The next day, a major incident occurred on Shushan Sixth Peak, causing quite a commotion.
The Alchemy Hall's medicinal herbs, which had been stored for many years, were suddenly stolen overnight—more than half of them. It seemed someone had broken into the Alchemy Hall's rear courtyard, sabotaged the Concealment Array, and then made off with most of the precious herbs in the storehouse. Only some inferior ones remained. Some even thought the culprit could have taken everything, but left the rest because they didn't consider the pile worth taking.
When the Alchemy Hall's head learned of this, he flew into a rage and ordered a thorough investigation. He suspected one of their own was responsible, since only those with a Jade Token ranking Sixth Peak or higher could enter the Alchemy Hall. Otherwise, even a Nascent Soul ancestor couldn't force their way inside without making a sound.
That day, the news also reached Eighth Peak. Chen Fan, however, was sitting cross-legged in his wooden hut and knew nothing of the rumors. As for Bald Bird, the culprit behind the theft, he wore a satisfied smile as he slept and chewed on the rare medicinal herbs.
Chen Fan remained immersed in the world inside the Jade Slip, continuing to battle the Nirvana Sword Intent. Though he was crushed by it time and again, after so much tempering, a speck of light in Chen Fan's Sword Intent had finally emerged—and endured.
Inside him, that tiny speck of light was like a brilliant star shining alone in a vast, dark universe. Yet it contained immense energy. Though it was only a tiny speck of Sword Intent, it was stronger than his Sword Intent had been when whole. This transformation also convinced Chen Fan that the Sword Immortal Path was the way he would