At Lin Ke's words, Shi Ping instead became interested and asked, "Brother Lin, do you truly wish to learn swordsmanship?"
He saw Lin Ke nod with a serious expression.
Shi Ping could hardly put him off any further, so he said, "In that case, I will teach you every technique I have learned."
Lin Ke nodded. "Thank you, Brother Shi."
The two immediately left the cave where the Ghost Titan Spiders were being raised and headed to the open ground outside the Green Mulberry Garden.
Once they reached the open ground, Shi Ping asked about Lin Ke's experience. "Brother Lin, have you ever learned any basic sword moves?"
When it came to swordsmanship training, practicing with a foundation and practicing without one were two entirely different situations.
With a foundation, one achieved twice the results with half the effort; without one, one achieved half the results with twice the effort.
Lin Ke shook his head slightly at the question. "I'm ashamed to say that although I've seen you and Brother Huang demonstrate swordsmanship, I've never had any experience with swordsmanship training before."
Shi Ping laughed heartily. "No matter! Cultivating the way of the sword hinges on perseverance. Since you're willing, Brother Lin, I'll teach you from the beginning."
With that, Shi Ping took a wooden sword from his Storage Bag and handed it to Lin Ke. "Use this first. A sword has two edges-it can hurt others, but it can also hurt you."
"This was what I used when I first began training, so you should begin with it too, Brother Lin."
Lin Ke took the wooden sword and found it heavy in his hand, far heavier than he had imagined. It lacked the nimble feel he had expected of a wooden sword.
He could not help asking in puzzlement,