Afterward, she courteously took her leave and stepped off the field.
The students also rose from their cushions.
Pei Ye had only managed to attend two morning lessons like this introducing the sects, and found their styles utterly different.
When discussing the White Bamboo Pavilion yesterday, the old instructor had been obscure and cautious, speaking only of its style and how to respond, without touching on a single specific move.
Yet today, this female instructor had explained the Emerald Feather Sword Sect thoroughly, stopping just short of revealing how its True Qi circulated.
This was simply because she trusted the strength of the swordsmanship itself, knowing that even once you understood it clearly, you still had to contend with it fair and square on the field.
After the explanation came an hour each of conditioning and sparring.
During sparring, Pei Ye fought two rounds with Zhang Junxue and still failed to win a single bout. Turning his head, he saw Xiao Qiu waiting off to one side with his sword lowered.
Seeing him look over, the man cupped his fist in invitation.
Pei Ye asked Zhang Junxue, and she naturally had no objection, so he took his sword over to fight Xiao Qiu.
Once again, he won two bouts through skill overcoming strength.
They put away their swords and exchanged smiles, though Xiao Qiu's was rather strained, while Pei Ye's was entirely sincere.
-He had confirmed once again that yesterday's victory over Xiao Qiu had not been a case of "when fortune comes, heaven and earth share the same strength," as it had against Wu Zaigu. Rather, it reflected a solid level of ability he could reliably reproduce.
Unless this Fourth Growth sword cultivator's swordsmanship entered the Clumsy Realm, or his cultivation broke through to Fifth Growth, he would find