"If I remember correctly, your two older brothers are at the Azure Vault Sword Sect, right?"
"Right, they're at the Azure Vault Sword Sect."
"Good. Here's what I've decided."
"The remaining four sects are all yours to handle."
"It might be difficult for one person, but the two of you together should manage."
"From now on, your task isn't just to improve your own strength. You also have to challenge all four of those sects."
"Can you do it?"
Chen Changan's words left Qi Wushang and Hou Mubai stunned.
He was leaving the remaining four sects to the two of them?
With Chen Changan around, they weren't afraid at all. But without him, they weren't nearly so confident.
"Can the two of us... really do it?" Qi Wushang asked, somewhat worried.
"Look at you. You haven't even started, and you're already doubting yourself?"
"Even if you can't do it, you have to make yourselves capable. Understand?"
"If you two can't handle these four sword sects, how are you going to follow me in the future?"
"How are you going to stand against the Emperor Sword Sect?"
"Am I supposed to do everything? Are you two just decorations?"
"Are you really content to be nothing but decorations?"
"Besides, you still have several years. What are you afraid of?"
"I'm telling you both, if you don't finish this task, don't bother coming back to see me."
Seeing that Chen Changan had made up his mind, the two could only nod uneasily.
"What about you, then?"
"What are you going to do during this time?" Hou Mubai asked curiously.
"Us?"
"We've got plenty to do. Climb a mountain, play in the water, get some cultivation in—it's all work."
"It'll be a little tiring, sure, but that's only right. I am the Grand Elder,