Of the four Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in the small manor, only Qu Jianlei and Qi Ya had met True Immortal Wuchen before.
The latter was still acting as an attendant, so she went to the manor gate and let him in.
True Immortal Wuchen's eyes lit up when he saw Qi Ya. "Perfect. You're exactly who I came to find!"
"Fellow Daoist, please show some restraint," True Immortal Qi Ya said calmly. "We are not familiar with each other. If you have something to say, say it directly."
"Your path as a Sword Cultivator seems unlike anything I've ever seen," True Immortal Wuchen replied bluntly. "I'd like to spar with you."
Was there something wrong with this man? True Immortal Qi Ya replied coldly, "Boring."
"Hm?" True Immortal Wuchen gave her a surprised look. "Isn't it perfectly normal for Sword Cultivators to compare swords?"
There was nothing false about that. During her Golden Core Realm and early Nascent Soul Realm days, True Immortal Qi Ya had also traveled everywhere seeking people to compare swords and duel with.
Aside from drawing on the strengths of various schools and finding her own path, it was also highly beneficial for cultivating an indomitable will.
But after reaching the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, she had done that far less often. Seeing too many mixed and varied sword paths could easily affect her own path.
Of course, that was only one reason. There were other factors as well—for example, Dongsheng had too few Sword Cultivators, and Qi Ya's sword inheritance was rather ordinary...
In any case, sparring between Sword Cultivators was normal, but doing it too frequently had little meaning.
For Qi Ya, however, the most important thing was that she did not have a good impression of Wuchen.
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