“It turns out that… all my years of hatred… were just me jumping to conclusions…”5

The old man in hemp, the one Venerate Flooding Heavens had called Kong Shen, looked completely stricken. His aged face shifted erratically.1

It turned out that his grudge was completely unsubstantiated! This came as far too great a blow; even the old man’s Dao Heart was thrown into turmoil.0

“Old Peacock! Quick, snap out of it!” the dark-robed Officiant bellowed, his voice full of the power of the Dao. It touched the mind directly. 0

He could tell that Kong Shen’s mental state was at risk! 1

But it was as if the old man didn’t even hear him.0

“He has to overcome this himself. No one else can help him,” Su Yi said casually.1

Suddenly, the old man in hemp whipped around to look at Su Yi. He said in a daze, “Earlier, you said that my Dao of the Sword was underwhelming, and that you disdained to fight me any further. What exactly did you mean?”2

The man in dark robes was stunned. He wouldn’t have thought the old peacock would bring that up at a time like this.0

But Su Yi just said plainly, “A sword cultivator ought to be fixated on his swordsmanship, not on grudges...1