Chapter 180: Starting on Tianwai Island, I Was Seen Naked by My Master

Another hour or so passed, and under Jiang Yan's hands-on guidance, Jiang Xun was finally able to barely circulate the first level of Heavenly Light Freedom.

"Can I take a bath? I'm covered in sweat." Seeing that Jiang Xun finally had the hang of it, Jiang Yan also let out a sigh of relief.

In all these years, she had taught so many disciples, yet none had given her the sense of pride that teaching Jiang Xun Heavenly Light Freedom had.

It was too difficult; it was truly too difficult.

"You can bathe, but I don't recommend it." Jiang Xun nodded.

"Why?" Jiang Yan asked, puzzled.

"Because you'll have to die again in a moment. I told He Luyun that I have no maid, and you have no status to live in Tian Wai Lou. Besides, to the outside world, you are already a dead person; you cannot be discovered by others."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan's eyes widened, and she froze in place.

Then, she said blankly: "You mean, you saved me with a Soul Returning Pill just so I would teach you the technique, and then you'd kill me yourself?"

"You, actually, suicide is fine too." Jiang Xun said, scratching his cheek.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan gritted her teeth, gripped her sword, and walked toward Jiang Xun: "I'll hack you to death!"

"Hey, hey, don't get carried away." Jiang Xun waved his hands hurriedly: "I still have Soul Returning Pills. I mean, you die for a while, and when I finish handling things here or learn the next stage, I'll bring you back to life. Don't worry, I won't let you die."

"You still have Soul Returning Pills?" Jiang Yan was shocked to hear this. Previously, Zhuo Yang had returned and said Jiang Xun had used a Soul Returning Pill on Long Qingxin of Mount Shu, and just now Jiang Xun said he had used one on her, yet now he was telling her he still had more.

Just how many did he have?

These weren't jellybeans!

"You aren't planning to... use me up and then kick the ladder away, are you?" Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Xun and said.

"Oh, this girl has become smart." Si Yuyan laughed upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, absolutely not. I swear, I will definitely resurrect you, otherwise may I suffer a fate worse than death." Jiang Xun raised his finger and swore.

"... Sigh." Seeing this, Jiang Yan sighed: "Even so, I still want to take a bath."

"Then, turn right out the door. Once you're done, just end it yourself; dying in the bathtub is fine."

Jiang Xun pointed toward the door and said.

Jiang Yan curled her lip, speechless, tossed the sword back to Jiang Xun, and turned to leave.

After putting the sword away, Jiang Xun continued practicing sword moves in the training room by himself.

You have to say, these Baiyun Sect sword moves are quite interesting. After diligent practice, the attack speed is extremely fast, combining offense and defense, with defensive retreats, lunges, and charged sword Qi.

The combo basically consists of a lunge followed by a spinning turn to create distance, then a charged sword Qi strike, followed by another lunge to follow up and attack alongside the sword Qi.

If the opponent blocks the sword Qi, they can't block the lunging person; if they dodge the sword Qi, they will still be attacked by the lunging person, unless one move can break both.

When Heavenly Light Freedom is learned to the sixth level, the release of sword Qi can instantly reach its peak, allowing for several streaks of sword Qi to be unleashed in succession, and one can accumulate sword momentum to instantly fire sword Qi without needing to charge.

By the time Jiang Xun finished practicing and went out, it was already the next morning. Walking into the bathroom, Jiang Yan was sitting cross-legged in the bathtub. She had already cleaned the tub, but she no longer had any breath; she looked as if she had been dead for a whole night.

Jiang Xun waved his hand to store Jiang Yan's corpse into the System Space, then drew water to take a bath himself.

"How is it? Is everything going smoothly?" After Jiang Xun had soaked in the pool for a moment, Cang Xingling's voice reached his ears. Jiang Xun took out Cang Xingling's Communication Jade Tube and replied: "It's fine, I'm already living in Tian Wai Lou."

"Have you told Dao Master that you want to participate in the Top Ranking Challenge?"

"Not yet, she seems very busy."

"She is busy precisely because of the Top Ranking Challenge! Today is the last day for registration; hurry up and tell her!"

"Ah?" Hearing this, Jiang Xun jumped out of the bathtub with a splash: "Where is she?"

"Use your disciple Token to contact her. The disciple Token also functions as a Communication Jade Tube. As long as you are within the bounds of Tianwai Island, you can contact Dao Master."

"Alright, I understand." Jiang Xun nodded, then took out his disciple Token to contact He Luyun.

He had barely called out "Master" twice when He Luyun suddenly appeared before him.

"What are you..." He Luyun had just looked up when she discovered Jiang Xun, stark naked, jumping out of the bathtub, and she froze in place instantly.

"What the?" Jiang Xun hurriedly grabbed his clothes and draped them over himself: "I say, Master, why did you appear right in front of me?"

"..." He Luyun saw from the corner of her eye that Jiang Xun had put on his clothes, only then did she look up, her expression and tone flat: "The disciple Token can project my phantom. Next time you look for me, remember to put on clothes."

"Right, I didn't know that." Jiang Xun put his clothes on properly and turned back around. Looking at He Luyun, he felt a bit awkward for a moment, but He Luyun's expression, which was as calm as usual, helped Jiang Xun recover, and he felt less awkward.

"What do you need me for?"

"Master, I want to participate in the Top Ranking Challenge." Jiang Xun said directly.

"You?" He Luyun frowned slightly: "You can't."

"I can!" Jiang Xun immediately retorted.

"If you are doing this to win the top spot and demand to become my Personal Disciple, I can take you as my Personal Disciple right now; I already had that intention anyway." He Luyun said.

"Uh." Jiang Xun didn't know how to respond for a moment.

To say it wasn't for that would be a bit of a slap in the face to He Luyun, but to say it was for that would mean he couldn't participate in the Top Ranking Challenge.

"I mainly just arrived at Tianwai Island and wanted to see what kind of strength those at the same cultivation realm as me have; I wasn't aiming for the top spot." Jiang Xun managed to handle the social nuances well here.

"Although the Top Ranking Challenge involves the divine soul entering the Secret Realm, if you encounter disciples from the Soul Path, your divine soul still has the possibility of being affected. If you run into that Soul Path disciple, you even risk death, so you had better not participate."

He Luyun shook her head.

"That Soul Path disciple?" Jiang Xun asked, puzzled.

"There is a Spirit Transformation Great Perfection disciple on the Soul Path side who hasn't participated in previous Top Ranking Challenges and has been in seclusion. Now that his eight-year seclusion period is over, he will participate in this Top Ranking Challenge. The technique he practices is specifically aimed at the divine soul. If you were at Peak Mid-Stage God-Transformation or higher, you might be able to hold out, but if you run into him now, you will die."

He Luyun nodded.

She truly did not want Jiang Xun, the only person in the world with an Ice Flame Spirit Root, to die just after arriving. Perhaps if she started with Jiang Xun, she might even be able to develop more Ice Flame Spirit Roots?

"How about this, Master: can you help me arrange a match with him? If I win, you allow me to participate in the Top Ranking Challenge."

Jiang Xun looked at He Luyun and said.

"?" He Luyun stared at Jiang Xun in silence for a moment after hearing this, thinking to herself that if it were outside, with her watching, there shouldn't be any problems, and using this to make him give up the competition would be fine too: "Fine."