Xiao Hua led his victorious army back to the Creation Sect. The outcome of the battle at Chaomu Cliff once again swept across Cangxian Continent like a whirlwind. Among the Hundred Schools of Thought were those who gloated, those who rejoiced, and those who sounded dire alarms, but even more people craned their necks in anticipation of the Four Great Families' response. Unfortunately, the Four Great Families acted as though they knew nothing and gave no response whatsoever. Star Picking Tower, however, publicly revealed every detail of the battle, even exposing the root cause of the enmity between Xiao Hua and the Four Great Families!
Not only did Star Picking Tower make a fortune in Yuan Stones through this move, it also stirred the female cultivators of Cangxian Continent into united indignation. Though Confucian cultivators stressed "the command of one's parents and the words of the matchmaker," what woman did not dream of a beautiful love that would be forever etched in her heart? Who did not wish to find a companion with whom she could bind hearts for eternity? Why had the Tender as Water Sword become the foremost ritual artifact among Confucian cultivators? Was it not because of the tale of a lovestruck woman and a faithless noble of the Immortal Palace? And now, a Human Grand Ascension whose love ran deep and true stood vividly before them. By his own strength, he had fought his way to the South Heaven Gate; by the strength of one sect, he had stood against the most ancient Four Great Families of Confucian cultivation! All for the steadfast love in his heart, all to grant his beloved a lifetime of happiness—how could this not win the hearts of those women?
Thus, before Xiao Hua had even returned to the Creation Sect,