No one bothered Tianming anymore, so he could go back to focusing on breaking the swordbarriers.

Time passed, and soon it was the twentieth day. Lin Jianjia hadn’t reached five thousand yet, but Tianming had hit six thousand five hundred. A mere five days had created a gap of one thousand and five hundred. Not even ten days were left, but Lin Jianjia wasn’t even half done with her comprehension yet and had completely lost all hope. Miracles tended not to happen on the stele.

On the twenty-fifth day, Lin Jianjia was at five thousand five hundred. Her progress showed that her mental state had collapsed. Her continued...