Thus, a group of Elders marched to reprimand Sect Leader Xiao. Why should he be allowed to teach someone with Innate Sword Bone, but not them?!
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Sect Leader Xiao knew he was in the wrong and tried to reason with them.
But ultimately, he couldn't withstand the Elders' enthusiasm. They insisted on teaching Tian Ning, turning a regular class into a private tutoring session just for her.
The Elders had planned it out. Each would demonstrate their Swordsmanship to Tian Ning, one per day, completely filling up the schedule before the Six Sects Grand Competition. Everyone was satisfied, except Tian Ning, who was the only one suffering.
Tian Ning declared she was very skilled and didn't need to learn other Swordsmanship techniques!
But these Old Men didn't think so. They hoped Tian Ning would showcase her Swordsmanship at the Six Sects Grand Competition, so they could proudly call themselves half her Masters!
Tian Ning started learning Swordsmanship every day, leaving her with no free time before the Six Sects Grand Competition.
What about the planned slacking off?
Tian Ning looked up to the sky in despair...
All the Elders went to teach Tian Ning, only Qin Mingcheng remained disdainful.
So what if she has Innate Sword Bone?
Things learned by cramming at the last minute, really think they can shine at the Grand Competition? It's utterly delusional!
Xue'er has now recovered her right arm. At the Six Sects Grand Competition, who will be the center of attention is uncertain...
Tian Ning didn't care about the Six Sects Grand Competition. She had senior Martial Brothers and Sisters, and everyone was gradually recovering. She felt no pressure. Every day after learning Swordsmanship, she would return to her courtyard and fall asleep immediately.
These days, Tiantian's mind was filled with the different Elders' Swordsmanship techniques; she didn't even have time to read storybooks.
The Competition clothes have been distributed. Wanjian Sect's traditional white clothes perfectly fit the Sword Cultivator's ethereal and imposing aura.
Several men didn't care about the clothes, but Xiao Roushu and Shi Qinxin found them too plain and pondered embroidering something on them.
Tian Ning just woke up and saw the two of them huddled together, figuring out what to add to make it eye-catching.
Shi Qinxin asked, "Junior Martial Sister, do you have any ideas?"
Tian Ning: "Just carve a big word on the back. Aren't there five of us in Sword Protecting Mountain?"
"Sword Protecting Mountain is the best!"
"Just these five words, Third Senior Sister, carve them!"
One word on each person's back. Then, they wouldn't even need to shout slogans; people would be impressed just by looking at them!
"Good idea!"
Shi Qinxin didn't expect this kind of operation. Embroidering words on white clothes—it would be hard not to attract attention.
"Senior Martial Sister Tian Ning, our Sect has seven Direct Disciples. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Young people love unconventional approaches. Xiao Roushu immediately wanted to join in!
Tian Ning immediately said: "I am invincible, you are at your leisure."
Xiao Roushu was impressed!
These were words bestowed by Senior Martial Sister Tian Ning herself. She immediately ran back to her mountain and started taking apart her senior Martial Brothers' and Sisters' clothes…
It proved to be very effective.
Within a few days, the threshold of Sword Protecting Mountain was almost broken by the Direct Disciples.
Each Elder has several Direct Disciples. Everyone saw the seven people from Xiao Roushu's Sect standing there, with the words "I am invincible, you are at your leisure" in order. It was incredibly provocative! If they weren't fellow Disciples, they would have wanted to beat them up.
The junior Martial Brothers and Sisters with a bit of "middle-two" (adolescent angst) specifically went to Tian Ning for custom designs, waiting to show off at the Six Sects Grand Competition.
Tian Ning was too busy, only thinking up a few phrases before returning to her Swordsmanship practice.
This was difficult for everyone. For example, "First place is here, come and fight me if you disagree" required a Sect with eight Direct Disciples. What could they do if they couldn't gather enough people?
In the end, everyone changed their minds.
Why limit themselves to one Sect?
They were all from the same Sect. More people could create new sarcastic phrases; it was fantastic!
So, Wanjian Sect fell into a strangely united and friendly atmosphere. Everyone tacitly agreed not to wear their Competition clothes, waiting to surprise everyone at the Six Sects Grand Competition!
Looking at everyone's busy figures, within the somewhat desolate Tian Liang Mountain, Qin Mingcheng's five disciples fell into silence.
Fourth Disciple Liu Er couldn't hold back and tentatively asked, "Should we try something like them?"
Senior Disciple Zongzheng Lun frowned. "What's the use of that kind of time-wasting nonsense? With that free time, it's better to cultivate!"
The others didn't say anything. Since Wenren Xue was expelled from Wanjian Sect, their fellow Disciples no longer respected Tian Liang Mountain. Even when they defended their Junior Martial Sister, they received strange looks...
In their hearts, their Junior Martial Sister had simply made a mistake. She had already been punished by losing her right arm, yet she was still expelled from the Sect!
"Senior Martial Brother…" Xie Xingzhi suddenly spoke. His gaze remained fixed on the foot of the mountain. These days, he only watched the Elders demonstrate their Swordsmanship but had never seen Tian Ning make a move. "Is Innate Sword Bone really that powerful, able to learn the Elders' Swordsmanship in such a short time?"
To this day, he still couldn't forget.
That day on the Arena, Tian Ning had only glanced at it once and then performed Master's Vanishing Shadow's first form in front of him…
Second Disciple Shen Zhou sighed. Xie Xingzhi, who used to be noisy and impetuous, had become silent and taciturn since returning from the Sword Tomb. He must have been heartbroken for his Junior Martial Sister who suffered such a great injustice.
"That's naturally impossible!"
"Junior Martial Brother, you don't need to worry about that strange girl. She's only at Foundation Establishment Second Stage. No matter how strong her talent is, she's still a fledgling! Besides, Sword Protecting Mountain is a bunch of good-for-nothings. What help can they be to her?"
"At this Six Sects Grand Competition, with senior Martial Brothers here, our task is to help Wanjian Sect win first place in the name of Tian Liang Mountain. Only then can we make a request to the Sect Leader and bring our Junior Martial Sister back to Wanjian Sect openly and fairly!"
Although Wenren Xue used a Lei Wang Talisman to make the Fu Immortal Sect Leader compromise and participate in the Six Sects Grand Competition under the Fu Immortal Sect's quota, after the Grand Competition, Wenren Xue would still not have a Sect.
That's why they were so anxious to find a way to bring her back.
Just as Shen Zhou was speaking enthusiastically, a discordant voice came from the side—
"Ugh…Second Senior Martial Brother, wait a moment, I need to… ugh…"
Shen Zhou: "..."
Where did the Junior Martial Brother get this bad habit?
He keeps spoiling the mood with that "Ugh"!
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