In truth, this was not hard to guess.
Judging by their apparent cultivation and strength, aside from Dugu Qingxiao, who might be able to withstand 6,000 Jin, Xu Taiping was the only one left among the Seven Peaks.
"Mm."
After thinking it over, Xu Taiping finally nodded.
"Taiping, I remember that Recluse Sansan taught you the sword. You rarely use it, and you never even used it during that bloody battle at Lotus Temple. Could there be something special about the sword techniques Recluse Sansan taught you?"
Zhao Linglong asked Xu Taiping with great curiosity.
"Senior Sister, there's nothing special about my sword techniques. I just need to practice Sword Nurturing. The longer I nurture my sword, the sharper it becomes."
Xu Taiping smiled at Zhao Linglong.
"But that doesn't mean I can't use my sword at all. Striking with it occasionally is still fine."
He added another sentence.
Though storing a sword and Sword Nurturing differed by only one word, the difference in swordsmanship was enormous.
After all, once you drew a sword you had hidden away, hiding it again would be difficult.
But while those words could fool Zhao Linglong, they could not fool Jiang Zhi.
"Junior Brother, whatever the case, let me try the next round first."
Jiang Zhi said to Xu Taiping.
"Senior Sister, I'll have to practice Sword Drawing either way. It makes no difference whether I do it sooner or later."
Xu Taiping shook his head.
"Don't underestimate your senior sister."
Jiang Zhi gave Xu Taiping a gentle smile.
Before Xu Taiping and the others, she became that gently smiling elder sister once again.
"I've never underestimated you or our senior brothers, Senior Sister."
Xu Taiping smiled wryly.
This was not the first time he had heard those words.
"Neither of you should bolster