment, she was suddenly in a pavilion.

This pavilion was extremely high, offering a panoramic view of the Lingwei Sect. To her surprise, the sword spirits on the cloud ladder were not all of them.

Throughout the entire Lingwei Sect, countless "disciples" moved about, each performing their duties.

They created the illusion for her that the sect had not perished, but had simply moved here to live in seclusion.

While Yun Yici was surprised, she suddenly heard a pleasant female voice behind her: "How about it? My Lingwei Sect is probably not inferior to your Nanhua Sect, is it?"

Yun Yici felt a chill run down her spine and quickly turned around. She saw a woman dressed in white with a gentle and serene smile walking out of the inner room of the pavilion.

When the woman saw her looking at her, she said, "I am Shen Fengzhi, the last sect leader of Lingwei Sect."

Yun Yici quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Sect Leader."

Shen Fengzhi helped her up and then conjured a table with a flick of his sleeve, gesturing for her to sit down.

After the two of them sat down, she said, "The Rakshasa Illusionary Sea was originally a secret realm belonging to our Lingwei Sect, so I can control it. I know everything that happens in the secret realm."

This was her way of explaining to Yun Yici why she knew about the Nanhua Sect.

Shen Fengzhi smiled and pointed to Yun Yici's disciple robes: "Besides, you're even wearing clothes with your sect's patterns on them."

"Let me guess, the leader of the Nanhua Sect shouldn't be Shen Xiu, right?"

Yun Yici replied, "The current head of the Nanhua Sect is surnamed Gu."

Shen Feng knew: "So that's how it is."

“Shen Xiu has never been a conventional person since childhood, and she was overjoyed to be in love with him.”

Yun Yici then realized that her clothes had already given away the fact that she was a disciple of another sect.

The sword spirits clung to a sliver of hope, still believing that Shen Huaichuan had rebuilt the sect, only with a different name.

Yun Yici opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. Remembering Fu Luan's companionship along the way, she finally said after a long while, "I'm sorry."

She wasn't actually Shen Huaichuan's disciple; Shen Huaichuan was kidnapped by the system to teach her swordsmanship.

Shen Fengzhi smiled and said, "No need to apologize. I was genuinely happy to see you."

"Can you tell me about you and Shen Huaichuan?"