Testing swords and growing through jumping slashes; the day Tail opened his mouth and shut his eyes

It was the same grotto-heaven with woods, flowers, grass, and a stream.

This was somewhere Jiang Yu often visited, whether to sleep, practice, spar, or the like.

Despite coming here often, though, it was not Jiang Yu's favorite place.

Jiang Yu's favorite places were the farming and ranching grotto-heavens, because they were full of grain crops as tall as a person.

Now, however, Jiang Yu and Yanqing's match would take place in this little grotto-heaven.

The two gifted boys found an open space and stood facing each other, one an intuitive fighter, the other a proper, traditional prodigy.

Jiang Yu rubbed his palms together and bounced twice on the spot for a quick warm-up, then assumed a rather unimpressive opening stance and said to Yanqing, "Come on!"

Yanqing also readied himself with Sword-Riding, but when he saw Jiang Yu's stance, he asked in confusion, "Aren't you using Black Cleave this time?"

"Mm." Jiang Yu nodded. "Didn't you say you wanted to see my moves? This way, you'll be able to see them more clearly."

Jiang Yu's words left Yanqing somewhat puzzled.

Familiar with Jiang Yu's personality, he did not think Jiang Yu was deliberately provoking him or looking down on him. It was more likely that the other boy genuinely thought his two fists could beat the weapon in Yanqing's hands.

Still, since Jiang Yu was so confident, Yanqing could hardly say anything.

After a brief hesitation, Yanqing slowly floated into the air and launched an attack at Jiang Yu!

Naturally, he would not go all out at the start of a fight. Even though they had sparred many times before, he still began with a probing attack.

Flying Sword in hand, Yanqing stirred his spiritual sense and shot forward like a streaking shadow, thrusting his blade upward toward Jiang