I Was Forced To Marry The Phoenix Empress

In the manor’s backyard, there was a small training ground lit up with yellow luminous stones.

Stepping onto the training ground, Grand Elder Jian’s storage ring flashed momentarily as his sword appeared in his hand the very next moment.

"I’ll be demonstrating the three moves to you now. Look at it as carefully as possible and try to embed everything you see in your mind, you understand?"

Hearing Grand Elder Jian’s words, Yi Chen nodded firmly as his expression turned serious the very next moment.

"Mhm."

Seeing this, Grand Elder Jian nodded to himself before tightly gripping his sword’s hilt.

The next second, using just his right hand, he performed the three moves.

ZOOOM!

The sound of air being swept by his fast-moving sword rang in Yi Chen’s ears as he closely observed the three moves.

’...Just this?’

He couldn’t help but make a weird expression when he saw Grand Elder Jian stop after showcasing the three moves.

"The three sword moves I just demonstrated are Thrust, Parry and Slash. Did you see how I performed them earlier?" Grand Elder Jian asked the very next moment.

"A-Ah, yes. I did." Yi Chen nodded in acknowledgement.

He was confident in his ability to do these three moves perfectly. To him, they didn’t appear any different from what he was already familiar with.

"Very well then, come and show it to me then."

Grand Elder Jian immediately gestured for him to enter the training ground to demonstrate what he had understood.

"Yes, Grand Elder Jian."

Yi Chen answered confidently and, after entering the ground, took out his sword.

Tightly grabbing onto its hilt using just his right hand in a similar way as Grand Elder Jian had just done earlier, he began his demonstration.

THRUST!

SWEEP!

PARRY!

The three moves were cleanly displayed one after the other with no issues at all. At least that’s what Yi Chen believed before he noticed the intense frown on Grand Elder Jian’s face.

"You...were you even observing me?" Grand Elder Jian asked with a confused expression evident on his face the very next second.

"???"

An expression of utter confusion instantly formed on Yi Chen’s face the moment he heard this.

"This...did I make a mistake?"

From his perspective, he had cleanly emulated the three moves just the way they were demonstrated to him by Grand Elder Jian.

"Mistake? It was a complete disaster." Grand Elder Jian waved his hand at him and said while shaking his head, "Whatever, I’ll show it to you again. So, pay close attention."

With that said, Grand Elder Jian stepped inside the training ground once again and said while taking out his sword.

"This time, instead of focusing all your attention on my blade, focus it on my entire body. The movement of my shoulders, the twist of my torso, and, most importantly, the positioning of my legs.

The only thing you got right was your sword movement and nothing else, so you better do it better this time. Do you understand?"

Grand Elder Jian asked while pointing out the things Yi Chen was lacking in his earlier demonstration.

"Y-Yes, I understand." Yi Chen nodded with a bitter smile while realising that he really didn’t pay much attention to those things until now.

’I thought that since my sword is an extension of myself, my body would naturally follow the most efficient pathway instinctively while performing every move...looks like that isn’t really the case.’

He thought to himself. Until now, sticking by his philosophy didn’t put him at any disadvantage, so he felt that it was the right one.

However, since it was Grand Elder Jian who said it, Yi Chen naturally knew that wouldn’t be incorrect.

Therefore, swallowing all his bitterness away, he directed his entire attention on Grand Elder Jian, who soon began with his second demonstration.

The sound of air being torn resounded in his ears as, before long, Grand Elder Jian was finished with his demonstration.

Unlike earlier, this time he had demonstrated a combination of those three moves a couple more times before finally glancing towards Yi Chen.

"Do you finally understand where you were going wrong?" Grand Elder Jian asked the next moment.

"Y-Yes, I think I’ll be able to correct them in my next demonstration." Yi Chen nodded with a firm expression as he noted down the angles and timings of the body movements for all three moves.

"Alright, show it to me then."

Grand Elder Jian stated before exchanging spots with Yi Chen.

Folding his hands while standing outside the training area, he gestured for Yi Chen to begin soon after.

Letting out a deep breath, Yi Chen recollected everything in his mind for a brief moment before executing it all together.

THRUST!

SWING!

PARRY!

Taking in a few deep breaths, he glanced towards Grand Elder Jian the moment he finished.

"Mhm. Now that’s much better." Grand Elder Jian nodded when he saw this and suggested some changes the next second.

"Try planting your right leg a little forward when..."

Yi Chen heard all the tips with great attention, trying to absorb each and every word before displaying whatever he was able to comprehend from it.

"Do it again."

"Your arm, it’s too rigid while moving. Again."

"Bend your knees a little more the next time."

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Mistakes kept popping up, and Grand Elder Jian kept pointing them out to Yi Chen, patiently allowing Yi Chen to correct them as much as he could.

As a result of this constant exchange, even though what he had taught Yi Chen was just three moves, he had been correcting him for the last hour, with perfection still far from sight.

By now, Yi Chen was completely drenched in sweat, but not a trace of disappointment or unwillingness could be seen on his face.

Rather, his eyes were brimming with excitement while focusing on the problem areas Grand Elder Jian was continuously pointing out after every demonstration.

At first, moving with the corrections in mind felt extremely restrictive to Yi Chen, as they were something his body wasn’t used to at all.

However, the more he became familiar with the changes, the more his body began to open up in ways that felt totally new to him.

As a result, his proficiency in being able to use those three moves with just his right hand began to increase rapidly, making Yi Chen feel a growing sense of ecstasy with each passing second.

However, that feeling didn’t last long.

"Alright, that much should be enough. Even though you’re still far away from perfecting it, you’ve gotten the gist of it, which was my goal."

Grand Elder Jian said with a nod as he took out a green jade slip from inside his robes.

"Take this. It’s a Memory Jade slip."

Grand Elder Jian said while placing the slip in Yi Chen’s palm.

Seeing the confusion on Yi Chen’s face, he continued, "Inside it, I’ve already recorded the three moves which I demonstrated to you earlier, and along with that, my personal insights are also there.

You just need to circulate your Qi through it, and you will be able to go through its contents as many times as you want."

"This..."

The moment Yi Chen heard this, a puzzled expression instantly developed on his face.

"...Why this? Can’t I just come here to learn swordsmanship under you whenever I’m stuck?"

After being guided by him for an entire hour, Yi Chen’s thirst to be guided under Grand Elder Jian had only increased.

However, that desire was instantly squashed by Grand Elder Jian’s next set of words.

"No, that won’t be possible. Remember what I told you earlier? You might have chosen to become my personal disciple, but officially I’ve yet to acknowledge it.

Therefore, the next time we’ll meet will only be on the day you’ll be challenging that First Qi Absorption Stage cultivator. Until then, you’ll be an Outer Sect Disciple just like any other new recruit.

Since it’s a new place, things will naturally become a little hectic for you. Keeping up with your daily schedule as an Outer Sect Disciple, focusing on your cultivation, and finding time to practice your swordsmanship separately won’t be easy.

However, if you really want to be my personal disciple, then you’ll have to find a way to manage your time well."

Grand Elder Jian patted Yi Chen on the shoulder as he finished those words.

"...I see."

Yi Chen could only respond with a bitter smile after understanding the situation.

"As for challenging the Qi Absorption Stage cultivator, remember to make a request for it in thirty days’ time, as the sect gives both the challenger and the one being challenged one month of preparation time."

Seeing a subtle trace of confusion appearing on Yi Chen’s face when he heard those words, Grand Elder Jian nodded to himself and continued, "It’s natural that you’ll have a lot of doubts regarding how you should go about doing that.

However, if I were to go into the details of it all, then it would be a waste of both of our time. Therefore, just attend your regular Outer Sect Disciple classes, and you’ll be familiar with all these little things by the week’s end."

With that said, Grand Elder Jian took the transportation artefact out of his storage ring the next second and said.

"Let me drop you off at the administrative office. Poor Elder Yu Xong...he must still be waiting for your arrival there."

Grand Elder Jian let out a light chuckle the next second, and before Yi Chen could say anything in response, he was completely engulfed by a white, blinding light.

When Yi Chen opened his eyes, he found himself in an entirely new place once again.

Several buildings of varying sizes were all around him. Some of them were three-floored, while the majority were two-floored or had only one floor.

These buildings were painted in grey and white, which, under the yellow lights from the luminous stones that were hung on the ropes above, projected a dull mood.

"This is the administrative block where the registration of all the Inner and Outer Sect Disciples takes place, along with several other important sect-related tasks."

Keep following after me, otherwise you might get lost."

Grand Elder Jian said the next second and started walking in a particular direction.

Hearing him, Yi Chen naturally didn’t think of pulling any tricks and obediently followed him.

A while later, they were standing in front of a two-storey building.

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