Magic Beasts, Weird Energy!

[In January of the tenth year, you remained immersed in sword practice.]

[By the end of the month, you learned from your master that a mysterious spatial rift had unexpectedly appeared where the Eastern Region met the Star Sea. The Green Lotus Sword Sect had already dispatched elders to investigate.]

[You knew of the Star Sea. Broadly speaking, your world was like a continent divided into five regions, while beyond it lay the boundless Star Sea. To this day, no cultivator had successfully explored it in its entirety. Even Spirit Transformation powerhouses, relying on all manner of spiritual treasures, divine pills, and methods, had been unable to determine whether the Star Sea had an end.]

[More importantly, the demonic beasts within the Star Sea were even stronger than the Demon Race on the continent. Not even Spirit Transformation powerhouses could guarantee their own survival there. This was one of the key reasons preventing cultivators of the continent from exploring the Star Sea.]

[You wanted to ask for details about the spatial rift, but your master did not know much either. Still, she patiently explained some of her own thoughts. The rift might have been caused by the collapse or cracking of an alternate space such as a secret realm. Or perhaps it had been created by some supreme divine weapon. After all, even Spirit Transformation powerhouses could not currently tear open the void, though legend said that certain supreme divine weapons on the continent could do so. Even your master had never seen one herself; she had only heard of them.]

[You returned to your small courtyard and continued practicing your sword as usual.]

[In February of the tenth year, you successfully cultivated all sword arts to the realm of Major Accomplishment!]

[That same month, the