This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 856 - 668: The Three Trials of Sword Sect (Part 2)

"What just... happened?"

Su Youyi blinked, completely unable to understand what had just occurred.

She clearly dodged out of her master's attack range, and when her master appeared behind her, she distinctly sensed the sword coming from behind. But when she turned to defend, there was nothing there.

"This is the result yielding the cause." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Chen Hua casually put away the Taoist Collection, grinning from ear to ear. Teasing his disciple was undoubtedly his unchanging joy.

"Because you didn't dodge, I hit you. This is karma. I hit you because you didn't dodge, this is reversing karma."

The Karma Sword Intent is extremely complex and hard to comprehend. Although Chen Hua explained it simply, even he had spent great effort to use the Karma Sword Intent smoothly, almost to the point where he couldn't cultivate anymore.

Currently, only three people can wield the Law of Karma: him and his two ungrateful disciples, who, aside from not respecting their master daily, are keenly eyeing his Karma Sword Intent—truly absurd!

Therefore, Chen Hua didn't intend to fully explain it to Su Youyi, only teaching her how to guard against it.

"How likely do you think you are to survive if my sword had emerged from the Taoist Collection just now?"

Chen Hua leisurely directed his gaze towards Su Youyi, who still seemed a bit perplexed.

"Probably less than thirty percent?"

Su Youyi hesitated, conservatively estimated. Given her master's current power, there are precious few who could withstand that sword.

Her River of Sword Intent can directly extract all Sword Intents from the Sword Dao, and she has used this Sword Intent several times, yet has only ever unleashed its power, not its intricacy.

Not only the Karma Sword Intent but even the top Sword Intents from other eras have elusively failed to reveal their full intricacy to Su Youyi; each time she uses them, she feels... something's missing.

It wasn't until she watched her master demonstrate Sword Intent that she felt it finally click.

"So, for me now, what I need to consider isn't just how to kill with one sword but how to make the sword that can kill actually hit the enemy, and the Karma Sword Intent is the most perfect solution. Though it has countless other intricacies, my favorite remains this simplest, direct approach."

Chen Hua looked up at the sky, hands clasped behind his back, as the wind gently stirred his robes.

For the first time, Su Youyi saw her master as possessing the demeanor of a sage, though he had always been one, he'd never really exuded that aura.

"Your River of Sword Intent is very powerful, impressive in every aspect. But even now, you're still at the entry level and haven't fully tapped into its true power, so I suspect starting from here if you want a breakthrough should be correct."

Chen Hua put away the Taoist Collection, patiently guiding Su Youyi.

After all, he was the master of both Liang Yi and Su Youyi. Even though they are now among those standing at the summit of cultivators, Liang Yi's real strength is not inferior to his. Yet, in terms of cultivation experience, they have a long path to tread.

"I see..."

Su Youyi nodded in conviction, her face dawning with realization, feeling as though her mind had been suddenly opened wide, with the fog before her path effortlessly lifted by her master's few words.

She possesses an abundance of Sword Intents; even if she can only unleash a portion of their intricacies, even if she can't yet wield them as effortlessly as her master, successfully doing so would multiply her strength exponentially!

Currently, she's like an archer who doesn't settle down to shoot arrows to defeat enemies but instead takes bow and arrows to engage in close combat. It's like possessing a mountain of gold but selling it off cheaply by weight—a regrettable misfortune.

"Your River of Sword Intent has potential no less than that boy's Disruption Domain. Take another step forward, catching up with that boy is no problem."

Chen Hua gave Su Youyi a thumbs-up and encouraged her verbally.

"Mm! Master, I'm going to enter seclusion. If senior brother wakes, let him know."

Su Youyi replied with some excitement, then decisively made up her mind. After waving at Chen Hua, she gave one last look at the meditating Liang Yi and then transformed into tunneling light, heading for Abyss Battle City, intending to enter seclusion.

After her master's guidance, she felt she had grasped some inspiration, now just needing to quiet her mind to reflect thoroughly and seize those elusive threads.

"Ah, this child..."

Chen Hua placed his hands on his hips, looking at Su Youyi, who had vanished, shaking his head with some helplessness before turning to gaze at Liang Yi, still sitting with eyes closed.

This boy Liang Yi's progress is astoundingly quick—so quick it alarmed even him. Every time this boy disappeared from his sight for a while, he would reappear in a new realm.

But because of this, Su Youyi, who planned to always be by his side, found herself struggling. While proud of her senior brother, a trace of unease also lingered in her heart.

And this trace of unease grew as the gap in their strengths first narrowed then widened, finally maturing into something Su Youyi could no longer ignore.

She's a bit scared—scared that her senior brother would leave her behind, standing alone at the front, while she would only be watching from afar, unable to accompany him.

"Not being able to accompany that boy is what Su Youyi fears most..."