24- Training!!

After the execution of the killer, they all went on their practice. Masha still wasn't able to practice with them. So, Zhiyuan and Wuji are practicing while Masha is just sitting in the corner observing their moves.

Wuji and Zhiyuan think that they are not a perfect team yet because while fighting the monster they took a while to capture him. But as a team now they should be familiar with each other's moves.

During their practice and strategy planning masters come to the practice ground. (as they were practicing with swords they have to be on open grounds. So, they were practicing outside the class where the ground is arranged for sword practice)

When the master come; all the students stopped their practice and gathered around him because normally he won't come to the ground during practice. It was his disciple who came to guide them.

Then the master said; I hope your sword practice is going well. Today, I have an announcement for you guys.

"From today onwards, you all have to practice hard with your team members and you all should be best. In the future, after four months, we are going to hold a competition between you all. There will be proper criteria for the competition and we will guide you about that.

This competition is basically to check your ability. Your ability to get a holy weapon!

As you all know how much a holy weapon is important for a cultivator. But you are all not pure elemental energy cultivators, so it will be extremely dangerous for you to go and get a weapon.

Only cultivators with a strong base can get a weapon. That's why we are holding this competition. You are now fifty students here other twenty are already left as per instructions in the village. So, during the competition, only the first twenty will be qualified to go on a weapon search. Others can keep studying here but your batch is for two years and this year only the first twenty qualified students will go on weapon search.

And this is also to be noted that it is not necessary that whoever will go will succeed in getting a weapon, remember that."

So, work hard if you want your holy weapon, after saying this master went out from the practicing ground.

That is amazing news for all students because it is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a holy weapon. And by the assistance of Heavenly Pavilion, their chances to get a sword or weapon got increased by half. So, no student can miss this chance.

So, they started practicing hard to win the competition.

Song Yirong and Su Jingmei also started more practicing. Because it is the golden chance for them to make Masha out. Their real focus wasn't actually on weapons but on winning from Masha during the competition by hook or by crook.

(they are all still unaware of Masha's abilities because she didn't show them completely yet. On the day during the fight with the monster, she use only a little power due to her injuries. That's why everyone is still taking Masha lightly)

Masha still can't practice with them due to her injuries. Sometimes Masha urged them to let her join but they never let her join saying that; when you will heal completely, you can join us.

They two never let Masha win in this argument.

Everyone got busy practicing but as Masha wasn't practicing, they were all feeling at ease just like they think that only Masha can compete with them but they don't know why only Masha is their competitor.

So, whenever they passed from Masha, "They all teased her that they will definitely go easy on her during competition. As your wounds are not healed yet we definitely won't give you anymore wounds". Hahaha….

Masha was getting irritated by their words but not responding with anything. And Wuji and Zhiyuan also not responding on behalf of her because they know that if Masha is not saying anything now then she must have her plans on letting them know who the real winner is.

They two weren't worried about her practice because they already know that she has the "real fire elemental energy", so there is no way she can lose.

After the long period of three months:

Masha's injuries are almost healed now. These three months just passed while doing the same things like; eating in the hall with three of them, going to class, bickering with Zhiyuan, hearing Wuji's little words like "you two stop", these words are still the same and facing Su Jingmei and Song Yirong's killer gazes while still hanging out with Wuji and Zhiyuan in front of them deliberately. And master, he is still the same, always angry with Masha never asking about her progress nor did about failure.

Now she is here for almost five months. She can start practicing now with Wuji and Zhiyuan but she can't match her moves with them because she wasn't practicing for long. But that wasn't the true reason, her reason is that her swordplay is different from them which is taking her long to practice and matching her moves with them.

Since they are only practicing, so they don't have any lessons to take. All groups already choose their special training grounds for practice but Masha's group left because they weren't able to claim the ground for practice due to a shortage of one member (Masha)

Now, they don't have their special training ground to practice against those other groups.

While Su Jingmei and Song Yirong claimed the ground which is perfect for cultivation and practicing because this ground is near to their forbidden area. (healing mountain)

Since they don't have any ground, Wuji took them behind the school. This place is where Wuji always practices alone and nobody knows about this place because nobody goes frequently to the back mountain.

This area is similar to their forbidden area but less beautiful and less cold than that area. It is a big area with a waterfall and it is covered with green trees. It looks like a spot between the forest, completely hidden. It wasn't too cold for Masha either. There is a calming breeze blowing. One can hear birds chirping with the sounds of a waterfall, it becomes a beautiful melody. In short, this beautiful area is perfect for practicing.

Since this place is perfect for practicing, the three started practicing there. Wuji and Zhiyuan were familiar with each other's moves by now but Masha wasn't. So, they need some strategy before practicing to help her catch up with them in practice.

Zhiyuan gave a suggestion that they should first elaborate their own methods to her individually. So, she can understand our swordplay then we should practice together.

Wuji and Masha agreed to him and started practicing as he said.

First, Zhiyuan showed them his own special sword moves. He even showed them his own unique skills which belonged to his sect just because he trusted them completely.

The three are now completely familiar with each other's tastes and minds, and they trust completely each other. And it is also not, that from the first day they had some trust issues. They three trusted each other from their first meeting without any doubt and now they are showing their trust through swords.

Then Wuji showed his swordplay with his unique skills as a token of trust.

(unique skills are those which are their own sect special sword technique, no outsider is allowed to learn it and they are also not allowed to show out of courtesy but can show their unique skills only in trouble situations. But others are forbidden to use it. Otherwise, it is a punishable crime)

(now they are showing their skills means that they are trusting their lives to each other and becoming soulmates)

Masha said; last time I was observing the monster so, didn't look at you two. You two look very handsome during your swordplay. No wonder you two ranked number one in looks!!!

Zhiyuan is blushing at this comment but you can't see anything on Wuji's face, looks like he has thick skin.

Then Masha showed them her swordplay. It was not a unique play but a random one. It doesn't look like a play from a sect but a mixture from many sectors. But since it is a mixture, if someone uses one swordplay with her, it will be hard for that person to win because he will not be able to estimate her next move.

This is a random play but if used in a fight other people won't be able to fight back.

Zhiyuan asked; where did you learn this random play? Didn't you learn your Fire Clan swordplay?

Masha replied; I learned this from teachers!!

Wuji; teachers?

Masha said; yeah, teachers!!

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As you know I am a troublemaker. So, whoever the teacher came to teach me always run off in a few days. I got twenty-nine teachers till now and master is thirty.

Zhiyuan and Wuji's face was stunned at the word of twenty-nine teachers.

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I don't know why they were not willing to teach me. That's why I am here. I am a fast learner, my swordplay is good, I just need to practice on my focus. I am very bad at focus. I can't do archery. One time, I accidentally throw my arrow at the teacher instead of arrow point and he left the next day.

!!!!!

As for my father, since he got expelled from the clan, he never used his clan sword technique till now. So, I just learned randomly. And Heavenly Pavilion is my father's last hope to teach me.

!!!!!

Zhiyuan and Wuji's faces were surprised upon hearing her sword story!!