Could it be that I am the cruel villain?

It was night.

The man quietly pushed open the door, looking at the woman sitting cross-legged on the bed, holding his breath as if he were a thief, slowly approaching.

With light steps and no sound at all, one could say he was born to be a rapist, especially since he could stick close to the walls and move without a trace, even in a room devoid of any light, he managed to find his way to the bed through experience.

"Hehehehe..."

For some unknown reason, the man started dubbing himself in his heart.

As he reached the bedside, before he could make any move, he heard the woman on the bed speak calmly.

"Planning to betray your mentor and ancestors again?"

The man stopped in his tracks, holding his previous posture motionless, his expression showing a hint of embarrassment.

His senior sister usually didn't sleep much, mostly meditating, resting the body, and breathing spiritual energy, but her soul wouldn't stagnate. It would be like in the spiritual world where she was practicing stabbing herself with a sword for self-tempering.

She continually honed her soul and sword intent this way to achieve a unity of divine and human. Honestly, if Jiang Feng could silently approach her, it meant the boy had reached the same level as she had.

"Uh, how could I? My current strength is lacking; I wouldn't dare have such thoughts."

He honestly resumed his movement.

Without lighting a candle, though completely in the dark, with his familiarity with Liu Tangxi's room, he didn't need any light and could determine his senior sister's position just by feel.

However, Liu Xianzi sharply sensed another meaning in the man's words and lifted her chin towards him.

"So you're saying you'd have such thoughts if your strength were sufficient? Come up."

"Uh!"

Exposed mercilessly.

Yet there wasn't much awkwardness on his face. The siblings bickered whenever they were together, trained when they needed, and he instinctively took off his shoes and sat on Liu Tangxi's bed.

"Even if I had enough strength, I wouldn't have any untoward thoughts. Senior Sister, you have to believe me..."

"If you want me to obediently comply, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until the Body Integration Realm."

"Body Integration Realm is enough?"

Immediately exposed.

Watching his junior brother's demeanor, Liu Tangxi felt both angry and amused, angry at this boy for not knowing his limits—Body Integration Realm enough? Does he know how many cultivators get stuck at Body Integration Realm?

Amused because this silly junior brother thought he could really defeat her after reaching the Body Integration Realm.

"If you break through to the Body Integration Realm and face me head-on..."

Intentionally drawing out her words.

Jiang Feng widened his eyes, full of anticipation for his senior sister's next words, and then.

"You would be cut down by me with a single sword stroke."

A splash of cold water.

"Even if five of you came up at once, it would just be a matter of swinging a few more times."

"The Jiu He brothers are both at the peak of Body Integration Realm; you've seen their outcome, weigh it well."

"If you really want a match with me...forget it, that chance seems slim."

Another splash.

Relentlessly crushing someone's fragile heart, causing Jiang Feng's mouth to turn downward, face crumpled, and he said bitterly, "Didn't you say I could challenge you after reaching the Body Integration Realm, to make you comply obediently, no, I mean, have a fair fight with you."

"Yes."

Nodding as if it were obvious.

"After reaching the Body Integration Realm, your physical body should withstand most of Demon Night True Monarch's power, qualifying you for a match with me, and if used properly, I might not even defeat you."

Rolling her eyes.

But it was only this statement that made Jiang Feng realize how terrifying his senior sister was. He knew the Jiu He brothers were in the Body Integration Realm but never thought they were at its peak?

If he remembered correctly, during their confrontation, apart from relying on cultivation techniques and Daoist skills to hold on for a while, they received a beating the whole time, only managing to escape with their lives against his senior sister.

What realm was his senior sister at?

Body Integration? Mahayana? Crossing Tribulation? Or...?

"Don't overthink it. My cultivation level isn't that high. It's only by relying on my sword Dao that I could defeat them. For me, cultivation levels are useless. No matter who I'm facing, the only difference is whether they can withstand it or not."

A sudden realization.

Strictly speaking, Liu Tangxi could be considered a weirdo in the Cultivation World. Someone like her, who stubbornly follows a single path, can't be measured by common sense. It was like when she was young and just descended the mountain; regardless of who her opponent was or their realm, she'd simply attack with her sword.

If they could withstand, then second swing, third swing, if not, then death.

The topic didn't linger longer, and Liu Xianzi simply made eye contact with the young man. In that moment, their Divine Souls seemed to merge. This feeling was subtle. Although his soul had connected with others before, the contact with his senior sister was exceptionally gentle.

"So, what exactly did you intend to do coming into my room in the middle of the night?"

"Oh, I noticed you looked a bit off, probably encountering some trouble, so I came to ask and maybe learn some mental method. It looks like a mystery book to me."

"...You noticed?"

"Yes."

Her cold face carried a hint of surprise.

This afternoon, after Liu Tangxi returned to the Mountain Gate, she hadn't shown any abnormal behavior, but Jiang Feng was Jiang Feng. The two were quite familiar, and he could tell at once that his senior sister wasn't in a great mood. Although her expression hadn't changed much, her glances at him had noticeably increased.

"Over the years, all the misdeeds I do couldn't escape your notice. Wouldn't your concerns elude me as well?"