"Young Sect Master, rest assured, I definitely won’t hold back."

Jin Caiwei said earnestly, signaling Lu Yang to relax, and then without giving him time to react, she charged at him.

"That’s good... Wait, what did you just say?" Lu Yang was about to praise Jin Caiwei for being sensible when he realized something was off about what she had said.

Excitedly, Jin Caiwei revealed her golden vertical pupils, and two white tiger ears sprouted from her head; she could no longer hold back her laughter, showing two small tiger teeth, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, and with a roar, she lunged at Lu Yang.

Jin Caiwei’s attack was too fast for Lu Yang to anticipate, and he hastily lifted the Inheriting Shadow Sword to defend.

They were now in the small world of the Green Peak Sword, and Lu Yang couldn’t use the Green Peak Sword, so he had to use the Inheriting Shadow Sword.

"Hmm, blocked it?" Jin Caiwei was surprised, although she had used very little strength in that punch, it shouldn’t have been blockable by someone in the Divinity Transformation Stage.

Lu Yang’s arms tingled from the shock, and he stepped back twice to stabilize himself.

He had thought that Jin Caiwei’s strike would send him crashing into a tree.

"Lucky I practiced body refinement ah—"

As Lu Yang was reflecting, he saw Jin Caiwei rocket straight toward him, propelling herself forward with her legs and using her head to send Lu Yang flying.

Crack—Crack—

This time, just as Lu Yang had hoped, like a kite with a broken string, he crashed through several large trees before finally coming to a halt.

Now realizing what Lu Yang’s body could withstand, Jin Caiwei knew how much force to use in battle.

Lu Yang felt as if his body had fallen apart, but after a hundred days of body refinement, not only had his physical strength reached a new level, but his recovering ability had improved beyond what it had been before.

Without needing healing pills, his nearly disassembled body could quickly recover from the injuries!

With Lu Yang’s strong recovery ability, Jin Caiwei’s attacks did not cease, leaving him no time to catch his breath.

"Earth Shrinking!"

Lu Yang, taking advantage of being sent flying again, burrowed into the ground and emerged in another direction, keeping his distance from Jin Caiwei.

"County City in Palm!"

As Lu Yang’s cultivation level had improved, the previously Village in the Palm had become much more powerful!

A hand large as a county filled Jin Caiwei’s entire field of view, piercing through clouds and bearing down on her!

"Space-related divine abilities aren’t to be used like that."

Jin Caiwei roared into the sky, a tiger’s bellow shatter the space around them, and the County City in Palm disintegrated in mid-air before even touching her.

Lu Yang’s right hand trembled as he felt the terrifying aspect of Jin Caiwei’s roar, a mastery of spatial arts that could nullify such attacks.

Facing such a formidable enemy as Jin Caiwei, Lu Yang dared not hold back, unleashing all of his best moves.

"One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand!"

"Three Flavored True Fire, Golden Bird True Flame!"

"Tree Planting Spell, Primordial Spirit Leaves Body!"

"Sword Washing Pool!"

"Arhat... oh, I can’t use that one." Lu Yang promptly pulled back, not daring to use the Lu Family Arhat Fist against Jin Caiwei, lest it might lead to a pyrrhic victory.

Magic skills and swordsmanship moves were deployed in rapid succession, but facing a semi-immortal like Jin Caiwei, all such tactics were as ineffective as trying to shake a tree.

"Go Little Yang, go Little Yang!" Immortal Fairy lived up to her words, providing support for Lu Yang as promised.

As Lu Yang fought Jin Caiwei, with Immortal Fairy cheering in his spiritual space, it was like His Majesty leading troops into battle personally—an event significant enough to be recorded prominently in history books, and one can imagine how inspiring this scene must be for the soldiers.

Despite Lu Yang’s forming of factions, controlling the court, disrupting the political scene, and flattering those above while bullying those below, he still remained loyal to the Great Bean Dynasty and did not harbor any disloyal thoughts.

Seeing His Majesty hold him in such high regard, overwhelmed with tears and deeply inspired, Lu Yang mustered his strength in one effort, then declined in the next, and was exhausted in the third, being utterly defeated by Jin Caiwei.

Just as Jin Caiwei was about to make her next move, hearing Fairy Eternity cheer for the Young Sect Master, she suddenly felt something was amiss.

Jin Caiwei recollected various interactions with the Young Sect Master.

Back in the Imperial City, Lu Yang’s personality had been mercurial. Now, it seemed certain that Immortal Sister had possessed Lu Yang, taking over and returning at will.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Immortal Sister was the Chief Housekeeper of the Immortal Lineage. The Young Sect Master was the Second-in-command. Sisters Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi needed to call the Young Sect Master ’Senior Brother’, yet called Yun Mengmeng, the Third Boss, ’Junior Sister’.

The Young Sect Master did not show the respect one would ordinarily have for Immortals or superiors towards Immortal Sister; his attitude was quite casual.

Immortal Sister referred to the Young Sect Master as "Little Yang" and didn’t care about his attitude either.

Now she personally came forward to cheer for him.

The relationship between the Young Sect Master and Immortal Sister seemed not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

With this thought, Jin Caiwei hesitated, and her blows noticeably weakened.

Should she win this battle, or should she not?

"Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin!"

The Seven Star Sword Set revolved around the Inheriting Shadow Sword, merging into one blade, with the Sword Qi transforming into a hundred-yard-long surge. As soon as it appeared, it caused the space to tremble with formidable power.

"Ahhh—"

Jin Caiwei cried out faintly, was struck by the sword, flew backward, clutched her chest as if to vomit blood but could not, and turned her head slightly to leave her last words.

"Young Sect Master, what a skillful maneuver, you’ve won..."

Lu Yang was utterly confused.

Wait, how did I suddenly win? My sword stroke wouldn’t even kill Old Meng!

Lu Yang turned his head towards Fairy Eternity: "Fairy, did you do this?"

Fairy Eternity looked innocent: "I didn’t do anything."

"Strange."

Lu Yang couldn’t understand how the situation had suddenly reversed?

He sheathed the Inheriting Shadow Sword, pondering the gains from this battle: "Speaking of which, this battle was indeed very helpful. Elder Jin used the way of space to counter my County City in the Palm. By pondering on this method, I can greatly enhance its power, and I’ve also gained a lot from the magic skills and swordsmanship areas."

Summarizing after every battle helps to rapidly enhance one’s strength.

Hearing Lu Yang’s clear analysis, Fairy Eternity slapped her thigh and realized: "Ah yes, that was exactly my thought."

Fairy Eternity nodded repeatedly, very pleased with Lu Yang’s performance: "It seems, Little Yang, your comprehension is quite good, to grasp this layer of meaning from me."

"..."

Lu Yang had defeated Jin Caiwei with the ease of a breeze sweeping fallen leaves. However, a battle among four Semi-Immortals was still ongoing, sufficiently proving Lu Yang’s weight as the Second-in-command, indeed living up to his name.

Although Yun Mengmeng and Sha Meless lacked combat experience and cultivation level, falling behind in their fight against Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi, as carriers of the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit, they could not lose easily.

Lu Yang silently prayed; no matter who wins or loses, I hope you four wrap it up soon. If this continues, my Small World will turn into ruins, and restoring it to its original state would be difficult.

In the sky above the Small World, a space fracture appeared, and Yun Zhi emerged, witnessing the intense combat of the Four Immortals.

"How did it come to this?"