The fencing match was unremarkable and uninteresting.

For the fellow students, this could be considered an exciting battle.

There was no magnificent Taoist magic that would decide the outcome, only the fighting between flying swords and countless exchanges of attack and defense, so that everyone was watching intently, deeply worried about the outcome of the duel.

Only Qiu Changtian was bored. These two Kunlun noobs were pecking at each other, not knowing how to conceal their attacking intentions, and even less knowing how to deceive tactics. They were just attacking and defending, defending and attacking, to see who would make a mistake first.

Of course, such a battle is extremely beneficial to Xu Yinglian, because after this period of time, Qiu Changtian is very clear about how exaggerated this girl's will to never admit defeat is.

If Guan Zhan fought a protracted war with her, he would be dragged into the area she was most familiar with, and the result would definitely be that he would be defeated by her strong will.

As expected, after a long tug-of-war, Guan Zhan soon ran out of energy.

As soon as he revealed a flaw, Xu Yinglian immediately urged the Yujia Sword to cut in.

Seeing that he couldn't defend himself, Guan Zhan actually made a sword gesture, gave up on defense and attacked with all his strength, ready to die together with her.

Just as the two flying swords were about to pierce through each other at the same time, suddenly a bolt of lightning came from outside the arena and knocked Guan Zhan's flying sword away.

At the same time, Qiu Changtian's Yuyan Sword also shot out and blocked Xu Yinglian's Yujia Sword.

"I lost." Before he could speak, Guan Zhan said coldly, recalled his flying sword, and left without looking back.

On the sword fighting field, Xu Yinglian also retracted the Yujia sword and waved his fist vigorously towards Qiu Changtian outside the field.

That means, of course, "I win."

Qiu Changtian smiled in response and found that the depressed mood between Xu Yinglian's eyebrows had obviously dissipated a lot.

In the distance, high in the sky, Xu Changqing also stood with a sword in hand. Looking at the high-spirited Xu Yinglian below, he breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself:

Master said that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, and now it seems that he was right.

We should pity this child. It is not so much that he became possessed because he wanted to win but failed. It is more accurate to say that he wanted to catch up with Qiu Changtian, but found that the two were getting farther and farther away, and he showed a flaw because of his fear and hesitation.

What she really wanted was not victory, but Qiu Changtian's recognition...

Thinking of this, Xu Changqing landed.

Xu Yinglian was just about to leave the fencing field when he saw his great grandfather suddenly arrive and stopped.

"Ying Lian won beautifully just now. How come your sword skills have improved so much recently?" Xu Changqing encouraged.

"I studied hard with my senior brother for a period of time." Xu Yinglian did not hide it. Although his expression was reserved, there was a smile between his eyebrows.

At the side of the field, Guan Zhan, who was angry because of losing, and Chen Zhen, Jian Qingnan and others who were watching excitedly, cast slightly eager glances at Qiu Changtian when they heard the words.

"You can learn swordsmanship from me." Qiu Changtian said to everyone gently, "Just like Junior Sister Xu, follow me to go out and gain experience, and I will teach you."

So everyone started to get confused again.

Learning swordsmanship is of course good, but if you have to exchange it for time spent on training outside, it becomes a difficult choice.

After all, the most important thing for a cultivator is the realm of cultivation. If the time invested in perfecting the Purple Palace during the foundation-building period is insufficient, it will affect the final grade of the pill.

There are nine grades of elixir, and three levels: upper, middle and lower.

If the elixir is of the lower third grade, the speed of cultivation at the Golden Elixir stage will be seriously hindered, and even a normal lifespan will make it difficult to survive until the infant is formed.

Senior Brother Qiu and Senior Sister Xu, one has a clear mind of Taoism, and the other has a keen mind. Both have the bonus of natural talent in Taoism, which is why they dare to take time out to go out for training, or to practice swordsmanship or Taoism.

However, they did not have the confidence that they could practice Qigong, swordsmanship and Taoism at the same time and ensure the success of forming the elixir later.

Seeing that his fellow disciples were obviously hesitant, Qiu Changtian did not force them, but asked them to go back and think about it slowly.

When you have made up your mind, come back to see him.

After sending his fellow junior fellow students away, Xu Changqing pulled Qiu Changtian aside, took out a flying sword and handed it to him.

"This is the tenth-rank gold flying sword 'Jade Dragon'." Xu Changqing said in a deep voice, "The Xu family of Tiannan presents it to Changtian."

Qiu Changtian took the flying sword solemnly and nodded in thanks.

The tenth-rank flying sword was the standard equipment for disciples of all sects in ancient times, but now it has become a non-renewable resource due to the loss of sword-making techniques.

With Qiu Changtian's status as the chief of Kunlun, it would not be impossible for him to get a tenth-rank flying sword if he really spent some time, but he was still a little surprised that the Xu family of Tiannan gave him one as a gift when they met.

Well, I feel like I'm being fawned over.

"Ying Lian, I'll leave it to you from now on." Xu Changqing said seriously.

"I will take good care of my junior sister." Qiu Changtian answered seriously.

Xu Changqing smiled faintly, without correcting his address as "Junior Sister", and left with his sword.

"What did your great-grandfather give you?" Xu Yinglian walked over and asked.

"Oh, just a flying sword." Qiu Changtian said lightly.

"Jade Dragon Sword." Xu Yinglian stared at the long sword in his hand and said, "Strange, they actually spent a huge amount of money."

"What do you mean?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.

"The Tiannan Xu family now has eight tenth-rank flying swords, in addition to Yujia." Xu Yinglian said reservedly, "The Yujia sword is not to be passed down lightly except to the Xu family members. It was originally my great grandfather's sword, and he later gave it to me."

"Besides Yujia, the most powerful one is the Jade Dragon Sword."

"From what I know, everyone in the clan who is interested in cultivating immortals has been eyeing this sword, but the family actually gave it to you."

"Really?" Qiu Changtian immediately understood that this meant that Tiannan Xu family treated him as one of their own.

"Of course." Xu Yinglian also understood and blushed a little, "I'm a little tired, please go back with me."

"good."

The two of them rode on sword lights and returned to the Jinling Cave.

In front of Xu Yinglian's cave, many more cranes appeared. They stood gracefully on one leg and combed their feathers with their long beaks.

Probably because he had just won and was in a good mood, Xu Yinglian took out a basket of herbs from the cave and fed them to the cranes one by one.

"Help me." She said calmly.

The Kunlun Mirror keenly sensed that the atmosphere was changing, and immediately and quietly removed the disguise hints of the mirror flowers and water moons. The powerful aura surrounding Qiu Changtian began to slowly dissipate.

"Yeah." Qiu Changtian took the basket of herbs and helped feed the cranes.

These big white-feathered birds were not afraid of him. They just stood there lazily, waiting for his herbs to reach their mouths. Then they opened their beaks to pick up the food, raised their heads and swallowed it down.

Somehow, Qiu Changtian suddenly remembered the three types of beasts in the secret realm of the Li Palace. He had turned into a crane at that time...

Xu Yinglian stood at the entrance of the cave and looked at him, and suddenly found that his aura had disappeared.

The sharp aura of a peerless genius and the arrogant temperament that always made her feel uncomfortable seemed to have completely disappeared.

So Xu Yinglian mustered up his courage and said in a quiet voice:

"Besides me, the only one who can make these cranes not reject me is my senior brother."

"Junior Sister Jian has tried it many times. No matter what she holds, even if it's a thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, as soon as she gets close, the cranes will immediately spread their wings and fly away."

"Maybe it's because I have a unique affinity for animals," Qiu Changtian replied.

"No, it's arrogance." Xu Yinglian was silent for a moment, then said, "Only arrogant people of the same kind can gain the recognition of these cranes."

"Senior brother and I are of the same kind. Or rather, he is more arrogant than me."

"So, if I ask you directly, you won't bother to lie to me, right?"

She slowly lowered her eyes to the ground, her eyelashes trembling slightly:

"Brother, do you like me?"

Qiu Changtian looked at her in surprise.