Chapter 1: The Limitless Sword Sect

Outside of Mount Luling

When Sui Ning opened her eyes, her whole body felt as if her bones had been dislocated, causing her to curl up in pain.

Her mind was foggy, and her head felt like it was about to explode. To make matters worse, there was a voice in her head claiming to be a system that kept ringing.

“[Host, this is… the world. We need you…]”The mechanical and cold voice explained for ten minutes before Sui Ning finally understood her current situation.

She had transmigrated into a Xianxia novel where the male lead, Shen Jie, was born a demon but always strives to do good and save the world. The antagonist, Xie Changzhou, was a noble White Jade Sword Saint is the leader of the Limitless Sword sect, and he should have been the shining light of justice to save the world from disaster. However, he developed a devil’s heart because he felt that no one truly loved him. Eventually, he fell into darkness and turned evil, seeking to destroy the entire three realms day by day.

Sui Ning was sent by the transmigration system to save the world. In short, she had to capture the villain’s heart, stop him from destroying the world, help him ascend to sever ties with the mortal world, and pose no threat to the world again.

Sui Ning: “…”

Firstly, she had never read this book, nor had she left any angry comments in the comment section to anger the world consciousness.

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Sui Ning said, “I was born under the red flag and grew up under the spring breeze. I am willing to contribute my whole life for the future of humanity!”

The system hesitated: “[But host, if you don’t go save Xie Changzhou now, the mission may fail.]”

Sui Ning exclaimed, “!”

It was only then that she realized she was lying behind a tree, surrounded by the sound of clashing swords and fighting, with bursts of spiritual energy colliding against the tree and scaring away the birds.

Sui Ning quietly peeked out from behind the tree.

Seven or eight black-clothed men with their faces covered were holding long swords and surrounded a man in the center.

The man in the center held a bright white long sword and had a tall, lean figure with long black hair reaching his waist. His white robe fluttered with the surge of spiritual energy, and his body was covered in blood.

He had his back turned to her, and even though she couldn’t see his face, Sui Ning could sense the warmth and clarity of his aura, which was particularly pure.

“This is… Xie Changzhou?”

Sui Ning couldn’t believe it. “Didn’t you say he entered the tribulation at 150 years old? How did he get beaten up like this by these people?”

“[Host, Xie Changzhou was poisoned when he entered the divine realm, and on every full moon night, the poison flares up, making his spiritual energy stagnant and unresponsive.] “

“[These people must have learned of this news and came specifically to attack him today.]”

Sui Ning looked up, and a round moon hung high in the pitch-black night sky.

Today was a full moon night.

She couldn’t help but sigh: “They are shameless, taking advantage of someone’s weakness to take their life.”

“[…Can you please stop talking and see that those people are about to form a battle formation?]”

As soon as the system finished speaking, a rough male voice came from the other side.

“Formation!”

The group of people arranged themselves in an orderly manner, gathering a mighty spiritual energy that formed a rotating disc with complex patterns under Xie Changzhou’s feet, shining with golden light.

Oh no, they are going to form a battle formation!

Sui Ning anxiously asked the system, “I don’t know any martial arts; how can I save him?” “Aren’t you going to help?”

“Host, the system has arranged for you to have the cultivation of the golden core stage. Open your Qiankun bag now; there is a silver-white marble inside. Throw it over, and it will restrict the spiritual energy of those people,” the system replied.

“Inside there’s also a pill. Eat it, and it won’t restrict your spiritual energy. Then, take advantage of the fact that those people can’t use their spiritual energy and immediately use your sword to carry Xie Changzhou away,” the system continued.

Sui Ning quickly took out her Qiankun bag and found the small marble according to the system’s instructions. The marble had a hidden button in the middle.

“Press it and throw it,” the system instructed.

She did as she was told and pressed the button, then gathered her spiritual energy and threw the marble fiercely.

Xie Changzhou felt like his blood was freezing, his spiritual energy was stagnant, and all he could use now was his swordsmanship. The people from the demonic sect who came to kill him even had one in the nascent soul stage.

His eyes were cold, and he was forcing the spiritual energy in his body to surge up, trying to break through the restrictions of his meridians. Even if his realm fell, he couldn’t die here.

He was the sword master of the Limitless Sword Sect, with the responsibility of guarding the cultivation world. At this moment, the demon realm was killing people rampantly outside, and he could not die now.

The formation was about to be completed, and the closed meridians were loosening slightly. He was about to break through the restraints and release his spiritual energy.

Just then, the forming array suddenly shattered, and a pungent white smoke rushed into his nose and mouth. Upon smelling the smoke, his previously stagnant spiritual energy suddenly became active again, despite his efforts to control it.

Xie Changshou’s heart sank. Was someone else coming to kill him?

He felt a movement of wind around him and someone approaching.

Xie Changshou lifted his sword and struck at the incoming person.

“Stop!” A cry came, and his movement towards the person hesitated.

A woman?

Sui Ning almost brushed past Xie Changshou’s sword. When she saw those black-clothed men inhale the thick smoke and become immobilized, she immediately flew towards Xie Changshou.

But she almost got stabbed by him.

She tried her best to maintain a smile. After all, Xie Changzhou was her mission target and, in some sense, her “employer.” This was not the time to raise suspicions.

She leaned in close to Xie Changshou’s ear and whispered, “Don’t worry, I’m here to save you.” Follow me.”

A man behind them roared, “Don’t run! Leave Xie Changshou behind!”

Sui Ning turned around, her eyebrows furrowed as she looked at the black-clad man who spoke to her as if he were mentally retarded. “Is there something wrong with your brain? Can’t you see that I came here to save people?”

With that, she swung her long sword with a sharp intent and slashed at the frozen few people, sending them flying and crashing into trees.

She then grabbed Xie Changzhou’s cool wrist and flew away on her sword.

Sui Ning remained expressionless, her eyes straight ahead, and her demeanor calm. As long as she didn’t speak, no one would know… Her heart was beating as fast as if she had just finished an 800-meter run.

Just now, she escaped death with the villain, and now she was flying high in the sky without a license…

Sui Ning wanted to relax, but her back suddenly went cold and her legs became weak. She dared not look down but held onto Xie Changzhou tightly, as if it could give her some sense of security.

“Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony…”

Sui Ning looked straight ahead, reciting the core socialist values to distract herself.

Beside her, Xie Changzhou’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his gaze focused on her. His eyes were filled with complex emotions. He didn’t know this woman, but she saved him. A mere Golden Core cultivator possessed a long-extinct item like a spirit-controlling bullet.

And she was still holding onto his wrist…

Xie Changzhou’s ears were burning; he had never been so close to a woman in over three hundred years. Everyone called him Sword Saint, and no one dared to approach him so closely.

Even though there were several layers of clothing between them, he could feel the warmth of her wrist. He felt uncomfortable and wanted to break free from her grip, but he was also worried about affecting her control of the flying sword.

He could sense that she wasn’t very skilled in controlling the sword. For example, they were flying at an incredibly slow speed, and they were flying very low. If he didn’t know that the spirit-blocking pellets could limit the opponent’s spiritual energy for three hours and that the group of people couldn’t catch up with them for a while, he would have told her directly, “Why don’t we stop flying and just run?.

After an hour of flying, the flying sword wobbled and stopped, and Sui Ning couldn’t control her nausea and vomited as soon as her feet touched the ground.

Along the way, she wasn’t very skilled in manipulating her spiritual, and she relied entirely on the system’s teachings in her mind to try to control it.

After flying for an hour, a lot of her spiritual energy had been consumed, and her whole body was in excruciating pain.

She asked the system in her mind, “Why is my whole body hurting?” “I didn’t even fight.”

Her body felt like it had been beaten up, but she could still feel the boiling spiritual energy in her meridians.

The system was a little guilty: “[I’m sorry, host. I forgot to catch you when I sent you over.]”

So she just fell down.

Sui Ning gritted her teeth and asked, “Can’t you be more responsible?”

“The system has given you the cultivation level of Golden Core, but your meridians are still relatively weak and may not be able to handle it.The pain should go away in about ten days to half a month,” the system explained.

Sui Ning: “…”

Sui Ning gritted her teeth and said, “Can’t you do anything right?”

“[I’m sorry, host. I was wrong,]” the system apologized in one breath, making people feel sorry for it.

Sui Ning was about to curse the system when suddenly she heard Xie Changzhou’s gentle and clear voice.

“Thank you for saving me. Is there anything I can help you with?”

Sui Ning finally had time to look at Xie Changzhou carefully. Her anger dissipated gradually as she gazed at him.

Xie Changzhou had a tall and slender figure and was dressed in a luxurious white robe. He had bright teeth and red lips, a high nose bridge, and a gentle and refined face. His eyebrows and eyes were especially good-looking, with his eyebrows blending into his hair and his eyes resembling glass. The corners of his eyes were slightly upturned, containing endless compassion. His gentle appearance could calm one’s heart at a glance.

Due to the outbreak of the cold poison, the air around him seemed to freeze. A layer of frost formed on his long eyelashes and straight eyebrows.

Xie Changzhou was a bit too… restrained.

How could someone with such good looks and temperament be a villain?

Xie Changzhou saw Sui Ning stunned and asked softly, “Miss?”

Sui Ning immediately came back to her senses, smiling brightly and saying, “Jianzun (the revered sword master) doesn’t need to thank me. I’m fine.”

Her anger towards the system dissipated, and she relaxed. Her white and tender face was full of joy, with two small dimples appearing on her cheeks.

The system reminded her, “Host, Xie Changzhou is a white-cut black (a hypocrite). Don’t be fooled by his harmless appearance! You still need to be careful.”

Sui Ning replied indifferently: “Mhm, I understand.”

System: […I don’t think you do.]

Xie Changzhou looked at the young girl in front of him, with delicate features, extremely fair skin, and two dimples on her face when she smiled. She wore a blue dress that outlined her slender figure.

She couldn’t be very old, but she had a cultivation level of Golden Core stage, so she probably was at least 120 years old.

If Sui Ning knew what he was thinking, she would definitely refute him loudly: “I’m only 20 years old; who do you think is 120 years old!!”

But Xie Changzhou really couldn’t remember when he had met such a person before.

He asked Sui Ning politely, “Miss, may I know which sect you belong to?”

Sui Ning laughed and deflected the question: “I’m a wandering cultivator; I have no sect or family ties.”

She had never even seen this book, so how could she know which sects existed?

But Xie Changzhou didn’t believe her. With her Golden Core cultivation level, she was one of the top among her peers, and it was impossible for her not to have a master.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and his gaze toward Sui Ning became colder, and he fell silent.

Xie Changzhou’s silence made Sui Ning nervous. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to initiate a conversation.

“Jianzun, are you feeling cold?.Why couldn’t you use spiritual energy just now?”

Sui Ning asked Xie Changzhou inquisitively, and now she knew that only a small number of people knew about Xie Changzhou’s poisoning, so she had to pretend that she didn’t know about it either.

“It’s nothing, an old illness,” Xie Changzhou responded curtly without wanting to explain further.

The two fell into silence again.

Sui Ning could only awkwardly find a topic for herself: “Jianzun, I came this time to visit the Limitless Sword Sect and ask to become a disciple. I happened to come across someone fighting and hid to watch.” 

She paused here and looked at Xie Changzhou, whose face remained calm. Seeing that he didn’t show any unusual reactions, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Sui Ning continued to explain: “When I heard those demons calling your name, I recognized you. I happened to have some spirit-controlling bullets I acquired a few years ago, so I used them to help out.”

After speaking, she looked at Xie Changzhou somewhat anxiously. His jet-black hair was blown by the wind, creating a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

Xie Changzhou’s eyes dimmed, and he smiled lightly: “I see. Would you like to come with me to the Limitless Sword Sect?”

Sui Ning was immediately stunned.

The system in her mind screamed: “Hurry up, he’s inviting you to go with him to the Limitless Sword Sect!”

She replied helplessly, “Are you sure he’s not just doing this because he doesn’t trust me?”

How could a Jianzun like Xie Changzhou be so foolish as to believe a stranger’s words without asking more about their background and bringing her into the Limitless Sword Sect? Moreover, her appearance was so coincidental.

The system continued: “[Don’t worry about it so much, getting to the target in one step will save you a lot of trouble.]”

Realizing this, Sui Ning looked up and met the gaze of Xie Changzhou.

He looked at her with warm and gentle eyes, completely without any suspicion.

But the system was right; even if Xie Changzhou was suspicious of her, getting to his side in one step would save her a lot of trouble.

Sui Ning calmed down and put on a smile again, saying, “I’m willing! Thank you, Jianzun.”

Xie Changzhou nodded slightly, and his gaze toward Sui Ning grew a bit colder.