Dusk gave way to dawn, and time slipped past in a flash.
In the early hours of October 14, Chu Xisheng practiced his saber in the rear courtyard.
The heavy black-iron saber in his hand stirred swaths of black saber light through the courtyard, five zhang across, like a black saber dragon coiling and twisting.
A fierce wind also swept back and forth through the courtyard, showing faint signs of becoming a hurricane.
Chu Xisheng harnessed the wind to increase his saber's speed further.
And just as he finished practicing a full round of the Wind-Chasing Blade, lightning abruptly sprang from the blade, which slashed straight at Chu Yunyun standing nearby.
This strike, Empty Cave Brings Wind, was utterly abrupt, without the slightest warning beforehand. Bolstered by lightning, it became a blur beyond the reach of an ordinary person's naked eye.
Even Chu Yunyun's face showed surprise and admiration.
Yet she still merely reached out slightly and, with a light flick of her finger, sent that black saber light back.
Chu Xisheng followed its momentum and changed his move, shifting from Empty Cave Brings Wind to Wind and Thunder Together. Another lightning-wreathed slash crashed toward Chu Yunyun's right side.
This time, Chu Yunyun did not flick it away. She lightly caught it between her tender, pale fingers.
The corners of her lips lifted, her expression gratified. "Not bad. Both strikes are close to the fifth layer, and you've incorporated wind-thunder martial intent into them too. You've more or less mastered them."
At present, Chu Xisheng was still using the heavy black-iron saber. Once he switched to the Rune Blood Refinement Saber, his saber speed would double.
Chu Xisheng exhaled a stale breath and tossed the heavy black-iron saber back onto the weapon rack beside him.
"Then I'll set off after