Arthur Grant's cultivation had always been three realms lower than Charles Grant's, a vast difference. However, this time, Arthur Grant's cultivation, without anyone noticing, actually caught up to Charles Grant's, and he unleashed a set of unknown sword techniques not belonging to the Xuan family, severely injuring Charles Grant.

At that time, the family head Henry Grant flew into a rage, harshly scolding his second son Arthur Grant for injuring his elder brother without regard for brotherly affection, calling Arthur Grant ruthless and vicious, and declaring that even if he defeated Charles Grant, the position of family head would never be passed to him.

He then took out the family's finest treasured elixirs to heal Charles Grant's injuries.

However, the matter did not end there. Several days later, the family head Henry Grant suddenly ordered the removal of his eldest son Charles Grant from the position of family heir, appointing his second son Arthur Grant as the new heir instead, and accused Charles Grant of great rebellion, expelling him from the family.

With his father in trouble, Edward Grant suffered as well, following his parents as they were driven out of the Xuan family, falling from the clouds into the depths overnight.

They thought the calamity was over, but little did they know, this was only the beginning.

After being expelled from the family, Edward Grant followed his father Charles Grant and mother Mary Carter to temporarily stay at his maternal grandfather Benjamin Carter's home.

A manhunt lasting several years soon followed.

The The Carter Family was only a mid-sized family, not very powerful, while their pursuers were formidable. Even Charles Grant was gravely injured, and the The Carter Family collapsed in an instant, with nine out of ten perishing. Of those who fled, less than one in ten survived, and they were scattered.

During their escape, Edward Grant was only five years old and completely powerless. In a moment of crisis, his grandfather Benjamin Carter shielded him from a sword strike, suffering serious injuries.

His father Charles Grant, dragging his wounded body, led Mary Carter, Edward Grant, and the main line of the The Carter Family through a bloody path, fleeing for their lives.

This escape lasted five years, from the western region under the Xuan family's influence all the way to the northern territory of the superpower Overlord Sword Sect, covering a distance of hundreds of thousands of miles—equivalent to circling the Earth's equator several times in a previous life.

They fled all the way to the far north of Shenzhou, far beyond the Xuan family's reach, finally shaking off their pursuers and settling in a place called Beimuo County.

There, the main line of the The Carter Family took root.

A mid-sized family with over a thousand members, yet fewer than twenty made it to Beimuo County—including Charles Grant, Edward Grant, and Mary Carter.

Moreover, the The Carter Family head Benjamin Carter was gravely injured. Though his life was saved, his cultivation plummeted to the third level of the Innate Realm.

Especially Charles Grant, who was already severely wounded by Arthur Grant, and then suffered repeated injuries during the pursuit. He survived only by sheer willpower, carving a bloody path to escape, but was left nearly exhausted, his meridians shattered, reduced to a cripple.

None of the remaining members of the The Carter Family escaped serious injury; all suffered irreparable harm, and their strength was greatly diminished.

The remaining strength of the The Carter Family, a mid-sized family, was now inferior even to several small families in Beimuo County.

Since taking root in Beimuo County, the The Carter Family had been suppressed by the county's three dominant families—the Niu, Cheng, and Zhang families.

Not only were the The Carter Family members weakened, but the superpower Xuan family still watched from above like a tiger eyeing its prey. Facing the provocations of the Niu, Cheng, and Zhang families, the The Carter Family endured in silence. To make the three families wary, the The Carter Family sent all their younger disciples to several major sects of the Divine Blade Dynasty.

Edward Grant, born into a swordsmanship family, naturally joined the only sword sect in the Divine Blade Dynasty—the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Charles Grant dared not teach him the family's sword techniques or cultivation methods, lest their whereabouts be exposed. Moreover, within the Heavenly Sword Sect, Edward Grant assumed the alias David Carter.

At ten and a half years old, he entered the Heavenly Sword Sect as an outer disciple. In the blink of an eye, three and a half years passed.

Now, Edward Grant is fourteen years old, at the fourth level of the Martial Artist Realm, an ordinary outer disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Originally, Edward Grant was a direct descendant of the Xuan family. His grandfather Henry Grant and father Charles Grant were both rare geniuses in Shenzhou—how could his own talent be lacking?

Unfortunately, during the pursuit in his childhood, Edward Grant suffered a minor injury. Though not fatal, it damaged his meridians slightly. While not serious enough to cripple him, it did slow his cultivation speed, turning him from a genius into an ordinary person.

The only consolation is that Edward Grant, having lived two lives, possesses a strong soul and keen perception. His comprehension of swordsmanship is much faster than most, so although he is at the fourth level of the Martial Artist Realm, he is qualified to spar with disciples at the fifth level.

Among ordinary fifth-level disciples, few can match Edward Grant. That Zhang Hu, from the Zhang family of Beimuo City, often bullied Edward Grant and Samuel Carter due to family reasons. With cultivation at the peak of the fifth level, only then did Edward Grant lose to him.

"Arthur Grant... you despicable villain! You held my grandfather hostage and brought chaos to the family; you left my father gravely injured, his meridians shattered, reduced to a cripple; you hunted me for tens of thousands of miles, damaging my meridians—if not for my grandfather's rescue, I would have died young. Such a deep-seated hatred, I, Edward Grant, will never forget. One day, I will repay it tenfold!"

"One day, I will use my sword to sever your head and take your dog life! And that wretched woman, 'Grace Grant', all these calamities—who else but you? No matter where you come from, no matter what kind of monster you are, one day I will surely kill you and uproot the power behind you, wiping you out completely!"