After a long silence, Yun Churan finally fixated her gaze on Xu Sheng and said, "Do you know what the consequences of deceiving one's master within the Xuantian Sect are?"
Bowing deeply, Xu Sheng responded, "The disciple does not know; please enlighten me, Master."
His own master was actually playing the part now, and he found it amusing but didn't plan to expose her, after all, this was the "master's" authority!
With a voice filled with chill, Yun Churan said, "In the Xuantian Sect, if one deceives the master, the lightest punishment would be confinement for three years, while the most severe would be the destruction of one's cultivation level and expulsion from the sect! What do you say I should do with you?"
If she didn't take this opportunity to scare her disciple, would he still take his master seriously?
However, she could only say that she thought too much…
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng feigned an expressionless face and said, "It was indeed my fault for hiding my cultivation level since entering Tianlan Peak, but it's up to the master to decide the punishment."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a horrifying sound of a sword's hum erupted…
In front of him, Yun Churan was already clenching her ice-blue personal sword against Xu Sheng's neck; with a slight movement, she could cause his head to fall to the ground…
Beautiful Eyes devoid of any emotion, she said, "You just said I may deal with you as I see fit, does that mean you have no objection to me killing you here?"
Was her disciple this straightforward? Didn't he know to beg for mercy and then, with a casual word from her, show off the master's authority, which would have allowed them to move past this?
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng became somewhat panicked, unclear if Yun Churan was truly giving him a choice or joking!
With her personality, would she immediately slash his throat if he didn't beg for mercy?
After pondering for a moment, Xu Sheng suppressed the words of pleading and kept looking at Yun Churan with calm eyes, saying, "If the master insists on doing so, the disciple has no complaints!"
Yun Churan's eyes turned cold, "You!"
The sword resting on Xu Sheng's neck suddenly tightened, cutting through his skin, and a trail of crimson blood started to flow slowly down…
Meanwhile, Yun Cong, who was hiding behind cover, saw this scene and his eyes widened as he was about to shout, "Mas... Uh!"
But before he could finish, Mu Yun covered his mouth with a serious expression, "Senior Brother Yun, calm down. The master is reminding Junior Brother Xu that all he needs to do is ask for mercy, and he'll be let go!"
Yun Cong was stunned for a moment, then let out a sigh of relief, "Phew... you should have said that earlier, Second Junior Brother!"
Mo Qingyue's Beautiful Eyes looked at the fresh blood on Xu Sheng's neck and frowned, saying, "But the situation now seems quite wrong!"
Yun Churan inhaled sharply, her tone icy, "Fine! I will punish you according to the sect rules."
After her words fell, she lifted her arm and then forcefully swung the ice-blue sword down!
When Xu Sheng felt a dense chill climbing over his back, he resolutely closed his eyes…
"Buzz buzz…"
In the end, the swiftly swinging ice-blue sword still stopped a few millimeters from Xu Sheng's neck…
Looking at her disciple who was prepared to face death, Yun Churan nearly spat out her words through clenched teeth, "Xu Sheng, seeing as you have just entered the Xuantian Sect and are still unfamiliar with all the rules, I will give you a chance. Survive for a quarter of an hour under my full attack! Whether you live or die will be up to your luck!"
Just how stubborn was her disciple? If he had simply asked for mercy, wouldn't all this trouble have been avoided?
And it certainly wouldn't be like now, where she could only use this method to display her authority and give Xu Sheng a chance at life!
Xu Sheng suddenly opened his ink-colored eyes, looking at the ice-blue longsword mere millimeters from his neck…
The whole ordeal left him somewhat speechless!
Just a moment ago, he thought Yun Churan really intended to harm him, fearing that if he asked for mercy she might decapitate him with a single stroke…
After all, with just a few millimeters of distance, even at the Nascent Soul Stage, it would be very difficult to dodge the attack!
But now it seemed that her words had all been hints, and he had once again misunderstood them through all these years!
Snapping back to reality from his reverie, he nodded softly and said, "Yes, Master!"
Then, Yun Churan finally moved her ice-blue longsword away from Xu Sheng's neck, fixing him with an extremely cold stare...
Xu Sheng didn't say anything more but simply beckoned, and the Tianyu Sword by his side instantly flew back into his hand...
"Master, please enlighten me!"
The next moment, he gripped the Tianyu Sword tightly and slashed towards Yun Churan in front of him...
Watching Xu Sheng's oncoming attack, Yun Churan's Beautiful Eyes narrowed. She raised her hand effortlessly and blocked his slash, then countered and sent him flying several meters away...
Clearly, in terms of swordsmanship, Xu Sheng was no match for her!
She coldly exclaimed, "Profound Grade Top-Tier Martial Technique, Ice Spirit Sword!"
In an instant, countless frost began to converge from her treasured blue personal sword, a piercing chill emerging as if it could freeze all things!
With a rapid swing of her arm, a terrifying Sword Qi mixed with ice frost, carrying a force capable of tearing everything apart, charged towards Xu Sheng...
After he performed the Cripple Step and perfectly dodged two streams of Sword Qi, Yun Churan's delicate body instantly rushed in front of him, swinging her sword towards his arm...
Just as the blow was about to land, the Tianyu Sword was raised horizontally to block the attack...
However, the chill emanating from the ice-blue longsword still caused Xu Sheng a bit of a sting...
As the two were evenly matched, Xu Sheng channeled Spiritual Power into the Tianyu Sword, causing it to burst forth with a brilliant golden light...
This left Yun Churan, who was gazing directly at the light, momentarily blinded and instinctively stepping back a few steps...
Xu Sheng seized the gap and charged at her...
In his heart, he silently commanded, "Profound Grade Top-Tier Martial Technique, Moonfall Slash!"
The Tianyu Sword surged with astonishing power, slashing across with luminous colors like a moon blade...
Yun Churan, affected by the blinding effect, quietly curved the corners of her mouth upward and thought to herself, "Not bad in strength, but what a pity... Earth-Grade Mid-Level, Sword Shadow Clone!"
Upon the fall of her words, two shadowy female clones with masks appeared beside her...
These two indistinct female clones perfectly blocked Xu Sheng's attack and used their numerical advantage to repel him!
After retreating a few steps and stabilizing his stance, Xu Sheng frowned and said in a cold voice, "One Qi Transforms into Three Clears!"
The Spiritual Power within his body split into three, and two clones appeared by his side, charging straight towards Yun Churan's female clones, and they all engaged in battle...
Meanwhile, Yun Cong and the others, hiding behind cover, were bewildered by the chaotic battle scene...
Yun Cong exclaimed in astonishment, "Master and Junior Brother Xu, are they... evenly matched?"
Mu Yun shook his head and said, "No, Master hasn't used her killer move yet. You know, her Cultivation Level has reached the Ninth Level of the Nascent Soul Stage! Perhaps she's afraid of hurting Junior Brother Xu!"
Mo Qingyue, who observed more keenly, had her Beautiful Eyes flicker and analyzed seriously, "No, it seems that Junior Brother Xu is also holding back his true strength! It's still difficult to say who will win or lose now!"
She always felt that Xu Sheng, when fighting against the Master, seemed to have more than enough skill, as if he wasn't using his real strength!
Thinking this, she hastily shook her head again and thought to herself, "Perhaps it's just my imagination, how could Junior Brother Xu possibly defeat the Master?"
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