Don't Cause Trouble Chapter 4: Sword Flying

Ye Su returned to the courtyard of her residence and placed the items her master had given her on the round table in the middle of the yard. Yi Xuan did not participate and went off by himself to practice flying with the sword, clearly uninterested in these items.

The other four had already grown accustomed to their junior brother not joining in their group activities. They all sat around the round table, their faces serious as they focused on the scattered items in the center.

"This knife may not be much, but after it's melted down, we can get quite a bit of spiritual iron," Xiyu said, then slid the knife across the table toward himself.

"Then I'll take this sword," Xia'er said.

The rest were just some crafting materials. Ming Liu Sha picked a few pieces and then asked the key question: "Master... didn't... give... us... any... spirit stones."

Ye Su: "..."

Spirit stones are the currency of the cultivation world. They can be used for transactions and are also an important material for cultivation. Spiritual veins can't be moved, but spirit stones can be carried, allowing cultivators to train anywhere at any time.

Clearly, the sect master did not have such things. Qianji Sect could only earn a small amount of spirit stones each year, and even refining tools was a problem. To be honest, the disciples of Qianji Sect were no different from wandering cultivators. They only had the name of a sect, but had nothing else—perhaps even poorer than some lone cultivators.

"We'll go down the mountain and earn spirit stones ourselves," Ye Su said, pointing to the items on the table. "There are some materials here."

That evening, Ye Su didn’t go to bed early. Instead, she went to the Library of Scriptures to find the gatekeeper, Yu Fenghai.

He sat alone at a table at the entrance of the library, resting with his eyes closed.

"Gatekeeper Yu," Ye Su called out, then took out a speed talisman from behind her. Seeing Yu Fenghai open his eyes, she asked, "Gatekeeper Yu, can you try this talisman?"

"What’s this?" Yu Fenghai asked, looking at the talisman in her hand.

"A swift movement talisman. It’s said to be usable across all realms," Ye Su explained.

"Where did you get this?" Yu Fenghai was amused. Qianji Sect was so poor they could barely keep the sect running; how could they afford a talisman usable across all realms?

Ye Su replied, "I drew it myself."

"..." With a mindset of not discouraging her, Yu Fenghai motioned for her to place the talisman on the table. "Put it there. I’ll try it when I have the time."

Yu Fenghai was known for being decisive, so Ye Su had no choice but to give in and leave.

The next morning, the four had already packed their bags.

Ye Su had spent the whole night drawing talismans, and early this morning, she stuffed them all into her Qiankun bag.

As Xia'er stepped out, he heard the sound of a door opening next door. Turning, he saw Yi Xuan coming out and happily asked, "Junior brother, are you coming with us?"

"...I’m going with Junior Sister," Yi Xuan said, standing in the doorway. When his gaze inadvertently met Ye Su’s in the yard, he felt a strange discomfort.

Xia'er, remembering what Junior Sister had said yesterday, quickly realized that Junior Brother would be traveling with Silent Sect. Though disappointed that Yi Xuan wouldn’t be coming with them, he understood.

Ye Su walked over, took a bottle of healing medicine and a hidden weapon from her Qiankun bag, and handed them to Yi Xuan. "Master gave these to the five of us. I can’t leave you out."

Among all the scattered items, these two things were the most valuable. After a unanimous discussion among the four, it was decided to give them to the junior brother.

Seeing Yi Xuan accept them, Ye Su rummaged through her Qiankun bag again, finally pulling out a stack of crumpled talisman papers. She selected ten and handed them to him. "I drew these last night. I’m not sure how effective they are, but consider them my parting gift as the eldest senior sister."

"Senior... Sister, I... want... some... too!" Ming Liu Sha’s voice came from the other side as he dragged his words over to ask for some talismans.

"Everyone gets some." Ye Su turned and handed each of them ten talismans.

The five people in the courtyard were all too young and had no understanding of talisman masters. They had no idea how extraordinary Ye Su’s actions were.

No talisman master could easily draw so many talismans in one night.

Though the swift movement talisman was low-level, Ye Su had only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Let’s go." After distributing the talismans, Ye Su called the other three and turned to leave, waving a hand toward Yi Xuan.

Yi Xuan looked down at the stack of crumpled swift movement talismans in his hand. In the end, he accepted them all and tucked them away.

……

The four of them descended from Jiu Xuan Peak and passed through the vast training grounds before finally exiting Qianji Sect.

Ye Su turned back to look at the ancient, intricately carved, and imposing square gate made of Xuan Iron. The three bold and powerful characters "Qianji Sect" were carved at the top. From the appearance of this grand gate, it was hard to tell that their sect was poor enough to rattle.

"Senior Sister, which direction should we go?" Xiyu asked.

The entire cultivation world was centered around the Penglai Mountain range. The Wuxing Sect, He Huan Sect, Wanfo Sect, Shang Que Sect, and Dan Sect each guarded the eastern, southern, western, northern, and central positions, respectively. In addition, Kunlun Sect was located at the peak of Kunlun Mountain in the northwest.

Each region’s cultivation techniques were unique. Except for Kunlun in the northwest, the eastern region was considered the most prosperous in the cultivation world. To the east, there was the Wuxing Sect, and near there was the second-largest sword cultivation sect in the cultivation world—Sword Sect.

These two sects, along with the Wuxing Sect, dominated the eastern region, making it difficult not to be prosperous.

Other large and small sects and schools were scattered in various directions, and Qianji Sect was located in the southeast, slightly to the east. In fact, most of the refining sects were positioned in the eastern part of the world.

"We’re going to Dinghai City," Ye Su said.

"Are we going to visit Poyuan Sect?" Xia'er asked. Dinghai City was the territory of Poyuan Sect.

Currently, there were two most famous refining sects in the world: one was Zhan Jin Sect in Xihe City to the northeast, and the other was Poyuan Sect in Dinghai City to the southeast.

Ye Su took out a communication jade disc. This item could not only receive voice and text messages, but also allowed access to a public area, somewhat like a loudspeaker in games. After paying, one could post messages that everyone with a communication jade disc could see.

"Take a look." Ye Su opened a public announcement that she had saved. "In six months, Poyuan Sect will hold a refining competition. Within three months before the competition, non-Poyuan Sect refining masters can submit their works. A thousand refining masters can enter Poyuan Sect to participate in the initial round. A hundred will then be selected to enter the finals with Poyuan Sect’s disciples. The top ten will receive material rewards."

"Senior Sister, this notice is probably for wandering refining masters," Xiyu reminded.

The cultivation world was vast, and there were many wandering cultivators. Poyuan Sect’s move was twofold: to put pressure on their own disciples to motivate them and for mutual learning. Additionally, they could attract talented wandering refining masters after the competition. This kind of event was held every few years.

"I’ve read through it several times, and they only mention non-Poyuan Sect disciples, not that disciples from other sects can’t participate," Ye Su said. "The competition lasts two months, and all the refining masters will stay at Poyuan Sect. If we can make it to the finals, we can openly take advantage of their spirit gathering formations for two months."

The spiritual qi in the center of spiritual veins was the most concentrated, and naturally, only the sect’s own members could use it. However, outsiders who needed to refine tools also required spiritual qi, so at this time, the spirit gathering formations would be useful. Only large sects had the resources to set up such formations.

Xia'er immediately gave Ye Su a thumbs up. "Senior Sister, you’re brilliant!"

Qianji Sect had been relying on gathering spiritual qi from other sects for centuries, and their reputation had become nearly ruined. Now, they were not well-received anywhere they went. If they could enter through this competition, Poyuan Sect would have no reason to refuse them, which was far better than forcing a visit.

The four of them walked down the mountain and passed by a teleportation array.

This teleportation array wasn’t large, but it was functional, with disciples of Silent Sect coming in and out frequently.

Ming Liu Sha looked at the teleportation array and paused, unable to move. "Want... to... use... teleportation... array..."

"Stop thinking about it, we don’t have any spirit stones," Xiyu said, grabbing Ming Liu Sha by the collar and pulling him along. "We need to be practical."

"Senior Sister, look!" Xia'er pointed at two figures flying on swords. "It's Junior Brother and Junior Sister."

Ye Su raised her head and saw the figures rapidly approaching in the sky. In just a couple of days, they had already succeeded at sword flight and could even bring a companion along. Truly, he was the second male lead.

The two landed in front of them, and Ning Qian Yao jumped from behind Yi Xuan and landed in front of Ye Su with a sweet voice. "Senior Sister."

Then a group of disciples from Silent Sect, dressed in white, arrived. They were sound cultivators, each carrying an instrument.

"Are you all going down the mountain for training?" The leading young man glanced at Ye Su. "Do you have enough spirit stones for the teleportation array?"

The Silent Sect disciples behind him laughed. Using a teleportation array required a large amount of spirit stones, and Qianji Sect clearly couldn’t afford it.

Yi Xuan frowned upon hearing this, his fingers gripping the sword hilt tightly.

"No, we're too poor," Ye Su replied with a shake of her head, letting out a long sigh before looking at the leading young man eagerly. "Brother Xin Xin, as a friendly sect next door, why don’t you help us with the teleportation array?"

The Silent Sect disciples were speechless. Shameless!

Xia'er, who was standing nearby, exclaimed, "Senior Sister, are we really going to take the teleportation array? I’ve never used one before. Thank you, Senior Brother Xin Xin!"

Xin Xin: "…Who’s your senior brother? Why are you thanking me?"

Ye Su had already stepped forward and took the leading young man’s hand. "Brother Xin Xin, if you can help us, when Qianji Sect prospers, we will never forget our friendly sect next door."

Xin Xin shook off Ye Su’s hand and mocked, "Wait for Qianji Sect to prosper? You might as well wait for me to overcome my tribulation."

"You can't say it like that," Ye Su replied, sizing him up. "Qianji Sect still has a chance to prosper, but Brother Xin Xin overcoming his tribulation…" Ye Su spat out the last word, "difficult."

"You!" Xin Xin sneered coldly and turned to the other Silent Sect disciples. "Let’s go."

The disciples of Silent Sect took out spirit stones and threw them into the teleportation array. Ning Qian Yao walked over, pursed her lips, and took out a thousand low-grade spirit stones from her Qiankun bag. "Senior Sister, these are some I’ve saved. You can take them."

A thousand low-grade spirit stones were only enough for one person to use the teleportation array, and it wouldn't even be enough to reach Dinghai City. But Ye Su accepted them without hesitation and praised her. "Junior Sister, you're the best."

Yi Xuan furrowed his brows as he looked at Ye Su. "Senior Sister," he said, not understanding why she never felt embarrassed.

Ye Su glanced at him and stepped aside. "The people from Silent Sect are leaving soon. Junior Sister, after you."

"Junior Brother, let’s go," Ning Qian Yao tugged at Yi Xuan's sleeve and left. She looked up and said, "When we get there, teach me how to fly on a sword. I also want to learn swordsmanship."

Before Yi Xuan stepped into the teleportation array, he saw the four of them standing alone outside. His feelings were complicated, and his steps paused involuntarily.

"Junior Brother?" Ning Qian Yao called out, puzzled.

Yi Xuan calmed himself, tightly gripping his sword, and stepped into the teleportation array.

In reality, the four of them standing outside the teleportation array were actually quite happy.

Xia'er sighed, "Junior Sister actually gave us spirit stones."

Qianji Sect had a lot of disciples, especially from Jiu Xuan Peak. Feeding them all was difficult. Ye Su and the others had good talents and would try to make tools out of whatever materials they could gather, selling them for spirit stones. But in the end, those spirit stones never made it into their hands.

"Most of the spirit stones from selling the magical artifacts went to Elder Yang, who gave them all to Junior Sister. The remaining twenty percent went to us disciples and the Master. Those spirit stones were all hard-earned by us," Xiyu pouted. "The Master even has to refine sound law instruments for Silent Sect for free."

The sect leader was always busy refining tools for Qianji Sect’s disciples, and most of the spirit stones earned went to Elder Yang. Naturally, they didn’t feel guilty about taking advantage of Silent Sect’s spiritual veins, but they were always interfered with by Silent Sect’s disciples, and it was hard to make frequent trips.

Ye Su put away the spirit stones. "We should go."

"Really... going... there?" Ming Liu Sha grumbled, thinking about walking to Dinghai City, and his legs felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.

Ye Su thought for a moment. "We could try flying on swords."

"Senior Sister, you can fly on a sword?" Xiyu asked instinctively.

"No." Ye Su turned to Xia'er. "Can I borrow your sword to give it a try?"

Xia'er immediately took out his sword. "Senior Sister, we only have one sword."

"Four swords wouldn't help either." Ming Liu Sha said slowly, "We haven’t even built our foundation yet."

Ye Su infused spiritual qi into the sword, making it grow larger. "Hurry, let’s try standing on it."

The four of them stood on the sword together, mimicking the posture of Yi Xuan and Ning Qian Yao, and Ye Su began to control the sword.

Then, the sword suddenly shot forward, and all four of them crashed to the ground.

"Senior Sister, the sword can fly!" Xia'er sat down on the ground and looked up at the flying sword, exclaiming, "As expected of Senior Sister, flying on a sword on the first try!"

Ye Su: "..." What a boastful junior brother.

"Senior Sister, it's fine. Let's keep trying," Xiyu said, also seeing hope. Only a fool would seriously think of ‘walking steadily’ to Dinghai City!

"I'll try it by myself first," Ye Su said.

She had seen the male lead flying on his sword on the back mountain. Closing her eyes to recall it carefully, she mimicked his gestures and tried to control the sword.

"It’s flying, it’s flying!" Xia'er exclaimed as he watched Senior Sister stand on the sword and slowly rise. He was excited.

Xiyu nervously looked up at Ye Su, who was flying higher and higher.

However, they hadn't been happy for long before Ye Su suddenly fell from mid-air. If it hadn’t been for her quick reflexes, she might have crashed face-first into the ground.

Now she understood why Yi Xuan had come back so disheveled that morning.

"A.. little... flight... is... still... flight," Ming Liu Sha said slowly. "Senior... Sister, we’ll... go... together."

"Alright, all of you get on," Ye Su said, twisting her wrist. "I'll try my best to control it."

The four of them, with just one sword, kept trying all along the way. They crashed into mountains, fell from mid-air... they tried every possible posture.

Finally, Ye Su was able to successfully fly on the sword and bring all three of them along.