Tianshui Sect, Sect Master Flower Valley!
Sect Master Chu Xi held a pair of scissors and carefully trimmed the excess leaves and branches from the flowers in Flower Valley.
The Grand Elder hurried into Flower Valley and cupped his hands in greeting from afar. "Sect Master, the time is almost here. Where's Lin Bai?"
The Grand Elder had not seen Lin Bai in days. Now that the celebration was about to begin, he could not help coming to ask Chu Xi.
Chu Xi said, "He's in seclusion at the Black Tide. I had him choose one cultivation method from the nine sword arts and dao arts. Guess what? By some twist of fate, he picked the most difficult one."
The Grand Elder frowned. "The Astonishing Immortal Sword Intent?"
Chu Xi smiled bitterly and nodded. "I told him to switch to another one, but he refused. That stubborn temper of his."
The Grand Elder sighed softly. "The Astonishing Immortal Sword Intent was an unrivaled sword dao arcane art created by our founding patriarch. Ever since the seventh-generation patriarch fell, not a single sword dao prodigy in the sect has been able to cultivate the Astonishing Immortal Sword Intent."
"Tsk! Wouldn't it have been better for Lin Bai to choose another difficult one?"
"He just had to pick this one, wasting an opportunity for nothing."
Even the Grand Elder felt sorry for Lin Bai.
Chu Xi asked, "Enough about him. How are the preparations for the ceremony?"
The Grand Elder said, "Everything is ready."
Chu Xi asked again, "What about the guests? Have they all arrived?"
The Grand Elder said, "The five great families of the imperial capital—the Chen Family, Zhao Family, Qian Family, Sun Family, and Li Family—have all sent highly respected elders from their clans to attend the ceremony. And