He returned to the Sword Manor.
Chen Lin immediately shut the gates tight and began his second attempt at fusing his Sword Will.
Since Ye Sanhuan had acted to avenge herself, this surely would not be the only attempt. There was no telling who else might emerge.
Or she might act herself.
He had to prepare himself mentally and hasten his ascension to Grandmaster.
Because this time, he had thoroughly offended Wuwang Mountain.
Killing Li Qiusheng was different from killing members of the Ye Lineage.
Although Ye Sanhuan was favored at Wuwang Mountain, that favor extended only to her, not her family. Even if he exterminated the entire Ye Lineage, Wuwang Mountain's higher-ups would not do anything to him.
Ye Sanhuan would have to seek revenge herself.
But after he killed Li Qiusheng, Wuwang Mountain would certainly retaliate.
Chen Lin understood this very well.
Li Qiusheng had ranked eighty-first on the Swordsman Rankings, possessed the strength of a Grandmaster, and was an important disciple of Wuwang Mountain.
Slaughtering him in public like that had truly been a slap in their faces.
Even if it had been a challenge, and the rules prevented them from openly retaliating against him, they would certainly cause trouble in secret.
How vast was a Sword Master's power?
They had no shortage of ways to deal with him.
So until he entered the Grandmaster Realm, he could not go out, lest Wuwang Mountain's experts catch him in a loophole and forcibly challenge him.
Once he entered the Grandmaster Realm...
He would venture into Sword Lake. Whether he lived or died, he would never return.
Then he would no longer need to concern himself with Wuwang Mountain.
He steadied his mind.
Chen Lin began his preparations.
He bathed, burned incense, and sat quietly in visualization.
Once his