XIAO SHUXIANG'S

97 - Cave of the Sky Sword Sect [Revised]

"Hm... Where am I...?" Jing Mi rubbed her eyes slowly, she could see the blue sky unfolding above her.

"Brother Jing..? You're up..?"

Jing Mi turned her head when she heard a voice, she could see Xiao Shuxiang looking at her with a faint smile.

"Brother Xiao..?" Jing Mi started to wake up, she then tried to remember what happened.

"Evening.."

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Jing Mi gasped in shock, she began to recall how terrifying the pills Xiao Shuxiang had made were. Many pills were so strange, even one pill made Hou Yong craze like a ferocious beast and attack them. Jing Mi instantly massaged her head as all those memories began to return.

"Brother Jing, I hope you're not deterred from trying my pills. Because I still need your help."

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"Ti-No! I can't anymore!" Jing Mi raised both her hands and shook her head quickly, "I don't want to be the trial ingredient of your strange pill Brother..!"

With a voice made as sweet and slightly spoiled, Xiao Shuxiang tried to attract Jing Mi's attention.

"Brother Jing~ You can't.. You said you wanted to help me~ Come on, Brother Jing~"

"Let's do it..! I don't want to! Don't give me such a look, Brother Xiao! My blood pressure can go up..!" Jing Mi immediately jumped onto the tree, trying to dodge Xiao Shuxiang. He thought, since when did his brother have such behavior?!

"Haaahs.. Brother Jing, you just got teased a little bit and your blood pressure went straight up.. Ck ck ck, you must study again, Brother Jing..."

Xiao Shuxiang explained, "The biggest disadvantage of a man is female charm. Many humans including cultivators fought to the death just to fight for one girl only, there were even countries that fought because of them. If you were with me like this, you would never be a Great Swordsman..!"

"Sa-Brother Xiao, but you're different.." Jing Mi jumped down as she managed to control herself, she then walked up to Xiao Shuxiang, "Brother... You're prettier than any girl I've ever met and that scares me. I don't want to be on a deviant path, really..!"

"Haaiih, I'm just kidding...! You're not exciting, Brother Jing...!"

Nie Shang and Hou Yong started to wake up when they heard Xiao Shuxiang's voice. The two then woke Feng Ying up.

After cleaning himself up, Hou Yong and Nie Shang began to complain about Xiao Shuxiang's pills. They no longer wanted to be guinea pigs.

"Oh yes, we almost forgot our arrival other than to visit you, Brother Xiao.." Nie Shang recalled, "Our purpose here other than to visit you also wants to inform you that the three more days-the empty land in the Sky Sword Sect will turn into a cave. All junior disciples could go in there and explore. You've never entered the cave, have you?"

"I didn't even know there was such a place. But how did I get to the Sky Sword Sect in time? Moreover, Elder Three is leaving and I have to wait for him to come home.." Xiao Shuxiang was playing with his front bangs, seemingly thinking of something.

Jing Mi smiled, "Of course you can go, Brother. We brought a letter from the Grand Elder. Teacher who left it to us, take it." Jing Mi gave a letter to Xiao Shuxiang that was taken from behind her clothes.

Xiao Shuxiang read the letter, he was initially confused as to why the Grand Elder would be willing to help him. It turned out that the contents of the letter explained that even though Xiao Shuxiang was serving a sentence, he was still able to get lessons from the Sky Sword Sect including undergoing missions that were in accordance with his level of practice.

"It turns out... Then I'll have a reason to leave." Xiao Shuxiang then asked, "When are we going to leave?"

Jing Mi, "It's better soon, because we can't be as fast as the other seniors. Brother Hou will take you, while I will be together with Feng Ying and Brother Nie."

Xiao Shuxiang, "Hm? Nie Shang didn't fly with his own sword?"

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Nie Shang, "That's.. I flew too slowly, not as fast as Brother Jing and Brother Hou.."

Xiao Shuxiang smiled, at that point asking that his friends wait. Xiao Shuxiang wanted to get ready first.

Xiao Shuxiang placed the letter of the GrandElder of the Sky Sword Sect on the table of the Third Patriarch, he also wrote a letter to the Patriarch as well as put down one medium-sized arak jar that he had developed.

After he finished preparing, Xiao Shuxiang started to approach his friends. They then immediately boarded the flying sword and started going to the Sky Sword Sect.

Along the way, Jing Mi and Hou Yong fought several times to fly faster. Xiao Shuxiang played the role of Hou Yong's encouragement, while Nie Shang supported Jing Mi.

The journey felt even more exciting, let alone Xiao Shuxiang teaching Jing Mi and Hou Yong some small tricks in order to be faster.

Hou Yong, "Brother Xiao, did the Third Patriarch teach you this trick?"

"You think, Brother Hou?"

"Hmm, I guess.. The patriarch taught you, because you've lived with him for a long time."

Xiao Shuxiang smiled and then began to focus on seeing the territory of the Heaven Sword Sect that was already close.

When he arrived at the Sky Sword Sect, it was already very late. It could even be said, Xiao Shuxiang could only sleep for four hours until the sunlight came back up.

Not seeing the Heavenly Sword Sect for quite some time, made the atmosphere feel different. Xiao Shuxiang immediately lay down and hugged his pillow as he reached inside his room.

"Brother Jing, you're not wearing my bed, are you?" Xiao Shuxiang narrowed his eyes towards Jing Mi.

Xiao Shuxiang simply hugged his pillow and rolled around on his bed. He will not sleep because he knows he will be difficult to wake up if he is asleep.

While waiting for the sun to rise, Xiao Shuxiang preferred to take a walk. He visited the kitchen of the Rest Hall and also the Punishment Hall. His name turned out to be so great with the most red stars.

Any disciple who saw his name on display like this would definitely bow down in embarrassment, but not with Xiao Shuxiang. He smiled proudly while praising himself.

In the morning, all the disciples of the Heaven Sword Sect including the other sect disciples gathered. They began to be divided into small groups consisting of two people for one group.

The disciples of the Butterfly Sect looked excited at being able to meet Xiao Shuxiang again. They did not recognize Xiao Shuxiang who was becoming more and more beautiful. Qi Xuan and Xiao Lu even wondered about the gender of Xiao Shuxiang.

"Why ask that?! Want me to show you my pride?!" Xiao Shuxiang did not even look happy to be said to be beautiful.

"But your skin is really smooth and soft, Brother Xiao.. What are you practicing?" Qi Xuan rubbed Xiao Shuxiang's cheeks.

"I guess, this is the milk that the Three Elders gave. I don't know why I always drink it.."

A disciple of the Sky Sword Sect started to exclaim thus making Xiao Shuxiang and his friends stop talking.

"Evening is a full moon. As before, the field belonging to the Sky Sword Sect formed a Cave. And this cave will be closed again after two days.."

The student also told all junior students to listen to their partner's name. ".. After knowing your respective partners, immediately go in and remember! You can only take one thing in the cave. Not obeying this rule, your seal will be activated. Understood?!"

All the students answered in unison. Xiao Shuxiang blinked a few times, he did not get any seals, as the seal he had once given him disappeared as he ascended the practice. Doesn't that mean he can take more than one thing?

"... but what exactly is a cave..?"

One by one the disciples after hearing his name and the name of his partner, they then began to enter the cave. Jing Mi pairs up with Tan Bao, while Xiao Shuxiang pairs up with Wen Tian.

Hearing the name Xiao Shuxiang called, the entire Heaven Sword Sect disciples instantly gasped. They then immediately looked at the child named Xiao Shuxiang.

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"So she's back..?"

"That kid again, I think he was punished by the Third Patriarch.."

"When did he come..?"

Sian Ru was seen clenching her hands and gnashing her teeth, she looked annoyed that Xiao Shuxiang had already returned. Elsewhere, Dai Chen was similarly upset. Though he was certain, Xiao Shuxiang must have been killed by now for having damaged the Third Patriarch's Moon Lotus.

"When I've heard the Third Patriarch is a ruthless man. Instead of looking dying, the boy was fine! Shit..!"

Dai Chen then heard his name which turned out to be paired with Lan Guan Zhi. He slightly flinched, yet immediately advanced forward to meet Lan Guan Zhi.

Xiao Shuxiang was seen looking for his partner, his gaze started to lead to a boy who looked so nervous.

Xiao Shuxiang smiled happily, he was reunited with the child he had met while in the Rest Village.

"Come on, Wen Tian!" Xiao Shuxiang embraced Wen Tian's arm and excitedly pulled him into the cave.

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Wen Tian himself held his breath, he was extremely unwilling to meet Xiao Shuxiang. D among the many disciples, why did he have to pair with this child?!

"Now he looks like a monster. I once read about the Black Jade Heart, and it was a heart that had no feelings of mercy at all..! He was even worse than a Demonic Beast..!"

"Wen Tian, what's wrong with you? Your arms are shaking and you look pale, are you sick?" Xiao Shuxiang looked puzzled as he looked at Wen Tian's face which looked frightened.

Wen Tian immediately shook his head, "A-a-I'm fine. I-I was just a hustle with a cavernous atmosphere that felt hot."

Xiao Shuxiang, "Hmm? Didn't he learn to control Qi..? Moreover, this cave was not hot at all. It seemed, Wen Tian was lying. Well, if you're not sick, then that's good. Let's go again..!"

While walking deeper, Xiao Shuxiang and Wen Tian met several times the Demonic Beast in the form of a black ant. Both of them fought quite fiercely with the Demonic Beast.

There was a thing that made Wen Tian annoyed when fighting with a black ant that was as big as a cow as he was today and it was Xiao Shuxiang's expression.

No one could smile as wide as Xiao Shuxiang when fighting the demonic beast, let alone Xiao Shuxiang several times chuckling.

"My knees are limp. hah hah.. Why do I have to pair up with this horrible kid..?!" Wen Tian rubbed his chest.

Xiao Shuxiang and Wen Tian walked back after successfully defeating the demonic beast. They entered the cave even deeper.

Faintly, Xiao Shuxiang heard the sound of footsteps approaching towards them.

"Hm?"

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