"Spending an entire night copying materials... just for an 'unrelated' sect, and temporarily tying myself to this sect's ship of fate—this is definitely a wrong choice, but..."

In Ethan Brooks's calm mind, the figures of ninth-level swordsman Henry Parker, eighth-level swordsman Ethan Sullivan, and sixth-level swordsman Ashley Reed flashed by...

"You really are a dutiful young sect master..."

"Yes, dutiful..."

"I, as the young sect master, am very dutiful!"

"Extremely dutiful!"

"I will prove... just how dutiful I, the young sect master, can be!"

"Xuanling Sect!"

"You all... have underestimated someone!"

"And that is..."

"Me!"

Chapter Six: Murderous Intent Soaring

"Young sect master, this is our Yunlai Sword Sect's pharmacy. However, recently, because our expenses have exceeded our income, we rarely restock, so there aren't many medicinal herbs left."

Early the next morning, Ethan Brooks found Lily Harris, and under her guidance, arrived at the location of the Yunlai Sword Sect's pharmacy.

"I'll take a look myself. By the way, how is Senior Sister Brooks?"

"Senior Sister Brooks is even stronger than we imagined. Now, she has already recovered and is handling sect affairs..."

Ethan Brooks nodded.

"Young sect master, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"Alright."

Ethan Brooks responded, and only after seeing Lily Harris leave did he turn his gaze to the pharmacy.

In the pharmacy, many of the more valuable medicines had all been sorted. It wasn't difficult for Ethan Brooks to find them; the real challenge was to reclassify the medicinal properties of the herbs.

The workload was enormous, but Ethan Brooks did not shrink back.

He glanced at a type of herb on the table in front of him. He had already broken off a small piece and put it in his mouth, chewing it lightly.

"Number Two, analyze."

"Beep! Jianyueteng, contains vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C, H2, RG, niacin, folic acid, β-amylase, maleic anhydride..."

...

"Beep! Xuegucao, contains emodin, rhein, B-2, β-sitosterol..."

...

"Beep! Shuolong fruit, contains..."

...

Ethan Brooks spent the entire day in the pharmacy.

And because he needed to analyze the specific components of the medicines, he ate all kinds of herbs. His body clearly felt unwell; if it weren't for "Number Two" assisting with regulation, he would probably have ended up bedridden again.

...

In the evening, Ethan Brooks appeared once more in Logan Foster's hospital room.

In just one day, his injuries had worsened again. He was now barely hanging on, and no one knew when he might pass away.

There was a maid in the room taking care of him, and Yvonne Brooks and two disciples were also present.

When they saw Ethan Brooks come in, the male and female disciples glanced at him but said nothing. Although this young sect master had the title, in reality, because of his cultivation level, not many people took him seriously. Especially after his performance today, he had disappointed many of the Yunlai Sword Sect's disciples.

Now, with Yunlai Sword Sect's only spiritual pillar, Logan Foster, unconscious, the entire sect was in turmoil, and few cared what he had been doing all day.

"Ethan, you're here. Are you feeling better?"

There was an indescribable exhaustion on Yvonne Brooks's face, but her bright eyes still shone with a sharp light.

The eyes are the windows to the soul!

In her heart, the flame of hope had never been extinguished.

"I'm already fine."

As Ethan Brooks spoke, he walked to Logan Foster's side and held the right hand of this man who had given his all for the Yunlai Sword Sect.

"Ethan, don't worry. I will protect you, and I will never let foster father's hard work—the Yunlai Sword Sect—fall into decline."

"I believe you."

"Database on hold. Analyze target Logan Foster's injuries and formulate a treatment plan."

"Beep! Injury analysis in progress..."

Very soon, Number Two had already provided a feasible answer.

"Delete six difficult treatment plans, delete eleven low-probability treatment plans, select the most reasonable treatment plan. Required medicinal herbs: Xuelong fruit, Xinkui seed, Duangu grass, cloud leopard marrow, cloud leopard flesh, green python gall... a total of thirty-nine herbs. Probability of cure: 81.32%. Thirty-seven herbs are on record. Need to collect Xuelong fruit and Jinyun mushroom. Extracting residual memory from database: these two herbs are recorded in the Never-Setting Sun Mountain Range. Reconstruct?"

"Reconstruct!"

As Ethan Brooks spoke, two images appeared in his mind.

Jinyun mushroom grows under a decaying tree, while Xuelong fruit grows on a cliff.

"Never-Setting Sun Mountain Range..."

Less than forty kilometers behind Yunlai Sword Sect's rear mountain is the range of the Never-Setting Sun Mountain Range, a massive mountain range that almost spans the Great Xia Kingdom and several neighboring countries.

"Warning! There are large numbers of level four and five dangerous beasts in the Never-Setting Sun Mountain Range, a moderate number of level six and seven beasts, and a small number of level eight and nine beasts. It is not recommended to proceed."