When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 103 : The Anonymous Swordswoman's Sword Technique

103: The Anonymous Swordswoman's Sword Technique

Without final confirmation from her teacher, Yuyin went ahead and exchanged for such an expensive sword technique on her own, but she had an intuition that this was something she just had to have.

For something you truly want, the price is no object.

Even if it turned out to be useless, it would be worth it as a sign of respect for the great anonymous swordswoman who created the Imperial Daughter Body Refinement.

Yuyin was usually quite rational in her actions, but occasionally, she could be very emotional.

The next day, Yuyin was notified to pick up the book from the academy's main library. Since it was an original manuscript, Yuyin had to go through rather complicated procedures to retrieve it.

The book she retrieved was carefully stored in a silk brocade box that looked to be a hundred years old, somewhat tattered and worn.

Yingluo and Hua Qianyuan were out during the day, so Yuyin skipped class today. She opened the box, and a puff of dust emerged...

Yuyin carefully took out the tattered ancient book to examine it. Almost no page was complete; the first few crucial pages were either half-torn or completely missing, the text fragmented and broken. It was indeed impossible to cultivate from.

"No way... Did I really spend 330 credits on a collector's item? If Teacher finds out, she'll definitely be angry." Yuyin felt a bit scared, but she still clung to a sliver of hope, carefully reading through it page by page. Although she could no longer understand most of it, with only a few moves being relatively intact and allowing for some deduction and reference, there were actually corrections and alterations on top of the text!

"What a pity... Such a wonderful sword technique. From the few relatively complete pages, I can sense the marvels described within, but it cuts off halfway. It cannot be truly cultivated. Trying to practice it based on my own wild guesses would be dangerous instead. What a pity, truly a pity." Yuyin felt a sense of helplessness and deep regret in her heart.

Just then, that familiar and long-awaited voice spoke up.

"Ding, a key secret manual has been discovered. As a sword technique exclusively for female cultivators, it is highly suitable for practice! However, this is a chaotic ancient text full of alterations, errors, and baseless speculations. For a cost of 1000 Soul Charm Points, it can be restored to the original manuscript of this ancient sword technique."

Yuyin's face flushed red. Just as she was feeling delighted and excited, she was severely startled again.

"1000??"

"Um, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"For a cost of 1000 Soul Charm Points, it can be restored to the original manuscript of this ancient sword technique," the female will repeated.

1000 Soul Charm Points?

Was this going to drain Yuyin dry?

Right now, Yuyin only had a little over 300 Soul Charm Points in total, which she needed for her own cultivation. Where could she possibly gather 1000?

Yuyin took a deep breath, and as the shock subsided, she gradually calmed down.

"This secret manual is really worth 1000? What is its grade?"

The female will replied, "Reminder: this is a secret manual with an extremely high cost-performance ratio."

"1000 Soul Charm Points and it's still extremely cost-effective?" Yuyin found it very hard to believe her.

However, for the restoration of this manual to require such a high cost, perhaps it truly was something extraordinary? All this time, her cultivation had relied entirely on this God-Devouring Chess space. When had the female will ever deceived her?

If she couldn't trust her, who could she trust?

And yet, gathering 1000 Soul Charm Points was truly not an easy task.

Yuyin thought quietly for a moment, and a plan began to form in her mind.

"While ensuring my normal cultivation expenses, such as daily refreshes, picking up any good chess pieces that appear, and paying for other low-cost necessities if needed, I will begin saving as much as possible."

That evening, Yuyin went to Chen Qian'ning's office.

"These past few days have been too busy. I just finished a meeting; I was actually looking for you this morning," Chen Qian'ning said, sitting at her desk. Her expression also seemed somewhat grave.

But seeing Yuyin, she felt her mood improve considerably.

"Yuyin, you've done very well. Although winning the first-year group championship was expected, from what I saw of your performance in the arena, you've improved significantly compared to the Yushan test." Of course, Chen Qian'ning was delighted; her disciple was progressing so quickly.

"Not at all. Teacher has guided me and taken such good care of me, personally accompanying me in my cultivation. Cultivating with you, Teacher, has the best results."

Yuyin didn't spout empty words like "it's all thanks to your guidance." Chen Qian'ning wasn't foolish. Besides the excellent care provided through Dual Cultivation, her direct guidance was limited. Yuyin's great progress was mainly due to her own efforts.

"Cultivating with you also satisfies me greatly; it has improved me quite a bit as well," Chen Qian'ning said with a gratified smile.

"By the way, seeing your current strength, and considering there are still a few months until the All-Academy Tournament, you should be able to improve even more. How about it? How confident are you in facing those third-year seniors?"

"Based on my current situation, I estimate I have a decent chance of making it into the top eight," Yuyin said, being rather conservative. She didn't like to speak too confidently beforehand.

"Is that so?" Chen Qian'ning's eyes lit up. "For you, a first-year, to break into the top eight of the entire academy is a rare event in its history. In that case, even if our department doesn't win the championship, it won't be a disgrace." Chen Qian'ning nodded in satisfaction. "I've used some of my personal contributions to the academy to exchange for 200 Academy Credits for you. If you need anything for your cultivation, go and exchange for it yourself. If you have any needs or questions, come and find me."

Chen Qian'ning couldn't just give out credits arbitrarily; they were all part of a unified system plan and budget. She had used her personal benefits to exchange for credits for Yuyin.

"Ah, thank you, Teacher." Her teacher was truly good to her, Yuyin noted silently. And her teacher was so mature and beautiful. This feeling made Yuyin feel warmth in her heart, while her body felt slightly, slightly hot.

"Well then, it's up to you. I'll be rather busy these next few days... As for your cultivation, you'll need to seize the time. As long as I have time, I will try my best to accompany you." Chen Qian'ning looked at Yuyin, feeling as if she wanted to say something but held back, though she hadn't carefully considered what those words were. She just felt that perhaps they were things that shouldn't be said.

"Teacher, what is it? Has something happened?" Yuyin keenly sensed the look on Chen Qian'ning's face.

"...It's nothing." Chen Qian'ning hesitated for a moment but still didn't say anything, though she couldn't hide her worried expression. "You focus on your cultivation. That's the most important thing."

"Alright." Yuyin nodded. Since her teacher didn't want to say, Yuyin wouldn't press her. It was probably something she wasn't supposed to know yet.

"By the way, I heard a female student from another school is staying with you?" Chen Qian'ning suddenly asked.

"Ah... that's... my high school classmate, from the East Hua Source Martial Theory Research Department, which is stationed at our academy." Yuyin's heart tightened. Seeing her teacher's slightly furrowed brow, Yuyin added, "We started Dual Cultivation together back in our third year of high school."

"Oh?" Chen Qian'ning, who had originally been somewhat displeased and puzzled, felt much relieved upon hearing this. "So that's how it is. Yuyin, you know, according to the academy's rules, this is definitely not allowed. Since I didn't know, it was one thing, but now that I do, I can't not look into it. Does that girl help with your cultivation?"

"She is of some help, Teacher," Yuyin answered affirmatively.

"Hmm, that's good then. Although the rules don't allow it, your situation is special. If it's for your cultivation, then an exception can be made. In that case, I'll send an email to the Student Council later, stating that due to your cultivation needs, special permission is granted for her to stay with you. If necessary, we can also arrange another room for her in the Lakeside Villas," Chen Qian'ning said, looking at Yuyin.

"That won't be necessary, Teacher. The three of us living together is fine. It's also more convenient."

"Alright, that works too. You should go back for now."

"Okay." After bowing, Yuyin turned to leave.

"Oh, right, Yuyin." Chen Qian'ning called out to her again. "Recently... don't go running around in the suburbs outside the academy unless you have to."

"Teacher?"

"It's nothing major. Just listen to your teacher on this. Be careful," Chen Qian'ning advised with a gentle gaze.

"I understand. I'll listen to you, Teacher."