Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 043

Character name suggestions:

Jiang Yuling (), Song Ling (), Cui He (), Jiang Yujin (), Guo Yangzhai (), Lu Yingzhen (), Dongzi (), Xie Feng ()

Sword light like electricity, the moment the stone tablet shattered, the entire Southern Garden Elegant Gathering venue fell into a dead silence.

Everyone was dumbfounded, staring at this scene in disbelief.

Even though the people present were all immersed in elegance, they were by no means strangers to martial arts. At the very least, their families must have some masters as their foundation, otherwise, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, it would be impossible to survive, and they would have been completely devoured long ago.

And to be able to cut a stone tablet of equal height with one sword, a third-rate martial artist is absolutely impossible; only a second-rate martial artist can do it.

Second-rate martial artist!

This Jiang Yuling, judging by her appearance, could not be over sixteen years old, and she was already a second-rate martial artist?!

One must know that this Jiang Yuling had lived in the countryside since childhood, and it had not even been a month since she returned to the Jiang family, yet she had already reached the second-rate realm?!

The last person who caused such shock in martial arts talent was her elder brother, Jiang Yujin.

These siblings were both so abnormal!

Simply terrifying!

At this moment, Song Ling, standing in the center of the garden, had a smile on her face. The sword strike she just used indeed only used the internal energy of the second-rate realm, but it was enough.

This level could both display her talent and not appear too exaggerated.

Song Ling had considered being a plagiarist, but the famous works in her mind were all composed of Chinese characters, which were different from the language and writing system of this world. If she were to forcefully translate them directly, they would lose their flavor.

Therefore, it was better to break the situation with a magnificent display of her own power.

She looked at Cui He, who was standing on the white jade platform, and asked with a faint smile:

“Books have their way, tea has its way, and my talent is the way of the sword, cutting through all obstacles with the sword in my hand. Young Master Cui, are you satisfied with Yuling’s performance?”

The way of the sword, what a way of the sword!

Cui He’s face alternated between green and pale. He never expected Song Ling to have such profound martial arts cultivation, and for a moment, he was speechless.

In these troubled times, martial power is always the foundation of everything. To possess such martial arts cultivation at this age, even if she knew nothing about other talents, no one would have the slightest contempt for her.

“Satisfied, extremely satisfied. Miss Yuling is truly a heroine among women.”

Cui He said with a forced smile, then sat back in his seat.

The surrounding guests began to whisper and discuss. Although they dared not say it openly, many people found Cui He’s self-inflicted behavior just now to be delightful.

Jiang Yujin was both surprised and delighted. He never expected Song Ling to have secretly reached the realm of a second-rate martial artist!

Guo Yangzhai, on the other hand, stared intently at Song Ling, a peculiar brilliance in his eyes.

Seeing this, Lu Yingzhen, as the host of today’s Southern Garden Elegant Gathering, had to step forward to ease the atmosphere.

She lightly moved her lotus steps to the edge of the platform, her voice soft yet clear: “Miss Yuling’s sword performance is truly a unique sight at today’s Southern Garden Elegant Gathering. Within the sword light, not only is the strength of a martial artist displayed, but it also contains a unique interpretation of beauty, which is admirable.”

Although this explanation was a bit far-fetched, no one was willing to delve into the fact that the way of the sword and the way of tea and books were not the same thing at this moment.

After all, the strength displayed by Jiang Yuling was already shocking enough, and they did not want to offend the Jiang family for no reason. Thus, a farce passed, the garden became lively again, and the elegant gathering resumed.

After Song Ling returned to the jade platform, she quickly apologized to Jiang Yujin:

“Brother, please forgive me. Ling’er just broke through not long ago and wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn’t expect to display it here.”

Jiang Yujin shook his head, smiling, and said, “Ling’er, you have such talent, I am happy beyond words, how could I blame you for such a thing? Speaking of which, since you have reached the second-rate realm, does that mean your Red Lotus Sword Art has been cultivated to mastery?”

Song Ling nodded: “Indeed.”

Jiang Yujin sighed: “Even I am not confident in cultivating the Red Lotus Sword Art to mastery so quickly after its initial entry, considering Ling’er’s living environment since childhood, perhaps your martial arts talent is even higher than mine.”

“How could that be!”

Song Ling quickly shook her head, with adoration in her eyes, “Brother is the true genius. Entering the flow in one year, second-rate in three years, and reaching the first-rate realm at only sixteen years old. Ling’er is far inferior. Ling’er might just have a better compatibility with the Red Lotus Sword Art; it wouldn’t be so fast with other martial arts.”

“You.”

Jiang Yujin smiled and shook his head.

He had to admit, he quite enjoyed his younger sister looking at him with such admiration.

As night fell, the Southern Garden Elegant Gathering slowly drew to a close.

Everyone dispersed, and Song Ling and Jiang Yujin also boarded their family carriage and returned to the Jiang residence.

…

In the following days, apart from going to Sanguan Street every now and then to search for Xuan Yuan, Song Ling spent her time in Qinghong Pavilion cultivating a new martial art called “Golden Stone Skill” that she had recently obtained from Xuanwu Tower. Since it would be a while before she accumulated enough Xuan Yuan to break the limit of the Red Lotus Sword Art, she could take this opportunity to cultivate another martial art. Once she had mastered the basics, she could directly add points to improve it.

The function of this Golden Stone Skill was somewhat similar to Xie Feng’s Arhat Golden Body from Dongwei Escort Agency; both were external hardening martial arts, and upon reaching mastery, they could make one invulnerable to blades and spears to some extent.

Song Ling chose to cultivate it because she had witnessed the power of such martial arts when she killed Xie Feng last time.

At the same time, Song Ling’s reputation also began to spread due to her performance at the Southern Garden Elegant Gathering.

In addition to her astonishing martial arts talent, Guo Yangzhai’s comment, “The most beautiful woman in Suiyi City,” also spread throughout the streets and alleys. Now, many people wanted to meet her and see if she, the most beautiful woman, lived up to her name.

Fortunately, her identity was that of the Jiang family’s direct daughter, so those curious people dared not act presumptuously, otherwise, the threshold would probably have been trampled flat by now.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Yingzhen, the organizer of that Southern Garden Elegant Gathering, had specifically visited several times and invited her to go to the Lantern Festival together, appearing as if she wanted to become good sisters with her.

Song Ling could tell that Lu Yingzhen had no ill intentions towards her, and she also knew the reason for her closeness.

That day at the Southern Garden Elegant Gathering, she could see that Lu Yingzhen was fond of “brother” Jiang Yujin.

Since the other party came to curry favor with her, Song Ling would not refuse. After all, Lu Yingzhen was the direct daughter of the Lu family, one of the four great aristocratic families, and there might be times when she would be useful in the future. Anyway, playing the role of a naive “sister-in-law” did not require much effort.

One day, after Song Ling finished cultivating the Golden Stone Skill, she had just bathed and put on a white inner garment when Dongzi came up to her and said:

“Miss, Guo Yangzhai from the Guo family is here and says he wants to see you.”

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