"It's for the best if you understand! I was trying to pair you two up because, as you know, men and women working together can make the job easier. If you think it's possible, you could consider partnering with that person."

Hou Luoming said this, all the while covertly observing the expressions on Luo Ying's face. Noticing no disdain in her eyes, he cut to the chase and laid out his thoughts.

"Alright! Sect Master, I know what to do!"

Luo Ying promptly nodded in agreement.

The Sect Master continued: "Luo Ying, you can apply for some necessary Elixir Pills. I'll try to provide you with some good Elixir Pills and Dark Weapons. Duan Gujin's cultivation has progressed incredibly fast. When he first arrived here half a year ago, he was merely an early-stage Martial Sect martial artist, but now he has already reached the Martial Emperor Realm. Moreover, he has triggered the legendary phenomenon of Divine Thought Harmony, something that only we, Martial Saints, could manifest. But he has experienced it prematurely, indicating his exceptional talent!"

"Divine Thought Harmony? How is that possible?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ying's face showed shock, her eyebrows knitting slightly—she found it hard to believe the Sect Master's words.

The Sect Master earnestly told Luo Ying, "Luo Ying, this is true! I have seen it with my own eyes! In the past ten or so days, I have been sitting in front of him, observing Duan Gujin level up, and I found that he indeed triggered Divine Thought Harmony! Plus, he possesses the legendary Pure Divine Essence, all of which are treasures that ordinary people could never possess! And yet, Duan Gujin has them all—truly remarkable!"

"My goodness!"

At this, Luo Ying's mouth fell open in astonishment.

Still, she chose to trust the Sect Master's words, believing that he wouldn't deceive her!

"I saw him all alone, and it occurred to me that perhaps I could pair him with you. I hope the two of you could become a couple. That way, in the future, our Blood Killing Sect could keep him. I am doing this for the sake of our sect!"

Hou Luoming played the sentiment card.

"Alright! Sect Master! I know what to do!"

Luo Ying showed little doubt about Hou Luoming's words, her curiosity piqued—she also wanted to witness the legendary young prodigy Duan Gujin.

After hearing Luo Ying's promise, Hou Luoming breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, Duan Gujin received an order from Sect Master Hou Luoming, who summoned him.

Consequently, he made his way to the council hall.

There in the council hall, besides the Sect Master, stood a young woman of extreme beauty.

Sect Master Hou Luoming immediately rose to greet Duan Gujin, and after some pleasantries, he introduced the young woman by his side.

"Duan Gujin, let me introduce you! This is Luo Ying, a female disciple of our Blood Killing Sect. In this Demon-slaying mission, you will team up with her. The two of you will act together, not as part of the main force. Your mission is to destroy the logistic resources of the Demon Clan. They have arranged a lot of resources at Hundred Saints Mountain, and your task is to destroy them! You two must act in unison, do not abandon each other recklessly."

Hou Luoming said.

"Sect Master, rest assured, I will definitely act in unison with this female disciple, I will not abandon her lightly!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Gujin felt it was quite possible that Luo Ying knew how to carry out this punitive expedition, and she was the one responsible for leading the way.

Therefore, he felt it was necessary to ensure Luo Ying's safe departure from the Hundred Saints Mountain, and he would not abandon her.

"Good, in this journey to Hundred Saints Mountain, you will encounter many dangerous enemies. I want you both to start practicing a set of Swordsmanship from tomorrow. It is a very special set of Swordsmanship from the Blood Killing Sect, called the Couple Sword Technique. Only by working together can you achieve good results in this punitive mission."

Hou Luoming continued.

Couple Sword Technique?

Upon hearing this, Duan Gujin furrowed his brows slightly, finding the name of this set of Swordsmanship quite peculiar, but at this point, he had no choice but to accept it.

He looked up at Luo Ying and noticed she had a delicate and beautiful appearance, with skin as white as snow, truly a beautiful girl.

Hou Luoming then said: "Duan Gujin, you call her Senior Sister Luo."

"Senior Sister Luo, hello!"

Duan Gujin politely said.

"Junior Brother Duan, hello!"

Luo Ying immediately showed a sweet smile on her face.

"I'll tell you the plan for this mission. Both of you have special identities, so I will equip you with lots of Elixir Pills and good Dark Weapons. I hope you can perform well in this suppression mission and achieve good results!"

Hou Luoming said.

"Okay!"

Duan Gujin responded like this, but in his heart, he was pondering what exactly the Sect Master of the Blood Killing Sect wanted to do.

Hou Luoming then gave them two Jade Scrolls, instructing them to open them. Afterwards, the Couple Sword Technique on the Jade Scrolls transformed into Divine Thoughts that entered their brains, and they both quickly memorized it.

After demonstrating once, Hou Luoming told them some points to be mindful of.

Once the instruction was complete, he encouraged Duan Gujin and Luo Ying to study the Couple Sword Technique together.

When they saw the Sect Master leave, Luo Ying joked, "This Couple Sword Technique is ridiculous!"

"Yeah! I prefer fighting alone!"

Duan Gujin said.

"However, this is the Sect Master's order, and he might assess us, so I think we should just honestly practice the Couple Sword Technique together!"

Luo Ying sweetly smiled.

"Alright then!"

Thus, Duan Gujin and Luo Ying studied the Couple Sword Technique together for several days.

This set of Couple Sword Technique was not difficult to master, but to achieve a state where both of their minds communicated as one was extremely hard.

After all, they were not a genuine couple; they lacked the deep connection and mutual understanding between lovers.

Practicing together with Luo Ying, Duan Gujin always felt something was off in his heart.

Even though on the surface, the Couple Sword Technique they practiced together was passable.

But to fully utilize the essence of this sword technique in actual combat, he felt it was very difficult.

Days went by, and soon it was the day when the suppression mission began.

On this day, Duan Gujin and Luo Ying came before Hou Luoming, who informed them to move in the direction indicated by a map he provided.

"What you are going to do next is to follow the directions marked on this map. Along the way, you will encounter demon tribe settlements marked on these points. You have to set fires and burn all the resources stored in these demon tribal settlements, preventing the demons from allocating their resources. This is their hinterland, and you must be very careful! Your task for this operation is to destroy the resources of those demon tribes, not to engage with them. If a Demon Saint appears in those demon tribal settlements, you must immediately retreat and not engage with the Demon Saint!"

Hou Luoming seriously instructed.

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