"Astonishing!"
A terrifying arc of saber light appeared, radiating an earth-shattering aura, slicing a Void Realm Wraith in two and leaving a hundred-zhang-long saber mark on the ground.
The jade slip at Gu Huaiyu's waist flickered again, recording the Wraith she had slain.
Gu Huaiyu held the jade slip in her hand, a smile appearing on her face, and said, "Master, I only need to kill one more Life and Death Realm Wraith to complete the task."
A month had passed since they entered this world. During this month, Gu Huaiyu had been practicing the saber technique taught by her master while slaying the Wraiths she encountered.
Now, she only needed to kill one more Life and Death Realm Wraith to complete the sect's mission.
Initially, she didn't care about the sect's mission, but as the numbers recorded on the mission jade slip increased, she felt a slight sense of accomplishment.
Although she didn't know why, she took the sect's mission to heart.
At this moment, Gu Changsheng was sitting on a boulder, drinking wine. He beckoned to Gu Huaiyu, who, upon seeing this, leaped lightly onto the boulder.
"Master!" Gu Huaiyu said.
"Not bad, you were able to comprehend Astonishing in just one month."
Gu Changsheng smiled.
The "Astonishing" that Gu Huaiyu had just used was the entry-level move in the Sky-Shaking Saber Technique.
The Sky-Shaking Saber Technique has three levels. The first level, where the saber stuns the world, is called Astonishing.
The second level is called Soaring Dragon Defying the World.
The first saber, Astonishing, already displayed dominance, but the second saber, named after a dragon, added arrogance to the dominance.
It was a spirit of looking down upon the heroes of the world. Only by possessing such a spirit could one comprehend the second level.
The last level was called Seclusion, seclusion among mountains, forests, fields. Unlike the domineering nature of the first two sabers, this saber had reached the realm of returning to simplicity, far beyond what Gu Huaiyu could comprehend now.
Gu Huaiyu was able to comprehend the first saber, Astonishing, so quickly because of her three years of uninterrupted practice of the Drawing Saber Technique.
Because the starting stance of Astonishing was the Drawing Saber Technique, to comprehend Astonishing, one must be proficient in the Drawing Saber Technique.
Astonishing required extremely fast saber drawing speed, and Gu Huaiyu had wholeheartedly focused on practicing the Drawing Saber Technique for three years.
Her Drawing Saber Technique had reached the Great Accomplishment realm, drawing and sheathing the saber in an instant, which allowed her to quickly comprehend the Astonishing saber.
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Master's guidance." Although Gu Huaiyu said this, the little pride on her face was still obvious.
"Don't be proud, your saber path has just begun, you're still far from it!" Gu Changsheng warned.
"Yes, yes, Master, I know." Gu Huaiyu quickly put away the little pride on her face and nodded seriously.
Gu Changsheng smiled. He was very relieved about Gu Huaiyu. Although she usually seemed a bit silly, among the three personal disciples, he was most relieved about Gu Huaiyu.
Gu Huaiyu's ability to maintain an optimistic attitude even in the face of adversity was her second greatest reliance on her cultivation path.
The first greatest reliance was, of course, her master!
Gu Huaiyu stood up, drew Little Black, held Little Black above her head, and said, "Little Black, I will be incorporating the strengths of many schools in the future, so don't hold me back!".
"Master said that you and I haven't completely resonated yet, so you haven't given birth to a saber spirit. Don't worry, I will work hard to make us resonate. Then you will be Little Black with a spirit."
After speaking, Gu Huaiyu sheathed Little Black, but didn't notice that Little Black, which was already pitch black, had become even darker.
Gu Changsheng, who was drinking wine on the side, turned his head to look at Little Black, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Let's go, it's time to leave this dream!"
Suddenly, Gu Changsheng said.
"Dream?"
Gu Huaiyu was stunned, and then she pinched the back of her hand hard. She gasped in pain and then looked at Gu Changsheng resentfully, saying, "Master, it hurts so much, how could it be a dream?"
Gu Changsheng didn't expect Gu Huaiyu to be so ruthless to herself. He glanced at the back of Gu Huaiyu's hand, which was already red and purple, and said with a wry smile, "You girl, you haven't even explained things clearly yet, why are you so reckless?"
After speaking, Gu Changsheng gently waved his hand, and the bruise on the back of Gu Huaiyu's hand disappeared.
"Then..." Gu Huaiyu asked in confusion.
"Don't worry, let me explain it to you slowly," Gu Changsheng said.
"Ordinary dreams are naturally fake, but some races with special talents are always born in the world.
Some are born to live as long as the heavens and the earth and are called spirit race, while some are born with the power to control dreams and are called Nightmares."
"Nightmares?"
Gu Huaiyu narrowed her eyes. She said, "Master, wait a minute, I seem to have seen it somewhere."
After Gu Huaiyu finished speaking, she took out a thick ancient book from her storage ring. The words "Encyclopedia of Races" were written on the ancient book.
Gu Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little guilty for saying that she didn't read books when he saw that Gu Huaiyu even carried an encyclopedia of races with her, but the next moment he didn't feel guilty after hearing Gu Huaiyu's words.
"Master, let me tell you, this Encyclopedia of Races is really interesting. Each race recorded on it has a well-known story, and it also has illustrations, which is much more interesting than those ancient books with only words."
Gu Huaiyu said while flipping through the book.
Gu Changsheng said faintly, "Oh? Then how come you don't even know what a Phosphorous Soul is?"
"Maybe the story wasn't exciting enough, so I didn't remember it... Uh..." Gu Huaiyu felt her master's gaze and immediately sped up her flipping of the book.
"Found it!" Gu Huaiyu said in surprise.
"Nightmares, an extremely rare demon in the demon world, also known as succubus, born from heaven and earth, born with the power to control dreams.
Nightmares have extremely long lifespans, ten thousand years being one year old. Adult Nightmares have power no less than that of a Celestial King and can even materialize dreams, making them extremely terrifying demons."
"Likes to eat... Uh..."
Gu Huaiyu didn't continue to speak after reading this.
"Read on," Gu Changsheng said.
Gu Huaiyu pouted, then continued, "Likes to eat the essence of handsome men."
"Hehehehe..."
At this moment, a charming laugh rang out, and the entire white snow world seemed to be filled with this laughter.
"Master!"
Hearing this laughter, Gu Huaiyu quickly hid behind Gu Changsheng. This laughter made her feel cold inside.
"What a handsome young master. Since we are destined to enter my dream, why not spend a good night with me?"
