News of the broken Skystride Pavilion record gradually spread through the Cloud Martial Hall, shocking both senior and junior academy disciples alike. The name Wu Yuan quickly became the talk of the martial academy. 4

Wu Yuan is a third-rate Adept? When Liu Ruyan heard the news, she was completely flabbergasted.1

Just a little over two hours ago, she had learned that Wu Yuan possessed the strength of a martial virtuoso. How did he become a third-rate Adept in the blink of an eye? And not one at the bottom tier at that. Most ordinary third-rate Adepts found it hard to complete the first level of the Skystride Pavilion.0

"How in the world does he cultivate?" Liu Ruyan sank into self-doubt. 10

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Within the 200-meter martial hall on the ground floor of a private courtyard dwelling, two figures, one purple, one black, crossed blades at lightning speed. A flurry of saber rays whistled.0

Suddenly, the figure clad in black retreated and sheathed...0