Recaps

Lin Shuguang impressed Elder Qu by mastering [Piercing Wind Hall] and revealed that he was the Supreme Token holder rumored to lack a Sword Embryo. After Elder Qu tested him with [Exploding Star Radiance Sword], Lin Shuguang admitted he could not afford to learn it and asked Elder Qu to lend him gold leaves.

• Lin Shuguang mastered [Piercing Wind Hall] and demonstrated it, impressing Elder Qu and the new disciples.
• Elder Qu learned that Lin Shuguang was from Clear Sword Peak and was the Lin Shuguang who held the Supreme Token despite having no Sword Embryo.
• The disciples discussed Lin Shuguang's rumored lack of a Sword Embryo and the challenges he might face from senior disciples seeking to test him.
• After ending the lesson, Elder Qu privately demonstrated [Exploding Star Radiance Sword] and asked Lin Shuguang if he had learned it.
• Lin Shuguang could not afford to use four gold leaves to learn the technique, so he told Elder Qu he was slow-witted and then asked to borrow some gold leaves.

Lin Shuguang learned [Exploding Star Radiance Sword] and sought money in the Baojian Sect, where Xu Baiyang explained the sect’s contests and the hostility surrounding Lin Shuguang’s Supreme Token. After Xu Baiyang lent him money, Lin Shuguang left, only to be approached by a group calling out to him.

• Lin Shuguang used four gold leaves to learn the first level of [Exploding Star Radiance Sword], then left the Training Ground before Elder Qu arrived to investigate its aura.
• Lin Shuguang visited Xu Baiyang to ask how disciples earned money, and Xu Baiyang explained that contests awarded Small Core Pills and other rewards.
• Xu Baiyang warned Lin Shuguang that the other disciples resented his Supreme Token and might target him in platform matches because he had no Sword Embryo.
• Lin Shuguang declared that Clear Sword Peak would be under his protection, and Xu Baiyang lent him more than twenty gold leaves.
• As Lin Shuguang left with the pouch, a group caught up to him and called out, “Junior Brother Lin.”

Lin Shuguang defeated three disciples who tried to steal his Supreme Token, then was summoned to the Disciplinary Hall over their injuries. He invoked the Supreme Token’s rules to challenge the elders, and the chapter ended as he remained determined to claim the position of Holy Son.

• Chen Shiyan and two companions tried to persuade Lin Shuguang to surrender the Supreme Token, offering him gold leaves in exchange.
• Lin Shuguang attacked the three men, overpowering them and taking their money pouches.
• The next morning, Disciplinary Hall disciples took Lin Shuguang in, while Xu Baiyang went to fetch the Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak.
• Chen Shiyan and his companions accused Lin Shuguang of injuring them, and the Disciplinary Hall elder cited the sect’s ban on disciples fighting one another.
• Lin Shuguang challenged the elder to honor the rules governing his Supreme Token, leaving the elder at a loss for words.

Lin Shuguang used his disputed Holy Son status to prevent the Disciplinary Hall from punishing him for defeating Chen Shiyan and two others, then entered the arena matches to seek rewards and grow stronger. On the fourth day of the sixth month, he arrived at the Training Ground for his first match and asked who would go first.

• Lin Shuguang challenged Elder Wang to recognize his connection to the Baojian Sect and its rules, leaving the Disciplinary Hall elder unable to act against him.
• The Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak learned that acknowledging Lin Shuguang as a sect disciple meant recognizing his Holy Son status, then left with Xu Baiyang without resolving the matter.
• Elder Wang rebuked Chen Shiyan for accusing Lin Shuguang of being a spy and said the higher-ups would decide Lin Shuguang's Holy Son status, while the three defeated disciples left in disgrace.
• Lin Shuguang collected a nameplate at the Training Ground and announced that he would enter the arena matches; news of his victory and upcoming challenge spread through the sect.
• Xu Baiyang warned Lin Shuguang about stronger, older disciples, but Lin Shuguang went to compete immediately.
• On the fourth day of the sixth month, Lin Shuguang faced the crowd at the Training Ground and asked who would fight first.

Lin Shuguang continued the Newcomer Match, defeating Fire Sword Peak disciple Guo Taohe with a wooden sword and the supposedly ordinary Piercing Wind Hall. The fight drew the attention of senior disciples, and Core Realm expert Luo Zixu challenged Lin Shuguang after stopping Guo Taohe from attacking him again.

• Lin Shuguang won five consecutive matches, prompting disciples to debate his strength and Guo Taohe to challenge him as a six-year disciple of Fire Sword Peak.
• Guo Taohe attacked with Wind Breaking Sword and urged Lin Shuguang to take a real sword, but Lin Shuguang refused and answered with Piercing Wind Hall.
• Lin Shuguang's wooden sword dented Guo Taohe's iron sword, and his next strike knocked Guo Taohe off the Challenge Platform.
• Senior disciples on a distant terrace recognized Piercing Wind Hall's potential as an Earth Rank art and wondered how Lin Shuguang had mastered it so quickly.
• Guo Taohe tried to attack Lin Shuguang after losing, but Luo Zixu slapped him away and ordered him to leave.
• Luo Zixu challenged Lin Shuguang, stirring the crowd as a Core Realm senior brother stepped forward.

Lin Shuguang claimed six consecutive victories at the Training Ground, earned Small Core Pills and a Yellow-grade Sword Technique, then spoke with Xu Baiyang about advancing to the Core Realm. He showed Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill and asked whether he wanted it, leaving Xu Baiyang to wonder what price Lin Shuguang would demand.

• Luo Zixu challenged Lin Shuguang but left before Lin Shuguang could respond, while Lin Shuguang withdrew after claiming the rewards for six straight victories.
• Senior Brother Yue spoke of the State Selection and Baojian Sect's hopes of returning to the Imperial Lineage, while Xie Changhe tried to probe Xu Baiyang's interest in the Holy Son Position.
• Xu Baiyang advised Lin Shuguang not to act rashly against Luo Zixu and explained that advancing to the Core Realm depended on Lin Shuguang's own comprehension.
• Lin Shuguang gave Xu Baiyang his Small Core Pills to sell and asked whether he had heard of Tongyou Pills.
• Lin Shuguang showed Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill, and Xu Baiyang excitedly asked how much Lin Shuguang wanted for it.

Lin Shuguang sold Xu Baiyang a high-quality Tongyou Pill, while Baojian Sect elders debated whether he should become Holy Son and agreed to wait until he reached the Core Realm. When news of the decision arrived at Clear Sword Peak, Lin Shuguang asked Xu Baiyang whether he bought Yellow-grade Sword Techniques.

• Lin Shuguang sold Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill for four hundred and fifty gold leaves, and Xu Baiyang suspected a mysterious Baojian Sect expert was guiding him.
• Baojian Sect elders argued over Lin Shuguang’s lack of a sword embryo and low cultivation, while the Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak cited his Supreme Token, swift mastery of Piercing Wind Hall, and victories at the Training Ground.
• The Peak Master of Fire Sword Peak proposed delaying Lin Shuguang’s appointment until he reached the Core Realm, and the Sect Master accepted the condition.
• Xu Baiyang explained the Core Realm to Lin Shuguang at Clear Sword Peak.
• A disciple told Xu Baiyang that the Holy Son decision had been settled, and Lin Shuguang asked whether he bought Yellow-grade Sword Techniques.

Lin Shuguang learned that the elders would recognize him as Baojian Sect’s Holy Son only after he reached the Core Realm, then sold a Yellow-grade Sword Technique and upgraded Thunder Tribulation Annihilation. Elder Qu revealed the danger surrounding the Supreme Token, and Lin claimed a powerful figure had sent him before asking for Elder Qu’s secret support; Elder Qu pledged to follow his instructions.

• The elders agreed that Lin Shuguang could become Holy Son, but accepted Peak Master Chen’s condition that his position would only be recognized once he reached the Core Realm.
• Lin Shuguang sold his Yellow-grade Sword Technique to Chen Xiaoyang for twenty-eight gold leaves, then spent two gold leaves to learn the fourth level of Thunder Tribulation Annihilation.
• Elder Qu visited Lin Shuguang, praised him for defeating [Wind Breaking Sword] with [Piercing Wind Hall], and asked whether someone powerful stood behind him.
• Elder Qu explained that the Supreme Token’s return could threaten the powers holding the Imperial Lineage, who might kill Lin Shuguang and suppress Baojian Sect to prevent its resurgence.
• Lin Shuguang claimed that the figure behind him existed but could not appear, warned Elder Qu to keep the matter secret, and asked for his help; Elder Qu pledged to follow the Holy Son’s instructions.

Lin Shuguang convinced Elder Qu that he was the Baojian Sect’s Holy Son and kept challenging disciples to earn rewards while seeking a path to the Core Realm. After winning twelve matches, he faced a challenge from Shi Lenglin, a Core Realm disciple of Fire Sword Peak.

• Lin Shuguang proved his identity to Elder Qu by displaying [Thunder Annihilation] and warned him to keep the Guardian Supreme’s survival secret.
• Lin Shuguang asked Elder Qu to search the sect’s ancient records for a way to reach the Core Realm without a Sword Embryo, then considered earning more rewards through challenges.
• The Clear Sword Peak master learned that Elder Qu had secretly visited his peak, while Peak Master Chen of Fire Sword Peak grew angry after hearing Lin Shuguang had sold his rewards for gold leaf.
• Lin Shuguang returned to the Training Ground and won twelve consecutive matches, leaving the disciples reluctant to challenge him.
• Shi Lenglin of Fire Sword Peak challenged Lin Shuguang to fight across realms as a First Heaven Core Realm practitioner.

Lin Shuguang accepted Shi Lenglin’s challenge across realms and fought him on the Challenge Platform. After Shi Lenglin attacked with a hidden Sword Array, Lin Shuguang adapted his saber technique to a wooden sword and launched a ferocious counterattack, leaving Shi Lenglin forced to defend.

• Shi Lenglin challenged Lin Shuguang, but Zhao Tianba interrupted and confronted him over their longstanding feud before Lin Shuguang accepted the fight.
• The crowd learned that Zhao Tianba’s former fiancée had taken the Zhao Family’s Tongyou Pill and given it to Shi Lenglin before breaking off her engagement with Zhao Tianba.
• Shi Lenglin and Lin Shuguang took wooden swords onto the platform, where Zhao Tianba exposed Shi Lenglin’s concealed Sword Array.
• Shi Lenglin attacked with a chilling sword strike, and Lin Shuguang dodged before countering with a powerful slash using saber technique.
• Lin Shuguang pressed Shi Lenglin with an explosive overhead attack, and Shi Lenglin cried out and switched from offense to defense.

Lin Shuguang fought Shi Lenglin on the challenge platform, using saber techniques disguised as swordsmanship to overcome the Core Realm disciple’s attacks. After Shi Lenglin lost, the training ground fell silent in disbelief.

• Lin Shuguang forced Shi Lenglin back with a strike, while Xu Baiyang recognized that he was wielding swordsmanship built from saber techniques.
• Lin Shuguang charged before Shi Lenglin could finish speaking and overwhelmed him with a fierce attack.
• Shi Lenglin summoned his iron sword with his Sword Embryo and launched a sudden attack, but Lin Shuguang caught the blade with his arm and countered with a wooden sword.
• Lin Shuguang broke Shi Lenglin’s shoulder and struck his chest, sending him flying and leaving his fate unknown.
• The Fire Sword Peak disciples cried out as the training ground fell silent at Shi Lenglin’s defeat.

Lin Shuguang defeated Shi Lenglin, rejected Luo Zixu’s offer to join Fire Sword Peak, and returned to Clear Sword Peak, where Zhao Tianba revealed his courtyard’s ominous history and recognized that Lin practiced the saber. The chapter ended with Lin selling sword techniques to Zhao and practicing swordsmanship for hours.

• Lin Shuguang defeated Shi Lenglin, and Luo Zixu arrived to dismiss the defeated disciple and offer Lin a place at Fire Sword Peak.
• Lin rejected Luo Zixu’s offer and left the Training Ground with Xu Baiyang and Zhao Tianba.
• Xu Baiyang warned Lin that Fire Sword Peak might be trying to take his Supreme Token, while Zhao told him that three Heavenly Prides had gone mad in his courtyard fifteen years earlier.
• Zhao recognized that Lin’s fighting style disguised saber practice, and Lin admitted that he practiced the saber.
• Lin offered Zhao three swordsmanship techniques for sale, and Zhao agreed to buy one and help sell the others.
• Xu Baiyang and Zhao left Lin’s residence, and Lin practiced swordsmanship for three hours.

Lin Shuguang continued refining his Martial Dao and winning daily challenge matches, spurring Baojian Sect disciples to train harder as the State Selection approached. As Zhang Xiaoya accompanied him to the Training Ground, Elder Qu arrived with a finely dressed young man whose sword was identified as a Spiritual Artifact.

• Lin Shuguang practiced Baojian Sect sword techniques and integrated their principles into his own saber arts while his attributes increased.
• Zhang Xiaoya continued bringing Lin Shuguang meals and asked to accompany him to the Training Ground, and he agreed.
• After more than half a month of Lin Shuguang's daily victories, young Baojian Sect disciples trained with renewed urgency, while elders discussed whether he could enter the Dao without a Sword Embryo.
• Several female disciples criticized Zhang Xiaoya for following Lin Shuguang, and their leader predicted he would soon fall.
• Elder Qu arrived at the Training Ground with a handsome young man wearing a silver-plated sword, which a veteran disciple recognized as a Spiritual Artifact.

Su Beichen visited the Baojian Sect and joined Elder Qu’s lesson, where he began learning [Storm Lion Slash] while Lin Shuguang secretly mastered it instantly. Afterward, Luo Zixu told Su about Lin’s unusual feats and named him as a potential whetstone for Su’s training.

• The disciples recognized Su Beichen as the Central Continent Elder’s son and heard that he was expected to become a Martial King within five years.
• Su Beichen asked Elder Qu about the extraordinary newcomer, then requested sword instruction; Elder Qu closed the Training Ground and began teaching [Storm Lion Slash].
• Su Beichen practiced [Storm Lion Slash] and impressed the disciples, while Lin Shuguang used gold leaves to learn its first three levels instantly.
• Elder Qu praised Su Beichen’s progress and continued the lesson without drawing attention to Lin Shuguang.
• As Su Beichen left the Training Ground, Luo Zixu told him about Lin Shuguang’s remarkable swordsmanship and suggested that Lin could serve as a whetstone for his training.

Lin Shuguang’s thirteenth consecutive victory stirred accusations that he had cheated, leading Ji Mingye to challenge him and reveal his desire for the Supreme Token. The chapter ended with Lin Shuguang accepting the wager and Ji Mingye threatening to kill him if he lost.

• Su Beichen saw through Luo Zixu’s attempt to manipulate him into targeting Lin Shuguang, then left without taking interest in either man.
• Lin Shuguang won his thirteenth consecutive challenge match after using his perfected [Storm Lion Slash] to defeat Core Realm opponents.
• Ji Mingye accused Lin Shuguang of using tricks against his brother Ji Daohe and urged the gathered Baojian Sect disciples to demand an explanation.
• Lin Shuguang refused to fight another challenge match but agreed to face Ji Mingye privately after Ji Mingye and the crowd blocked his departure.
• Lin Shuguang exposed that Ji Mingye wanted the Supreme Token, then wagered his life against it; Ji Mingye accepted and threatened to kill him if he lost.

Lin Shuguang accepted Ji Mingye’s deadly wager and confronted him with Zhao Tianba’s huge sword. After Lin Shuguang forced Ji Mingye to his knees with a single strike, Ji Mingye pushed his blood energy to its limit, and Lin Shuguang brought down another blow.

• Ji Mingye wagered his life against Lin Shuguang’s Supreme Token, and Elder Qu witnessed their signed agreement.
• Zhao Tianba arrived, lent Lin Shuguang his huge sword, and condemned Ji Mingye and the others for being manipulated by senior disciples.
• Lin Shuguang launched a devastating strike that overwhelmed Ji Mingye and forced him to his knees.
• Ji Mingye circulated his blood energy to its limit and declared that he did not believe he could lose.
• Lin Shuguang answered that Ji Mingye’s disbelief was not his problem and slashed down again.

Lin Shuguang overwhelmed Ji Mingye in their wagered duel by unleashing [Thunder Tribulation Annihilation], then pressed to claim Ji Mingye’s life after defeating him. Ji Daohe tried to stop him, but Lin Shuguang refused to compromise and struck again.

• Ji Mingye used the Dark Prison Star Instant Sword Array to survive Lin Shuguang’s opening attack, but Lin Shuguang wounded him and kept pressing with lethal blows.
• Lin Shuguang unleashed [Thunder Tribulation Annihilation], blasting Ji Mingye back and leaving him badly injured as the crowd watched in shock.
• Lin Shuguang knocked Ji Mingye down and demanded that he concede the wager, which included his life.
• Ji Daohe intervened to protect his younger brother, but Lin Shuguang rejected his appeal and insisted that Ji Mingye’s loss made his life Lin Shuguang’s to claim.
• Lin Shuguang advanced and brought down another savage strike as Ji Daohe shouted his name in fury.

Lin Shuguang refused to let Ji Mingye go after winning their wager, despite Ji Daohe and Luo Zixu trying to intervene. With Elder Qu enforcing the rules, Lin Shuguang demanded a ransom instead, leaving Ji Daohe desperate after Luo Zixu stormed away.

• Lin Shuguang kept his sword against Ji Mingye and insisted that Ji Daohe honor the wager, while Zhao Tianba and Xu Baiyang warned Ji Daohe against interfering.
• Luo Zixu arrived and challenged Lin Shuguang, who attacked when Luo reached for Ji Mingye; Elder Qu stopped their clash and insisted the sect follow its rules.
• Luo Zixu argued that the wager was invalid because private duels were forbidden, but Lin Shuguang rejected his interference and called for the Sect Master.
• Lin Shuguang proposed releasing Ji Mingye for ten Tongyou Pills and three hundred thousand gold leaves, and Zhao Tianba urged Luo Zixu to contribute his pills.
• Luo Zixu refused to pay and left in anger, while Ji Daohe was left despairing over the ransom.

After the Ji Family party was killed in a Beast Tide, Lin Shuguang traded a Tongyou Pill to Xu Baiyang and upgraded his Pay-to-Win System, which seemed to bring him closer to a breakthrough. Confined to Clear Sword Peak and unable to earn money through challenges, Lin Shuguang announced that he would set up his own Challenge Platform.

• The Baojian Sect punished Ji Daohe with seven days in Black Tooth Cave, expelled Ji Mingye, and confined Lin Shuguang to Clear Sword Peak for a month.
• A mysterious attacker killed Ji Mingye and the Ji Family party, then scattered fragrant powder; a Beast Tide soon struck, and the Baojian Sect classified their deaths as an accident.
• Ji Daohe learned of Ji Mingye's death in Black Tooth Cave and reflected on their family history and his complicated feelings toward Lin Shuguang.
• Lin Shuguang gave Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill in exchange for 450 gold leaves, then saw that his Pay-to-Win System had upgraded and strengthened his abilities.
• After Zhang Xiaoya told Lin Shuguang about the lively Training Ground and its Core Realm challengers, he declared that he would open a Challenge Platform on Clear Sword Peak.

Confined to Clear Sword Peak, Lin Shuguang set up challenge matches to fight Core Realm disciples and unseal the [Dark Prison] Dao Patterns. As challengers flocked to win his Tongyou Pill, Xu Baiyang emerged from seclusion and found Clear Sword Peak crowded with disciples from other peaks.

• Lin Shuguang asked Zhang Xiaoya to spread word of his challenge platform, and his first challenger, Liu Feiming, lost to him on the Back Mountain.
• After the initial Small Core Pill reward attracted few challengers, Lin Shuguang offered a Tongyou Pill to anyone at the First Heaven of the Core Realm who could beat him.
• Ye Chao challenged Lin Shuguang and lost on the tenth move, prompting more disciples to come to Clear Sword Peak for matches.
• Lin Shuguang found that fighting Core Realm disciples slightly diminished the Gray Seal on his [Dark Prison] Dao Patterns, especially when they practiced the [Dark Prison Star Instant Sword Array].
• Xu Baiyang finished his seclusion and found disciples from Fire Sword Peak complaining about losing Small Core Pills on Clear Sword Peak.

Xu Baiyang received a profound Sword Art manual from the Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak, who also sent Ferocious Beast essence to Lin Shuguang. Lin Shuguang continued earning Small Core Pills from his bouts and resale scheme as Chen Xiaoyang arrived with a nervous request.

• Xu Baiyang reported his breakthrough to the Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak and received a Sword Art manual to study.
• After Xu Baiyang mentioned Lin Shuguang’s talent and frail appearance, the Peak Master gave him Ferocious Beast essence to deliver to Lin.
• Xu Baiyang found Lin Shuguang returning from training, gave him the essence, and passed him a copy of the Sword Art manual.
• Lin Shuguang reflected on his progress against Core Realm opponents and on earning Small Core Pills from daily matches and resales through Chen Xiaoyang.
• Chen Xiaoyang arrived at Lin Shuguang’s entrance, nervous about their Small Core Pill resale business, and Lin invited him inside.

Lin Shuguang learned that Su Beichen had taken an interest in his challenge matches and confronted him when he arrived at Clear Sword Peak. Su Beichen offered him valuable rewards to become his sparring partner, but Lin Shuguang refused.

• Chen Xiaoyang delivered gold leaves and received Small Core Pills from Lin Shuguang, then warned him that Fire Sword Peak disciples had drawn Su Beichen's attention to his matches and Tongyou Pills.
• Su Beichen and his followers arrived at Lin Shuguang's courtyard, and Lin Shuguang sent back the disciple who forced the door open with a blow from his Iron Sword.
• Su Beichen praised Lin Shuguang's talent and ordered him to serve as his sparring partner whenever he visited the Baojian Sect.
• Su Beichen offered Lin Shuguang a superior dark iron weapon and three Tongyou Pills, but Lin Shuguang said he was not interested and moved to close the door.

Lin Shuguang rejected Su Beichen’s demand for a sparring match unless he was paid, but Su Beichen broke into his courtyard and attacked anyway. Their fight pushed Lin Shuguang’s [Dark Prison] Gray Seal nearly to its limit before a clash sent him staggering back and refreshed the system state.

• Lin Shuguang refused Su Beichen’s offer to spar for five Tongyou Pills and demanded ten instead, then shut the door in his face.
• Su Beichen smashed through Lin Shuguang’s courtyard gate and attacked with his Spiritual Artifact longsword.
• Lin Shuguang drew his greatsword and countered Su Beichen’s increasingly forceful Baojian Sect sword techniques, driving him back once.
• Su Beichen dismissed the setback as having used only thirty percent of his strength, while Lin Shuguang demanded payment for the broken gate and trespass.
• Su Beichen attacked again with Yin Jian Peak’s Wushan Sword Technique as Lin Shuguang’s [Dark Prison] Gray Seal dwindled to its final sliver.
• Lin Shuguang struck again and forced Su Beichen to get serious, then staggered backward as [Dark Prison] refreshed and information flooded in.

Lin Shuguang unlocked the [Dark Prison] Dao patterns and defeated Su Beichen, who paid for the damaged gate before leaving. Elder Qu later shared a rare path-entering idea with no known cultivation method, then demonstrated what it meant to enter the Dao.

• Lin Shuguang discovered that [Dark Prison] increased all his attributes and darkness-type martial Dao comprehension, then used his hidden strength to drive Su Beichen back and demand payment for the damaged gate.
• A Su Family steward paid Lin Shuguang for the gate, and Su Beichen left after ordering that he would return the next day.
• Su Beichen rebuked his followers for claiming he had lost and warned them to cultivate harder.
• Chen Xiaoyang left with the Small Core Pill, workers replaced Lin Shuguang's gate, and Lin Shuguang found the [Sky-Breaking Axe] Dao patterns on his Attribute Panel.
• Elder Qu told Lin Shuguang that the Ancestor's manuscript described a path-entering technique based on cultivating one's own martial Dao, but offered no specific method.
• When Lin Shuguang asked what it meant to enter the Dao, Elder Qu enveloped the courtyard in profound mysteries.

Lin Shuguang used [Dark Prison] to grow stronger and turned Su Beichen into his main sparring partner while grinding proficiency for [Sky-Breaking Axe]. With the State Selection five days away, Su Beichen announced his final visit to the Baojian Sect, but Lin Shuguang charged at him again, still chasing the last sliver of proficiency.

• Lin Shuguang wondered whether equipping [Dark Prison] meant he had entered the Dao, then met Ji Daohe, who challenged him to meet at the State Selection in twenty days.
• Lin Shuguang fought Baojian Sect disciples for Small Core Pills while waiting for Su Beichen to return and help him build [Sky-Breaking Axe] proficiency.
• Su Beichen sparred with Lin Shuguang, grew increasingly pressured, and eventually abandoned his promise to use only Baojian Sect swordsmanship.
• Lin Shuguang spent the next dozen or so days earning pills and grinding proficiency through daily fights with Su Beichen, bringing [Sky-Breaking Axe] close to completion.
• Lin Shuguang and Su Beichen raised their power until their swords shattered in a clash, and Su Beichen said the State Selection in five days would be his last visit.
• Lin Shuguang urged Su Beichen not to leave and charged at him again, determined to finish grinding the remaining proficiency.