Indeed, Chen Ping was certainly qualified to guide Ye Xing through the basics of the sword path. But if Ye Xing was to go farther in the future, she would need a Sword Immortal who was both stronger and held greater potential. In your heart, Jin Chang Geng was likely the only person capable of taking on that responsibility.
Perhaps in terms of talent alone, the equally outstanding Chen Ping was not necessarily inferior to Jin Chang Geng. Yet Jin Chang Geng's cultivation environment was clearly beyond anything Chen Ping could compare to. That was why Jin Chang Geng had already begun preparing to charge toward the Quasi-Emperor Realm, while Chen Ping was still troubled by the Immortal King Third Realm.
Environment could determine many things. Even if Chen Ping and Jin Chang Geng possessed talent on the same level, Jin Chang Geng's accumulated comprehension of the sword path was, at present, far beyond Chen Ping's.
Since Ye Xing's talent for the sword path was even greater, you could not allow her to be content with the status quo. She should set surpassing Jin Chang Geng as her goal. With Ye Xing's current talent, she was capable of achieving it. Entrusting Ye Xing's future to Jin Chang Geng, Qinghe Heaven and Earth's greatest Sword Immortal, was likewise your attempt to find Ye Xing a better environment.
Moreover, although Chen Ping's character was not bad, his wife's death had left him somewhat consumed by madness. His sword was indeed righteous, but his killing intent was also somewhat excessive. Such a sword might be powerful enough to unleash even greater strength, yet it was absolutely not the best match for Ye Xing's Benevolent Heart Sword Physique.
By comparison, although Jin Chang Geng was not an Immortal King of the Cold Palace, after