Martial Cultivator

The Divine Daughter didn’t look at the Demon Emperor at all, but glanced far away. Over there, was Xie Nandu.

The Divine Daughter smiled and asked, “So, is this the girl you’ve been thinking of, the one you hold in your heart?”

Although she was looking at Xie Nandu, she was actually asking Chen Chao.

Chen Chao was first startled, then his cheeks quickly flushed.

It was true that he liked someone, but hearing it said aloud by someone else was naturally a little embarrassing.

The Divine Daughter turned her head, glanced at Chen Chao’s embarrassed expression, and teased, “Is that all you’ve got...”

It seemed the Divine Daughter wanted to make fun of him, but after saying just half that sentence, she paused for a moment before smiling, “Not bad.”

After saying this, the Divine Daughter released her hand, and the small white flower in her palm slowly floated into the wind and snow. Passing through the blizzard, it finally arrived in front of Xie Nandu.

Before Xie Nandu could react, the petals of the white flower suddenly fell one by one.

Once all the petals had left the flower, the bud in the center appeared before Xie Nandu.

A brilliant white light emanated from the bud, hitting Xie Nandu’s glabella.

Chen Chao was about to speak when he felt a chill at his own glabella. In a daze, he saw a crystal-clear little sword shoot from his brow and slowly drift toward Xie Nandu.

The Divine Daughter, grumbling a little, “This was meant for her. You kept delaying giving it, wanting to keep it for yourself? That won’t do. Keeping it is useless.”

Guiding the sword embryo into Xie Nandu’s forehead, the Divine Daughter smiled, “I just looked at the aura in your body. Although it’s tied to your nine lifeblood swords, you’ve actually maintained a very good balance. Truly a fine child.”

“This sword embryo will greatly benefit you. With your aptitude, I need not say more, just study it carefully.”

“The gift was entrusted to him to bring to you long ago, yet after all this time, it still hasn’t reached you.”

The Divine Daughter rubbed her brow and said to herself, “This newly recognized little brother of mine is not very reliable.”

Her words weren’t hidden, they were actually meant for everyone present to hear.

Including the Demon Emperor.

The Divine Daughter wanted to tell him: the man before you is my brother. If you want to cause him trouble, that’s not forbidden, but ask me first, then ask my sword.

The Demon Emperor, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke: “So it’s only a projection, the true body has not arrived. Do you despise Us, or simply cannot come?”

After all, the Demon Emperor was one of the greatest cultivators of the age; his insight was naturally sharp. He had remained silent earlier to confirm the situation of the Divine Daughter before him; now that he had reached a conclusion, he naturally spoke up.

The Divine Daughter slowly turned her head, looked toward Chen Chao, narrowed her eyes and smiled, “Call me ‘elder sister’ so I can hear it?”

Chen Chao pulled at the corner of his mouth; he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

The Divine Daughter clicked her tongue, “I really didn’t notice, you can still be shy.”

The Divine Daughter’s disregard for the Demon Emperor, as it landed in the eyes of the other great demons, made them think.

Why could this Divine Daughter from who knows where, treat the Demon Emperor who had crossed the end of Nepenthe so casually?

The answer was obvious.

The Demon Emperor did not speak, but the demonic qi that filled the sky howled, enough to know he was enraged.

This was understandable: the Demon Emperor was the ruler of the demons. Who in the world could look down on him? Now here was someone doing exactly that, and it was only a projection, not the true body, how could that not anger him?

Sensing the Demon Emperor’s fury, the Divine Daughter showed no sign of care. She merely turned to appraise him and asked, “So it’s you bullying my little brother?”

After being here so long, the Divine Daughter had done many things, but only now did she speak that one sentence.

And she spoke it casually.

The Demon Emperor said nothing.

“Are you mute?”

No one expected the Divine Daughter to turn and look at the Demon Emperor and speak so offhandedly.

Just that one sentence?

That single line enraged Demon Emperor even more.

A powerful existence of his realm should have been as calm as still water, but today he could not maintain composure.

If a Divine Daughter plucked at his heartstrings, others might not draw that conclusion.

The demonic qi behind the Demon Emperor surged, majestic and overwhelming.

The Divine Daughter muttered, casually grabbing a handful of wind and snow, condensed it in her palm into a snow sword, and then, with nonchalance, sent out a sword.

“I don’t care who you are. If you set your sights on my little brother, then as his sister, I’ll show you how to write the character ‘die.’”

As the Divine Daughter spoke, everyone felt an overwhelming surge of sword intent rising from the wind and snow, striking straight toward the sky. It quickly condensed into a sword qi pillar as thick as a century-old tree trunk.

Such a pillar suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, brimming with sharpness, leaving everyone present nearly dumbstruck.

The Divine Daughter’s mind stirred slightly and she whispered “Go.”

The sword qi pillar that pierced heaven and earth seemed like an old, lacquered column, its surface flaking with time.

Each piece of flaked lacquer represented a flying sword leaving the pillar, streaking across the world.

In the blink of an eye, at least dozens of flying swords, formed from sword intent, appeared in the sky and the earth.

The sky was filled with sword qi.

Such a display, who among those present had ever seen anything like it?

Especially Liu Banbi, who felt his scalp tingle with one glance.

Could there really be a sword cultivator in the world capable of this?

While everyone’s attention was on the overwhelming spectacle of countless flying swords, the Divine Daughter suddenly looked at Chen Chao and blinked.

Chen Chao looked completely bewildered.

The Divine Daughter’s thoughts echoed in his mind:

“You really think I could kill him? I was just blowing off steam with words.”

“I can’t leave the Divine Mountain. Only by using this flower can I appear even briefly. Originally, it was meant for you to use later. Who knew you’d need it so soon? Well, after today, we’ll be apart for a long time again.”

“But don’t worry. I may not be able to kill him, but I can probably scare him off. After all, sword cultivators, half the battle is looking scary.”

“What’s the matter? You want to speak but keep swallowing your words back. Wondering why elder sister is chattering so much, finding it annoying?”

“It’s been so many years since I last came out to take a look. Now that I took a look, it’s awkward to talk to anyone else. Talking to you a little more, are you really complaining?”

These words echoed in Chen Chao’s mind. The corners of Chen Chao’s mouth twitched, completely unsure how to respond.

“All right, all right, let the girl you like watch closely. This next sword from your elder sister...”

The Divine Daughter paused. A mist seemed to form in her eyes, but it quickly dissipated. Returning to normal, she whispered softly: ”It doesn’t just look pretty.”