[...] Lingshuang sounded like she was mocking him, but Ma Feima knew this was her way of praising him.

Purely by skill, only their Master Phoenix could rival Lingshuang now.

The powerful [Edge of Taixuan] had five essences: Mantra, Form, Sanction, Ascension, and Eminence].

To master Ascension was to master the way of the blade. One did not have to be concerned with the form of the weapon, and any weapon could become a sword.

Besides Lin Zhaoyu, who was busy studying sword arts itself, the rest of the disciples had all mastered Ascension.

But Eminence— Other than Celestial Phoenix, for thousands of years, Lingshuang alone was the only one to master this essence.

And Eminence is—

Where inaction is greater than action,

Being swordless did not mean you had no sword.

 Ki from the will, a sword from the mind, this is the All-Mighty Wandering Eminence. [It’s a shame. I had a couple more moves with Redsweord I wanted to use.] [I’ll pass. It’s a hassle dealing with even one strike with you. If it wasn’t for how stubborn and unavoidable I heard you were when it came to fighting, I wouldn’t even have lifted a finger.] [I didn’t think you paid attention to my business.] [There’s not much happening around these parts except your feats: Who you beat up, who you defeated, who you killed… Seriously, why’s the world suddenly revolving around you? Are all of our Senior Sisters dead or something?] The Sixth Disciple of Taixuan gave a forced grin. Even after twenty years he’d still find himself struggling to have a conversation with Lingshuang: [Everyone’s well. Zhaoyu is my wife right now.] [Oh right, I heard about that. School of Taixuan, was it? No wonder she’s the eldest, she won’t even change the name. But you, I heard that right after you got married, you went off to the Northern Wastes to chase a horse for a hundred miles.] Ma Feima rubbed his nose and looked at Erebus. He didn’t go to the Northern Wastes for it, but he ended up meeting his lifelong best friend over there. [Did it taste good?] [...] The corners of Ma Feima’s mouth twitched slightly. [....Senior Sister, stop joking with me.] Lingshuang wasn’t joking though: [What happened to you? You were always the good one out of all of us, never getting into any fights. Honestly, you were more like a woman than any of us, but now? You’ve probably gotten into more fights in these past decades than our Master did over thousands of years.] [But did you get anything out of it? Are you the Strongest of Shenzhou? Or the Supreme Leader of the Lands?] [Haha, that’s not my intention. There’s no way I’d beat my Senior sisters no matter how much I train my Edge of Taixuan.

Supreme Leader… What’s that good for? Who cares about number one?

Master was so powerful, and look what happened to her…]

 [Well, it’s good that you know that.] Lingshuang let out a huff before walking towards the cottage. [My abode is a bit too small for guests. Anything else? If not, I’m going.] [Yes.] Ma Feima stepped forward. [Second Sister wanted me to tell you something important, something I have to tell you personally.] [You couldn’t have told me earlier?] [It has something to do with Master.] The Fifth Disciple of Taixuan stopped in her tracks. [Oh?]