Taiyi Hall.
Gao Xian gazed eagerly at the Nine Provinces Cauldron, waiting for the big shot to give him a pleasant surprise.
He said nothing, but he believed Old Ninth understood what he meant.
Killing Beiming and Wanbao—wasn't that all for Old Ninth's sake? There was no need to spell such things out; he and Old Ninth had an unspoken understanding in this regard.
Normally, it should have been time to reward merit.
The Nine Provinces Cauldron was silent for a while before saying, "You have some talent in swordsmanship."
Gao Xian considered his talent for swordsmanship peerless, yet Old Ninth had only said he had some talent. It sounded a little grating to his ears.
Naturally, he did not dare argue. He merely lowered his eyes and bowed his head respectfully. "You flatter me, Senior."
The Nine Provinces Cauldron could naturally see that Gao Xian was somewhat dissatisfied with its appraisal. The world was vast, yet cultivators it would say had some talent were few enough to count on one's fingers. Still, it offered no explanation. There was no need.
"Your swordsmanship contains the transformations of yin and yang, and has gained two parts of the true essence of Taiji swordsmanship."
The Nine Provinces Cauldron said, "Unfortunately, you did not obtain the Taiji swordsmanship inheritance. The swordsmanship you deduced yourself ultimately has many omissions..."
Gao Xian was speechless. Most of his swordsmanship had been learned through dual cultivation. Later, he had honed and cultivated it himself, finally achieving something with great difficulty.
Yet when it came to Old Ninth, it became something unfit for the stage.
It had to be said that Old Ninth's eyes were truly sharp. With one glance, he had seen that Gao Xian was self-taught and had never received the Taiji swordsmanship inheritance.
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