Everyone present heard Yun Ying's words. At first they were puzzled, then their expressions changed, and they abruptly turned to look at the Sword Palace's holy maiden.
At that moment, a sword's cry rang out, echoing in everyone's ears, pure and ardent.
They seemed to see a sword shining amid raging flames, shedding layer upon layer of ornate casing until only its purest essence remained, flawless and sharp, indomitable.
Rip!
Sword qi split the air for three hundred zhang. A terrifying aura spread outward, frightening many of those present into retreating.
The Sword Palace's holy maiden had cast off her dejection from a moment earlier and become spirited once more. Her piercing eyes now held a measure of restraint and composure.
If she had been a sharp sword with its edge fully exposed when she arrived, then now that sword had begun to conceal its edge, and showed signs of evolving into a divine sword.
The young experts present could all sense this. In a brief instant, the Sword Palace's holy maiden had undergone a transformation ordinary people could scarcely imagine.
Even they could not help feeling a sense of great danger as they looked at her now.
"Thank you for your guidance, my lady!"
Under everyone's incredulous gazes, the Sword Palace's holy maiden turned and bowed to Yun Ying.
From that moment onward, she felt only reverence and admiration for Yun Ying, with no other feelings remaining.
What?!
The holy maiden's words echoed in everyone's ears like a thunderclap. Many were left dazed, unable to understand why she had actually addressed Yun Ying as "my lady."
Did this mean she already acknowledged her inferiority? And she had even addressed the other woman as "my lady"-was she going to become her follower?
No matter how they looked at it, what