Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 180

Darren fixed his eyes on Elsa, who was lying on the bed. Dressed in purple, with a delicate flush on her cheeks, she looked beautiful. After she had reached the Wonder Realm, Elsa exuded an unworldly aura. In his eyes, she was a goddess.

He intended to play a joke. But at this moment, he was attracted to Elsa and couldn't take his eyes off of her. Slowly, Darren made his way toward the bed.

Perching himself on the corner of the bed, Darren leaned forward to touch her long black hair fondly.

"Ahem!"

Someone coughed, ruining the moment.

Darren jumped to his feet instantly. When he turned, he saw that an old woman stood in the room.

"I didn't want to disturb you, but I have something important to tell Elsa. I hope you will not be upset with me, Darren," the old woman said. When she smiled, her wrinkles deepened. Darren noticed that she had no teeth.

"Excuse me, but may I ask your name?" Darren asked, looking bewildered.

Before the intruder could speak, Elsa's voice resounded in the room.

"M... Master?" Dumbfounded, she asked, "What happened to you? How did you end up like this?"

She was certain that the old woman was her master. 'Master used to look like a beautiful woman in her early thirties. How did she grow old suddenly?' she thought, confused. All of a sudden, a thought occurred to her. Tears welled up in her eyes immediately.

"You saved me when I almost lost my life in the process of breaking through into the Wonder Realm," Elsa said with mixed emotions.

"Don't feel bad about what happened. It was my fault. I shouldn't have let you integrate that sword core. I was so excited to find a genius like you that I ignored the risk of integrating the sword core. I didn't expect the yellow sword core to possess such strong power that it could take your life," Elsa's master responded with self-reproach.

Darren's eyebrows rose as he figured out what was happening.

"I'm sorry, Master," Elsa said with guilt as she looked at the old woman's wrinkled face. Elsa's nose twitched when she recalled what happened before she lost consciousness during the breakthrough.

"Child, I'm fine. I am over 500 years old, and I am supposed to look like this. I have no regrets in this lifetime as I have met you and accepted you, a disciple who has a talent for swordsmanship. Although the remaining half of my sword core broke, it doesn't shorten my lifespan. I can live another 100 years. So don't be upset," the old woman comforted Elsa. Then she walked toward the bed and patted Elsa's back reassuringly.

"But..." Elsa mumbled, still feeling guilty.

The day Elsa had been accepted as an inner disciple of the Lotus Holy Land, Brenda, the old woman in the room, had been overjoyed to find that she had formed the sword core.

Soon after, Brenda offered to help improve Elsa's sword core. To do so, Elsa needed to integrate a yellow sword core.

Brenda had acquired a yellow sword core by chance years ago. But since half of her sword core had been destroyed when she was young, she couldn't integrate the sword core she had found.

Hence, Brenda had been searching for cultivators talented in swordsmanship. She was curious to see how strong a cultivator's sword intent could be once he or she had successfully integrated the yellow sword core.

She had spent a lot of time and energy to find a way to integrate different sword cores. However, the method only applied to those who hadn't reached the Wonder Realm. So Elsa's appearance was a great delight to Brenda.

Integrating sword cores was a complicated process. Halfway through the integration, Brenda found that Elsa was unable to handle the surging sword intent inside her body. With no alternatives, Brenda had to take her half sword core out of her body and put it in the Cultivating Pool where Elsa was to counteract the aggressive, powerful sword intent. Only by doing so could Brenda save Elsa.

After Elsa managed to integrate the yellow sword core into hers, her new sword core changed. Her new sword core had the tendency to evolve, and soon, it became the green one which was more powerful than before. Meanwhile, the valuable natural sources in the Cultivating Pool that Brenda had collected for decades released their spiritual energy. With all this, Elsa had broken through to the Wonder Realm.

When the increasing sword intent appeared inside her, Elsa lost consciousness. The only thing she remembered was that someone had helped her when her life was in danger. But she didn't know that Brenda had saved her until now.

After she finished her closed door training, Elsa immediately looked for Brenda but couldn't find her. So she inquired about Darren's quarters and came to him.

To her shock, Brenda now looked like this, and Elsa thought it was her fault.