The Training Ground of the Zhengrong Martial Arts Hall had been reduced to ruins by Lin Shuguang and Situ Chao's fight.
Everyone, including Situ Xuan, stared wide-eyed-
Amid the billowing dust, the mighty Hall Master, Situ Chao, a Viscera Refining Stage martial artist, had the tip of a blade pressed against his throat by the student who claimed to be from Demon Martial.
Both men had blood on them, but Situ Chao had clearly lost.
"I'll give you the cultivation methods!" Situ Chao backed down without hesitation. After all, between his dignity and his life, he cared more about the latter.
Lin Shuguang motioned for him to lead the way.
The two left, one after the other. Not a sound came from the ruined Training Ground for a long time, as though everyone had yet to recover from their shock.
Inside the study.
Situ Chao retrieved three Martial Artist Cultivation Methods from the Secret Pavilion.
"With your cultivation, these three methods probably aren't good enough for you." He gave a self-deprecating smile and placed them before Lin Shuguang.
He had no idea what Lin Shuguang really intended.
Of the three Martial Artist Cultivation Methods, only one reached Bone Tempering Fifty Resonances.
"You entered the Viscera Refining Stage after fifty bone-tempering resonances?" After paying to fuse all three cultivation methods, Lin Shuguang looked up at Situ Chao.
But when Situ Chao saw Lin Shuguang return the cultivation methods, he froze. "You don't want them?"
He seemed unable to understand why Lin Shuguang had gone to all this trouble to challenge his hall, only to read through the cultivation methods without intending to take them.
Could they really not be good enough for him?
He paused. Seeing that Lin Shuguang had no intention of answering, he considered for a moment before coming