Chapter 20: The Nine Swords Challenge
Today, the Sword Master was still explaining the most fundamental sword styles, his face perpetually clouded with dissatisfaction: "A platform of a thousand li begins with a heap of earth; the tree that embraces requires the tiniest seedling. Yet do you truly think you've mastered it? I tell you—eight out of ten of you are blind practitioners!" The person seated first on the left side of the lower tier was Lu Yangchen, who had advanced far ahead by defeating eight sword boys on the day of the sword trial. According to the Sword Master's rules, he had automatically become the Sword Hall's chief. The Liangzhou Nichiren Sect's holy maiden Miao Huanxi had defeated seven opponents and ranked second, seated to Lu Yangchen's right. The Song siblings—Song Yuanye and Song Lanzhen—had both defeated six opponents and tied for third ...
