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"Dongfang, this is quite a skill. It seems you can keep hiring me."

Since the two had a transactional nature to their relationship, Li Youan didn't express his gratitude directly, but instead used a different approach.

"What? You're trying to cling to me? Anyone who wants to be my bodyguard can line up all the way back to the capital from Outpost No. 1."

Upon hearing Li Youan's praise, Dongfang Jinghong shook her head with a touch of arrogance.

However, the two didn't say much, as there was still a Bloodthirsty Whip to be forged. After returning to his position, Dongfang Jinghong stood still, closed his eyes, and circulated his cultivation technique to restore his vital energy and adjust his state.

Soon, Dongfang Jinghong, having adjusted her state, repeated the previous process. This time, Li Youan did not observe anymore, but instead timed it precisely and used the remaining magic weapon card.

"open."

Looking at the Bloodthirsty Whip he had successfully forged once again, Dongfang Jinghong was in a very good mood. His success rate today was quite high.

Li Youan took the Bloodthirsty Whip and swung it a few times, then transformed it into a spear and practiced a few basic spear techniques, discovering that this Xuan-rank magic weapon was indeed extraordinary.

After carefully putting away the Heart-Protecting Mirror and the Bloodthirsty Whip, Li Youan looked at Dongfang Jinghong.

"What are your plans next? Do you need to go back to your room to rest? Or shall we find somewhere to spar?"

Dongfang Jinghong then remembered that before he went into seclusion, in addition to promising Li Youan to refine a magic weapon, he had also arranged a sparring match with him.

After a moment's thought, Dongfang Jinghong spoke.

"Let's go, let's pick a place to spar and rest there. There's no need to go back to the room."

Li Youan was not surprised by Dongfang Jinghong's answer. This Dongfang classmate did not have the temperament of a young lady, at least he did not feel it.

"Let's go then. I'll take you to the place where we picked Night Spirit Flowers before. It's a perfect place for sparring."

The two walked out of the treasure refining room, and the stone door behind them quickly closed, leading them through the passage to the mountaintop platform of Outpost No. 1.

"Come on up, I'll take you there, it's very close."

Li Youan threw the Sky Shuttle into the air, jumped onto it, and gestured for Dongfang Jinghong to follow.

Soon, the Sky Shuttle arrived above the small valley again. Dongfang Jinghong looked at the scene in the valley and looked at Li Youan with a puzzled expression.

"Have you forgotten how badly we wrecked that little valley outside the frontline base when we were only at the Body Tempering Realm? If you choose this place for a sparring match, do you think these Longevity Bamboo and Night Feather Flowers will survive?"

"Oh, this."

Previously, he had only been cultivating here without making much noise, so Li Youan had overlooked this matter. Now that he thought about it, it was indeed not suitable to spar here.

"Indeed, I overlooked it."

The two stood on the Sky Shuttle, looking around, preparing to find a suitable place.

"Let's go to the lake where we had our last get-together. Fighting on the water won't have much of an impact."

Upon hearing Dongfang Jinghong's suggestion, Li Youan thought about it and realized that there was indeed no better place to go in the short term. So he controlled the Sky Shuttle to fly towards the small lake.

As soon as the Sky Shuttle flew over the small lake, Dongfang Jinghong stood on the edge of the Sky Shuttle, stretched out his arms and fell backward, plummeting straight into the lake.

Seeing Dongfang Jinghong's actions, Li Youan also put away the Sky Shuttle and descended towards the lake.

When Li Youan stood on the lake, Dongfang Jinghong was already waiting a dozen feet away from him.

She had now removed her outer robe, revealing a light blue close-fitting outfit underneath. At the same time, Dongfang Jinghong had tied up her long hair, held a long sword in her hand, and looked much better than when she had just finished refining the treasure, clearly indicating that she had fully recovered.

"Li, please enlighten me."

Dongfang Jinghong looked at Li Youan and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Dongfang, please."

Li Youan also returned the salute with his gun.

The two exchanged few pleasantries, observed each other for a moment, and then moved almost simultaneously.

Through these days of battles, Dongfang Jinghong has come to a deep understanding of the power of Li Youan's formation. From the very beginning of the sparring match, he launched a full-scale attack, giving Li Youan no chance to calmly set up his formation.

Although her figure swayed left and right, her forward speed was not slow at all. Halfway there, her longsword was already drawn. In the flash of the sword light, three sword shadows that were difficult to distinguish from reality had already blocked Li Youan's upper, middle and lower body.

Seeing the sword light suddenly approaching, Li Youan focused his mind, pointed his spear forward, flicked his wrist, and thrust out the spear with the move "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Forest". The spear in his hand transformed into points of cold light. He did not care about the feint of the sword, but precisely thrust it at the three sword shadows.

"Ding ding! Sizzle—"

Two crisp metallic clanging sounds, and the sound of a blow missing its mark.

Under Li You's protective cover, he had already identified the true sword techniques of the three sword shadows and blocked them all.

At the same time, Li Youan dodged the illusory sword attack by turning to the side, but the force of the sword made his tiger's mouth go numb. Now that the two of them had the same cultivation level, he was still numb in his tiger's mouth. It seems that Dongfang Jinghong is indeed worthy of being the young master of the Dongfang family.

Dongfang Jinghong was not surprised by the current situation. Following Li Youan's force, she changed her sword stance and used the Illusion Sword Technique again.

This time, there were even more sword shadows, a total of seven. These seven sword shadows spread out completely like a peacock spreading its tail, with the real sword moves hidden within them, making Li Youan somewhat dazzled.

Having already experienced the power of the Eastern Amazing Illusionary Sword Technique, Li Youan did not try to discern all the feints. Instead, he changed his footwork repeatedly and retreated rapidly.

As he distanced himself from Dongfang Jinghong, Li Youan brandished his spear, drawing a circle in the air with a move called "Phoenix Dance Spinning," the spear's shadow spinning like a wheel, protecting Li Youan in the center.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

Although several of the sword shadows vanished the moment they struck the spear wheel, the real sword strike swiftly pierced Li Youan's right rib from an extremely tricky angle.

At first, Li Youan seemed unaware of the sword move. It wasn't until the sword tip was about to touch his outer garment that he suddenly twisted his waist and narrowly avoided the sword tip.

At the same time, his spear shot towards Dongfang Jinghong like a venomous snake. Using the force of the spin, the spear tip swiftly pierced Dongfang Jinghong's wrist holding the sword. This was a variation of the "Returning Spear" move.

Dongfang Jinghong let out a soft "Eh," quickly flipping her wrist so that the sword was pointing downwards to block the spear tip.

"clang!"

Although her forearm was numb from the shock, Dongfang Jinghong steadied herself and used the momentum to jump backward, widening the distance between herself and Li Youan.

"Great marksmanship!"

Dongfang Jinghong exclaimed in admiration, while the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified.

She no longer simply used the Illusion Sword Technique, but instead maximized her speed, using the wings of her armor to move quickly over short distances, surrounding Li Youan in the center and launching a rapid attack.

The longsword in Dongfang Jinghong's hand was sometimes light and agile, sometimes ruthless. With the combination of feints and real attacks, Li Youan's pressure increased dramatically.