All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

Seeing their repeated actions, Teng Rou probably guessed what was going on.

"Junior sister, are you still doubting Jinhe?"

Feng Ning turned to look at her, her smile fading. "Senior sister, don't worry. It's not just him; everyone here is a suspect, including me."

Ignoring the surprised looks from the crowd, she sat down and set up a formation for herself.

"I'm going to begin my cultivation now. You may do as you please."

Without waiting for anyone's reply, she began to do her own thing.

Xue Feng, somewhat annoyed, approached Yao Feibai and asked, "What do you think of Junior Sister's formation?"

Yao Feibai nodded. "Very impressive."

He was even more frustrated. "I thought her formation would allow people to come and go freely, but I didn't expect that Jinhe's cultivation at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm would actually be repelled."

Lin Tanyu smiled and said, "What do you think? If it weren't for my junior sister's permission, not only Jinhe, but even you wouldn't be able to get out. When she said she would trap people, she really meant trapping them."

Listening to their conversation, Feng Ning looked up and said, "I forgot to tell you, this formation can not only trap you, but now it can trap me too."

"Huh? Why? Weren't you the one who arranged it? You can't get out?" Xue Feng's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Feng Ning nodded. "If it's just a single layer of formation, it can trap you but not me. I can't even open the formation I set up for myself later."

Lin Tanyu immediately became anxious upon hearing this, "What are you doing! What if we encounter danger like this? We won't even be able to run away!"

Yao Feibai also disagreed, "We won't leave or run away, so you should remove this formation."

Feng Ning smiled sweetly, "It's alright. This formation can trap us, but it can't trap Master. As long as he opens the first layer of the formation, I can open the second layer too."

Several people looked at each other.

Xue Feng twitched his lips. "You really do keep your word."

Feng Ning nodded in agreement. "Of course. Master told me to trap us, so I will do my best. The formation we are in now is not only a confinement formation, but also a killing formation. You'd better not provoke us."

Seeing that everyone's expressions had changed, she forced a smile again.

"But don't be afraid. As long as you don't attack, this formation won't attack on its own. Besides, haven't you noticed that the spiritual energy here is much denser than outside? This whole room is a spirit-gathering formation. Instead of chatting, you should cultivate properly."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately dropped their playful expressions and sat down on the ground to begin cultivating.

Especially Xue Feng, Lin Tanyu, and Yao Feibai.

The three of them spent the most time together on this journey, so they naturally became more familiar with each other.

Therefore, many things are done in sync.

For example, they are most familiar with things like group practice.

For others, cultivation is an activity that is carried out alone. If many people gather together, it will not only distract them, but may also be interrupted by other things.

But they are different.

They are able to quickly concentrate and enter a meditative state.

When encountering danger, they can also interrupt in time and take immediate action.

Compared to Teng Rou and Zhang Gonghou, who were slowly entering a meditative state, Xue Feng and the others were much faster.

Feng Ning continued to study the formation.

Seeing how hard they were working, Nian Zhao was very pleased. He observed their cultivation, and after a moment, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes.

Then he squatted down next to Yao Feibai and looked at him.

Yao Feibai noticed the bright gaze and opened his eyes.

"Fourth Elder, is there anything you wish to instruct me on?"

Nian Zhao shook his head. "I wouldn't say I gave any instructions, I just wanted to ask you a question."

"Elder, please speak."

Nian Zhao waved his hand, "You don't need to be so polite. I wanted to ask you, when I saw you cultivating, your aura seemed to be advancing further, but your cultivation level hadn't reached the point of breakthrough. Have you made any progress in swordsmanship?"

Yao Feibai nodded quickly when he heard his question.

If someone else asked, he might not tell, but who is the person in front of him?

He was that sword-cultivation genius who grasped sword momentum before he was fifteen and sword intent at eighteen!

If he could give me some guidance, my cultivation would be much more efficient. Why would he hide it from me?

He wished he could tell everyone about every aspect of his cultivation.

Upon hearing his description, Nian Zhao nodded approvingly.

"You have great talent. At such a young age, you have already reached the threshold of sword intent."

Yao Feibai humbly replied, "This disciple is dull-witted. Although I have touched the bottleneck, I still haven't been able to master the sword technique after so long. I'm afraid I'll just be wasting this talent."

Nian Zhao didn't care whether he had any ulterior motives in his words, and just smiled and said, "You've already done very well. Among the disciples of Tianxuan Sect, there aren't many who comprehend sword intent before the age of twenty. You're one of them."

He stood up and pulled the person out of the formation.

"Come with me."

Yao Feibai was extremely excited.

He was somewhat looking forward to what was to come. If he could get a few words of guidance from Nian Zhao, he would have no regrets even if he died.

Nian Zhao did not disappoint him. After leading his men to the deck, he said...

"You have good talent, but I imagine you haven't seen a real sword aura before, so you're a bit slow to grasp it. I'll demonstrate it for you now, so watch carefully; it might help you."

Yao Feibai nodded like a chick pecking at rice, his eyes fixed on Nian Zhao, afraid of missing a single movement.

Nian Zhao immediately summoned the Qingfeng Sword, "This is my sword, named Qingfeng."

He casually twirled his sword, a beautiful flourish that was impossible to look away from.

The Qingfeng Sword danced in his hands, like a fairy in the mountains, exceptionally agile.

Then, he stopped what he was doing, placed his hand on his abdomen, and held the sword upright in front of him.

"I possess a sword, its name is Freedom!"

He held a long sword, his figure ethereal.

He demonstrated the most basic sword technique, but even with just this basic strike, Yao Feibai perceived a completely different artistic conception.

Every disciple who enters the Martial Peak of the Heavenly Profound Sect will practice the most basic sword techniques.

Sword techniques progress from simple to complex. Basic sword techniques are just the beginning, so every disciple starts from this step and remembers them vividly.

He is also included.

But like everyone else, once he came into contact with more advanced sword techniques, he stopped practicing the basic sword techniques and instead studied more profound sword arts.

However, the swordsmanship that Nian Zhao demonstrated today seemed to be basic swordsmanship, yet it transcended basic swordsmanship, leaving him overwhelmed.