Gu Changfeng really hadn't been this happy in many years. Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through his mind.
These two little girls have such good aptitude and understanding. If we teach them everything that the sect should teach, they might be able to surpass those two brats from Haoyue Sect.
However, we also need to see whether the two of them have the understanding of all the techniques.
"I intend to let the four elders in the sect serve as your instructors. You don't need to go to the academy to study with other disciples. The four elders will provide guidance based on your respective progress. Are you willing?" Gu Changfeng was internally complacent with his decision.
The elders were all stunned. They didn't expect the master to make such a decision. However, who wouldn't be happy to teach a talented disciple, let alone two?
Su Yao and Ning Jing looked at each other in surprise. What kind of operation was this?
However, Su Yao still saw approval in Ning Jing's eyes.
"Reporting to the master, the disciple Ningjing and I are of course happy to do so. We will follow the master's arrangements in everything." Just kidding, if the sect gives us special treatment, we must agree. We don't have to fight for seats with a bunch of little brats every day.
"Okay, okay, okay, you two will start studying with Elder Lin today." Gu Changfeng's smile never faltered. Everyone in the hall was worried that he would burst his lips from laughing.
Su Yao and the other person followed Elder Lin and left first.
After they left, only the four leaders were left in the room.
Elder Wan couldn't help but speak up first: "Master, isn't this too sudden? I'm afraid the other disciples in the sect will have opinions about this." The other two elders followed suit.
"What opinions could they have? Could it be that the other disciples are more talented than those two little girls?"
"What's more, the once-a-century Immortal Sect Competition will begin in 40 years. If you don't quickly cultivate these two promising talents, do you want to be at the bottom? Moreover, the Haoyue Sect just recently accepted two disciples with good qualifications. We must also quickly cultivate them."
The elders fell silent. In the last Immortal Sect Competition, their sect narrowly lost to the Haoyue Sect, only taking second place. The Haoyue Sect's leader was incredibly proud, even going so far as to show off in front of the Sect Leader. It was no wonder the Sect Leader was eager to compete this time.
So that's how it was settled.
As for Su Yao and the other two, they had already followed Elder Lin to his Lingjian Peak. Along the way, they met many disciples from Lingjian Peak, and they all looked at them curiously.
News of what happened at the academy spread throughout the sect within an hour. Everyone was curious about what these exceptionally gifted disciples looked like, and when they discovered they were two little girls with red lips and white teeth, wearing twin buns, everyone was astonished.
Is it worth the leader mobilizing so many troops for such a little girl?
Following Elder Lin into the training hall, the two of them sat obediently on the cushions.
"You two little girls, now that the Sect Leader has spoken, I will spare no effort to teach you from now on. However, my Spirit Sword Peak also has its own rules. We do not teach the weak and incompetent. If one day you two can't stand it anymore, then go to the Sect Leader and explain it clearly. Don't waste your time here."
Su Yao and Ning Jing responded in unison.
So Elder Lin began to teach them the method of cultivation. Causing the spiritual energy to enter the body was only the most basic requirement. The correct method of cultivation was to be able to remove impurities from the body at the same time as the spiritual energy entered the body.
After teaching them the relevant knowledge, Elder Lin took them both to the training ground and threw a wooden sword to each of them.
"From today on, the two of you must swing your sword 100 more times every day than the day before. Let's start with 1000 strokes today. You are not allowed to go back until you finish." After saying this, Elder Lin left without looking back.
After Elder Lin left, whispers from other disciples could be heard from time to time.
Disciple A: "Elder Lin, this is too cruel. When I first joined the sect, I only swung my sword 500 times a day. Are these two little girls so cruel right after they arrived?"
Disciple B: "That's right! This is double what we had back then, and starting tomorrow, it will increase every day."
Elder Lin's arrangement instantly dispelled the concerns of many disciples who felt it was unfair. If this was the price of receiving special treatment, they would rather not have it. It was truly horrible.
Su Yao and the others had no idea what these disciples were thinking. They did not dare to underestimate these 1,000 sword swings. Although the wooden sword was not as heavy as a real sword, how light could a sword made of solid wood be?
The two men looked at each other, and both saw the unwillingness to admit defeat in each other's eyes. They smiled at each other and began to practice swinging swords like the other disciples on the field. But they did not dare to underestimate these 1,000 sword swings. Although the wooden sword was not as heavy as the real sword, how light could a sword made of solid wood be?
At first, the two could swing their swords 50 times in a row effortlessly, but as time went on, 100, 150, 200, 350... it became more and more difficult.
Finally, they swung 500 times. By this time, it was completely dark and there were only two of them left in the training ground. It must have been midnight. Su Yao and the other person refused to give up, so they persisted until now. They stopped to rest until their arms could no longer be lifted.
Su Yao recalled the feeling of relaxation and pleasure when the spiritual energy entered her body, and thought, could the spiritual energy be able to repair the fatigue in the body? As she said that, she tried to circulate the spiritual energy throughout her body, and it seemed that the feeling of fatigue was really relieved.
"Jingjing! Try it now. Spiritual energy can repair your arms and body. It turns out that the method the elder taught you earlier of circulating spiritual energy while removing impurities can be used this way." Su Yao looked at Ningjing with surprise.
"Really? Let me try!" He then tried to circulate his spiritual energy, slowly moving it throughout his body. Then he stopped.
"It's true, Yaoyao. If that's the case, let's apply the same logic. Can we swing the sword while channeling spiritual energy? If so, 1,000 hits won't be a problem!"
"That makes sense. Let's try it!" The two of them smiled and walked to the martial arts training ground together.
They hadn't noticed a figure standing in a hidden corner outside the arena. Who else could it be but Elder Lin? Elder Lin's original intention in assigning them 1,000 sword swings was to temper their temperaments. After all, with such high talent, complacency was a given, and ordinary people couldn't complete 1,000 sword swings in a single day.
"I thought the two little girls would beg for mercy when they were tired, but I didn't expect them to be so stubborn and persist until now. Moreover, they are two smart ones. In all these years, no new disciples in the sect have discovered the ability to draw qi and wield swords at the same time. They are indeed talented." Elder Lin stroked his beard with a smile on his face and turned to leave.
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