Chen Xi watched the clouds sliding away toward both ends of the horizon and praised, "That's pretty impressive. What do you think, Boss?"
After washing up, Li Yao stood at the tavern entrance with a thermos in hand. He took a light sip of Vitality Potion, instantly feeling refreshed and alert! The sluggishness of just waking up vanished completely. He nodded. "It is pretty impressive."
Old Man Lu really did have some skill.
Lu Xingshen tightened his grip on the Dragon-Snake Staff. He always had the urge to draw his sword and chop someone up.
What right did a salted fish have to judge this old man?!
He snorted. "My lineage's swordsmanship is profound and extensive..."
Old Man Lu had originally wanted to temper Chen Xi's temperament a little, but then he remembered that she was not particularly eager to learn in the first place. If he kept putting on airs, she might stop learning altogether. So he changed his words at the last moment. "But every method must begin with the basics. Today, I'll teach you the Cleaving Sword Stance first..." After that, Old Man Lu began explaining the essentials of the Cleaving Sword Stance.
He did not even avoid Li Yao during the explanation...
Perhaps it was his way of thanking Li Yao for advising Chen Xi yesterday.
However, after listening for a while, Li Yao realized that this was merely a method of tempering one's physical abilities through sword practice and gradually mastering one's own strength—knowledge that should have been extremely valuable to many people who practiced martial arts.
But Li Yao was not interested. Although the Qi Refining Technique Lin Xiaowei had given him was a Martial Monk's beginner method, its opening principles were all about cultivating qi, strengthening the body with qi, and ultimately gaining