Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Under the masterful management of Xuan Yin Zhenren, a "Sword Cultivator Inspection and Exchange Group" led by Wu Feng Jian Lao, the sect leader of the Sword Sect, was quickly formed. Su Baichen did not need to go to the Sword Sect's mountain gate; instead, the disciples of the Sword Sect would meet him at Changchun Palace.

This mission is extremely important. Under the guise of a kendo exchange, it carries the heavy responsibility of winning over allies for Changchun Palace and gathering intelligence on various regions. Therefore, a discussion must be held at Changchun Palace before departure.

And so, Su Baichen was taken back to Changchun Palace by Xuan Yin Zhenren.

At Changchun Palace, he met the "inspection and exchange group" prepared by the Sword Sect, many of whom were acquaintances.

In fact, they are divided into three tiers. The first tier consists of three elders, such as Wufeng Sword Elder and Guanlan Sword Elder.

The purpose of the elders is to protect the safety of the younger generation of disciples.

The second tier consisted of elite senior disciples, led by Jian Liuli, the eldest sister of the Sword Sect, and included five disciples, including Qing Fenghan. The final third tier comprised two outstanding newly promoted second-generation disciples, brought out to broaden their horizons. Among them was Wang Xingyuan, Su Baichen's fellow townsman and elder brother.

Su Baichen immediately stepped forward and greeted them happily. He knew half of the Sword Sect members, so they were practically family.

He doesn't even know half of the Yin Sect disciples!

Wang Xingyuan, whose Taoist name is Feng Xingyuan, greeted Su Baichen politely and with restraint.

While Guanlan Sword Lady was happy, she was secretly worried... It had been a while since she had seen this kid. Could he have caused some trouble again? The group did not spend too much time catching up. Instead, they quickly entered a secret place in Changchun Palace to discuss the things they needed to pay attention to on this trip with the Palace Master of Kaiyang Palace, Xuanyin Zhenren, and other bigwigs of Changchun Palace.

Palace Master Kaiyang looked at True Person Xuanyin and said, "Junior Brother Xuanyin, this operation was your suggestion, so why don't you explain the key points of this trip?" True Person Xuanyin nodded and said, "Fellow disciples of the Sword Sect, you are tasked with investigating the state of the Formless Ones in various cultivation worlds for my Changchun Palace. This matter is extremely important and will determine the attitude of my Changchun Palace and even the Hidden Dragon Manor of Liang Kingdom towards the outside world."

Wu Feng Jian Lao expressed his understanding: "However, I'm afraid we'll need to worry about the specifics of how to investigate. We, with our clear sword hearts, can only discern hostility, but we cannot verify it in detail."

Su Baichen immediately replied, "Disciple understands. Having killed tens of thousands of Formless Beings, I am now very familiar with their auras. I can recognize them at a glance even without using any spells."

Everyone was speechless...

Goodness, this clerk version of "Nothing special, just practice makes perfect" is really hard to believe.

Upon hearing this, the Sword Maiden of Guanlan said earnestly, "Bai Chen, although I know you did nothing wrong, but..."

She suddenly stopped, completely at a loss for words.

However, Master Xuan Yin said with an elegant demeanor, "Bai Chen, what Junior Sister Guan Lan means is that being away from home is different from being at home. If you sense the presence of any formless beings, try not to reveal anything or rush to kill them."

Upon hearing this, Su Baichen sighed and said, "I understand. I will do my best to make every murder reasonable."

Master Xuan Yin also hesitated... Did he mean that? He wanted Su Baichen to be more discreet and not kill people indiscriminately outside!

The key point is that Wufeng Sword Elder seemed to deeply agree with Su Baichen's statement... Not only Wufeng Sword Elder, but most of the Sword Sect disciples also looked in agreement.

Goodness...

Master Xuan Yin felt isolated!

No, these must be his disciples? Why do they look so much like the ones from the Sword Sect?

He cleared his throat and quickly emphasized, "In short, aside from the overt kendo exchange, everyone should focus on observation during this operation and avoid acting impulsively, understand?"

Under his master's intense gaze, Su Baichen had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

The old Daoist with the swordless blade said, "This exchange activity is expected to last a year. When we return, we can participate in the disciple competition... You all need to work hard and strive to make progress during this opportunity."

Su Baichen nodded seriously; he had truly taken his words to heart.

Master Xuanyin then said, "Then, Junior Brother Wufeng will be in charge of the exchange. You all have experience in this area."

The Sword Master Wufeng nodded: "That's right. Since we visit various sword cultivation sects every few years to exchange ideas, we're quite familiar with these places." As he spoke, he glanced at Su Baichen and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I know you're going to various famous mountains to comprehend swordsmanship, so I won't delay you."

"However, since Wei just attacked Liang, we probably can't go through Wei, as that would cause other trouble. My plan is to go to Wu in the east first, since there are a few good sword-cultivation sects there."

He paused here, then said, "I suggest we stay in Wu for a maximum of one month, then head north directly into Qi, stay there for a maximum of three months, then enter Wei, stay in Wei for five to six months, and then go to Yong."

The Palace Master of Kaiyang Palace praised, "A reasonable plan. Going through this process can be considered a way to make friends through swordsmanship. I hope you can find more allies for us."

Upon hearing this, the Sword Master Wufeng shook his head and said, "I cannot guarantee that I can do it; I can only do my best."

Why does this sword without a blade always seem so guilty?

That's true. This kind of "diplomatic" job should always belong to "liberal arts students". It sounds very unreliable that Wu Fengjian, a "sports student", is now asked to do it.

However, there was no other way. Since they had chosen to use the sword cultivators' debate as a breakthrough, they had no choice but to entrust this matter to Elder Wufeng. After all, even if Elder Wufeng did a poor job, at worst he would just lack allies, which wouldn't be much different from the current situation.

With this plan in mind, the Palace Master of Kaiyang Palace opened the secret treasure trove of Changchun Palace and distributed various spiritual medicines to the group of sword cultivators who were about to embark on an important mission. These medicines were meant to aid their cultivation, replenish their true energy and spiritual energy, and heal their injuries.

After everything was prepared, the Sword Master Wufeng looked at Su Baichen and asked, "Can you fly on a sword?"

Sword cultivators' flight primarily progresses through three stages: the most basic is sword-riding flight, a flight ability mastered by sword cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm. At the Nascent Soul Realm, one can transform sword light into rainbows, achieving flight speeds far exceeding sword-riding flight. Finally, at the Void Return Realm, one can ride a sword to pierce the void, directly breaking through spatial barriers to achieve something akin to spatial travel.

To be honest, even the ability to fly on a sword at the Qi Refining Realm is not something that can be acquired through ordinary inheritances; it requires a high-grade sword technique to possess such skills. Originally, Su Baichen did not have this ability, but fortunately, he recently mastered the "Nine Netherworld Earth Sword."