Chapter 358: Be Impressed

With a hint of schadenfreude, he asked, "Are they fighting fiercely?"

Nie Yunxi glanced at Jiang Fan, a similar trace of glee appearing on her face.

She nodded. "Quite fiercely."

"Xu Yining somehow learned an Earth-tier sword art, and its power is astonishing."

"Her cultivation level has also dramatically increased; she's already at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment."

"She's like a completely different person compared to before she left for her travels."

"What?"

Li Qingfeng was taken aback. "You're not mistaken, are you?"

"An Earth-tier sword art? Sixth layer Foundation Establishment cultivation?"

Wen Hongyao and Zhao Wuji's eyes widened in disbelief. The jealousy on their faces was impossible to conceal.

"Elder Li, it seems your disciple stumbled upon quite a grand opportunity, didn't she?" Wen Hongyao said with a hint of bitterness.

Zhao Wuji, full of envy, added, "It looks highly likely she's like Cao Zhen, who accidentally entered some hidden cave dwelling."

Li Qingfeng's face glowed with pride. With Xu Yining's dramatic improvement in strength upon her return, he, as her master, also gained immense prestige.

However, his expression quickly changed. "Then aren't Xu Youran and Chen Siling in danger?"

With Xu Yining's immense power boost, the other two girls might not be able to stand against her!

Nie Yunxi's expression turned odd. "While our two junior sisters are indeed at a disadvantage, it's not necessarily dangerous."

"Both of them have cultivated Junior Brother Jiang's mysterious sword art."

"And they've become quite proficient in it."

"Although their cultivation is lower than Xu Yining's, their combined swordplay allows them to fight her to a standstill."

This unsettled Wen Hongyao and Zhao Wuji.

Wen Hongyao's face darkened. "Elder Li, aren't you truly afraid of getting a beating like this?"

Zhao Wuji, puffing out his cheeks and glaring, exclaimed, "With so many excellent disciples, can you possibly cultivate them all by yourself?"

"My Carefree Peak can help you share the burden."

Li Qingfeng's eyes lit up. He no longer had time to revel in Jiang Fan's predicament, quickly urging, "Let's go, quickly stop them!"

"If anyone gets hurt, the loss will be immense!"

To Li Qingfeng, the three girls, who had undergone such a qualitative transformation, were as precious as porcelain. They couldn't afford to be scathed.

Nie Yunxi felt a pang of bitterness. There was a time when she was her master's sole pride. Now, however, her three junior sisters had surpassed her, becoming her master's darlings.

And all of this was thanks to two men. One was the mysterious Shadow Guard Number One, who was responsible for Xu Yining's transformation. The other was Jiang Fan, who had given the two girls multiple opportunities for a complete transformation.

At this thought, she couldn't help but look at Jiang Fan, a strange feeling in her heart.

"Junior Brother Jiang, aren't you going to take a look?"

"Your two beloved wives are at a disadvantage."

Suddenly, she felt a surge of anticipation. Who would prove superior: the woman mentored by Shadow Guard Number One, or Jiang Fan's two beloved wives?

Jiang Fan gave a wry smile. The strength of all three women had been personally elevated by him. He hadn't expected that the moment they met, the three of them would use the cultivation methods he taught them to fight each other.

Daring not to delay, Jiang Fan quickly made his way to Heavenly Sword Peak. In front of the Sect Master's Grand Hall.

True to his suspicions, he saw three graceful figures intertwining like butterflies flitting among flowers. The continuous clang of swords echoed, one after another.

It was clearly Xu Yining, dressed in a long green dress, wielding her sword and battling Xu Youran and Chen Siling. In just ten days, she had somehow grasped a rudimentary understanding of the *Illusory Extinction Sword Scripture*. With a thrust of her long sword, several semi-real, semi-illusory sword shadows followed, making her attacks incredibly difficult to guard against.

Xu Youran, in a round-collared, saffron-yellow short blouse, was drenched in sweat as she struggled to counter Xu Yining's sword art with her *Sword Heart Meteor Engraving*. In less than a month since he last saw her, her cultivation had actually broken through from the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment to the fifth. What surprised Jiang Fan even more was that her *Sword Heart Meteor Engraving* had actually been cultivated to its second layer, "Sunrise Over the Vast Sea." This was an Earth-tier cultivation method, and to cultivate it to such a degree in just over a month was truly astonishing.

Fighting alongside her was Chen Siling, resplendent in a beautiful blue dress. She moved with the agility of a delicate flower, her lithe figure complementing Xu Youran as they jointly resisted Xu Yining. Her cultivation, too, had broken through from the initial third layer of Foundation Establishment to the fourth. She had also comprehended the second layer of *Sword Heart Meteor Engraving*, and, remarkably, was even more proficient than Xu Youran.

This left Jiang Fan incredulous. "Could Chen Siling truly possess such talent in the Way of the Sword?" When he first taught the sword art to the two women, Chen Siling's progress had already been noticeably greater than Xu Youran's.

However, while the two women's sword arts were considerably more refined than Xu Yining's, their cultivation levels were vastly different. Thus, they were slightly at a disadvantage, struggling to hold on.

Even so, despite Li Qingfeng's attempts to halt them from the sidelines, the two women showed no sign of stopping, continuing their fierce entanglement with Xu Yining. Xu Yining was also brimming with battle intent, showing no desire to cease. Instead, seeing victory within grasp, her attacks grew even more relentless.

It wasn't until Jiang Fan's voice rang out, "Stop, all of you!"

All three women's delicate bodies trembled simultaneously, and they instinctively ceased their movements.

Upon hearing Jiang Fan's voice, Xu Yining felt an inexplicable panic within her heart. She quickly sheathed her sword, tidied her disheveled hair, and gazed at Jiang Fan with luminous eyes, like a child awaiting praise. She was both nervous and expectant.

"Jiang..."

Just as she was about to speak, Xu Youran and Chen Siling let out joyful squeals and rushed into his embrace.

"Xiao Fan, you're back too?"

Xu Youran's beautiful eyes sparkled with an undisguised joy that filled her exquisite, ethereal face. Chen Siling, meanwhile, looked Jiang Fan up and down with a touch of shyness, then asked with concern, "Husband, you haven't encountered any dangers these past days, have you?"

Jiang Fan patted their slender shoulders, which were so delicate they could be encompassed by a single hand. "I'm perfectly fine," he said. "It's you two who surprise me with your rapid progress."

Leaving aside their cultivation, the speed at which their sword arts had progressed utterly surpassed Jiang Fan's expectations.

Xu Youran looked gratefully at Chen Siling. "It was Siling who discovered a rare spiritual treasure, allowing both our cultivations to break through to the next level."

"Also, she taught me my sword art."

Jiang Fan looked at Chen Siling in surprise. "You have such high comprehension for sword arts?"

Chen Siling's gaze flickered evasively. How could she possibly possess such high comprehension? It was all taught by Moon Venerable within her. Their cultivation had improved because Moon Venerable had guided her to a deeply hidden rare spiritual treasure. Even some dangers were avoided because Moon Venerable warned her.

"You flatter me, Husband," Chen Siling said, her expression unnatural. She didn't want to hide from Jiang Fan that the innate embryonic body within her was the reincarnated form of a Venerable named Moon Venerable. But Moon Venerable had threatened that if she dared reveal anything, Jiang Fan would be killed. This left her conflicted.

"Siling, are you alright?" Jiang Fan asked, suspicious. He always felt Chen Siling was acting strangely, looking rather guilty, as if she harbored a secret and was terrified he would discover it.

Chen Siling's heart skipped a beat. She stammered, "No, nothing."

"It's Xu Yining who has a problem, though!" To divert Jiang Fan's attention, Chen Siling quickly changed the subject. Frowning, she glared at Xu Yining. "How long has it been, and she's already broken through from the third layer of Foundation Establishment to the sixth?"

"And she's cultivated a bizarre sword art too."

"She said it was a stroke of fortune given by an old acquaintance."

"I really don't know which meddling old acquaintance taught her to be so powerful!"

The more she spoke, the more indignant she became. The last time Xu Yining parted ways, she was easily suppressed by Xu Youran. Yet in such a short time, she could now fight two against one, even suppressing Xu Youran and her combined attacks. Even with Moon Venerable's assistance, her own strength hadn't increased this rapidly. This is unbelievable!