Unsheathed

Sui Youbian didn't open the door for Cui Dongshan. Even when Cui Dongshan told her that he could elevate her sword techniques, sword intent, and perhaps even her Sword Dao by a significant amount, allowing her to essentially gain an immortal sword billet for free, Sui Youbian still remained steadfast and refused to open the door.

Cui Dongshan stood outside her room and rubbed his chin. After pondering for a while, he changed his tactic and asked Sui Youbian whether she wanted to learn about the demeanor of true sword immortals in the Majestic World.

Sui Youbian remained indifferent, and she used a small Dragon Slaying Platform to sharpen Deep Infatuation in her room. She had purchased this piece of Dragon Slaying Platform from Chen Ping'an, and it was only as thick as her hand. This Dragon Slaying Platform could be regarded as a leftover piece from First and Fifteenth's so-called meals.

Even though Deep Infatuation was an immortal treasure crafted by a cultivator to begin with, and it was possible to increase its quality even further, it wasn't a bonded flying sword nurtured by a sword cultivator. In other words, it was still an inanimate object. Thus, Sui Youbian couldn't toss her Dragon Slaying Platform to Deep Infatuation and let the sword do its own thing like how Chen Ping'an could toss his Dragon Slaying Platform to First and Fifteenth. Sui Youbian needed to spend time and effort to temper Deep Infatuation.

Brilliant and mystical sparks of various colors flew through the air as Sui Youbian sharpened her blade.

She was aware that Dragon Slaying Platforms were regarded as the most precious sword whetstones in the world, yet she did not know why this was the case. Even so, Sui Youbian still reaped great benefits through the process of using her Dragon Slaying Platform to sharpen Deep Infatuation. Like gathering and dispersing clouds, wisps of fine and exquisite sword qi shimmered and formed some agile patterns that quickly appeared and disappeared on the blade of her sword. Deep Infatuation radiated with intensity.

It was as if she wasn't sharpening Deep Infatuation alone. It was as if she was also tempering her own sword heart, which was already bright and pure to begin with.

Cui Dongshan found the situation slightly strange. He had come across dozens if not hundreds of people who were extremely passionate about swords like Sui Youbian, and he knew that the minds of these people were actually very simple. To put it in a positive way, their mindset could be described as sincere; to put it negatively, it could be called stubborn. In any case, it was a mindset solely focused on pursuing the Sword Dao.

Observing how Sui Youbian nurtured her sword qi every day, however, it was clear that her true pursuit was sword intent, something that differed greatly from the pursuits of sword experts. It was clear that Sui Youbian intended to switch paths, going from a martial artist to a Qi refiner. She was determined to become a top-notch sword immortal in the Majestic World. Moreover, she was a naive lady who felt like the world revolved around her. Taking all of these things into account, she shouldn't have been as dithering as she was right now.

Cui Dongshan was temporarily out of ideas regarding how to deal with Sui Youbian after being refused entry to her room. If it had been Xie Xie instead, he would have already kicked the door open and punished her with a proper slap to the face. However, there was Chen Ping'an to support Sui Youbian, so Cui Dongshan had no option but to restrain himself. Unable to use his exquisite educational techniques, he could only turn around and leave.

In reality, Cui Dongshan could have revealed something that would have definitely tempted Sui Youbian. However, he was unwilling to use up all of his trump cards so soon.