“That’s right, since we were only sparring to get to know each other,” Shangguan Yun said, laughing as she retracted her white jade sword. It was as if nothing had happened, and she and Yu Qiuyu were just friends.
“I’ve fully witnessed the Chief’s strength. It’s truly as they say. Let’s practice together again when we have time,” Yu Qiuyu said, cupping her fists.
Then she turned to Mu Yanxi, who had just spoken. “Student Mu, do you want to practice swordplay with me?”
“No, no need. I’m not a Sword Cultivation practitioner, and I don’t know how to use a sword.” Mu Yanxi shook her head hurriedly.
While she knew how to control a flying sword, she knew nothing about swordsmanship. If they really sparred, Yu Qiuyu would flatten her in just a few strikes.
“Oh? It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. I can teach you! The ancients said that with sword heart clarity, you only need to exchange a few strikes to understand what kind of person your opponent is,” Yu Qiuyu said solemnly, swaying her head.
‘Is there really such a saying?’ Mu Yanxi mentally complained. If it were that easy to know what a person was like, there wouldn’t be so many internal struggles and schemes.
It was possible for those in Sword Cultivation to communicate through their blades, as their swords carried their Great Way.
However, it was impossible for other cultivators to judge someone that way. Otherwise, could everyone understand each other just by clashing flying swords a few times?
On the surface, however, Mu Yanxi didn’t directly refute the other’s viewpoint.
She simply said, “My apologies. I’d love to learn from you, but I’ve never used a sword before. I don’t have a sword-type divine artifact on me right now, so I can’t practice with you. It’s a real shame.”
“That’s a pity then. But the green mountains don’t change, and the clear water flows forever—we’ll have plenty of opportunities later. I look forward to the day I can spar with you, Student Mu,” Yu Qiuyu said, cupping her hands. She sheathed the jet-black greatsword on her back and turned to leave.
She seemed to be deliberately imitating the speech and behavior of an ancient sword immortal, even down to her clothing style. But she wasn’t very good at it, giving her a somewhat clumsy and cute vibe.
“Um, Student Yu Qiuyu, are you a Sword Cultivation practitioner?” Mu Yanxi asked.
In her past life, only those in Sword Cultivation would carry their swords with them like this instead of putting them back into a storage pouch.
After all, they needed to use their mana to nourish the sword at all times.
“Me? I’m not a sword cultivator yet, but maybe I’ll be on that path soon. My ambition really is to become one,” Yu Qiuyu said, looking back before heading inside.
“Remember to change back into your Sect Uniform! If you wear your own clothes on the first day of class, the teacher will definitely smack your butt!” Shangguan Yun shouted at her back.
Yu Qiuyu’s voice drifted back, “I know, I know. The rules here are such a pain.”
Only Mu Yanxi and Shangguan Yun were left in the Back garden.
Shangguan Yun smiled and said, “She’s an interesting girl, and her background isn’t simple. Those sword techniques were quite high-level; they’re not something ordinary people can learn.”
“I can tell.” Mu Yanxi nodded. She could see from Yu Qiuyu’s movements yesterday that she was a polite young lady from a good family.
Plus, she wanted to be a sword cultivator—’could anyone even do that without money?’
“Waking up early to exercise helps build your energy. You can try it too in the future. By the way, are you ready? You’ll have to face an arena defense match for the elite class today,” Shangguan Yun asked with a smile.
“Huh? Me too?” Mu Yanxi was very surprised. Didn’t they say that the dual cultivation partners of the top ten automatically entered the elite class?
“Of course. The simplest way to enter the elite class is to defeat a student there and take her spot.”
“Although most girls won’t dare challenge you out of respect for me, you still have to be careful of some reckless fools who don’t know any better,” Shangguan Yun said.