"Thank you, Master Brothers and Master Sisters, for your comfort. I, your Master Brother, will work hard to achieve the Core Formation Realm as soon as possible. Let's depart. However, since I am only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, my speed in controlling magical treasures is slower, which might slow you down a bit."
Li Chuan knew it was about time and immediately returned to the main topic.
He couldn't always show how excellent he was. While it could demonstrate his value, it also easily invited jealousy. By revealing some of his shortcomings while being excellent, he could achieve a good balance.
As expected, as soon as Li Chuan said this, everyone's expressions immediately relaxed a lot, and their faces also showed their previous smiles.
"It's alright, Master Sister Shangguan will fly you!"
Shangguan Qian, who ranked seventh among the Yun Zhong Seven, heard Li Chuan say that he flew slowly and immediately patted her unremarkable chest and stepped forward.
Her competitive spirit was relatively strong. Knowing that Li Chuan was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, she felt she had been outdone and wanted to prove something to Li Chuan, for example, to make Li Chuan understand how fast Core Formation Realm cultivators flew, especially them, the Emei Sword Cultivators.
The other six knew Shangguan Qian's thoughts. They just shook their heads and smiled, not saying anything.
After such a long delay, they indeed needed to hurry to Drunken Immortal Cliff now, or it would be troublesome if they missed Lotus Fairy's matter.
"Then I thank Master Sister Shangguan."
Li Chuan, of course, had no objections to this. He also wanted to experience the flying speed of the Emei Sword Cultivators. According to Qingfeng's memory, Sword Cultivators, whether in combat power or flying speed, were top-notch existences in the cultivation world.
"Master Brother, come here and put your hand on my shoulder."
Shangguan Qian waved to Li Chuan. Li Chuan put away his Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl and came to her side, placing his hand on her shoulder as instructed.
"Body and sword as one, ride the sword and go!"
Forming a hand seal, a golden light flew out from the back of Shangguan Qian's head, enveloping her and Li Chuan as they flew up. Their speed was so fast that they disappeared into the air in the blink of an eye.
The other six also simultaneously formed hand seals, transforming into six sword lights of different colors and chasing after them.
There are generally two methods for Emei Sword Cultivators to fly on swords: one is like other cultivators, flying on a magical treasure sword, which is not fast but does not consume much true essence.
The other is the Sword Escape technique, where body and sword become one, and the speed is extremely fast, usually used only when there is an urgent need to travel.
"So fast, Master Sister Shangguan, you are amazing!"
Li Chuan, flying enveloped by the sword light, praised Shangguan Qian profusely while silently calculating her flying speed.
If his fastest speed with the Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl was roughly close to the speed of sound, about Mach one, then Shangguan Qian's current flying speed with him was at least Mach twenty.
Mach twenty, Iron Man couldn't fly that fast.
"Haha, that's right, and this isn't even the fastest. If Master Sister wanted to, she could go even faster."
Shangguan Qian was so flattered by Li Chuan that her chin was held high. She formed a hand seal, and the sword light immediately accelerated a few more points. Li Chuan estimated it was already around Mach twenty-two.
It just goes to show that the speed of Emei Sword Cultivators is truly not exaggerated. This is only the Core Formation Realm. What about the Nascent Soul Realm, Earth Immortal Realm, and Heavenly Immortal Realm?
No wonder after the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords combined, they could enter a light-speed state invisible to the naked eye.
From where Li Chuan fought the Xuan Yin Sect Elder to Drunken Immortal Cliff, it took about two hours of flying. During these two hours, he also extracted a lot of useful information from the simple-minded Shangguan Qian.
Although Shangguan Qian had lived for over a hundred and thirty years, most of her time was spent in meditation and cultivation. Even when she went down the mountain for training to subdue demons, she always went with her Master Brothers and Master Sisters.
Therefore, her mental maturity, in Li Chuan's opinion, was only about eighteen or nineteen years old, very simple.
Before, he had been wondering why Zhenren (Immortal) Bai Mei, with his immense power, didn't proactively eliminate Youquan Blood Demon but instead watched Youquan Blood Demon destroy Mount Hua and Kunlun.
From Shangguan Qian's words, he roughly had some answers.
It turned out that Zhenren (Immortal) Bai Mei had already been at the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm several hundred years ago, capable of ascending to the Upper Realm at any time. However, fearing that no one would suppress the demonic cultivators after his ascension, he had been forcefully holding back.
But precisely because of this, he could not act freely; otherwise, he might not be able to suppress his cultivation and would ascend directly.
Previously, the Ancestor of the Xuan Yin Sect, instigated by Youquan Blood Demon, massacred a city to provoke, and Zhenren (Immortal) Bai Mei, to establish his prestige, killed him, almost failing to suppress his cultivation and ascending. This also led to him not being able to help when Kunlun was later destroyed.
He also learned a lot about the Yun Zhong Seven from Shangguan Qian's mouth.
For example, the eldest, Chu Yuxiang, despite his rugged appearance, was meticulous and cared for the six of them like an old mother, using a Plum Blossom Flying Sword.
The second, Zhan Donglai, was tall and taciturn, but the most explosive in combat, using a flying chain great blade of immense power.
The third, Cheng Xuanfeng, was a gentleman's sword, and the fourth, Qin Ruohua, was a lady's sword. The two were a couple in their previous lives. Because they were too old when they joined Mount Emei and already had wives and children, they had no chance to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm and had to preserve a trace of their true spirit to undergo'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation'.
In this life, they were brought into Mount Emei by Zhenren (Immortal) Bai Mei as soon as they were born, and within two hundred years, they had already cultivated to the peak of the Core Formation Realm.
Li Chuan specifically asked Shangguan Qian about'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation'.
It turned out that'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation' was still different from the reincarnation he imagined. He thought'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation' was like his rebirth in Marvel, where although he changed bodies, everything else remained the same.
However, actual'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation' meant that a trace of the true spirit was not extinguished. Although they possessed memories of their past life, they could not be considered the same person as in their past life.
For example, Cheng Xuanfeng and Qin Ruohua, after undergoing'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation', gradually gained memories of their past lives as soon as they were born. They might have matured earlier than other children, and their cultivation was twice as effective.
But in reality, they were not the people who had lived for hundreds of years in their previous lives; they were still that child, just with the memories of their past lives.
So, it often happened that after a Master underwent'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation', the disciple would go down the mountain to find the Master's reincarnation, and then guide the Master into the Daoist sect and take them as their own disciple.
However, due to the memories of the past life, they would still be somewhat affected. Not only would they cultivate faster, but their emotions would also be affected to some extent. Cheng Xuanfeng and Qin Ruohua became Daoist companions in this life precisely because they were a couple in their previous lives.
There's no helping it. If memories recall them sharing a bed, encountering each other in this life and recalling those events will inevitably stir something in their hearts, even if their appearances are different from their past lives.
Sometimes, different appearances can even be a bonus.
Of course, because they cannot truly be considered the same person, sometimes, due to the experiences of this life, they might ultimately only become ordinary friends.
In Li Chuan's view, this kind of'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation' where the original self cannot be maintained is only slightly better than dying.
Indeed, who would be willing to undergo'Soldier Dissolution and Reincarnation' unless absolutely necessary?
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