One month later.
The Sword-Washing Pool on Jun Mountain, in the cave abode on Chiyu Peak.
Song Yan was in secluded cultivation in his quiet chamber. His eyes were closed, and his divine sense had already entered the realm within the Infinite Treasury.
After he refined Tai'e, no Sword Dao Illusion Realm appeared, but the Sword Intent spiritual potential it contained was immense.
Song Yan had never seen any Ancient Sword possess such spiritual potential.
In fact, he had used the Two-Pole Qi once not long ago.
Yet refining Tai'e alone had filled it to the brim again.
There was even enough for Song Yan to summon Chen Linyuan once more.
Blue-gray Sword Qi slowly rose, and ripples seemed to spread outward around Sole Laughter's blade.
The scenery within the realm gradually changed.
"Hm?"
Song Yan had seen the scene before him before.
It was, in fact, the area near the Eye of the Ruinous Sea in the Two-Pole Realm.
At that moment, a man holding a fishing rod, wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, was fishing by the sea.
It was none other than Chen Linyuan.
However, even a layman like Song Yan could easily tell that he did not know how to fish at all.
"Senior Brother Chen, what are you doing?" Song Yan asked.
"Oh," Chen Linyuan said. "Didn't you tell me last time that you were going to the Eastern Sea? I'm getting used to it."
That's not what I was asking-
Song Yan grumbled inwardly.
Chen Linyuan asked, "Oh, right. Why does it feel like you've gathered enough spiritual charm again so quickly? Don't tell me you ambushed and slaughtered an entire Demon Sect?"
"Nothing of the sort." Song Yan waved his hand.
As he began practicing swordsmanship and comprehending Sword Intent, he