Now, the cultivation of his peers had far surpassed him. The phase of bullying him was long over; now, they simply ignored him, considering any association with William Harper a disgrace, blaming William Harper for dragging down the standard of their cohort.

As William Harper walked past his peers, they all treated William Harper as if he were air.

However... there was one person who reacted completely differently. Upon seeing William Harper, it was as if she had seen a ghost—her steps froze instantly, her body locked in that moment.

“Caiyin, what’s wrong?” a disciple beside her asked in surprise.

Catherine Grant turned a deaf ear, her eyes fixed intently on William Harper, her hand beneath her sleeve trembling slightly.

Didn’t William Harper jump off the Sword-Falling Cliff last night?

The Sword-Falling Cliff was over a hundred zhang high, steep as a wall—how did William Harper not die from the fall?

Even if he didn’t die, he should at least be injured, right? Why does William Harper look completely unscathed?

And, with the cliff being so steep, how did William Harper manage to climb back up after falling?

In that instant, Catherine Grant’s mind was filled with questions. She didn’t even hear the people talking beside her.

William Harper paused in front of Catherine Grant, tilted his head and glanced at her. “Slut, are you disappointed?”

Catherine Grant snapped out of her confusion, shocked that William Harper would call her a ‘slut’ in front of everyone, making her tremble with anger.

William Harper didn’t bother entangling with her. If last night’s events were revealed, Henry Clark and Catherine Grant would naturally be punished by the sect, but the fact that he survived the fall and his cultivation had soared would also draw the sect’s scrutiny.

Out of self-preservation, William Harper didn’t want anyone to know he had secrets.

So... William Harper didn’t mention a word about last night, just said that one sentence and walked away.

William Harper’s use of ‘slut’ drew the attention of many peers; one gaze after another turned toward him, all with surprise.

William Harper and Catherine Grant were both from Autumn Leaf City and had always gotten along well. All along... Catherine Grant had taken good care of William Harper, and William Harper had always been very respectful toward Catherine Grant.

But today... William Harper actually called Catherine Grant a slut to her face. What had happened between them?

Surprisingly, Catherine Grant didn’t retort to William Harper’s words, just watched as William Harper walked past her.

Catherine Grant said nothing, but a peer beside her barked coldly, “Stop right there!”

William Harper turned and looked at the speaker. “Samuel Hayes, do you have a problem?”

As soon as William Harper said this, all the gazes on him changed.

Today’s William Harper was different! Very different!

Catherine Grant, afraid that William Harper would reveal what happened last night, quickly said, “Samuel Hayes, this has nothing to do with you, stay out of it.”

Catherine Grant was quite attractive, and Samuel Hayes had feelings for her, so he naturally wanted to take this chance to show off. He said, “Caiyin, what is this trash? He dares to insult you like that? If you can tolerate it, I, Walter Reed, cannot!”

Samuel Hayes strode toward William Harper, continuing, “William Harper, you piece of trash... it’s been a while since you got a lesson. Are you itching for another beating?”

As soon as he finished, Samuel Hayes lunged forward, suddenly accelerating, and in a flash was right in front of William Harper, swinging a slap at William Harper’s face.

William Harper leaned back slightly and kicked out, striking first and landing a kick on Samuel Hayes’s abdomen.

Walter Reed’s slap missed, and his body was sent flying backward by William Harper’s kick, landing several meters away. He lay on the ground clutching his stomach, groaning in pain, his face twisted in agony.

William Harper’s kick was not light, and the abdomen is a soft part of the body. That one kick knocked the wind out of Samuel Hayes, leaving him unable to get up for a while.

The peers who witnessed this scene all showed looks of shock, their gazes on William Harper tightening!

As fellow disciples, they had entered the Ancient Sword Sect together with William Harper and were very familiar with his cultivation and strength.

This was definitely not the strength William Harper had before.

Could it be...?

A thought flashed through everyone’s mind, and their hearts trembled simultaneously.

Chapter 5: Being Good-Looking Really Is Something!

A perfect sword talent—extremely rare!

If William Harper could continue cultivating and improving his strength, the other disciples found the prospect terrifying.

Those who had bullied William Harper before all felt a chill in their hearts, afraid that William Harper would seek revenge in the future. If nothing else happened to William Harper, with his perfect sword talent, becoming an inner disciple or even a core disciple would be a breeze.

However... William Harper had experienced a three-year cultivation stagnation, which made the others reconsider—would this happen again in the future?

If William Harper’s cultivation didn’t improve much and he had another three-year stagnation, the golden period for cultivation was limited. There weren’t many three-year periods to waste. Once missed, even with great talent, it would be hard to achieve much in the future.

Let’s hope... he has a few more periods of stagnation!

The disciples secretly thought, as long as William Harper’s cultivation didn’t rise, no matter how talented he was, he wasn’t scary—they could keep him underfoot for life!

……

All the disciples of the Seventh Peak dined in the same cafeteria.

Within the time it took to eat breakfast, the news that William Harper had defeated Leng Yi and Samuel Hayes spread rapidly throughout the Seventh Peak.