Ancestor Chen left him with "I'll come get you in two days," then walked off cursing. He seemed unwilling to hear any words of thanks from Lin Shuguang, so he deliberately put on a ferocious act.
Instead, Lin Shuguang found the old man rather endearing.
Without saying anything more, Lin Shuguang watched Ancestor Chen leave, then felt out his own strength. So this was what the ninth heaven of the Core Realm felt like.
But just as Ancestor Chen had said, he had gained too much energy at once. No matter how strong his body was, it had now been pushed to its limit. If he could not refine the energy stockpiled inside him soon, he would only waste the value of the Nine Revolutions Golden Core.
Thinking of the mysterious man trapped by the Chain of Karma, he murmured, "Perhaps he wasn't talking about the Baojian Sect..."
He looked up at Clear Sword Peak shrouded in darkness, then turned and returned to his room to cultivate.
The fourth day of the month.
Although the Baojian Sect had lost some disciples during the State Selection, the sect was still running normally.
The Training Ground bustled with activity.
The newly arrived disciples saw so many senior brothers and sisters gathered here, cultivating without stopping to eat or sleep. One or two sweating profusely would have been normal, but so many people were gathered here in a frenzy, as though wasting even a moment would let others surpass them.
The new disciples were dumbfounded.
"Our senior brothers are pushing themselves so hard."
"No wonder the Baojian Sect can rank among the top powers in Central Province..."
"It makes sense for the senior brothers in the Profound Connection Realm to work so hard, but even those in the Core Realm are pushing