Chapter 1975: You're Too Weak!

If he weren't so strong, he would just have to endure the humiliation.

But since the other party was clearly no match for him, letting them humiliate him was out of the question!

But knocking her out now, if not handled properly, would cause even bigger trouble!

"Two options: first, kill her and destroy the evidence... but she entered the library with me and went into the meditation room with me; if she disappears, it will be easy to trace back to me!"

"Second, force her to make a vow not to reveal the secret! Looks like I have to go with the second option..."

Pausing, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, sending a strand of Heavenly Dao true energy into her body. He gently waved his hand again, and the unconscious girl slowly woke up.

"You're a core disciple, and I don't want to kill you, but you must swear that you won't..."

Seeing her open her eyes, Zhang Xuan was about to control the strand of Heavenly Dao true energy inside her to make her obedient, when he saw excitement flash in her eyes. She scrambled up and knelt on the ground: "Senior Brother Zhang... oh no, Senior Uncle Zhang, can you teach me swordsmanship? As long as you teach me, I'll do anything..."

"Senior Uncle?" Zhang Xuan was stunned, swallowing the words he was about to say.

Was she a dog?

Her face changed too fast!

Just moments ago, she was fighting to the death, insisting on killing him, and now in the blink of an eye, she was like this...

What was going on?

And... where did she get the title 'Senior Uncle'?

But his goal was to make her keep his secret; as long as she kept her mouth shut, how she addressed him didn't matter.

After a moment of thought, he said, "Do you really want me to teach you swordsmanship?"

Bai Ruanqing nodded repeatedly.

The moment she was knocked out, she confirmed that this person must be that 'I'm Very Low-Key.' Only he could so easily break her Sinking Snow Sword Art and not even care about her sudden surge in cultivation!

This person's swordsmanship was far superior to even Peak Elder's. Learning from him would surely improve her sword skills rapidly, and she would no longer have to worry about those freakish core disciples; she might even surpass them!

How could she miss such an opportunity!

"I can teach you sword techniques, but I have a condition!"

Using his Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan saw that she was sincere and not pretending. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I keep a low profile and don't want my true identity revealed. If you can keep this secret, I promise that your swordsmanship will improve greatly in a short time, and becoming the number one core disciple will be easy!"

"Senior Uncle, rest assured..."

Seeing that he had seen through her thoughts, Bai Ruanqing's pretty face flushed. She quickly straightened her back, raised her hand, and with a solemn look in her eyes, said, "I, Bai Ruanqing, swear before the gods that I will not reveal even a bit of Senior Uncle's information. If I break this oath, may I die pierced by ten thousand arrows!"

Seeing her take the initiative to swear so formally, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

During his time in the Upper Firmament, he had come to understand something.

Swearing before the gods was something no one dared to break. If one violated the oath, they would likely be watched by the gods and punished.

Of course, that was just what was said; the specifics were unknown.

"Earlier, your explanation of that move 'Sword Horizontal Push' to Liu Lujie was wrong. Let me explain it to you now..."

Zhang Xuan finally said what had been bothering him.

After hearing his explanation, Bai Ruanqing trembled with excitement.

She wouldn't have dared to dream that swordsmanship could be used this way.

So simple, yet unleashing unimaginable power.

"Alright, you can ponder this here. I'll continue reading..."

Seeing her lost in thought, repeatedly testing the moves, Zhang Xuan turned and walked out.

Returning to the bookshelves, he continued reading. An hour later, all the books were imprinted in his mind.

"Correct!"

He murmured, and the cultivation techniques for the Void Immortal realm gathered together, forming a book.

Opening it and reading through, he breathed a sigh of relief.

As he had guessed, the books here easily formed a complete Heavenly Dao technique for the Void Immortal realm. That meant, as long as he had enough Immortal Origin Pills, he could directly break through and become a Void Immortal realm expert!

Even the technique for the True Immortal realm was half-formed.

"I'll break through when I get back..."

Checking the time, he had been in the library for nearly three hours. Zhang Xuan stretched and walked back to the meditation room, pushing the door open.

As soon as he entered, he saw sword qi whistling. Bai Ruanqing was practicing the sword moves he had taught her.

The sword pushed horizontally, seemingly slow, yet forming a special barrier that sealed off the air in front, preventing anyone from approaching. At the same time, the sword's own qi suddenly burst forth, slicing forward horizontally.

The power was like a flood dragon.

"Not bad..."

Zhang Xuan nodded inwardly.

After only a little over an hour of practice, this girl was already getting the hang of it. Although it was far inferior to his own, it still had about sixty to seventy percent of the power.

"Senior Uncle..."

Seeing him enter, Bai Ruanqing stopped practicing and quickly clasped her fists.

The more she practiced his swordsmanship, the more she realized its power. Now, she was utterly in awe of this young man who was even younger than her.

Earlier, she had thought about marrying him, but now that idea was completely gone.

Someone so outstanding was simply not someone she could match.

"Mm, I've finished reading. I need to go back and cultivate..."

Zhang Xuan instructed, "I hope you won't tell anyone about my matters, not even your grandfather or Peak Elder..."

"Yes!" Bai Ruanqing nodded repeatedly.

Of course, it was best if she alone knew this secret. Otherwise, if everyone came to apprentice under him, how could she stand out and make a name for herself?

"Good..." Seeing her agree, Zhang Xuan nodded.

Besides, he still had a strand of his true energy inside her, so he wasn't afraid of her acting recklessly.

"Senior Uncle, don't leave just yet. If I'm not mistaken, Peak Elder is probably waiting on your way back, planning to test your strength and swordsmanship!"

Seeing that her senior uncle was about to leave, Bai Ruanqing bit her lip and quickly said.

"Test me?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

Had his identity been exposed?

Even if it had, the inner sect elders would handle it; there was no need for Peak Elder to step in!

"It's... your medicine cured Grandfather's injuries. He intends to take you as his disciple, but he's afraid you're too weak, so... he sent Peak Elder to test you!" Bai Ruanqing quickly explained.

Zhang Xuan finally understood.

No wonder this woman had attacked him as soon as she arrived and forced him to call her 'Senior Sister'—she was afraid that if her grandfather took him as a disciple, she would inexplicably gain a 'Senior Uncle.'

That also explained why she wanted him to teach her swordsmanship but called him 'Senior Uncle' instead of 'Master.'

"Peak Elder... what cultivation level is he?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

Even if he recovered his full strength, with his ability to challenge those above his level, as long as he seized the initiative, he could easily defeat the woman before him. But he didn't know Peak Elder's exact cultivation level, and it seemed almost impossible to do the same to him.

"He's the same as Grandfather... also a Celestial Lord realm expert!"

Bai Ruanqing said.

"Celestial Lord?" Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched. "Will he definitely make a move?"

The Celestial Lord realm, the monarch of immortals, was the strength of core elders. Although his cultivation had greatly improved, when facing such a powerful expert, he would flee as far as he could; there was no way he could win.

"Yes!"

Bai Ruanqing nodded. "Grandfather personally instructed him; Peak Elder can't refuse!"

Zhang Xuan pondered.

If he suppressed his cultivation to the same level and won, he would definitely expose his identity as 'I'm Very Low-Key.' With his current cultivation, he couldn't make the other party keep silent.

And if he couldn't win, Elder Bai Ye would likely take him as a disciple...

But he didn't want to become anyone's student.

If he really wanted to, he would have apprenticed himself to many masters back in the Master Teacher Continent.

"How about this: I need you to help me put on a show!"

After a pause, he said.

"Alright!" Without any hesitation, Bai Ruanqing nodded in agreement.

After discussing the plan, Zhang Xuan left the library alone and hurried along the path from the core disciple's mountain range toward the inner sect mountain range.

Without using a flying sacred beast, just traveling on foot would take about an hour.

As he went, Zhang Xuan tried to keep his speed at the peak of ordinary Broken Void realm.

After walking for about half an hour, he reached a desolate area. Suddenly, he felt a dense pressure closing in from all sides. He quickly stopped and saw a young figure appear before him.

It was Bai Feng, who had been waiting there!

He had already used an appearance-altering pill to completely change his looks.

However, under the illumination of the Eye of Insight, his original appearance was clearly visible.

Whoosh!

Without a word, Bai Feng raised his arm and thrust a sword at him.

His cultivation had already been suppressed to the same level as Zhang Xuan's, both at the peak of Broken Void realm.

"Ah... who are you? Why are you attacking me? This is the Lingyun Sword Pavilion..."

As if not expecting a direct attack, Zhang Xuan's face turned pale with fright. He stumbled backward, his feet giving way, and fell to the ground.

Whoosh!

Bai Feng's sword was already at his throat.

Frowning, Bai Feng's expression darkened.

The old master had finally decided to take a disciple, but this fellow's strength was so poor!

At the same cultivation level, he had used less than ten percent of his power and easily defeated him... Even if this person became the old master's disciple, he would surely bring shame.

"Pick up your sword. If you can't block my sword move, you'll die today!"

Taking a step back, Bai Feng said coldly.

"Peak Elder, let me handle this..."

Just then, a woman in white, her face veiled, appeared before them.

Hearing the voice transmission, Bai Feng knew it was the young lady. He frowned but still stepped back.

Whoosh!

Bai Ruanqing stepped forward, tossed a sword that landed in front of Zhang Xuan, and then thrust her own sword at him.

In a panic, Zhang Xuan grabbed the sword and flicked out a sword flower, executing the move in a vague, half-baked manner that clearly showed he hadn't trained hard.

Whether due to lack of skill or weak true energy, his sword was knocked away by the girl's sword with a single touch, flying off and sticking into the ground not far away, emitting a buzzing sound.

With his sword gone, he had no means of resistance. Zhang Xuan's body stiffened as the sword was once again pressed against his throat.

"You..."

Shaking her head, Bai Ruanqing withdrew her sword, turned to Bai Feng, and with a faint look of disappointment in her eyes, her voice dripping with deep disappointment, she said, "...are too weak!"