Looking back to when Xiao Chen first entered the Sword Immortal Academy, his name had been steeped in disgrace, and Lin Qingxian had regarded him with considerable disdain. Now, the youth had soared into the heavens, weathered his tribulation, and transformed into a dragon. As he returned, the place remained, but its people had changed.
"Senior sister, I still remember that day. I was destitute and alone, as wretched as a stray dog. Old Man Chou and Sword King Lin took me in. Now that the Sword Immortal Academy has restored its standing, I believe Old Man Chou and Sword King Lin can rest easy beneath the nine springs!" Xiao Chen sighed.
Without Chou Wantian, Lin Jiansan, Lin Qingxian, and Dong Wenjian by his side during those loneliest days, Xiao Chen might well have sunk into despair, never to rise again.
Back then, the Sword Immortal Academy had not been stripped of its right to operate.
Yet with both Sword Kings fallen, the academy had existed in name alone.
Now, it had announced to the world that Old Master, Second Master, and Hong Ye, three supreme experts, would serve as its guardian elders. It intended to welcome talented disciples far and wide and restore the academy's glory.
"Now, you stand high in the nine heavens, as brilliant as the blazing sun, dazzling all who look upon you!"
Lin Qingxian murmured, her body slightly stiff. She deliberately kept her distance from Xiao Chen, no longer as poised and easygoing as before.
Xiao Chen's status was now far too exalted. He had cleaved the moon and shaken the sun, and a taboo Demon stood behind him. His renown was unrivaled. He was no longer that destitute youth.
"Senior sister, no matter who I am or where I go, I will always be