"Greetings, Dean!"
Inside a side hall of the Nine Heavens Sword Academy, Zhou Ling cupped his hands in salute to Dean Gong.
"Have a seat!"
Dean Gong nodded slightly and pointed to a grand armchair beside her.
Once Zhou Ling had taken his seat, an attendant brought over Spirit Tea.
After taking a sip of the Spirit Tea, Zhou Ling got straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit.
"Dean, it's like this. I've just comprehended a Five Elements Myriad Manifestations Sword Intent, but the Five Elements Sword Art I cultivate contains no record of this Five Elements Myriad Manifestations Sword Intent."
"I haven't fully figured it out yet."
"So I came to seek your guidance, Dean."
"Five Elements Myriad Manifestations Sword Intent!"
Upon hearing this, delight surfaced on Dean Gong's exquisite face as she looked over a jade booklet.
"I thought that with you being busy at the Heavenly Crafts Division lately, your swordsmanship cultivation would have fallen behind. I never expected you to enter the second step of the Third Realm so quickly?"
There was a hint of disbelief in Dean Gong's voice.
After all, Zhou Ling had only comprehended the Third Realm of the Sword Dao, Man and Sword as One, in June.
Yet only half a year had passed, and he had already reached the second step of the Third Realm.
Such progress was truly astonishing.
This talent was indeed the makings of a swordsman who could enter the Five Realms.
Even though her own talent in the Sword Dao was not bad, it had taken her nearly two years to advance from the first step to the second.
"It is also thanks to the Dean's Sword Shadow Jade. Only by entering it and sparring with you could I make such progress!"
Zhou