At first, when everyone in Muxue City learned that an unparalleled expert had helped them deal with the beast tide, sparing the city from disaster with no casualties, they were all overjoyed.
Then some quick-witted cultivators set their sights on the corpses of the demonic beasts.
The weakest of those beasts had been at the Foundation Establishment Realm. Selling even one would bring in a pile of spirit stones.
But soon, a very real problem presented itself. The unparalleled expert had dealt with the demonic beasts, but his Sword Qi had remained inside their bodies.
Touching that Sword Qi would end just as it had for Deputy City Lord Ma.
Now, more than a month had passed since the beast tide disaster, yet the Sword Qi still lingered inside the demonic beasts, almost unchanged.
The cultivators of Muxue City sighed and groaned. It seemed they could only wait for time to wear away the Sword Qi.
Meanwhile, the peerless Sword Venerable was methodically teaching the children Tiger Roar Fist.
"Not bad, not bad. As expected, going through real combat makes all the difference. Same as usual: now, pair up and spar."
Lu Yang was very pleased with the students' progress in practicing Tiger Roar Fist. Ever since they'd risked their lives to kill that second-level Qi Refining lone wolf, they'd all gained a lot more grit.
Fist techniques were certainly important, but grit was an extremely important factor too.
Take Meng Jingzhou, for example. With his fiery spirit, he made astonishing progress in his fist techniques. Lu Yang couldn't even keep up with him.
If these students were out in the world, they'd easily be hailed as great martial masters. Among ordinary people, they were already top-tier. But the students had no concept of that and didn't know how strong