Yanqing gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "You don't have to return it, because the sword I lost, I will personally take it back!!"

Xing had a look of watching the show: "Is this the Wardance?"

March 7th: "Dan Heng, who do you think is stronger between these two? Don't blame me, I'm genuinely curious."

Dan Heng sighed helplessly: "Be prepared to separate them."

The two were at daggers drawn, and seeing that they were about to clash in the next second, Lingsha quickly stepped forward to persuade them: "Today is my first day in office at the Alchemy Commission. Seeing blood from weapons is not a good omen for opening day."

"Alright, if Sister Lingsha doesn't like it, I won't draw my sword here."

"That's not what I meant. Since the swords are drawn, if you don't let them compete, neither of you will be happy, right?" Lingsha's suggestion was simple: there are still Abomination appearing around the Alchemy Commission's Grotto-Heaven. If they want to compare who's better, they can direct their swords at the monsters.

"Slaying Abomination? Tsk, how boring."

Yanqing said seriously: "Slaying Abomination is the Cloud Knights' duty. There's no need for Miss Lingsha to say anything; Yanqing will clear out these Abomination."

Yunli snorted coldly: "Only you know how to be a good person? As long as Sister Lingsha needs it, Yunli is naturally happy to draw her sword to help."

—

Scissor Seven.

Wu Liuqi, while roasting a chicken by the bonfire, chuckled: "Compete to see who kills more Abominations of Abundances? Isn't this Yanqing's comfort zone? He's very familiar with this kind of work."

"I've seen Jingliu's clearing speed last time. No matter how sharp this little girl is, there's no way she's faster than Jingliu~" Ji Dabao pushed up his sunglasses, "Speaking of swordsmanship, I've seen a thing or two."

"Hey, you two shut up first." The Lan Minghua, who was beside them, spoke lazily, "Brother Yanqing hasn't even clearly seen his opponent, yet you two are already helping him look down on her?"

He raised a finger and pointed at the ancient greatsword in Yunli's hand, which was as tall as two people: "Just this immense strength, and how firmly her tiger's mouth is pressed against the hilt, without ten or eight years of hard work, how could she have such a stance? They are both disciples trained by masters; they won't be bad."

Ji Dabao still wanted to speak for Yanqing: "But experience is experience. Yanqing has been killing Abomination since he was little, so his experience in life-and-death struggles... must be greater than this little girl's!"

"Oh... so you know Yunli very well?" The Lan Minghua looked calmly at Ji Dabao, "How do you know this little girl hasn't experienced life-and-death struggles? They are both disciples of a general; would there be any weak characters among them?"

—

"Both little ones have become such thoughtful darlings; I'm so happy. Shall we get going then?"

Lingsha's rule was to see who could kill more Abomination within one quarter of an hour; whoever did would be superior.

Both were eager to start, and as soon as Lingsha's command began, they shot off like arrows from a bow, splitting into two directions and rushing towards the outer perimeter of the Alchemy Commission's Grotto-Heaven.

For a time, only the continuous howls of Abomination could be heard from the outer perimeter of the Grotto-Heaven. Yanqing's speed was clearly faster; he and his sword became one, his sword qi like a rainbow, like an unstoppable flying sword, moving unimpeded through the Abomination at blink-of-an-eye speed. Wherever he went, the Abomination suffered casualties.

This speed made Yunli secretly startled, and she couldn't help but say, "This guy who can't even hold a sword actually has some skill. Watch this—"

Yunli leaped up, and the ancient greatsword in her hand suddenly expanded dozens of times, like a mountain toppling over, intending to cut off rivers and break currents with this single sword.

"Lower Absolute—Earth Record!"

The Abomination on the ground scattered upon seeing this, but even if Yunli gave them a forty-meter head start, the sword qi, capable of cutting clouds and breaking mountains, still annihilated them all in the next second, leaving only a terrifying deep pit on the ground.

Yunli seemed quite pleased with the power of her sword move, and couldn't help but comment on Yanqing again: "Your moves are too flashy and don't hit the vital points much. Your sword is being misused; it's a waste."

However, Yanqing didn't bother to pay attention to her. His sword continued to move without stopping. A quarter of an hour later, the two counted the bodies of the Abomination, and Yanqing won by a narrow margin.

"I won, Miss Yunli."

Unexpectedly, he took the lead. Yunli snorted stubbornly: "It was just luck."

Yanqing was too lazy to argue with her further: "You should obediently return my sword, respectfully apologize to me, and then go back crying to your grandpa to complain."

—

Qin's Moon.

Within the Celestial Screen, the already massive iron sword in Yunli's hand suddenly erupted with majestic sword force. The sword body instantly expanded, and with a clear shout from the young girl, it slammed down with the force of a collapsing mountain, instantly crushing the Abominations of Abundances in front of her into dust, leaving Tianming dumbfounded.

"Wow—!" Tianming couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes wide, "C-can this even be considered swordsmanship? It's like smashing people with a small mountain!"

"Whether it conforms to traditional sword forms is beside the point, but the power of this sword is indeed astonishing. This girl and Yanqing are walking completely different paths."

Ge Nie's gaze was as calm as water as he slowly analyzed: "Yanqing's sword is fast, precise, and agile, like a flying bird or a swimming fish. It focuses on the ultimate in movement and technique, breaking strength with skill and winning with speed. This girl, Yunli, on the other hand, maximizes the 'force' of swordsmanship. A heavy sword has no edge; great skill appears clumsy. She takes the path of overwhelming ten with one force."

Yue'er gently asked from the side: "Mr. Gai, if these two were to fight one-on-one, rather than slaying Abomination, who would be stronger?"

"Judging by what they've shown so far, they are evenly matched," Ge Nie replied. "But the struggle of the sword dao cannot be simply judged by strength or weakness."

Tianming scratched his head: "But Uncle, Yanqing won this competition. If they really fought, wouldn't Yanqing be more powerful? Look how fast his movements are!"

Ge Nie shook his head slightly: "Hmm... against agile, exquisitely skilled human opponents, Yanqing's swordsmanship is better at finding openings and achieving victory. But if the enemy is a thick-skinned, invulnerable giant beast, or a battle formation that holds its ground and is difficult to break through... Miss Yunli's fierce strike, which can break all methods, might be more effective."

—

"Since I won, Yanqing became a little smug, raising his head slightly and saying, 'It's your luck to meet me. I'm not interested in your big, heavy, rusty iron sword. Nor do I have a hobby of stealing others' weapons or taking advantage of opportunities.'"

Yunli leaped with her sword, landing on a flying eave of the Alchemy Commission: "Just because you killed some monsters, you've become conceited. Hmph, you can try to take this sword from my hand, if you dare?"