William Harper, this disciple who once ascended to the altar by virtue of his talent and then fell hard from grace, has now greatly increased in strength. His cultivation has definitely broken through, otherwise... it would be impossible for him to defeat even disciples at the fourth or fifth level of the Condensing Origin Realm.

Once, William Harper's cultivation stagnated, and his perfect sword talent became a joke. Now... William Harper's cultivation has broken through. Does this mean William Harper will return to the altar and become someone countless disciples look up to?

This question is hotly debated among the disciples of the Seventh Peak.

“If he had soared from the start, he would definitely be someone we look up to now. Unfortunately, he didn’t. After three years in the sect, his cultivation only just improved. This shows there’s something wrong with his body. If it happened once, it will definitely happen a second and third time. William Harper, since you’ve already fallen from the altar, you can’t get back up!”

Someone commented like this, and the words spread, gaining the approval of many disciples.

Whether this answer is accurate or not, it fits the wishes of most disciples. Most of them... do not want William Harper to rise again.

Especially those disciples who have had conflicts with William Harper—they are even more unwilling!

In the morning, the cultivation class passed peacefully.

In the afternoon, the swordsmanship class stirred up waves.

During the swordsmanship sparring session, Samuel Hayes was the first to step forward and said, “William Harper, I... Samuel Hayes, challenge you!”

In the morning, Samuel Hayes had been kicked over by William Harper. Now, challenging him was clearly an attempt to redeem himself.

Many disciples of the same year had witnessed the morning’s fight with their own eyes; the rest had at least heard about it. All eyes were fixed on William Harper and Samuel Hayes.

That kick from William Harper in the morning was stunning, but that was because Samuel Hayes underestimated his opponent. Now, they were competing in swordsmanship, and as disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect, swordsmanship was their true strength.

The disciples wanted to know whether, in swordsmanship, William Harper could stand up to Samuel Hayes.

“Challenge who? Who did you say you’re challenging?” The swordsmanship instructor Sarah Bennett stood up and scolded Samuel Hayes: “Can’t you have a bit of ambition? Why are you challenging William Harper? What’s the point of defeating someone at the first level of the Condensing Origin Realm?”

News about William Harper had spread widely among the disciples, but the elders of the sect had not yet heard about it. This was mainly because most disciples didn’t want William Harper to rise again and deliberately kept it from the elders.

Sarah Bennett was a voluptuous and elegant woman in her thirties, with extremely high cultivation. She held the position of outer sect elder and was one of the swordsmanship instructors of the Seventh Peak.

Three years ago, Sarah Bennett had just become an outer sect elder and took up the role of swordsmanship instructor for the Seventh Peak. That year, William Harper happened to enter the Ancient Sword Sect and was taught by Sarah Bennett.

Like the other elders of the Seventh Peak, Sarah Bennett had high hopes for William Harper, who had perfect sword talent. However... now she felt only disappointment toward William Harper.

Sarah Bennett didn’t know about William Harper kicking over Samuel Hayes in the morning. Seeing Samuel Hayes choose William Harper as his opponent, she was instantly annoyed and exploded on the spot.

After being scolded by the instructor, Samuel Hayes was at a loss for words. How was he supposed to explain?

With no choice, he could only tell the truth. Samuel Hayes said, “Instructor, William Harper... is not the same as before. This morning, he injured me. Now I want to compete with him in swordsmanship to redeem myself!”

Upon hearing this, Sarah Bennett's beautiful eyes lit up, and joy appeared on her face: “What did you say, William Harper injured you?”

She was asking Samuel Hayes, but then Sarah Bennett turned her gaze to William Harper to confirm again: “Really?”

Samuel Hayes felt like he’d taken a massive blow. I got beaten up, and instructor, you’re actually this happy? Does the favoritism have to be so obvious?

But he couldn’t bring himself to resent the beautiful instructor. All his dissatisfaction was redirected toward William Harper.

Samuel Hayes clearly couldn’t understand Sarah Bennett's joy at this moment. She had always had high hopes for William Harper, but as his cultivation stagnated, those hopes gradually turned to despair.

Now... hearing news of William Harper's improvement, Sarah Bennett was naturally overjoyed. This meant William Harper's cultivation had broken through.

William Harper was only fifteen, not very old. Even if he lost three years, with his perfect sword talent, he still had time to catch up in cultivation.

If William Harper really could continue cultivating, beating Samuel Hayes once was nothing—beating him ten times would make Sarah Bennett happy.

William Harper nodded in confirmation, making the joy in Sarah Bennett's eyes even more obvious. She took a deep breath, her ample chest rising, her expression full of anticipation.

Sarah Bennett's joy was written all over her face. The disciples all saw it and grumbled inwardly: Damn, so being good-looking and talented really is everything?

That’s right—being good-looking and talented really is everything!

Sarah Bennett was now completely on William Harper's side. She looked at William Harper and said, “What’s your current cultivation? Are you still practicing the beginner techniques and basic swordsmanship you learned when you joined? If you don’t want to fight now, you can wait until you’ve learned new techniques and sword skills before accepting the challenge!”

Samuel Hayes's face darkened. If he didn’t take care of William Harper now, what hope would he have once William Harper started practicing more advanced techniques and sword skills?

“Instructor, aren’t you being a bit too biased?” Even though he respected this beautiful instructor, Samuel Hayes couldn’t help but speak up.