"Morning."
The old man smiled and nodded.
Actually, except for times when Jing Yuan would stay up late for certain reasons, he would wake up in Gu Xiao's female body in the morning and then sleep a bit longer in Jing Yuan's male body.
Basically, both bodies would wake up at the same time. After all, it was still the same soul and consciousness. When Gu Xiao woke up, Jing Yuan naturally woke up too.
Although their consciousness was one, they were ultimately two separate bodies. So even if his mind wasn't tired, his body would instinctively feel sleepy after staying up late.
At such times, he would just roll over and continue sleeping, while the other body would go about its business.
Saying one body sleeps while the other is active is more like disconnecting one side of the link.
However, she could still perceive what was happening on the other side, so there was no need to worry about being ambushed and killed in her sleep.
Moreover, she could wake up whenever she wanted.
After greeting the old man, Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao found a relatively open space in the park.
When only one body was present, both the male body's morning exercise and the female body's were morning runs.
But now that both the male body and female body were together, there was naturally no need for morning runs.
Gu Xiao's body surged with Anemo elements, her clothes flapping fiercely in the strong wind.
Opposite her, golden lightning flashed around Jing Yuan's body, as if a Thunder God had descended.
Jing Potian, who was walking his bird nearby, watched with interest. He took out a rocking chair from his storage ring and lay down.
He placed the birdcage aside, occasionally taking a sip from the Zisha teapot in his hand, watching the two people in the field assume their stances.
Gu Xiao pushed off the ground with force, her figure like a gust of wind, appearing opposite Jing Yuan in a blink of an eye, her right fist, imbued with strong wind, smashing towards Jing Yuan's face.
Jing Yuan leaned back slightly, his right hand flipping to block in front of him, parrying Gu Xiao's fist.
At the same time, his body retreated with the direction of Gu Xiao's strike, using a deflecting method to neutralize the force of Gu Xiao's punch.
Gu Xiao stepped forward with her left foot, her right fist pressing against Jing Yuan's palm, exerting force a second time. While pushing Jing Yuan back a step, she used the momentum to somersault in the air.
After rapidly spinning once in the air, she extended her leg and chopped downwards fiercely.
A fierce wind struck, like a giant axe descending from the sky, intending to split the person below from head to toe.
Jing Yuan dodged the attack by sidestepping to the left. A strong gust of wind vertically sliced down past Jing Yuan's cheek, heavily striking the bluestone slab below.
Fortunately, the slabs here were made of Azure Jade Stone, so hard that Gu Xiao's attack couldn't even leave a white mark on them.
Amidst the flying dust, Jing Yuan raised his leg and swept it across. The gray dust was scattered as Jing Yuan's leg kicked straight towards Gu Xiao's face.
Gu Xiao lowered her waist, her body leaning back sharply, dodging Jing Yuan's attack.
"Is this the legendary 'beating yourself up'?
Jing Hanshuang had also arrived at the park at some point.
Compared to Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao, who preferred loose training clothes, she chose slightly tighter attire, outlining her graceful figure.
She had originally come for morning exercise, but seeing Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao locked in intense combat, she immediately abandoned the idea of her own morning workout.
"Grandpa, who do you think will win between Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao?"
Jing Hanshuang approached Jing Potian, also taking a small stool from her storage ring and sitting down.
"They are one and the same, how can there be a winner or loser?"
On the other side, Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao, after Gu Xiao's attack was dodged by Jing Yuan once more, swung her right hand back.
As fierce winds gathered, a double-bladed battle-axe appeared in Gu Xiao's hand.
Jing Yuan raised his hand and gripped forward, and a formation blade appeared in his hand amidst a flash of golden lightning.
After twirling the formation blade, Jing Yuan took the initiative this time, gripping the blade with both hands and chopping down. Golden lightning flashed, and a golden blade light, destructive in its power, slashed towards Gu Xiao.
Gu Xiao leaned back, somersaulted several meters backward, then lowered her body and swung her battle-axe horizontally, sending out a burst of wind-infused axe light.
"Boom!"
The formation blade and battle-axe collided, emitting a deafening explosion.
About half an hour later, the two combatants stopped fighting.
They put away their weapons and waved to their grandpa and sister who were watching.
"Good, your fundamentals are solid."
Jing Potian nodded. With the old man's cultivation, he could discern their skill level just from Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao's sparring.
"You fighting yourself like this, doesn't it save you the trouble of finding a sparring partner?"
Jing Hanshuang said, stroking her chin as she watched Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao walk towards her.
"What are you thinking? I know exactly what move I'm going to make next, so how could it have the effect of actual sparring? At most, it's just a warm-up."
It was more like exchanging moves than actual sparring; it didn't serve as real training.
"Want to spar with your sister? I'll suppress my power to Captain Rank to fight you."
Looking at the two opposite her, Jing Hanshuang suddenly became interested.
"Alright."
In the open space, the three once again assumed their stances.
"Come on, I'll let you make the first move."
As Jing Hanshuang spoke, purple petals enveloped her. When the petals around her dispersed, Jing Hanshuang's attire had already changed.
At this moment, Jing Hanshuang's upper garment had transformed into a purple, off-shoulder, long split dress. Her white hair was tied into a single ponytail at the back of her head.
The chest area of her short dress featured a white, form-fitting soft armor, and her waist was tight and slender, perfectly showcasing Jing Hanshuang's delicate, graspable waist.
Behind her, a purple gauze ribbon was wrapped around her arm, gently fluttering with the breeze.
A pair of long, smooth, fair legs were faintly visible when the breeze lifted her skirt, with a golden ring on each ankle, standing barefoot.
On Jing Hanshuang's forehead, there was a purple teardrop-shaped head chain, adding a touch of mysterious beauty to her.
After her transformation, Jing Hanshuang looked even more capable, a beauty that blended heroic valor with elegant grace.
In her hands, two short swords appeared, with purple gems inlaid at the hilt and blade.
Jing Hanshuang's profession: Sword Dancer.
As Jing Hanshuang transformed, Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao also simultaneously transformed into Jing Yuan and Fei Xiao.
Wild winds danced around Gu Xiao's feet; the powerful wind transformed into propulsion, pushing Gu Xiao towards Jing Hanshuang, instantly turning her into a streak of green light, arriving before Jing Hanshuang in an instant.
A gunblade appeared in her hand, slashing down towards Jing Hanshuang. The fierce wind howled, her movements incredibly domineering and swift as a gale.
Just as the blade was about to touch Jing Hanshuang's head, Jing Hanshuang moved. A sudden floral scent wafted, and she held her left sword upwards, blocking Gu Xiao's slash.
And as Jing Hanshuang blocked Gu Xiao's attack, Jing Yuan also moved.
The formation blade appeared in his hand, and he charged towards Jing Hanshuang like a golden lightning bolt.