Chapter 266: The Yandere Demon Lord 20

After returning to Yunhua Peak, Tang Wan leisurely headed back to her room, leaving Li Yan standing there excitedly looking around.

Meanwhile, Lin Tongyin had just turned around when Li Yan immediately latched onto him enthusiastically.

“Senior Brother, where do you usually practice your sword?”

“Does Master often personally guide you?”

“Senior Brother, what kind of things does Master like?”

“Senior Brother—”

“Shut up.”

Finally unable to endure it any longer, Lin Tongyin coldly interrupted him.

“Master is usually very busy. Don’t disturb her unless necessary.”

“And with your current level, I’m more than enough to guide you.”

“If you want Master herself to teach you, wait until after you can defeat me.”

After speaking, Lin Tongyin turned and walked toward his straw hut, still feeling irritated inside.

…

But instead of feeling offended, Li Yan became even more excited.

“Senior Brother is absolutely right!” he said earnestly.

“With my current level, I truly don’t deserve Master’s personal guidance!”

Then he immediately followed behind Lin Tongyin like an eager puppy.

…

The moment Li Yan saw Lin Tongyin’s living conditions, he was instantly shocked.

“Senior Brother… you normally sleep here?”

The hut was shabby beyond belief.

Lin Tongyin snorted coldly.

“What? Can’t endure it?”

“If you can’t handle it, leave early.”

“No, no!” Li Yan hurriedly waved his hands.

“How could I not endure it?!”

At that moment, his expression suddenly turned solemn and full of admiration.

“I finally understand now why I’m inferior to Senior Brother!”

“It’s because my life has been far too comfortable!”

“As the saying goes, when Heaven prepares to place great responsibility upon a person, it first tempers their mind and body through suffering!”

“The sword path is inherently difficult.”

“Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can one break through the Great Dao and achieve true mastery!”

…

Lin Tongyin originally wanted to sneer at him.

But unexpectedly—

His heart suddenly stirred.

What Li Yan said…

Actually sounded somewhat reasonable.

Could it be—

The reason Master had treated him so cruelly before was to temper his spirit and willpower?

Thinking back carefully now…

It really was after enduring Tang Wan’s cruel treatment that he’d desperately clung to the rage in his heart and cultivated frantically, eventually breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement in such a short period of time.

No wonder Master always mysteriously said:

One day, you’ll understand.

So…

This was what she meant?

…

Lin Tongyin unconsciously clenched his fists tightly.

At that moment, intense guilt suddenly surged within him.

Master had painstakingly guided him with such care—

Yet he had misunderstood her again and again.

And when collecting his competition rewards earlier, he’d also heard someone mention that the creator of the Canghai Sword Technique had likewise been a one-eyed sword cultivator.

Could it be…

That losing one eye was actually one of the requirements for truly mastering the Canghai Sword Technique?

Otherwise, why had nobody succeeded in cultivating such a powerful sword art for so many years?

The more Lin Tongyin thought about it, the more convinced he became that he had completely misunderstood Tang Wan.

And the more he thought about it—

The worse he felt.

Suddenly, he could no longer sit still.

He abruptly rushed out of the straw hut and headed straight toward Tang Wan’s residence.

…

Ding! Lin Tongyin’s favorability +20!

Ding!

Ding! Lin Tongyin’s favorability +5! Current favorability: 79!

Little Cutie immediately screamed excitedly.

“Oh my god! Host, after all this time, we finally have real progress!”

Tang Wan had originally been seriously studying the original owner’s cultivation manual.

The sudden notification nearly caused the spiritual energy inside her meridians to go out of control.

Startled, she quickly patted her chest.

“Little Cutie!”

“Can’t you choose a better moment to notify me?! Didn’t you see I was cultivating?”

“What if I suffered qi deviation because you scared me?!”

Hearing this, Little Cutie hurriedly apologized.

“Host, I was just too excited!”

“I’ll pay attention next time!”

Tang Wan snorted lightly.

“Good.”

Then she narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

“By the way… why did his favorability suddenly rise so much?”

After returning, she’d gone straight back to her room.

She hadn’t even done anything.

Could it be…

Lin Tongyin had suddenly realized the benefits of having a cultivation partner to practice swords with?

No.

That didn’t seem likely at all.