“The first waste in the history of Gujian Sect to still be at the first level of Condensing Origin Realm after three years of entry, can actually continue cultivating?”

“I heard that William Harper defeated a disciple at the fourth level of Condensing Origin Realm yesterday!”

“He’s been here for three years and can defeat someone at the fourth level of Condensing Origin Realm. That’s nothing special, still counts as a waste.”

“After all, he has a perfect sword talent. William Harper still has hope of rising up. It’s not appropriate to keep calling him a waste, right?”

“Heh… He missed the golden three years of cultivation. His starting point is much lower than others. Even if he rises up… he’ll just be a bit stronger than ordinary disciples, probably not as good as those geniuses who made rapid progress from the start. If he stagnates for another three years, heh… he might not even reach the Blood Transformation Realm in the future!”

“That’s true. Whether William Harper can really turn things around depends on his future cultivation.”

……

The Martial Pavilion is located among the ten outer peaks. Disciples from all the outer peaks go there. William Harper is quite famous among the outer sect disciples of Gujian Sect, so when others saw him, they all started talking.

Even among the same-year disciples of the Seventh Peak, few expect William Harper to rise up, let alone disciples from other peaks, who naturally don’t believe William Harper will ever return to glory.

William Harper has long been used to the outsiders’ cold remarks, treating them as nothing more than wind passing by his ears, paying them no mind.

Arguing with them is meaningless. As long as William Harper focuses on cultivation, time will prove everything. He will use facts to slap these people in the face.

William Harper went straight into the Martial Pavilion and handed the token given by Sarah Bennett to Elder Charles Webb of the Martial Pavilion.

Charles Webb checked the token, returned it to William Harper, and then handed him another token:

“You may proceed to the second floor. Give the token to the steward there. He will help you choose a cultivation method and a sword technique. The sword technique can be borrowed, but the cultivation method can only be read on site. Each month, you have three days to study the cultivation method. Go on!”

The second floor of the Martial Pavilion is divided into two areas: the book area and the reading area.

The book area is where martial arts manuals are stored, and the reading area is where disciples read the manuals.

William Harper arrived on the second floor and handed the Martial Pavilion token to a steward named Ethan Brooks. Steward Ethan Brooks led him to the selection area, where there were introductions to various cultivation methods and sword techniques.

William Harper glanced over the introductions and said, “Deacon Brooks, which cultivation method is the strongest, and which sword technique is the most powerful? I’ll choose those!”

The disciples in the reading area who were studying martial arts manuals all looked over at William Harper when they heard this, thinking to themselves how arrogant he sounded.

“……”

Ethan Brooks was speechless for a moment, then said, “There are only the strongest martial artists, not the strongest cultivation methods or sword techniques. William Harper, don’t aim too high. Choosing what suits you best is the right way.”

William Harper pointed to the last line of a cultivation method’s introduction and said, “This ‘Sword Origin Art’ is said to be the number one killing technique, right? I’ll choose this one!”

A low chuckle came from the reading area.

Ethan Brooks said, “Sword Origin Art is indeed the number one killing technique, but it’s extremely difficult to cultivate. The origin energy it condenses is too sharp, requiring an extremely strong physique to practice. Otherwise, you’ll be harmed by it and damage your own meridians.”

“William Harper, Sword Origin Art isn’t something you can practice just because you have good talent. In the past hundred years… only one person in our Gujian Sect has mastered it, and that’s the young sect master Raymond Miller. Senior Miller was born with the Scarlet Spirit Sword Body, which is why he could master the Sword Origin Art.”

In the reading area, a disciple looked at William Harper with a smile at the corner of his mouth: “You have good talent, but you’re not cut out for the Sword Origin Art!”

There are many outer sect disciples in Gujian Sect, and William Harper didn’t recognize this one. But after hearing that the Sword Origin Art requires an extremely strong physique to cultivate, a brilliant smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

“This is it, Sword Origin Art!” William Harper said with certainty. When it comes to physique, who can compare to his ‘Immaculate Sword Body’?

“Bringing trouble on yourself!” that disciple said, a look of disdain on his face.

He is a disciple of the First Peak, ‘David Cooper’, fourteen years old this year, and has been in the sect for two years. His talent is excellent, and his cultivation has already reached the sixth level of Condensing Origin Realm.

Reaching the sixth level of Condensing Origin Realm in just two years is an especially fast cultivation speed, higher than over ninety percent of the disciples in William Harper’s cohort, making him a rare genius in Gujian Sect.

Even though William Harper has a perfect sword talent, his cultivation has stagnated at the first level of Condensing Origin Realm for three years, so David Cooper looks down on him and doesn’t take him seriously.

He had also set his sights on this Sword Origin Art at first, but when he tried to cultivate it, the origin energy in his body almost tore his meridians apart, scaring him into a cold sweat and making him quickly switch to another cultivation method.

This is a cultivation method that, in the past hundred years of Gujian Sect, only Raymond Miller has mastered. Since David Cooper couldn’t do it, he naturally thinks William Harper can’t either.

There were quite a few other disciples in the reading area who also sneered and shook their heads. Although William Harper is known as a genius, his cultivation has been stuck at the first level of Condensing Origin Realm for three years, so he is also known as a waste.

As for Raymond Miller, he is the son of the current sect master of Gujian Sect, a monstrous talent, born with the Scarlet Spirit Sword Body, and is regarded as an idol by all Gujian Sect disciples.

In the hearts of Gujian Sect disciples, William Harper is far from being comparable to Raymond Miller.