"Ah!!"
A roar echoed through the canyon, as though it would pierce the clouds.
The voice brimmed with excitement and exhilaration.
"I did it!"
"Elder Soul, I've finally mastered this technique. Peak Golden Core Realm, here I come!!"
The young man's cries lingered in the canyon for a long while, as if the whole world could hear him.
Years of hard work had finally borne fruit today.
Xiao Ran stood bare-chested, sunlight falling across his sharply defined muscles.
Xiao Ran clenched his greatsword, remembering that day's broken engagement, remembering Su Wan, remembering Shu Mountain.
Over these years, Xiao Ran had grown.
In his youth, he had indeed resented Su Wan.
He had even resented Shu Mountain.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never mock a poor youth.
But after all he had gone through, Xiao Ran had matured considerably.
He was no longer as childish as he had once been.
Xiao Ran slung the greatsword over his back and set off for Shu Mountain.
To fulfill the promise of that year!!
"..."
Li Xuanxiao scratched his head.
ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh
What was coming had finally come.
The agreement between Xiao Ran and the abstract Senior Sister Su Wan from all those years ago.
Xiao Ran was not some utterly vile man. His will was firm, and he could distinguish good from evil.
Moreover, after all these years of guidance and constant exposure,
Xiao Ran had long become an outstanding young man of the Central Continent, developed in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor alike.
The reason Li Xuanxiao had kept an eye on him for so many years and poured so much effort into him was that this matter directly involved Senior Sister Su Wan.
Senior Sister Su Wan's defining traits were indescribable terror, indescribable