Within the Jade Mist Sect

Qingzhou.

The Jade Mist Sect Mountain Gate.

Within the Sword Academy.

The Second Head of Sword Academy, Zhao Shanhe, was watching the Sword Academy disciples practice the academy's Sword Dao.

Now in his seventies, Zhao Shanhe had already reached the Foundation Establishment late stage.

His Sword Dao cultivation might not have been the most outstanding among the several cohorts of disciples from his time, but his foundation in the Sword Dao was the most solid, and his Spirit Root was decent as well.

Thus, Xu Shangran had ultimately chosen to entrust the Sword Academy to Zhao Shanhe, letting him further consolidate its foundations within the Jade Mist Sect.

The overall strength of the Sword Academy's current disciples now placed it firmly among the top three academies of the Jade Mist Sect.

Every so often, they could even achieve the excellent result of first place in the Inner Sect Grand Competition.

With Zhao Shanhe serving as Academy Master, Xu Shangran himself had finally felt the time was right and entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.

As long as he could advance to Golden Core, the Sword Academy would have a Golden Core cultivator of its own, and becoming the Jade Mist Sect's foremost academy would no longer be a distant dream.

Whoosh.

A slender figure suddenly appeared on the Sword Academy Plaza.

Upon seeing that figure, Zhao Shanhe rubbed his eyes before his gaze finally lit up. "Well, damn it, Su Bai! You've finally come back from the Demon Star Sea!"

Zhao Shanhe recognized him at a glance. Who else could the person appearing in the plaza be but Su Bai?

Su Bai smiled faintly and appeared before Zhao Shanhe in a flash.

Su Bai's elusive speed made Zhao Shanhe realize that this fellow's cultivation had