Sage Ruan Qiong, who had already disappeared for a long time, finally decided to return home. He went to the shop on the bank of the Dragon Whisker River to visit his disciple, Xu Xiaoqiao, first, after which he casually tossed two spirits out of his jurisdiction. These were spirits that had subordinated themselves to immortal forces located in the mountains to the west, yet failed to abide by the rules of this region. After doing this, Ruan Qiong returned home to the Dragon Spring Sword Sect located in Divine Elegance Mountain. 0

Second Senior Brother Dong Gu gathered the twelve disciples who had been recruited after himself and Xu Xiaoqiao, telling them to display their sword skills one by one. Ruan Qiong remained expressionless the entire time, not guiding his unofficial disciples or providing them with any feedback regarding their sword techniques. After watching their displays, he stood up from the bench and left to forge iron and craft swords. This caused the initially confident unofficial disciples to feel nervous and uneasy.0

Their senior sister, who liked to wear green garb, didn't appear at all.0

Fourth Senior Brother Xie Ling was present, yet he sighed at the end and returned to his residence to continue cultivating.0

Following Ruan Qiong's return, a continuous stream of people started to visit the Dragon Spring Sword Sect, hoping to catch the attention of this sect-level immortal force and become its disciple.0

There were youths accompanied by members of their powerful and noble clans, there were young boys and young girls who had come by themselves, and there were also many vagrant cultivators who hoped to become guest elders of immortal forces in the mountains.0

There were people from all walks of life.0

This caused Dong Gu, Ruan Qiong's first disciple in name, to feel very annoyed.0

Not only did Dong Gu need to act as somewhat of a temporary master for...0