(The author listens to feedback: I've revised the previous chapter. The child didn't go up to Chenzhong Terrace.)
The Bell Tower was finally quiet.
Li Gan still preferred cultivating alone.
Perhaps after spending too long single in his previous life, he'd developed the habits of a homebody.
Dong, dong, dong.
The clear, resonant bell rang out.
Amid the lingering tolls, Li Gan drew his Treasure Sword and began to cultivate.
After completing one set, he felt True Qi surging through his body, as if he had a high-performance engine inside him, brimming with terrifying power that would be astonishing once unleashed.
Whoosh!
Li Gan let out a long breath and checked the information on the System Interface.
His cultivation progress had increased by a little.
"It takes three days to gain just one point?"
Li Gan murmured to himself.
Still, he could accept that.
It meant he'd reach the True Essence Realm in less than a year.
That was an astonishing cultivation speed for someone in the Xiantian Realm.
Then he began practicing the Soul Chasing Sword Style.
His peaceful life of ringing the bell and cultivating continued for over half a month.
One day, just after dawn, Chen Yong ran up to Chenzhong Terrace.
"Brother Gan, the True Disciple Selection is about to begin. Are you going to watch?"
Chen Yong asked.
This was his first chance to watch such an important selection event since joining the Inner Sect, so he was incredibly excited.
"What's there to watch? It's not like I've never taken part."
Li Gan was cooking porridge and answered without turning around.
"Uh..."
Chen Yong scratched his head and asked curiously, "Brother Gan, what's in the Sword Grinding Cave?"
Just becoming an Inner Disciple was already more than he could have hoped for. The True Disciple