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One by one, everyone got up.

Zhou Tong went back to his room and tidied himself up. When he came out, he was back to his usual energetic self.

Gu Yunxuan arrived at this time.

He was still dressed in a moon-white robe, his smile warm and his manners impeccable. He asked in a gentle voice, "How did you all rest last night? Are you comfortable?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Gu Yunxuan smiled and said, "That's good. Starting today, you will all be cultivating with the disciples of the Myriad Swords Sect. I will take you to your morning lessons."

The group exchanged glances and followed in his footsteps.

Disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect frequently passed by them on the road, looking hurried, clearly also rushing to their morning classes.

Some people were curious about them and couldn't help but take a second look, but their companions pulled them away and made them quicken their pace.

After flying for a while, the view suddenly opened up before them.

A huge plaza stretched out in the morning light, its ground paved with whole slabs of bluestone. Several ancient sword-shaped steles stood around it, their surfaces crisscrossed with sword marks, gleaming faintly in the morning sun.

The square was already filled with Wanjian Sect disciples, numbering at least a thousand at a glance.

They arrived rather late, and there were no seats left in the front row, so they consciously stood at the back of the line.

This was Lin Zhixu's first time participating in such a group morning class, so he couldn't help but be a little curious.

He stood in the last row, watching an elder with white hair and beard begin to speak. His voice, amplified by spiritual energy, resonated throughout the entire plaza, and even those standing at the farthest point could hear it clearly.

After listening for a while, he suddenly felt that the scene was strangely familiar.

Isn't this similar to doing morning exercises in modern times, except the venue is a hundred times larger and the broadcast gymnastics has been replaced by sword practice?

After the elder finished speaking, a senior disciple stepped forward and announced the content of today's morning prayers in a loud voice.

He then instructed all his disciples to begin practicing swordsmanship.

A chorus of sword-drawing sounds suddenly rang out across the square. More than a thousand longswords were drawn simultaneously in the morning light, their flashes creating a spectacular sight.

Gu Yunxuan turned to the side and explained in a low voice, "The Ten Thousand Swords Sect has many disciples; this is just one training ground. Disciples can choose their own daily courses according to their needs. There are swordsmanship, alchemy, formations, weapon crafting, talismans, and so on."

"The place I've brought you here today is a sword-dojo, since the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is founded on the sword and has the most sword disciples. If you are interested in other dojos, I can take you there to have a look."

The Tianheng Sect members exchanged glances, and two disciples stepped forward. One wanted to visit the alchemy training ground, while the other was more interested in formations.

Gu Yunxuan nodded in agreement, then looked at the remaining four people: "If any of you four have any questions, you can ask the disciples next to you at any time, or you can send me a message. From now on, we are all fellow Daoists, so there is no need to be reserved."

The four nodded.

Gu Yunxuan led the two disciples away.

Lin Zhixu withdrew his gaze and looked at the steward disciple on the stage who had already begun demonstrating sword moves.

The others also started gesturing.

Since we're already here, we can't just waste a month. Although the Ten Thousand Swords Sect isn't very popular, we shouldn't be shy about learning anything from them.

This morning class focused on the basics of swordsmanship. Although there were slight differences in the details compared to the Tianheng Sect, the core principles remained the same. After going through it twice, the group had all mastered it.

As they were practicing, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the square, and three disciples rushed in, surrounding a girl.

Before the girl in the lead could even stand properly, her spoiled voice rang out: "Senior brother, why didn't you wait for me before you started!"

Upon hearing this voice, the disciple in charge immediately looked distressed. "Junior Sister Shen, you're way too late. If we had waited for you, all these people would have been delayed."

Shen Yue wrinkled her nose and said matter-of-factly, "It's clearly because your morning classes are too early; I simply can't get up."

Several disciples around rolled their eyes in exasperation upon hearing this.

You are a young lady from a wealthy family, and your father is the sect leader. Even if you don't cultivate, your father will protect you. They can't do that.

The disciple in charge was also very troubled, having no way to deal with this spoiled young lady: "The time is set by the sect, and I have no authority to change it."

Shen Yue waved her hand impatiently: "Forget it, forget it, I won't argue with you. You go ahead and do your thing, I'll find a spot myself."

The disciple in charge felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly slipped away.

Shen Yue looked around.

She didn't want to be too close to the front. She wasn't a swordsman anyway; she was only practicing swordsmanship because of Yan Qinghan. Her swordsmanship wasn't good, and if she stood in front and people saw her, they would definitely laugh at her.

My gaze swept across the back row and suddenly spotted a few outstanding figures among the many Wanjian Sect disciples.

She frowned, casually pulled over a disciple nearby, and gestured with her chin in their direction: "Who are those people? Judging by their clothes, they don't look like they're from our Myriad Swords Sect."

The disciple followed her gaze and quickly replied, "Oh, those are disciples from the Tianheng Sect who came here for an exchange program."

Shen Yue's eyes flashed, and a meaningful smile slowly curved her lips: "So you're from the Tianheng Sect."

Now that we've come to her territory, she'll definitely treat us well.

……

After the group finished practicing their swordsmanship, they returned to the courtyard. The other two disciples who had gone to the alchemy and formation training grounds also returned at the same time.

The six people sat around the stone table in the courtyard, chatting about their experiences of the day.

The disciple who went to the alchemy training ground was named Gao Jing, who spoke first: "Gu Yunxuan took us to places where outer disciples were basically laying the foundation."

Lin Zhixu nodded: "The same goes for kendo dojos; they only teach beginner-level moves."

Zhou Tong said, "But I can understand. After all, we're not from the Myriad Swords Sect. What sect would be foolish enough to teach their most treasured secrets to outsiders?"

The disciple next to him, who was going to the formation training ground, complained, "Everyone understands the principle, but if it's like this for a month, it's too boring."

"We've already learned what they're teaching, and our Tianheng religion's methods are even more refined. Learning these basic things here is a complete waste of time."

Another disciple said, "Exactly! In the Tianheng Sect, aren't we all the elders' prized disciples? But after coming here, we're learning these basic techniques from ordinary disciples. Is the Wanjian Sect looking down on us and deliberately playing us for fools?"

Although others didn't say it, they thought the same thing.

Although they weren't top-tier members of the sect, each of them was a standout among their peers, having been selected by the elders of each peak to participate in the exchange.

Being treated like an outsider now naturally makes him feel resentful.

Lin Zhixu pondered for a moment before speaking, "I will tell my master about this and have him send a message back to Tianheng Sect to inquire about the situation. We don't want to be treated perfunctorily here while Tianheng Sect warmly welcomes the disciples of Wanjian Sect; that would be a huge loss."

The idea was immediately approved by everyone.