My Mother-in-Law Gifted Me a Building

”Heh, just as I thought. You’re just like the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor—a scumbag who’d abandon his wife and children at a moment’s notice!” the old woman cursed at Chu Feng.

”Let me make one thing clear: I am my own person. I’m not him,” Chu Feng said. ”He may have been incredibly powerful, a legendary figure of his time, but when it comes to relationships, I am absolutely nothing like him. In that, we are different!”

”Heh heh, the so-called pinnacle of the Martial Dao, the peak of humanity... and in the end, he met such a miserable fate. He died in some cave, and for centuries, no one even came to claim his body!” The old woman laughed, her words dripping with cold sarcasm.

”Back then, he was so close to making it. Just a little bit more,” Chu Feng said with a sigh.

Of course, when he said ”a little bit,” the gap wasn’t actually that small.

To succeed in Crossing the Tribulation and achieve Ascension, one must endure the Celestial Tribulation. Only by surviving it can one succeed.

But the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor’s Divine Soul Strength was insufficient. Even if he had managed to reach the point of Crossing the Tribulation, he most likely wouldn’t have been able to withstand the Celestial Tribulation.

”Do you know what realm lies beyond the Human Martial Arts Peak Realm?” Chu Feng asked.

The old woman didn’t speak, merely looking at Chu Feng.

”The Human Martial Arts Peak Realm is also called the Core Formation Realm. Above Core Formation is the Nascent Soul Realm, and above Nascent Soul is the Golden Core Realm!” Chu Feng explained.

”The Golden Core Realm? What kind of realm is that?” The old woman was visibly shocked, having never heard of it before.

”To reach the Human Martial Arts Peak Realm, the Core Formation Realm, your Divine Soul Strength needs to reach a certain level. But to enter the Nascent Soul Realm, Divine Soul Strength is even more critical,” Chu Feng said.

”How do you know all this? And what is this Divine Soul Strength you keep mentioning? How does one increase it?” the Sect Leader of the Celestial Sword Sect, the old woman, asked.

”You don’t need to know. It’s a secret that isn’t passed on lightly. Besides, you only have a few years left. It’d be useless to tell you,” Chu Feng said.

”I spoke with your disciple, Bai Xue, before. I’m proposing a direct trade: the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique for your Celestial Sword Technique. What do you say?” Chu Feng asked.

”You’re willing to trade the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique?” The old woman looked surprised, as if this was completely unexpected.

”Yes. And I wouldn’t be against joining your Sect, but I won’t follow your rules. I’d only be there to learn the sword technique,” Chu Feng said.

”You’d better think this through. The Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor’s name is famous throughout the entire Martial Arts Realm. His Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique is incredibly powerful, no weaker than the Celestial Sword Technique,” the old woman said.

”Enough with the nonsense. I know what you’re getting at, but I need the Celestial Sword Technique. Are you going to trade or not?” Chu Feng asked impatiently.

”Are you sure you won’t go back on your word?” the old woman asked.

”I won’t. Are we trading or not?” Chu Feng pressed.

”Fine. I can give you the Celestial Sword Technique, but you have to trade the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique for it. And you have to accept me as your master,” the Sect Leader of the Celestial Sword Sect said.

The anger in her heart had gradually subsided, and her mind was now very clear.

Although the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor was her biological father, her hatred for him far outweighed any other emotion.

”You’ve got some nerve,” Chu Feng said. ”A trade is one thing, but you want me to be your disciple? You take my Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique and expect me to join your Celestial Sword Sect on top of that? You sure do dream big.”

”Then let’s trade!” the old woman said, not arguing further and giving a direct, firm answer.

In truth, she knew the Celestial Sword Technique had a certain flaw. If an opponent exploited it, the technique wasn’t actually all that powerful.

To outsiders, the Celestial Sword Technique might seem formidable.

However, she didn’t realize this was merely her own perception. Chu Feng saw something different entirely.

In Chu Feng’s eyes, the Celestial Sword Technique hadn’t even begun to display its true power.

”Alright, a trade it is. But let’s be clear, it’s just a trade. I’m not joining your Celestial Sword Sect. Besides, you can’t even defeat me. What would be the point of me joining?” Chu Feng said.

”I don’t care about that. If you want to learn the Celestial Sword Technique, you must join my Celestial Sword Sect,” the old woman—the Sect Leader of the Celestial Sword Sect—insisted.

The only reason she said this was because she wanted to secure a powerful backer for the Celestial Sword Sect.

After all, she knew she didn’t have many years left. Once she was gone, the Celestial Sword Sect would be in danger.

Although there was a successor at the Human Martial Arts Peak Realm, they had only just broken through and were still relatively weak.

But if Chu Feng could be persuaded to join the Celestial Sword Sect, who would dare to cause trouble for them then?

”I don’t have time to go over to your sect,” Chu Feng said.

”I have no other requirements for you. You can join the Celestial Sword Sect or not, that’s up to you. But you must promise me one thing: you will not teach the Celestial Sword Technique to anyone else. Absolutely no one!” the old woman said.

”Didn’t I just say we’d trade? Why are we back to me joining your Sect?” Chu Feng said, completely exasperated.

”Because the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique is rightfully mine to begin with! It belonged to my father!” the old woman declared proudly.