Former site of Qingfeng Temple.
In the territory of the Clear Sword Sect, elderly men and women leisurely held wooden swords as they followed Xiao Hu's lead in learning the slow-paced version of the Seven Section Fast Sword, exercising their bodies.
This perfected version, refined by Lin Hui, could still provide considerable exercise benefits for the elderly even without mastering the points of force application.
Though it was rather difficult to learn, they could practice one move at a time, steadily mastering it before moving on to the next. These old folks might not have much of anything else, but they had plenty of time.
That afternoon, outside the Clear Sword Sect's grounds.
Lin Hui's old man, Lin Shunhe, headed toward the courtyard where Lin Hui lived within the sect, accompanied by two newly hired burly guards.
Each of the guards carried a large bundle of All Essence Powder packets on his back, all of them separately packed in yellow paper bags.
"It's up ahead. One more building to the left—yes, yes, look at the plaque. The one with the character 'Hui' written on it is the one..."
Directing the two men, Lin Shunhe quickly arrived at the courtyard entrance and knocked on the door.
There was no movement inside.
"Could A-Hui have gone out?" He looked around, trying to find someone to ask, but the training ground nearby held only a group of elderly people practicing swordsmanship and one disciple busy teaching them. There was no one else to be seen.
Just as Lin Shunhe was planning to visit Mingde's residence first to ask about the situation.
A group of tall figures dressed in pure white robes suddenly strode in through the sect's open gates some distance away.
Their white robes fit closely to their bodies, sharply outlining the