Quintina’s voice called out to him once more.Yoan returned to his senses. He looked at Quintina troubledly and said, “A-Actually, I’ve come here to ask for a drop of Ancient Blood.”“Ancient Blood?” Quintina stood up abruptly.She looked at Yoan with a strange expression and said, “Sir Yoan, I’m afraid there’s a bit you don’t know about the Ancient Blood. When our clan’s ancestor was on the verge of death, he used his entire life’s cultivation to create the Ancient Blood. It’s only beneficial to our clan’s disciples. If you’re not a disciple of our clan, the Ancient Blood is useless to you. The Ancient Blood’s power is exceedingly savage. You’ll explode and die instantly if you’re not a disciple of our clan.”James interjected. “It can’t be that bad, right?” Hearing this, Quintina glanced at James.Yoan quickly interrupted, “I’m sorry my disciple couldn’t control his mouth. Please forgive him.”Quintina gently waved her hand. She could not be bothered arguing with James, but s

The next day, there was a knock on the door just before dawn.James stopped cultivating and went to open the door.An Ancient Clan disciple stood outside the door. With a respectful look, he said, “Sir, the competition for the right to enter the Pagoda of Flames begins today. The Young Lady has instructed me to bring you to Mount Trinvard.”“Alright, thank you.” James walked out of his room.As he stepped outside, Yoan also walked out of his room.“Sir.” James greeted Yoan.Then, the Ancient Clan disciple led the two out of the village toward a mountain.Mount Trinvard was the highest mountain within the Ancient Clan. It was also the residence of the Ancient Clan’s leader. Under normal circumstances, the clan’s disciples were forbidden to ascend the mountain.Today was an exception as it was an important event for the clan that took place every half a century.The disciples have trained for many years to prepare for this day and to win the chance into the Pagoda of Flames to b

A shriek came from beyond, and a young man from the Ancient Clan scrambled out.James glanced over and saw that the young man had been injured by the powerful Sword Intent. He was bleeding all over, and his face was pale as a sheet. He was evidently in a bad mental state.James ignored the young man.Although the Sword Intent in the area was potent, it was still within tolerable levels for him.“James.”Suddenly, a voice came from within the Celestial Abode.After hearing Sophie’s voice, James replied to Sophie, “Yeah? What’s wrong?”Sophie said, “There are many swords and sword techniques here. They’re not particularly special, but they’ll come in handy for you. I can sense that each of these swords comes with a sword technique of its own. Since you’re focusing on your swordsmanship, you should acquire and learn these sword techniques.”“How do I acquire them?” asked James.“Keep going. I’ll guide you.”After listening to Sophie’s advice, James quickly advanced and crossed t

James casually pointed to one of the Ancient Clan’s disciples.“I choose him.”After James selected his opponent, those behind him also began choosing theirs in order.Then, the contest began.Since James was the first to pick an opponent, the competition began with him versus his chosen opponent.His opponent was a disciple from the Ancient Clan.Outside the arena, Quintina looked at Yoan with a bright smile and said, “Sir Yoan, your disciple has a bad eye for opponents. The person he picked isn’t just some regular guy. He’s the eldest grandson of one of our eldersand had been personally tutored by the elder since he was a child. Although he’s young, he isn’t weak. He is already at the Immortal Ascension’s Fourth Stair.”Yoan smiled faintly and said, “Just sit back and wait to be surprised, then. I’m confident in James.”At that moment, the Ancient Clan disciple drew his sword. He pointed his long sword at James, and Sword Energy rippled through the air. He looked at James cal

The other people in Harolds’ group took a few steps back. They were fully aware of who Harold was and did not want to go against him. Choosing to fight him was akin to basically forfeiting your match.“I still want to choose him.”Harold pointed at James.James’ brows furrowed together. He was slightly incensed by Harold’s decision. ‘There are so many other people. Why does he insist on choosing me?’James said in a discontented tone, “Do you take me for an easy opponent?”Harold replied earnestly, “No. I chose you because you’re strong. I like fighting against strong opponents. Most importantly, you’re from Welkin Academy.”James nodded and said, “Alright. Since you chose me, I won’t back down from the match. Is the strength of the Immortal Ascension’s Seventh Stair really that amazing? Watch me put you in your rightful place.”James sneered spitefully in his heart.He decided to secretly use the Sacrilegious Ascension in his next match if Harold overpowered him.If he expl