Banshee Family Training Record

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She still had her hair tied in a high ponytail, but now she was only wearing a black sports vest, which covered her full breasts and exposed her toned abdomen. Her once round navel was now bulging vertically from her abdominal muscles.

Her fists and wrists were covered with a layer of delicate black silk gloves that clung to her skin, protecting her fists without interfering with her power.

Having the opportunity to spar with the legendary chief disciple of the Qingyun Sect, Ghost Butterfly was eager to try: "How about it? Yan Shuiyi, let's begin!"

Yan Shui nodded: "Let's go!"

So Ye Jinglan took the lead and leaped into the air. The light of the skull and ghost butterfly shone on her back, and an endless storm surged and brewed in the sky behind her, making her appear as if she were carrying the heavens on her back, like a goddess for a moment!

Yan Shuiyi ascended into the sky on her sword, the wind whipping her hair and clothes wildly. Following her junior sister's suggestion, she intended to demonstrate the swordsmanship of the Qingyun Sect, and immediately shouted, unleashing her most magnificent move: "Ten Thousand Swords Come from Heaven—!"

In the small courtyard below, You Wensi and the others were still dealing with Monk Huijing's persistent questioning, adding various half-true and half-false details.

They were quite at ease when suddenly they heard a woman's delicate shout from afar. They instinctively looked up and saw countless sharp swords flying from a distance, instantly covering the entire sky. The swords reflected the sun's radiance, making the entire mountain range flicker with light.

This scene...this scene...

A shared memory flooded back; this scene was so similar to the day the Corpse-Driving Sect was wiped out: a similar sunny day, a similar mountain setting, a similar array of swords, a similar invincible female swordswoman…

Immediately, You Wensi and the other three tensed up, exclaiming, "Uh—"

In the back courtyard, Dongfang Yue asked Yun Chu'an to help her. The two of them coaxed and tricked the two children out of the room.

As soon as he came out, Yan Yao's eyes lit up when he saw the flying swords crisscrossing the sky: "Wow, so cool!"

Sui Sui watched all this with shining eyes, extremely excited. Not far away, Feng Jian and Lao Wen, seeing the two girls' interest, quickly volunteered to act as explainers, saying, "This is the unique skill of our Qingyun Sect. Once this move is used, even a thousand troops or a million demonic cultivators can be wiped out!"

"So, do you want to learn?"

He was excitedly advertising his own sect, completely unaware that this was causing the hunchbacked old man in the distance to suffer a PTSD attack: he clearly remembered that it was when these ten thousand swords flew by that year that his junior brothers and sisters, disciples and grand-disciples, his daughters and girlfriends, etc., were all killed, dying with their eyes wide open or even their bodies mutilated and falling beside him!

And now, this moment seems to be repeating itself!

Right above his head in the sky!

ahhh-

Fear, like a giant hand, suddenly gripped his heart, causing him to close his eyes in agony.

"happy!"

High in the sky, Ye Jinglan shouted and rode the gale, speeding through the sky, her fists constantly striking out, almost leaving afterimages.

She delivered eighty-five punches per second, each capable of shattering a flying sword, deftly blocking the onslaught of thousands of swords from the sky. The intense battle thrilled her, and the exhilarating feeling of combat kept her going. She immediately shouted again, "Anything else? Let's go again!"

Across from her, Yan Shui smiled slightly upon seeing her so happy, as if she were also infected by her joy, and felt quite excited: "Of course I have one, take this, Five Elements Divine Sword!"

She shouted, and immediately the five elements of spiritual energy surrounded her. The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth each formed a giant sword ten meters long, which spun around her body and attacked Ye Jinglan together: "Take this!"

Chapter 391 You Wensi's Painful Memories

Below, Yan Yao's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands repeatedly: "Wow, so handsome!"

Feng Jian continued to explain with great interest: "This Five Elements Divine Sword is the unique skill of another peak master of our sect. The five elements are mutually restraining and generating. When mastered to a perfect level, one can not only disrupt the enemy's five elements and disintegrate their spiritual power with a flick of the finger, but also regulate one's own five elements balance and repair damage to achieve a perfect and harmless defeat of the enemy!"

As he loudly introduced himself, in the distance, the tall, burly man from the Corpse-Driving Sect suffered a heart attack, so intensely stressed that he almost foamed at the mouth.

This guy clearly remembered that back then, his master led seven invincible golden-armored corpses into the sky, trying to kill a Qingyun sword cultivator. But the opponent used this move: every time the five divine swords spun around, one of the golden-armored corpses would be reduced to ashes and nothing would be left!

That's a golden-armored corpse! It's one of the highest achievements of the Corpse-Driving Sect. Even a small family could keep it as a family treasure!

But on that very day, they were crushed as easily as ants, not one of them was left!

Even in death, they couldn't inflict any damage on the other. The swordsman was still full of energy and could easily continue fighting for another five hundred rounds!

The tall, burly man felt his head spinning and his body going weak; he almost fainted on the spot.

In the sky, Ye Jinglan didn't seem to have any psychological trauma. She calmly dealt with the situation, maximizing her high speed advantage, dodging back and forth to avoid the slashes of the five divine swords, and then punching Yan Shuiyi in the shoulder.

"Ah--"

Yan Shui let out a light shout, parried with her sword, and then swiftly retreated. Ye Jinglan smiled broadly and shouted, "If you don't show me your true skills, you'll be defeated by me!"

Yan Shui laughed immediately: "Alright, let's see this move!"

As she spoke, the three-foot-long green sword in her hand pointed to the sky, and the five Five Elements Divine Swords around her suddenly rose up and merged into the sword in her hand, instantly causing the sword's edge to emit a dazzling light: "One sword to open the heavens!"

"what--!"

Below, in the courtyard, Rong Jieyu suddenly screamed, turned around and threw herself into the arms of her junior sister You Wensi, her body trembling like a leaf, tears streaming down her face.

She was also triggered by a psychological trauma, the nightmare hidden deep within her heart. Back then, the Corpse-Driving Sect had been defeated, and she and several other colleagues hid in the deepest part of the sect's mountain, searching for a secret passage in an attempt to escape.

She thought this place was absolutely safe and secluded, but then, a similar cry came from outside, "One sword splits the sky," and then the entire mountain was split open. Many of her colleagues died on the spot, and she was the only one who escaped death and barely made it out of the world.

Even though she has escaped now, that scene from that day is a nightmare that she will never be able to shake off for the rest of her life!

She reacted so strongly, but in the distance, Lao Wen interrupted his senior brother and began to chatter on to the two girls, Yan Yao and her brother: "This move is the most famous sword technique of our Qingyun Sect. Its power is so great that it can split the heavens and the earth! It is unlikely that a cultivator below the Golden Core stage could use this move. However, Senior Sister Yan Shui is a genius. Even though she has not yet reached the Golden Core stage, she can already use it with ease!"

Yan Yao's mouth formed an "o" shape, followed by an exclamation of admiration: "Amazing!"

The children were overjoyed with their admiration, while in the distance, You Wensi quickly hugged her senior sister and gently patted her back to comfort her.

Even now, her own legs were trembling.

She was panting heavily, her back drenched in sweat, equally nervous, but she tried her best to appear calm so as not to reveal too much of a weakness.

In the sky, Ye Jinglan dodged the storm, a small storm gathering on her fist, and shouted, "If this is all the sword techniques you have, then you shall be defeated!"

Once Yan Shui's arrogance was provoked, she retorted, "I have one more move that you definitely can't dodge!"

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly sharpened, becoming piercing and intimidating: "Soul Slayer, Sword of the Heart!"

Below, You Wensi, who was comforting her senior sister, suddenly closed her eyes, restraining herself from looking, thinking, or recalling.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

Back then, she spent many years, countless resources, and went through countless hardships to create a top-grade Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

In order to make up the required number of souls, ordinary banners would inevitably use the souls of mortals as filling material. However, she painstakingly selected the souls, and all ten thousand souls were from Qi Refining stage cultivators.

This top-grade Myriad Soul Banner is incredibly powerful, making her virtually invincible for a time. Everyone in the sect believes that it's only a matter of time before she breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, on the day the Corpse-Driving Sect was destroyed, a Qingyun Sect cultivator used only one sword, just one sword, this move, the "Heart Sword"...

Her Ten Thousand Souls Banner shattered, and countless evil spirits instantly vanished into thin air. She herself nearly died tragically under the opponent's sword, and after struggling through countless hardships and falling in cultivation level, she finally managed to escape with her life after years of fleeing.

Now, seeing this sword again...

For a moment, You Wensi suddenly began to doubt whether he was actually already dead, already dead under the sword of that Qingyun sword cultivator, and that everything after that was just a dying fantasy of a corpse-driving cultivator.

The thought was so absurd and laughable, yet at this moment, she couldn't help but doubt it, unable to believe that she had actually survived that person's clutches and had lived until now.

Upon reaching the front, Huijing called out with some confusion, "Benefactor?"

You Wensi suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing that everything she had just experienced was nothing more than a figment of her imagination. She immediately gave an awkward laugh, quickly nudged her senior sister in her arms, and said to the monk with a face full of apology, "They've been attacked by snake demons and such on the road these past few days, and they're a bit too tired to handle this kind of stimulation right now."

Huijing couldn't understand at first, but seeing the three of them in such pain, she lowered her head with deep sympathy and said, "Amitabha!"

High in the sky, Ye Jinglan was also struck by the sword, her mind going completely blank. When she regained her senses, she found Yan Shuiyi already in front of her, the blade pointed at her throat: "I won!"

At this moment, Yan Shuiyi was also a little excited. Her big eyes were shining, her cheeks were flushed, and there were glistening beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. She looked adorable.

Ye Jinglan gazed at her stunning face, her heart pounding, and she felt a rare, exhilarating feeling as she slept profusely: "That was exhilarating! Fighting you has truly been very beneficial for me. I'll definitely challenge you again sometime in the future."

She didn't mince words and readily admitted her defeat. Yan Shui smiled, sheathed her sword, and said, "Let's go down; everyone is waiting for us."

Yan Shui nodded without delay, then landed, stepping onto the flying sword and returning to the courtyard.

She felt relaxed and cheerful. After landing, she glanced around and saw Yan Yao's face beaming with joy, and Sui Sui's eyes filled with envy. She felt that the matter was settled.

Junior sister is indeed clever. In this way, the two girls will surely be willing to become our disciples.

As she thought this, her gaze swept to the side and she saw that You Wensi and the others were ashen-faced and trembling, as if they could barely stand. She was greatly puzzled: "Senior, what's wrong?"

You Wensi had no choice but to explain again: "I'm tired from the journey and need to rest."

Yan Shuiyi didn't suspect anything, but Dongfang Yue snapped out of her excitement and turned her gaze back to the three of them. Her eyes darted around, and she seemed to be deep in thought.

However, she didn't say much. Instead, she cooperated with her senior sister and asked the two girls if they were willing to join the Qingyun Sect.

This time, Yun Chu'an stood up for them again, saying that the children were still young and it wouldn't be too late to make a decision in two more years.

Yan Shuiyi felt no dissatisfaction. She could see the spark of attraction in the eyes of the two girls. She had achieved her goal for the day, and it was foreseeable that the two of them would join the Qingyun Sect in the future.

Chapter 392 Seeing the Guest Off, Trouble

After exchanging pleasantries, it was getting late. Yan Shui and her fellow disciples took the lead, bidding farewell to You Wensi and turning to leave.

Although Monk Huijing was quite disappointed that he had not been able to find out the exact whereabouts of the corpse-driving cultivators, he had also gained a lot of previously unknown information. So he did not delay and bid farewell to them.

Everyone then stood up to see them off. Although You Wensi's face was pale, she maintained a smile throughout, and only breathed a long sigh of relief after they had all gone.

Then, her gaze suddenly turned icy cold as she turned to look at Yun Chu'an, assuming it was his doing, and asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"

Yun Chu'an was taken aback, and for a moment he didn't understand why she had come to him.

Fortunately, before he could answer, Nie Ningshuang, who was standing next to him, couldn't withstand the pressure and gave an awkward laugh, saying, "Ah, well, Patriarch, please don't be angry. I didn't expect you to bring someone home today..."

When she suddenly answered, You Wensi was taken aback, and her anger subsided by more than half.

She looked at the girl with a puzzled expression, and then heard her say, "Well, Yan Shuiyi came up the mountain suddenly, saying she wanted to challenge my elder sister, but my elder sister wasn't there, so I chatted with her for a bit longer..."

She then recounted the whole story in detail, adding at the end, "She was quite kind to me. When she saw that my cultivation was damaged, she even helped me to restore my power. Look, Patriarch, I'm now in the late Foundation Establishment stage."

As she spoke, she deliberately displayed her spiritual energy fluctuations. The spiritual energy fluctuations of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator manifested around her, causing You Wensi's expression to involuntarily shift, her face showing considerable surprise: "So that's how it is..."

After all, apart from being a little frightened, she didn't actually suffer any losses. Composing herself, she put on a stern face and scolded, "Even so, you should still be wary of them and not get too close to them."

She then turned to look at Yun Chu'an and warned him, word by word, "You need to be especially careful, Yun Chu'an. You've gotten too entangled with these people in the past."

Yun Chuan muttered to himself, "Didn't you ask me to urge Yan Shuiyi to come to the house as soon as possible to finish her competition with my eldest sister? Now that you haven't achieved your goal, you're blaming me for being too close to her..."

He secretly grumbled to himself, but didn't refute it, just lowered his head and nodded in response.

You Wensi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn and leave when Nie Ningshuang suddenly asked, "Oh right, Patriarch, who exactly are those three people?"

Upon hearing this, the woman stiffened, then said coldly, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask! I've already said what I should say. You just need to know that they are my friends, merchants from the State of Zhao."

"They will be staying in our home for a period of time. During this time, you must treat them with the same respect you would show me, understand?"

The group responded with a "I understand," and Yun Chu'an turned to look at Ye Jinglan beside him. Ye Jinglan understood his gaze and nodded slightly, indicating that his guess was correct. These people were the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Faction.

The bronze-armored corpse that he had killed as his support is now forced to seek refuge in their home, a place filled with evil and demonic cultivators, despite its weakened state.

Yun Chu'an nodded slightly, understanding the situation, and didn't say much. He responded to You Wensi with "uh-huh" to indicate that he agreed to her arrangement.

You Wensi turned and left. Nie Ningshuang was a little annoyed that she had been scolded for no reason. However, when she looked up, she saw Yun Chuan and her eldest sister exchange a glance and reveal a tacit smile.

Upon seeing this, she was immediately puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"

Yun Chu'an didn't intend to explain to her, and smiled as she brushed it off, saying, "I just remembered something happy."

Just as Nie Ningshuang was about to ask what was so happy, Ye Jinglan spoke up first: "It's something that happened to us outside. Third Sister, you don't know about it, so don't ask."

Nie Ningshuang originally wanted to ask what happened, but seeing that she was unwilling to tell her, she immediately pouted and sulked.

But she didn't dwell on it, and then turned and left to do what she needed to do.

Yun Chu'an and Ye Jinglan stood together, turning and walking towards the hilltop where she was. She still had many things to discuss with Yun Chu'an.

On the way to her mountain, she told Yun Chu'an everything that had happened along the way, including their escape from Qin Haihou's tomb, the pursuit they faced, and how they finally managed to shake off the spies and deserters before daring to return home.

They hadn't rested for several days and were all injured, all for this reason.

Yun Chu'an listened and nodded gently. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly said, "Elder sister, you just heard it too. Both the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect are now hunting down the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect."

"These people just caused such a big incident. If they continue to live in our house for a long time, won't it bring trouble to our family?"

He was so worried that he also wanted to bind his elder sister to him so that they could fight against the Corpse-Driving Faction and You Wensi together.

Having experienced the battle outside the tomb of Marquis Qin Hai, he felt as if he had been doused with cold water, and now he was not very confident about facing You Wensi alone.

However, if Ye Jinglan can be pulled onto his chariot, the probability of safely getting through this hurdle will be much greater.

Ye Jinglan nodded slightly in response: "I have the same concern. The things they caused in Zhongmu City have already attracted so many people to hunt them down."

"We need to find an opportunity to get rid of these people as soon as possible, so we don't get into trouble."

Yun Chu'an nodded. The two of them had both selectively forgotten that the Jin people, the Huang Mang family, and the Zhao cultivators were currently locked in a standoff in the mountains, in complete chaos. Under these circumstances, even if the cultivators from the powerful families of Zhongmu City wanted to cause them trouble, it might not be so easy...

Although he and You Wensi both had some connections with the Huang Mang family and could travel together through clandestine channels, most people from Zhao did not have such connections.

They reached an agreement, while on the other side, You Wensi and her fellow members of the Corpse-Driving Sect quickly returned to their room, meditated, and circulated their internal energy to repair the damage to their cultivation caused by the Buddhist Great Sun Vajra Pill, expelling all the yang energy that was still eroding their bodies.