"Impossible, impossible, no one can master the Twenty-Third Sword..."

Situ Hao couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe this was real. The Supreme Sword Arts Twenty-Third Sword was a technique impossible to cultivate successfully. Not to mention someone of Xiaoyao's age—even if Xiaoyao cultivated for several hundred more years, it would be impossible.

But if this wasn't the Supreme Sword Arts Twenty-Third Sword, then what other sword technique in this world could have such power...

Situ Hao fell down with some unwillingness to die. He would never know this answer because there was no longer any chance. At this moment, perhaps what he should have been thinking about wasn't this, but what his life had really been for...

With Situ Hao's death, those who hadn't yet left also understood that even without the relationship with Heart Moon Fox, Xiaoyao was absolutely someone who couldn't be provoked. This sword was too terrifying—they believed not many people could withstand it.

"Little Servant, is this really the Supreme Sword Arts Twenty-Third Sword?" Nangong Suxin asked in a daze. Damn, if she'd known Little Servant was this fierce, she should have let him take action earlier.

However, if he had taken action, she probably wouldn't have gained insights. Although she hadn't broken through directly like Mo Yu, she had gotten one step closer to breakthrough.

This was also why Xiaoyao could help Guxing improve her strength so quickly. He always utilized these opportunities and never helped from the sidelines unless there was no other choice.

...

...

Just like the situation earlier—after losing the Young Miss, he had no choice but to suggest some methods for breaking techniques. But this also had benefits, letting them personally experience and understand how to break techniques, which was at least better than armchair strategizing.

"Yes, and no!" Xiaoyao smiled and said.

"Is it or isn't it?" Xiaoyao's answer was very confusing.

"I used the Twenty-Third Sword, but it's no longer really the Twenty-Third Sword. This is my own Twenty-Third Sword. You will also have your own Twenty-Third Sword, as long as you comprehend what belongs to you. Don't think about learning everything completely—some things exist in contradiction and cannot be contained by one person," Xiaoyao said.

"Oh, I see." Nangong Suxin understood. Xiaoyao's meaning wasn't hard to comprehend—he had only grasped what belonged to him from the Twenty-Third Sword and used his own sword technique.

As Xiaoyao said, if a person knew one thing, they might not know another. The two might exist in contradiction, or perhaps there was no contradiction at all. But knowing one meant there was no need for the other.

It was like how there were so many martial arts in the world—you didn't need to learn everything, just what suited you.

"Xiaoyao, are you now at God Level?" Guxing asked.

This seemed to be a question everyone wanted to know. For Xiaoyao to kill a God Level martial artist with one sword—and a fairly capable God Level martial artist at that—wasn't just due to sword technique.

"It seems like it..." Xiaoyao smiled and said.

"No way, you're God Level? How could you be faster than all of us..." Nangong Suxin was struck down again. Not only had she been surpassed by the Young Miss, but even Xiaoyao had caught up to her.

"That place, Rakshasa Tower, was very suitable for me. My mental realm was sufficient—I only needed to improve my strength. Three years there was equivalent to thirty years. You tell me, couldn't I reach God Level?" Xiaoyao asked back.

"That's true. Wait, speaking of which, when exactly did you enter God Level? Perhaps you were earlier than Guxing." Nangong Suxin suddenly thought of this. Xiaoyao had already been at God Level from the beginning, so he must have been faster than the Young Miss. And if Xiaoyao had already become God Level several months ago, then he would be even earlier than Guxing.

Guxing was currently the youngest God Level martial artist in history. Maybe this record should belong to Xiaoyao—Xiaoyao was one or two months younger than Guxing.

"I don't know either. Anyway, during this period I was always cultivating until I came out of seclusion," Xiaoyao said. This wasn't him trying to hide anything—he really was like this. When entering cultivation, he was in a state of self-forgetfulness and couldn't possibly pay attention to such things.

If it weren't for self-forgetfulness, Xiaoyao wouldn't have cultivated for three years without knowing it.

"I see. If you were earlier than Guxing, that would be interesting," Nangong Suxin said with some regret.

"What's interesting about it? It's better if Boss is first—otherwise how would it show my cultivation abilities?" Xiaoyao said indifferently. Compared to his own glory, he cared more about Guxing's.

"True, whether it's you or Guxing, both have your contributions!" Nangong Suxin said.

"Let's not talk about this. How about telling me about these past few years while we wait?" Xiaoyao said with a smile. They were waiting not only for the Young Miss's breakthrough but also for Nangong Third Miss's return.

"Huh, sister, you haven't left yet?" At this moment, Xiaoyao noticed Heart Moon Fox didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, sitting with Xiaoyao on the stone bench in the courtyard that hadn't been destroyed.

Usually Heart Moon Fox would leave immediately, not even giving Xiaoyao a chance to say goodbye.

"I haven't been busy recently, so sitting a bit longer is fine. I also want to invite you and your women to join Azure Dragon, though I estimate you don't have that intention," Heart Moon Fox said.

"Mm, I don't know about them, but in the future I'll just tour mountains and enjoy waters. Maybe I'll put up a fortune-telling banner for fun..." Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"You? Not 'you all'?" Heart Moon Fox asked.

"What 'us'? They have their own affairs. We're not lovers—where's the 'us'? Perhaps we'll walk through part of life's journey together, but not for a lifetime," Xiaoyao smiled and said.

"I'll accompany you for life," Guxing said, very calmly, without any emotional fluctuation, simply because for her this was just a very ordinary matter.

"Boss, you'll also have your own life in the future. I can't accompany you for a lifetime," Xiaoyao smiled and said.

"My life is you," Guxing said.

"Alright, let's talk about this later," Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"What about you?" Heart Moon Fox looked at Nangong Suxin and asked. She seemed to feel that Nangong Suxin should also say something similar to Guxing.

"What about me? Do you think I like this Little Servant and want to spend a lifetime with him? Although I wouldn't mind, I don't feel like I've fallen in love with him and want to marry him. We're just friends..." Nangong Suxin shook her head. This wasn't false modesty from pride, but fact.

She had thought about the feelings between herself and Xiaoyao. She felt it should be soulmates, not lovers yet. Perhaps she would be soulmates with Xiaoyao for a lifetime, but probably wouldn't always be together.

"It should be said that she's the Young Miss's life-and-death friend, and with me it's just love me, love my dog," Xiaoyao smiled and said.

"Get lost, who's life-and-death friends with her?" Nangong Suxin rolled her eyes.

"Oh, I see. Then Xiaoyao, do you have someone you want to marry?" Heart Moon Fox asked. After this question was asked, everyone present pricked up their ears to listen—they all wanted to know this.

"Yes," Xiaoyao replied.

"Who?"

"Hei Xue!"

"..."

"Because she said she wanted to marry me..."

"..."

Who Hei Xue was—probably no one present wouldn't know at this point. The reason Xiaoyao was said to be colluding with the Demon Sect was his relationship with Hei Xue.

And in these three years, Hei Xue seemed to have never appeared, nor indicated that this was a misunderstanding.

Everyone would know later that Hei Xue had been doing big things these three years and had no time to appear. Besides, she felt there was no need to clarify anything—this was originally fact.

If Xiaoyao was pushed to desperation, even better—then she could get Xiaoyao to join the Demon Sect. She preferred to see this result.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. You're still young anyway, and there are many days ahead. Considering this in a few decades won't be a problem," Heart Moon Fox said.

"..." Luo Yuntian was somewhat speechless. Although he knew this was fact, a few decades was too long. Did he have to wait decades for his grandson to be born?

Xiaoyao was already God Level. In a few more decades, he would still be about the same, and even when he died, he might only look middle-aged. His lifespan would also be several hundred years.

If an ordinary girl spent a lifetime with him, the beginning would be fine, but later the pressure would become great. Fortunately, Xiaoyao seemed able to solve such things with pills and Divine Farmer True Qi.

Thinking of this, Xiaoyao couldn't help being curious about something: "Sister, how old are you exactly? Looking at your cultivation, it should be several hundred years... ah... don't hit my head. At most I won't mention this anymore."

"Hmph!" Heart Moon Fox coldly snorted.

Regardless of Heart Moon Fox's current age, it was certain she had entered God Level when she was young, probably not much slower than Guxing.

"Let's talk about what happened to you these past few years..." Xiaoyao changed the subject. Then Nangong Suxin began talking about what had happened these years. Everyone just listened or added some details, never leaving this topic.

If Xiaoyao hadn't been in Rakshasa Tower for these three years, their conversation would probably have revolved around Xiaoyao.

Yun Kaitai had long since left. Taking advantage of Situ Hao's death, he had properly reorganized the Fuyun Sect and regained power. His previous thoughts of leaving had long been thrown to the back of his mind.

However, this time he had learned his lesson. Plus, the Fuyun Sect's casualties this time were quite severe, so they began keeping a low profile.

A day passed. Xiaoyao, Guxing, Nangong Suxin, and Wang Yanyu had been keeping vigil by the Young Miss's side. The Young Miss still hadn't awakened from her breakthrough. As for the others, Heart Moon Fox had already left. She said she'd stay a bit longer, and indeed it was just a bit—not even a moment more.

Luo Yuntian and Yun Qingyi had also gone to chat. They hadn't had a proper conversation in over twenty years, which might take a very, very long time. However, Luo Yinping had run over to Xiaoyao's side to wait together.

(End of Chapter)