"Elder Brother Lu Yang, I have a few senior brothers and sisters who have been wanting to meet you. Are you available right now?"

"Sure, let’s go meet them." Lu Yang replied with a smile, sheathing the Green Peak Sword carelessly and hanging it at his waist.

Previously, Lu Yang always tried not to take out the Green Peak Sword. As the Green Peak Sword was an Immortal Sword refined by Wu Yao, he was afraid that Great Yu Cultivators would recognize it and bring trouble upon him.

For instance, the previous attack on Seek Dao Sect by Master of All Laws originated from recognizing the Green Peak Sword, leading to the speculation that Seek Dao Sect had hidden a legacy left by Wu Yao.

Now, Lu Yang no longer had this concern, as all those who knew the origin of the Green Peak Sword were confined in Captive Peak—there was no one in the outside world who could recognize its value.

Yun Mengmeng gazed at the Green Peak Sword, displaying an expression as if deep in thought.

"Miss Yun, have you thought of something?" Lu Yang noticed Yun Mengmeng’s unusual behavior.

"Do you remember the sister I mentioned to you before?"

"The exceptionally strong one?"

"Yes, she actually quite likes swords and even secretly practiced for a while, theoretically learning a lot. However, she never achieved anything noteworthy, didn’t even make it past the threshold, and eventually gave up."

Lu Yang said with a smile, "Swordsmanship is like that, mere effort isn’t enough to succeed. Talent and comprehension are indispensable. This means your sister’s talent for swordsmanship is really quite ordinary."

"However, since your sister is interested in swordsmanship, I can give her some guidance."

"Not to sing my own praises, but I do have some talent in the way of the sword. Among the young generation in the Cultivation World, there shouldn’t be many whose talent for swordsmanship is above mine."

Hearing Lu Yang say this, Mingtai also laughed, "Elder Brother Lu Yang is being modest. In the younger generation, I fear there’s no one whose talent for swordsmanship is above yours."

"Only Young Master Lu, who’s from the Ancient Era, might be comparable, but strictly speaking, he’s not part of our young generation."

"That’s wonderful." Yun Mengmeng felt happy for her good sister. According to her, she belonged to the young generation, so her talent would definitely not match Lu Yang’s. It would be perfect to have Lu Yang teach her.

Xiao Zhi always brought back many gifts whenever she returned home. This time, finding a mentor for Xiao Zhi could also be seen as returning the favor.

The Sword Tower has a total of eighteen floors, with the first eight floors open to the public. Sword Cultivators participating in the Sword-Seeking Festival could choose a room to stay in for a few days here, with cultivation resources provided by the Sword Tower.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The ninth to the twelfth floors were reserved for the Sword Tower’s Inner Sect Disciples and True Disciples for cultivation, belonging to the core of the Sword Tower, and outsiders were rarely allowed to ascend there. The twelfth floor was where Mingtai brought Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng.

"Who are those two, and how can they go up there?"

Sword Cultivators exchanging swordsmanship insights on the eighth floor were astonished. Mingtai was dressed in the uniform of the Sword Tower, clearly an Inner Sect Disciple, but Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng were obviously outsiders.

"Doesn’t one of them look like Lu Yang?"

"He is Lu Yang? Yes, I’ve seen his portrait; that’s definitely him!"

"I heard that when he was in the East Sea, he had already comprehended the way of the sword to the extent that all things could be swords, even using people as swords to execute the One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand technique!"

"At that time, he was only at the Nascent Soul Stage, right? Being able to use One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand at the Nascent Soul Stage is terrifying indeed."

Those participating in the Sword-Seeking Festival were all geniuses in their own right, with unparalleled swordsmanship, and a certain degree of pride. But when comparing their talent for swordsmanship with Lu Yang’s, it was like child’s play; they couldn’t even muster the desire to compete.

Sitting in a corner, a Nameless Sword Cultivator’s lips curled into a mysterious smile, "Lu Yang, huh? I wonder if he is worthy for me to test my sword against."

In another corner, another Nameless Sword Cultivator had been watching Lu Yang until he disappeared through the stairwell entrance: "He doesn’t seem all that impressive."

The previous Nameless Sword Cultivator heard this and was displeased, "Hey, watch your words. Lu Yang is an opponent I’ve set my sights on. Are you saying that my test is very ordinary?"

The other nameless swordsman sneered, "So what if it is!"

The two nameless swordsmen glared fiercely at each other, their eyes locked in a deadly stare, their right hands silently gripping the hilts of their swords, clearly ready to draw and cross blades at a moment’s disagreement.

Just then, an outer gate disciple of the Sword Tower arrived at the eighth floor with an elder of the Sword Tower and pointed at the two swordsmen sitting in the corner, "Elder, it’s those two. They didn’t even give their names when they signed in at the gate but sneaked into our Sword Tower!"

The elder looked down from on high, "So it was the two of you who entered without registering. Would you prefer I escort you out, or will you leave on your own?"

One of the nameless swordsmen hooked the corner of his mouth slightly, looking disdainfully at the elder, "If you want to force me out, then is this how the Sword Tower treats its guests? Do you know who I am..."

Without a word, the elder opened the window and tossed the two men out.

"Crazy, didn’t say their names during registration, now it’s too late to mention them."

...

"Senior Sister Xiao Mi, Senior Brother Yue... look who I’ve brought."

Mingtai brought Lu Yang and another person to a stone chamber on the twelfth floor, where six individuals were gathered—other than Mingtai himself, these were the six most gifted disciples of the Sword Tower.

"Greetings, fellow daoists. I am Lu Yang." Lu Yang, holding the Green Peak Sword upside down, cupped his fists in salute.

"Lu Yang, we have long admired your reputation." The six gentlemen of the Sword Tower stood up to salute him, their happiness at meeting Lu Yang evident, as their words of admiration were no mere courtesy.

"This is Miss Yun, who is currently accompanying me."

"We’ve had the pleasure of meeting Miss Yun."

"Hello, everyone." Yun Mengmeng stood demurely to the side, saying nothing. She knew very little of the outside world, and talking too much might lead to gaffes.

"Come, come, let me introduce you to Elder Brother Lu Yang. This is Senior Sister Mi Li, whom everyone likes to call Senior Sister Xiao Mi."

Lu Yang noticed that Senior Sister Xiao Mi’s aura fluctuated wildly, rising and falling unpredictably, a sign she was in the Void Refinement Stage.

"This is Senior Brother Yue Chuan, the Tower Master’s favored disciple of the left gate."

Yue Chuan acted like a lothario, openly embracing a woman in public, seemingly unaware of any impropriety.

"This is Senior Brother Li Tang, the Tower Master’s favored disciple of the right gate."

Li Tang was quiet and reserved, cradling a sword, his long hair tied up in a high ponytail, merely nodding to Lu Yang without a word, embodying the temperament of a sword cultivator.

Yun Mengmeng, who had remained silent, couldn’t help but ask, "What do ’favored disciple of the left gate’ and ’favored disciple of the right gate’ mean?"

"Originally, the Tower Master decided to take on only one disciple to be the favored one, but both senior brothers were outstanding and hard to choose between, so he took them both in."

"The Tower Master said after all, there are two doors in every gate, so it was quite normal to have two disciples."

"Senior Brother Li Tang is shy and doesn’t like to talk. Please don’t take it amiss, Elder Brother Lu Yang."

After Mingtai had introduced everyone, there was still no introduction of the woman in Yue Chuan’s arms, which inevitably made Lu Yang curious.

"And who might this be?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce her. She’s a sword spirit cultivated by Senior Brother Yue Chuan, quite an incredible one indeed. Senior Brother Yue Chuan is enhancing communication with his sword spirit. Among the current generation of disciples in our sect, he is the only one with a sword spirit."