Zhou Tong quickly obtained a map of the surrounding area from Ji Yichuan, casually took an iron sword, and left the training ground.
Ji Yichuan watched Zhou Tong's departing back and sighed softly.
"Father, what is it?" Ji Ning asked.
"What a pity!" Ji Yichuan shook his head. "I originally wanted to use our Ji Clan's sword arts to keep him here, so he could cultivate by your side. It seems I still underestimated him..."
"Stay by my side..." Ji Ning immediately understood his father's intentions.
His father had not merely taken a liking to the Phoenix's auspicious identity; he had also been thinking of him.
Ji Yichuan had hoped to use human cultivation techniques to persuade him to stay and train alongside his son. Ji Yichuan knew well that things like swordsmanship, archery, and even footwork were not the same as cultivation realms. They required extensive practice to build muscle memory.
If Zhou Tong truly cultivated alongside his son as Ji Yichuan had expected, the two would very likely form a relationship like that of brothers and companions in the future.
With an auspicious Phoenix blessed by heaven and earth as a brother and companion, one could easily imagine what benefits his son would gain in the future.
But Ji Yichuan had miscalculated. He had not expected Zhou Tong to be so powerful that, after merely one glance, he had cultivated the sword art to such a level.
"Still, this is for the best!" A trace of relief surfaced in Ji Yichuan's heart.
Fortunately, Zhou Tong's performance had been so astonishing that he could not bring himself to say anything to keep him.
Otherwise, if such a terrifying monster truly stayed by his son's side to cultivate, who knew how badly his son's confidence would be crushed.
A cultivator