A Wager, the Alchemy Convention?

[You sigh in awe, *is this what Sword Intent is? Truly powerful!*]

[You begin to ponder your own Sword Intent.]

[In December of the eighth year, you still fail to successfully comprehend Sword Intent, realizing that perhaps it is because you have learned too few sword arts, leading to an insufficient understanding of the Dao of the Sword.]

[At the end of the month, you use your status as an elder to exchange for three Earth Tier sword arts from the sect's Scripture Pavilion, namely the Earth Tier Low Grade Minor Dragon Elephant Sword Art, the Earth Tier Low Grade Northern Darkness Sword Art, and the Earth Tier Middle Grade Autumn Wind Falling Leaves Ten Consecutive Stabs.]

[In January of the ninth year, cultivating four sword arts simultaneously leaves you somewhat overwhelmed, and you spend almost more than half your time practicing the sword, which also squeezes your time for alchemy and body refining.]

[In March of the ninth year, you successfully cultivate all three sword arts to the entry level realm!]

[You marvel at how heaven-defying your comprehension truly is, feeling completely unfazed even while cultivating four sword arts at once.]

[In June of the ninth year, the Eastern Domain's younger generation alchemy convention is held at the Green Lotus Sword Sect! At the request of your master Xu Changchun, you register to participate.]

[Yet you know that the time you spend on alchemy is truly limited, and you still remain at the Mysterious Tier Middle Grade. An alchemist of this grade might still hold a place in Daqing, but in the entire Eastern Domain, it is likely far from sufficient.]

[You experience the pressure of cultivating multiple paths.]