Chapter 3: Entering the Heavenly Sword Sect

The sliced watermelon was crescent-shaped.

The red flesh was soft and powdery, with glistening juice dripping from its surface onto the wooden table, creating a small wet stain.

The girl looked delighted, picking up a slice with both hands.

Just as she was about to take a bite,

she suddenly remembered something.

She strained to stand on her tiptoes, raising her hands higher, and offered the watermelon rind side to Xu Xi's mouth.

"Hehe, big brother, you eat first."

"Then thank you, my cute little Mo Li," Xu Xi said with a smile, taking a small bite.

It was very sweet and delicious.

The texture was sandy, the juice sweet, and it tasted very refreshing.

Taking a bite like this on a scorching summer day brought a refreshing sense of salvation to body and mind, the sweetness bursting on the tongue, bringing happiness and joy.

The siblings each held a slice of watermelon.

They sat at their doorstep, eating while watching the passersby outside and the lush ancient trees rustling in the wind.

"Big brother, big brother, when will Mo Li grow taller?"

"Hmm, how to say this, I can't guess that either."

"I really want to grow taller quickly…"

The girl sat on the doorstep eating watermelon.

The wooden doorstep was quite high, and with the girl's current leg length, her feet couldn't reach the ground when she sat on it.

So, her feet swung back and forth, and each sway of her pale calves was accompanied by the crisp sound of eating watermelon.

A swing, a bite.

Back and forth.

Her toes traced soft arcs in the air, and in that light, bird-like tranquility, time seemed to slow down.

Summer, girl, watermelon.

Combined in a peaceful and beautiful way.

At least Xu Xi felt that the scene before him was indeed beautiful.

However, beautiful as it was, the necessary education still needed to happen.

Xu Xi gently tapped the girl's forehead with the back of his clean hand: "Be quiet when you're eating, don't fidget."

"Big brother is so annoying!"

Xu Moli grumbled softly.

But she still obediently pulled back her legs and quietly ate her watermelon.

Not long after.

All the watermelon went into the siblings' stomachs.

Xu Moli was still young and couldn't eat too much, so most of it was eaten by Xu Xi.

Even so, the girl's belly became round, and she lazily leaned against Xu Xi's back, muttering: "It's all big brother's fault I became like this, big brother has to take responsibility, let me rest here for a bit."

The girl was probably truly tired.

Her voice grew weaker and weaker.

After a while, Xu Xi heard a soft snore from behind him.

“…”

"Youth is good, just fall asleep."

Xu Xi shook his head, carried the sleeping girl on his back, slowed his steps, gently supported her with his hand, and walked all the way to the bed.

He gently laid the girl half-reclining on the bedding.

The girl had just eaten, and her belly was round.

Xu Xi was worried about indigestion if she lay flat.

So he used the bedding to prop up her back, allowing the girl to rest in a half-reclining position.

"She's truly a troublesome child."

Xu Xi offered this evaluation.

Before him, the girl slept soundly, her breathing even and gentle, like an incredibly cute young beast, revealing a defenseless, utterly pure and adorable childlike face.

Sunlight streamed in from outside the window, not too strong, just thin rays.

It perfectly formed a warm veil.

Falling on the edge of the bed.

Xu Xi watched for a long time, holding a palm-leaf fan, occasionally fanning a few times to drive away the heat and annoying mosquitoes for the sleeping girl.

"This child… is she a bit too clingy to me?"

"When next year's Disciple Recruitment Assembly comes, I'll have to leave. If I don't let her come along, she'll probably cry for a long time."

Xu Xi clicked his tongue lightly.

As if thinking of a very amusing scene.

A smile played on his lips.

According to his original plan, Xu Xi intended to enter a Cultivation Sect alone at next year's Disciple Recruitment Assembly, but the girl was too clingy, and Xu Xi also didn't feel comfortable entrusting her to others for care.

Thinking this way, it would be better for both of them to leave together.

With Heaven-Defying Aptitude like the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

He believed the Cultivation Sect would not refuse Xu Xi's request.

…

[Time continues to flow]

[You silently await the arrival of the Disciple Recruitment Assembly and suggest to your sister that you leave together. Your sister agrees, thinking it's a very cool thing, and she only wants to be with you]

[One month, two months, three months…]

[Another year passes. This is your fifth year Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, and a new Disciple Recruitment Assembly begins]

[Immortal 'Seniors' descend from the sky, either flying on Flying Swords or piloting flying boats, jointly releasing a large Formation that covers the entire city, its purpose being to identify the Spiritual Roots of Mortals]

[Three Spiritual Roots, Four Spiritual Roots, Five Spiritual Roots…]

[As the Formation activated, those with Spiritual Roots in the city were quickly screened out one by one. You are surprised, because there are very few people with Spiritual Roots, and most of them have mediocre miscellaneous Spiritual Roots]

[Suddenly!]

[You feel your body shake violently, and a surging Qi breaks through your chest. The Heavenly Spiritual Root no longer conceals itself, revealing itself!]

[Your sister Xu Moli is very happy, but at the same time feels inferior, because she is a pure Mortal, without any Spiritual Roots]

A year later in Blackstone City.

Within the Spiritual Root Formation, a soaring green stream of light suddenly shot out, instantly startling the Cultivators who had been calm and exchanging cultivation experiences.

"This aura, could it be!"

"Hiss, there's no mistake, this is a Wood-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root!"

"Hahaha, this child is destined for my Heavenly Sword Sect!"

Almost simultaneously.

Those Cultivators, who were high and mighty in the eyes of Mortals, all showed ecstatic faces, flashing in unison before Xu Xi and his sister.

"Big brother…"

"It's alright, let me handle this."

Clutching the trembling small hand tightly.

Xu Xi shielded the girl behind him, facing the Cultivators alone.

Some coaxed, some recruited, some tempted with benefits; for a time, the scene was as chaotic as a Mortal marketplace.

Ultimately.

Xu Xi chose the Heavenly Sword Sect as his final destination.

In terms of foundation, the Heavenly Sword Sect was the strongest among the Sects present, with several Nascent Soul Cultivators overseeing it.

In terms of sincerity, the Heavenly Sword Sect's Cultivators were the most practical, promising that upon entry, he would be a True Disciple, with an exclusive Immortal Cave and abundant cultivation resources.

And they allowed the two siblings to leave together.

"Young man, have you thought it through?"

"Yes, Senior, I am willing to join the Heavenly Sword Sect."

[The Heavenly Sword Sect's Cultivator is very happy with your choice, and immediately takes you and your sister away from Blackstone City, riding a Flying Sword straight into the clouds]

[You don't know how long you flew, nor how fast]

[You only know that clouds flew past on both sides, and the sun and moon rotated once in the sky before the Flying Sword finally slowed down, landing on a magnificent mountain range. This is the Heavenly Sword Sect's Sect]

[You and your sister are settled in a room and simply sleep]

[When you wake up, the Cultivator who brought you rushes you to the Heavenly Sword Sect's Main Hall, where many powerful Cultivators who heard the news rush to take you as their Disciple]

[Ultimately, after weighing the pros and cons, you decide to join Senjian Peak, which is related to Wood Spiritual Roots. You become the True Disciple of the Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, Peak Master Senjian]