The man wore azure robes with a jade sash and had his hair tied up in a bun. His facial features were very handsome, and he carried an azure ancient sword on his back while his expression seemed to exude a touch of loneliness.

It was the Little Sword Lord, Xie Yutang!

When Lin Xun was a weak young teenager, he first encountered Xie Yutang in the ancient forest outside Feiyun Village.

Back then, Lin Xun only possessed True Martial stage cultivation, while Xie Yutang had already reached the Spirit Sea stage and could travel freely on his sword like an immortal.

Later on, at Haze City which was located in the empire's southwestern province, Lin Xun met Xie Yutang once again during his first meeting with Liu Qingyan.

On that second meeting, however, Xie Yutang domineeringly threatened Lin Xun to let go of a defeated noble clan disciple while pointing a sword at his throat.

Lin Xun still remembered what...