"After talking so much, suddenly I feel really thirsty, my mouth’s dry, I don’t even want to speak anymore."
Just as he was about to get to the point, Ye Xuan stretched languidly, yawned, and then gave Luo Lin a look, lazily saying,
"Kid, you’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?"
Seeing this, Luo Lin felt an urge to punch Ye Xuan right then and there. This damn kid was clearly doing it on purpose, stopping short of speaking.
"How could it be on purpose? I’m really thirsty all of a sudden. If someone handed me a cup of tea to moisten my throat, maybe I would continue."
Ye Xuan looked at Luo Lin with a sort of smirk.
"I’ll go pour you some tea."
Suppressing her urge to smack Ye Xuan, Luo Lin chose to accommodate him for now. She’d see what he’d say; if he couldn’t let out even a fart later, then she wouldn’t hold back her harsh hand.
Luo Lin was very efficient, and the tea was soon brought over.
Ye Xuan sipped the tea leisurely, and then cast a slow glance at Luo Lin. His gaze seemed to convey "a student worth teaching", as if in that moment, their roles were reversed, with Ye Xuan becoming Luo Lin’s instructor.
"The reason these people can’t break through to the Sword Heart Clarity realm is simple—because they lack a pure heart. Their hearts are filled with distractions, and while some think they can overcome them, these distractions lurk constantly in the heart of every swordsman. Only by completely eliminating these distractions can one truly achieve the Sword Heart Clarity realm."
"How can one recognize the distractions in their heart and overcome them?"
By this time, Luo Lin was entirely led by the nose by Ye Xuan, going from a domineering female instructor to an eager female student. There was a naked desire for knowledge in her beautiful eyes.
"The distractions in your heart come from your impatience," Ye Xuan said gently, like a wise monk, "If you can maintain a calm mind and stop thinking about it, in at most a month, you should break through. I suggest you take more Pills that help with stilling and calming the mind, and then don’t go outside or attend classes for a month. That should do it."
Luo Lin showed a skeptical expression. Could achieving Sword Heart Clarity really be as easy as Ye Xuan said?
"If you still can’t break through by then, you can only blame your poor fate and consider switching to cultivating other realms. After all, Sword Heart Clarity is just one of the realms within the Sword Dao."
Sword Dao Realm—currently, Ye Xuan had mastered two: Sword Heart Clarity and Human Sword Unity. However, the Sword Dao Realm was not limited to just these.
Hearing this, Luo Lin’s eyes flickered slightly, and she felt a sense of enlightenment in her mind. Although the principle was simple, she had been unable to grasp it, lacking someone to clarify it. She hadn’t expected Ye Xuan’s words today to give her that guidance through the maze!
"It looks like I really need to go into secluded cultivation for a while."
Luo Lin nodded to herself inwardly, feeling that Ye Xuan was right. The Sword Realm, after all, could only be understood by oneself. Attempting to advance through shortcuts or heretical methods was wrong and would yield no substantial results.
"Ye Xuan, what you said... where is he?"
Luo Lin suddenly felt grateful, a smile spreading across her face, but it quickly froze—Ye Xuan, who had been standing right in front of her, had vanished.
All that was left was a note on the table.
She picked up the note, which read impressively: "Don’t thank me, just don’t bother me from now on."
"Damn, who wants to thank him? This kid dares to skip class right in front of me, showing no respect for his instructor."
Luo Lin snorted coldly, berating aloud.
"Then, Instructor Luo Lin, why not use this opportunity to strip him of his Inner Sect Disciple status?" a voice among the Inner Sect Disciples suggested softly.
"How can that be," replied Luo Lin, her attitude changing drastically as she shook her head firmly. She then looked meaningfully in the direction Ye Xuan had left. "This kid is not simple; being able to stand out from such a small place shows he really has some skills. Such a person could be a genius; how could we just strip his Inner Sect Disciple status over such a trivial matter? When did I ever say that?"
Hearing this, the Inner Sect Disciples rolled their eyes. Wasn’t it you who wanted to strip him of his status just a moment ago? And now a swift change of heart.
"I’m going back into seclusion. Next class, there will be a new instructor for you."
Having heard Ye Xuan’s words, Luo Lin now wanted to rush back and enter seclusion immediately. But she remembered Ye Xuan’s advice not to be too hasty, and her mind grew slightly more peaceful.
At this moment, Ye Xuan had returned to the Spirit Frost Pavilion, engaged in cultivation.
Right now, he had nearly completed most of his courses. He had never found the Sword Dao courses difficult, and likewise, the various theories of Martial Arts posed no threat to him. Even the customs and history of the Spirit Martial Continent were as familiar to him as the back of his hand.
Although to others it might seem like he was fishing for three days and drying the nets for two, maybe he hadn’t even fished for three days. But who would really pay attention to his whereabouts every day? And who would know that Ye Xuan, during this time, wasn’t primarily studying Martial Arts courses, but focusing on what others might consider the trivial matters of culture and history?
The quarterly assessment content included these courses, but there were also two other parts.
The second part was to challenge the Dragon Sect’s three trials.
The third part was to spar with the elite Inner Sect Disciples.
Only by passing all three parts could one join the elite class within the Inner Sect. These layered conditions were indeed strict.
The latter two rounds required considerable strength. The three trials of the Dragon Sect required passing in one go, which wasn’t easy, while sparring with elite Inner Sect Disciples meant facing the weakest among the elites. Even so, their strength wouldn’t be weak—expected to at least be at Second Grade Martial Venerate, they wouldn’t be easy to deal with.
Inner Sect elite disciples, every single one of them stood out from the multitude of Inner Sect Disciples, all considering themselves geniuses with decent talents. Any of them, if placed in the Chaotic Sea Domain, would not be inferior to the likes of Dugu Hao. Moreover, having studied the Cultivation Techniques of the Xuantian Sect, their strength was not something to be compared to those Martial Venerate Experts from the Chaotic Sea Domain.
What Ye Xuan was doing now was not enhancing his Cultivation nor practicing swordsmanship. Instead, he was focused on merging the Nine Forms Dragon Essence Palm Skill, striving to merge them into the most powerful form, being unified as one. Coupled with the strength of the Demon Dragon Bloodline, its power would undoubtedly be extraordinary, becoming one of his greatest trump cards.