Xing'er had only made it thirty paces. Although she was somewhat disappointed, it was obvious that this was a huge watershed. At ten paces, she could take a sword and return; I had more swords than I knew what to do with, so whether I had one or not hardly mattered. Besides, the swords left here were merely somewhat better than the Gold-Piercing Sword, but not by much. At twenty paces, she could read all the books of the Sword Immortal Sect. Xing'er had already read quite a few swordsmanship manuals. Although further study was necessary, she had actually read most of the Sword Immortal Sect's texts. She had even skimmed through all of Sword-Seeking Lord's books, so Xing'er's reserves of swordsmanship were by no means lacking.
However, at thirty paces, she could learn the Seven Forms of Founding the Sword. That was an entirely different matter.
"Who would have thought you would really complete thirty paces? Very good. I can teach you the first form of the Seven Forms of Founding the Sword, Annihilation, but not now. Wait until you enter the Pure Dao Realm before learning it. As for the few words I should tell you, I've thought about it, and it would be better to wait until later." Li Guxian was not especially happy. Instead, she seemed somewhat disappointed.
Xing'er did not know why Li Guxian had become disappointed after her surprise, but since her master-mother had said so, she did not dare stubbornly press on. After all, she was an obedient child.
Without a sword, Xing'er was no longer constrained by the backlash of the force, so she slowly stood up. I had actually already understood why Li Guxian was like this. She had probably realized that Xing'er was not me. Since these thirty paces were