The sparring sessions changed after the year Ye Futian first appeared. There were no longer cases of seniors bullying juniors in the sessions, and outright fights were replaced with verifications. If one proved to be of a higher plane, verifications were done to check one's comprehension in one's training, just like how Ye Futian battled Lian Yuqing using only skills on the guqin.
Due to having mighty ones from Zhisheng Cliffs in Yu State visiting, the sparring sessions would perhaps turn somewhat more aggressive, as the students gave it their all to show the best of what they were. At the very least, they deemed it unacceptable to have the Holy Zhi Palace lose face in the presence of people from the sacred ground of Yu State.
Liu Chan, Kong Yao, and the rest watched in silence. Qin Zhong was doing the same. His expression was as still as the surface of a lake on a fine day. There was nothing to be read.
