On the arena, Dugu Yun Tian and Nangong Bingrui were communicating through their spiritual senses. They stood very close to each other, while Dugu Lou and the others were far away and couldn't detect what they were saying. Still, from their expressions, they could vaguely guess. Shangguan Longyin furrowed his brow. He knew Dugu Yun Tian fairly well, and with his intelligence, he had already pieced together most of what the two were saying.
After talking for a while, Nangong Bingrui and Dugu Yun Tian began to fight. Both held Sword Embryos and moved in close, engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Their cultivation methods were similar, and since Nangong Bingrui had recovered from her injuries and now possessed an Immortal Artifact, her sword intent had improved considerably. Though she still couldn't match Dugu Yun Tian, she was far stronger than ordinary disciples of the same rank.
Both moved at astonishing speed, their afterimages flashing as their sleeves fluttered. The man was handsome and dashing, the woman breathtakingly beautiful. Their figures crossed and clashed, leaving the onlookers stunned. If not for the Sword Qi crisscrossing the arena, sword beams shooting out, their sword intent cutting and fierce, and Refined Gold Qi surging into the sky—and if everyone hadn't known the two harbored a deep enmity—they might have thought a couple was sparring.
Still, some keen-eyed cultivators soon noticed something unusual. Though the Sword Embryos in their hands struck with shocking force, the two always avoided each other's vital points. They looked more like they were rehearsing a set routine. How could they possibly look like sworn enemies?
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Dugu Yun Tian's mouth. It was as if he had returned to those days when he and Nangong Bingrui practiced swordsmanship together. Back then, they had been