The Sword Repairers of Dokengate

Sword Peak was itself the highest and most perilous mountain of Dao Sword Sect, just like a sword edge. And the place where the Sword Dao Exchange Conference was held was at the very top of Sword Peak.

That was truly "able to pluck stars with one's hands" and "shocking to even celestial beings".

So when Li Shiyin flew over on her sword from the distant sky, she was like a celestial sword immortal descending to the mortal world, and also like a dazzling shooting star falling down.

She landed at the Sword Inquiring Summit. Although she hadn't said or done anything yet, the gazes of the entire Sword Dao Exchange Conference had already gathered on her.

Such was the peerless charm of being both one of the Five Great Beauties and the Top Ten Geniuses.

Li Shiyin landed on the eaves of a pavilion, holding the Qingxing Sword. The night sky was full of stars at that time, and a gentle night breeze was blowing. Her snow-white dress was brighter than snow, and her jet-black long hair swayed in the wind; with her sword laid across her lap, she knitted her brows, and her composure was seventy to eighty percent cold, and ninety percent peerless beauty toppling cities and kingdoms.

Her eyes themselves contained sword intent. With just a glance at this exchange conference, some people felt their hearts being pierced by the sword's edge, and collapsed clutching their chests regardless of gender.

"So beautiful..." were the gasps of admiration from male cultivators.

"So handsome..." were the moans from female cultivators.

"That's the recently famous Li Shiyin right?" Lu Junxing asked Liu Baixuan.

"Yes."

"She really is quite pretty."

"Being ranked as a beauty by Dong Zhongyuan, how could she not be pretty?" Liu Baixuan said lightly with a smile.

Lu Junxing seemed to produce a jug of wine out of nowhere and started drinking it there.

"How come I haven't heard of anyone pursuing her?" he asked. "Even Liu Piaoxu has been almost swept up."

Liu Baixuan looked at Lu Junxing. "You asking this, are you interested?"

"I only love fine wine and the sword..." Lu Junxing gave a roguish smile, but his tone suddenly shifted. "And peerless beauties."

"See you again!" He left these words and disappeared from Liu Baixuan's side.

Liu Baixuan turned his head but could not see him, so he looked up into the distance, and soon found his figure among the roof tiles.

"That was fast!" He shook his head.

"Junior sister, how may I address you?" Lu Junxing suddenly appeared next to Li Shiyin, a hint of drunkenness about him as he smiled and asked.

Lu Junxing's sudden appearance by her side gave Li Shiyin a shock. The Qingxing Sword was unsheathed halfway by her instinctively, but was stopped by Lu Junxing with a finger.

"Junior sister, don't be too nervous..." Lu Junxing said with a smile. "I'm your senior brother Lu Junxing from the main peak, not a bad guy."

Li Shiyin looked closely at Lu Junxing and saw that this person had disheveled clothing, was full of the scent of alcohol, and had the appearance of a debauched wastrel. As she looked him up and down, she also saw that his casual demeanor belied an edge hidden within. At first glance he seemed full of openings, but if she tried to attack with her sword, there would be no way to strike.

This person was unfathomable. She was no match for him!

"Junior sister has such piercing eyes!" Lu Junxing noticed Li Shiyin's eye technique and could not help but chuckle.

"Please pardon any offense, senior brother." Li Shiyin clasped her sword with both hands and bowed courteously to Lu Junxing, introducing herself. "I'm from Dan Peak, surname Li, given name Shiyin. Senior brother can just call me by my name."

Such a neat, capable, and frank personality made Lu Junxing's eyes light up, and he felt even more favorably towards Li Shiyin.

He took a step forward, moved closer, and whispered to Li Shiyin, "Junior sister, may I ask if you are promised to someone? Do you have a dao companion?!"

Since Lu Junxing was so direct, Li Shiyin was also direct.

She gave him a look, nodded slightly, and replied, "I have promised my heart to a good man, senior brother need not be concerned."

"Oh?" Lu Junxing was still somewhat disappointed after all. It was rare for him to be moved by someone, but this was the result. He turned around and took a drink of wine, unwilling to give up as he asked Li Shiyin again, "And who might this person be?"

Li Shiyin considered herself a genius in the dao of the sword. On this path, apart from Su Changqing from before, she hadn't met anyone who surpassed her. But today she had encountered Lu Junxing.

Although she still didn't know who Lu Junxing was at this moment, she knew he must be an extraordinary figure. For such a person, she had to treat him seriously.

So when she heard him ask who she had promised her heart to, Li Shiyin flicked the Qingxing Sword and unsheathed it, showing it to Lu Junxing.

Lu Junxing glanced at the sword, and saw it was called Qingxing. He didn't understand, so he looked at Li Shiyin. Li Shiyin just looked back expressionlessly. Lu Junxing looked at the sword again, and gradually came to a realization - the one she had promised her heart to should not be the sword itself, but rather the person who had gifted her the sword... Someone had gifted Li Shiyin a sword called "Qingxin (Tilted Heart)" .

Now he understood.

Thinking further, since Li Shiyin was from Dan Peak, and the person from Dan Peak who would gift her a sword was...

He suddenly realized something, his gaze becoming strange as he looked at Li Shiyin, but Li Shiyin just looked back openly and honestly.

Lu Junxing was immediately ashamed. They were all cultivators, what business was it of his to care so much about worldly etiquette? If the gentleman was affectionate and the lady willing, who was he, an outsider, to object?

Thinking this, he smiled, and cupped his fist towards Li Shiyin to show his respect and blessings.

Li Shiyin also did not shy away, returning the fist cup gesture.

"What a great girl!" Lu Junxing silently sighed again.

At this time Liu Baixuan finally arrived at their side. He introduced himself to Li Shiyin with a bow, and then extended an invitation: "I have prepared a jug of fine wine over there, would the two of you be willing to honor us with your presence?"

Since she had accepted the invitation to come here, it was all for the sake of making friends and discussing swords. With such an invitation, how could she decline? Besides, Li Shiyin was not the sort to be pretentious or coy, her heart was open and even more masculine than most men.

So she went along with Liu Baixuan, arriving at the very edge of the cliff. There was a small pavilion there, and inside the pavilion was a stone table, set with fine dishes, and with two people sitting at the tableside.

One was a man and the other a woman.

The woman had an enchanting and charming appearance, willow leaf brows, peach flower eyes, a foxy face, and wore light pink clothing as she sat primly to the side. With such a countenance to enrapture people's hearts, who else could it be but Tian Wenjin?

The man had a proper and serious face, looking rather aged, as if already past forty.

Liu Baixuan introduced them to Li Shiyin. The man was a disciple of Sword Peak named Qi Yuan, who cultivated the Flying Sword Art, and was ranked number eight among the Top Ten Geniuses of the Dao Sword Sect.

"Senior brother Qi!"

"Junior sister Li."

Li Shiyin and Qi Yuan greeted each other, before she hurried to sit beside Tian Wenjin.

"Wenjin, you're here too? Why didn't you ask me to come along?" she whispered to Tian Wenjin.

Tian Wenjin whispered back, "I didn't know I'd receive an invitation either."

She glanced around the pavilion. There were five people total, of which four were on the Top Ten Geniuses list. She was slightly more knowledgeable than Li Shiyin, and knew that Lu Junxing was ranked first on the Top Ten Geniuses, Liu Baixuan was second, Qi Yuan was eighth, Li Shiyin was tenth... Of the Top Ten Geniuses proficient with the sword, apart from Huang Feiyu, the rest were all here.

"Oh my! Another beautiful junior sister!" Lu Junxing suddenly noticed Tian Wenjin and could not help but exclaim in admiration. Moreover, he saw the sword intent on Tian Wenjin, and was even more astonished. "You've comprehended sword intent too!!"

"He can tell Wenjin has comprehended sword intent?" Li Shiyin looked at Lu Junxing, a guess forming in her mind. "Could this guy have not only comprehended sword intent, but sword qi as well?"

Thinking this, she felt it made sense. Otherwise Lu Junxing would not give her such great pressure.

"Senior brother has also comprehended sword intent?" she asked Lu Junxing.

Lu Junxing did not hide or conceal it either. Raising his brows with a smile, he sat down on the stone stool and said proudly, "Of course!"