Within a secret pavilion deep inside the Daxia Sword Sect, the sect’s peak elders had convened for a meeting. After a lengthy discussion, they reached a decision: the sect would seal itself off from the outside world for three years.0

First, they selected the disciples who had fought in the war against the Purple Sun Pavilion and were loyal to the sect. These disciples were made to swear an oath, promising never to leak any details about the technique. Only then were they permitted to cultivate the mysterious technique that Li Guanqi had left behind.1

Lu Kangnian and Ling Daoyan had spent three whole days studying the technique. When they finally reached their conclusions, both drew sharp breaths. Lu Kangnian felt like it would become the bedrock for the Daxia...0