I was told I'd be a late bloomer, but I was born with the potential to achieve great things!

A solitary peak stands tall, piercing the clouds.

Amidst the rising winds and surging clouds, a crack resembling a cleavage by a knife or axe appeared above the sea of ​​clouds.

Sword marks?

A crack that runs through the entire summit, at least tens of feet long... This is something a three-foot-long sword could leave behind.

It was a sword strike that came from over two hundred miles away!

"Senior Brother Sun, is this truly a sword mark left by the Heavenly River Sword Immortal?"

Sun Wenhao's mouth dropped open, his head was buzzing, and his eyes were filled with shock.

If it weren't for Elder Huang Huayuan speaking up earlier, and Sun Heng personally leading the way, he probably would have just regarded the mountain foot as a peculiar mountain scene, like a narrow passage.

After all, such mountain scenery is not uncommon among mountains.

only.......

The scene before him was far different from what he had imagined.

Before arriving, Sun Wenhao thought that the so-called sword mark was just a sword imprint left on the cliff face.

But now.

It didn't say that they simply split the mountain in two.

Just the thought of a sword light flying over two hundred miles and splitting a mountain in two with the force of thunder made him feel short of breath.

After all, the most impressive thing he had ever seen was the scene when Guo Tao punched the wooden stake and sent it flying into the air when he joined the Seven Mysteries Sect.

"Rumor has it that sword immortals can take a person's head from a thousand miles away, so what's a mere two hundred miles?"

On the cliff, Sun Heng stood with his hands behind his back atop a lush green tree and spoke slowly.

The biting mountain wind made his robes flutter loudly, like a lonely master.

"Actually, when I first saw it, I was just like you, very suspicious that it was left by a person."

However, more than thirty years ago, many people did go there to witness the splendor of that sword strike.

Even now, people occasionally go to observe it.

After all, a sword immortal can not only fly on a sword, but also cleave through a city in a single strike, leaving behind such an inhuman spectacle.

"Legend has it that 62 sword immortals flew over Ningshan City back then. Could it be that every single one of them was that powerful?"

Wang Yi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask.

In his view, he was already a genius for standing out among a group of teenagers and for being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Sun Wenhao in less than two months.

But now that I see with my own eyes the sword marks that cleaved the mountain peaks in the distance, it's hard to imagine the difference between the two.

After all, the 62 legendary sword immortals were said to all be young or middle-aged.

"When you first joined the Seven Mysteries Sect, didn't Instructor Guo demonstrate the hidden force to you?"

Sun Heng did not answer, but turned around and smiled at everyone.

Wang Yi nodded.

"In the eyes of ordinary people, Guo Jiaotou's punch was already superhuman, but there are at least twenty martial artists like Guo Jiaotou in my Seven Mysteries Sect."

Within Ningshan City, this number is even greater, not to mention that above Ningshan City lies the Prefectural City, and above the Prefectural City lies the entire Great Yan Dynasty.

Sun Heng said with a sigh.

"This world is vast, and there are many experts. You haven't met them yet simply because you haven't come into contact with them."

One day you might wake up and find that those legendary masters are as plentiful as radishes in a field.

Before joining the Seven Mysteries Sect, Sun Heng was just as naive as they were, his mind filled with dreams of sword immortals, but as he grew older...

He realized that the closest he ever came to immortality was when he was a naive and innocent child.

At that time, it felt as if I could pluck the stars from the sky simply by reaching out my hands.

"Like radishes, you can pull out a whole bunch at once?"

Everyone looked on in astonishment.

I wanted to say, "How is that possible?"

But upon closer reflection, he couldn't utter a single word.

Pulling radishes.

The unattainable Instructor Guo, the unreachable 62 sword immortals... it's actually quite possible.

Looking at the distant mountain peaks that pierce the clouds, and gazing at the endless sea of ​​clouds.

Standing on the mountaintop, the boys subconsciously looked up at the vast blue sky and felt incredibly small compared to it.

"The mountain path becomes difficult after dark, so remember to return before sunset. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you the precautions for entering the mountain."

Looking at the group of teenagers under 18 years old, Sun Heng, who was only a few years older than them, calmly gave them some instructions before heading down the mountain.

"Senior Brother Sun, aren't you going to watch it with us?"

Watching Sun Heng's departing figure, Sun Wenhao, who shared the same surname, subconsciously asked.

"No, I have things to do."

Sun Heng didn't turn around, but waved his hand and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

For some reason, everyone sensed a hint of loneliness in that figure's back.

"Let's take another look."

Sun Wenhao turned around, exchanged glances with the others, and then looked at the distant mountain peaks shrouded in clouds.

This time, however, he himself did not realize that the enthusiasm he had felt when he went up the mountain before was gone.

In his mind, Sun Heng had been here for a long time and had probably been watching for hundreds of days and nights.

"Brother Zhou, do you think we can gain some insight from the Sword Immortal's sword strike?"

Liu Shuqing wasn't very confident either, and seeing that Zhou An had been staring intently at the distant mountain peaks ever since they came up the mountain, she couldn't help but ask.

"You can't, but I can."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Liu Shuqing felt a mix of sadness, melancholy, and a sense of entitlement. But when Zhou An uttered the second half, he laughed... out of sheer anger.

Why?

The boy was very unconvinced.

"Because when you asked me, you already knew you wouldn't gain anything, and I never asked you."

"this one?"

Liu Shuqing looked astonished.

"If I'm a little bit ahead of you, I'll get a little bit closer to the Sword Immortal."

"I feel like you're showing off, because this makes no sense at all."

Liu Shuqing snorted twice, quickly moved a few steps away, glanced at Zhou An, and seeing that he was unmoved, opened her eyes wide and looked at the sword immortal in the distance.

"Talent has no inherent logic; just because I've mastered sword energy doesn't mean I should go around saying it."

Ignoring his friend's complaints, Zhou An simply gazed at the towering mountain standing above the sea of ​​clouds in the distance.

Looking through the crack, he could see the blue sky and white clouds further away, but as for what he had realized...

The distance is too far, and the experience isn't deep enough; perhaps I should change my location.

Do it when you think of it.

Zhou An glanced at the surrounding cliffs and decided to climb to a higher place.

He may doubt his destiny, but he will never doubt his talent.

Because his current talent surpasses his destiny.

In the blink of an eye, the sun set in the west, the sky was filled with red clouds, and the world began to darken.

"Brother Zhou, aren't you leaving yet?"

Below, Liu Shuqing looked at Zhou An, who had relaxed his neck, and gave him a reminder that was both amusing and helpless.

"Perhaps it's the weather that's off today. After all, back then, the Heavenly River Sword Sect's Ouyang Ming Sword Immortal cut through the wind and rain that filled the city, but it's not raining today."

"You're right, the weather is wrong today."

Zhou An took the opportunity to stretch his body and then leaped over Liu Shuqing.

Liu Shuqing smiled, and the two walked down the mountain together.

As for the others, they had all left half an hour ago.

The next morning, before dawn.

Liu Shuqing, still half asleep, was woken up by Zhou An. In the dimly lit room, the boy's eyes were shining.

"what?"

"Let's go see the sunrise."

"You just want to see the sunrise? You're clearly not giving up."

Liu Shuqing groaned twice and, still unwilling to give up, climbed out of bed.

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