22: Disrespect your master, then kill him.

Immediately, he changed the subject, saying in an unquestionable tone, "However, since this Revered Master has accepted your gift, I naturally must return one as well."

As he spoke, Su Lin slowly extended his right hand, palm facing upwards.

A three-foot-long sword, composed of pure Killing Intent and Sword Intent, slowly materialized!

As soon as this sword appeared, the space within the entire Qingxue Hall solidified!

A terrifying Sword Rhyme, as if from primordial times, capable of severing the Reincarnation of the Dao, instantly filled every inch of air!

Above the sword's body, a faint Dragon roar continuously echoed, captivating the soul!

"This... what is this?!"

He looked at Luo Ximei, who was already too stunned to speak, and said gently,

"You primarily cultivate the Dao of Slaughter. This sword, imbued with a wisp of a true Dragon's remnant soul, complements your Cultivation Technique perfectly.

You have reached the Body Integration Realm; with it in hand, you should be able to cut through your Heart Demon and comprehend a higher Realm.

Take it. This is my return gift to you."

Luo Ximei stared blankly at the sword emanating world-destroying Divine Might, then looked at the Shadowfang Dagger she had just presented, her mind a blank.

What she had given was a brick.

What her Revered Master had returned was the entire starry sky!

Mu Qingxue, standing beside them, watched with wide, beautiful eyes, her heart already filled with endless regret and jealousy.

But recalling the Medicinal Pill her Revered Master had given her, she calmed down.

Su Lin composed himself and finally asked the most crucial question.

"Xiao Xue, Ximei, a hundred years have passed since we parted. How are the others... your Junior Sisters and Senior Sisters doing now?"

Upon hearing this question, the subtle atmosphere of rivalry that had permeated the room instantly solidified.

Mu Qingxue and Luo Ximei exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of complexity and sadness in the other's eyes.

Finally, Luo Ximei sighed, abandoning her alluring demeanor, and her voice became a few shades lower:

"Revered Master, after you teleported us away, the power of that great teleportation array was extremely overbearing and chaotic. The seven of us... got separated during the teleportation process."

"Over these past hundred years, we have all... lived very difficult lives. Everyone has been searching for your whereabouts in their own way, while also needing to establish themselves in the cruel Cultivation World, so our contact with each other hasn't been extensive."

She paused, organized her thoughts, and continued, "What I know is all pieced together from fragmented information."

"First Senior Sister, you should remember, she has always been intelligent and meticulous. It is said that a hundred years ago, she ended up in the Immortal Trace Dynasty, and now she is likely already a ruler, wielding immense power."

"Second Senior Sister... she has the coldest personality, decisive in battle, and dedicated to the sword.

The last I heard of her was fifty years ago, when someone said they saw a white-clad woman in the depths of the Forbidden Ground of the Myriad Sword Tomb, transforming herself into a sword to challenge an ancient Sword Soul.

Since then, there has been no news, and it's unknown whether she is alive or dead."

At this point, a hint of worry flashed in Luo Ximei's eyes, and Mu Qingxue, holding Su Lin's sleeve, unconsciously tightened her grip.

Su Lin's heart also sank.

Luo Ximei continued, "Third Senior Sister is skilled in Alchemy and is the kindest at heart.

I heard she traveled to every corner of the continent, practicing medicine, saving countless lives, and is respectfully known as the Medicine Immortal.

But her whereabouts are elusive; no one knows her exact location."

"As for Fourth Senior Sister..."

Luo Ximei's expression became somewhat strange, "She ended up in the Myriad Demon Forest back then. Somehow, she obtained the Legacy of an ancient Yao Emperor, and is now the supreme ruler of all Yao, with all the Yao Race obeying her.

It's just... she seems extremely prejudiced against Human Race Cultivators. For a hundred years, she has never allowed any Human Race to step half a foot into her territory."

"As for Sixth Junior Sister," Luo Ximei's lips curved into a playful smile, "she has the best business acumen. A hundred years ago, she established the continent's first merchant guild, the Master-Seeking Alliance.

Now she is richer than a nation, and almost all the resources and intelligence in the entire Cultivation World are monopolized by her.

Most of the fragmented news about us sisters has come from her guild."

She glanced at her Revered Master beside her, and finally couldn't resist asking softly, "Revered Master... do you wish to see them?"

The moment the question left her lips, she regretted it.

It was an extremely contradictory feeling.

On one hand, after a hundred years apart, she also missed her other Senior Sisters and Junior Sister.

But on the other hand, a more selfish, more intense thought gripped her heart tightly.

No!

Now that Revered Master had finally returned to her side, she hadn't even had the chance to properly, exclusively have him to herself. How could she let others share in this?

One Luo Ximei was already enough to give her a headache; if the other Senior Sisters and Junior Sister came too, how could she play?

What... what did they think of Revered Master?

What if their thoughts were the same as hers? What if they also wanted to monopolize Revered Master?

No! Absolutely not! Revered Master is mine!

But then, a chill ran through her heart.

What if... what if they didn't have such feelings for Revered Master?

What if they weren't as ecstatic as she and Fifth Senior Sister were about Revered Master's Rebirth?

Then... then that would be a great disrespect to Revered Master!

Thinking of this, a terrifying Killing Intent flashed deep within Mu Qingxue's clear, glazed eyes.

Those who disrespect Revered Master, no matter who they are, deserve to die! I will surely cut them into a thousand pieces!

What startled her was that when she instinctively glanced at Luo Ximei beside her, she found that this Fifth Senior Sister, the Demon Path Supreme Being, also had the exact same complex light in her eyes, mixed with possessiveness and cold Killing Intent.

The two had thought of the same thing.

Su Lin keenly noticed that both of their bodies seemed to be emitting Killing Intent.

One was a bone-chilling white Qi, like profound ice, emanating from Mu Qingxue.

The other was a red Qi, like the alluring core of the earth, overflowing from Luo Ximei's body.

Although the two Killing Intents were one cold and one hot, with completely different attributes, they pointed towards a single target.