Atop a towering stone cliff.
Sword light crisscrossed and danced, each move flowing into the next with effortless ease, as though wrought by nature itself.
"Lu Qianbei!"
Song Yun held his Flying Sword and came before Lu Xuan, looking at him with a face full of expectation.
"Not bad. Your sword dao has improved somewhat these days. It seems that your exploration in the Boundless Sea some time ago did your sword dao cultivation no small amount of good."
Lu Xuan nodded lightly and praised him.
"It is all thanks to Senior's guidance. You made many obscure points suddenly clear to me, as if the thatch blocking my mind had been torn away. Going out to temper myself and making progress was naturally only a matter of water flowing into a channel."
Song Yun said respectfully.
Half a month ago, he had gone with the Song Family's Sea Beast hunting team to explore the Outer Sea, using the chance to test the skills he had gained at Lu Xuan's side.
After returning, his sword dao cultivation had risen visibly, which greatly comforted Lu Xuan.
"My guidance may have been considerable, but what matters more is still your own comprehension and tempering."
He looked at the still-youthful Song Yun and spoke gently.
Song Yun nodded, committing it firmly to heart.
"By the way, Lu Qianbei, there will be a large-scale auction on Aurora Island soon, one that is rare even once in ten years. Would Senior like to go take a look?"
"Oh? An auction? What is its background?"
Lu Xuan asked curiously.
"That Aurora Island is the largest island among the nearby archipelago. It has an Aurora Commerce Guild on it, jointly organized by many great powers and high-level cultivators on the island, and its business reaches every corner of