The Rematch Pact

In the inner sect courtyard, as the sun and moon turned, exactly thirty days remained until the Azure Cloud Secret Realm opened.

Shen Yuan spent most of his time shuttling between the training grounds and the meditation chamber.

After breaking through to the Late Meridian Opening Realm, he had not rushed to challenge the Profound Communion Realm. Instead, he settled down to temper his foundation. The hidden injury in his left shoulder from the Minor Tournament arena battle gradually improved day by day under the constant nourishment of pills and true qi, no longer affecting his normal punches or sword swings.

Within his sea of consciousness, the Myriad Transformations Deduction Mind Method operated with perfect ease. Bolstered by the cultivation method left behind by the remnant will of the Sacred Emperor, the Martial Arts Heavenly Stele's simulation and deduction efficiency rose dramatically, while more than half the backlash pain endured by his soul was filtered away.

As long as he had Martial Dao Points, he could recklessly activate vast numbers of simulated battles.

Part of his combat experience came from occasionally taking part in fair sparring matches among inner sect disciples. The other part came from demon beast hunting missions Wang Dong had obtained through every possible means, sending him into the outskirts of the sect's back mountain to hunt low-rank demon beasts.

[Demon beast rank two slain, Martial Dao Points +2] [Sparring match won against a Peak Meridian Opening Realm opponent, Martial Dao Points +1]

His Martial Dao Points rose slowly but steadily, accumulating to seventeen points by now.

Every night, Shen Yuan consumed Martial Dao Points to reproduce Xiao Wuji's full combat strength in the Martial Arts Simulation Space, repeatedly simulating a second clash between them.

After the draw in the Minor Tournament, Xiao Wuji would