The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

It's not that it's getting weaker. It's that its edges are being worn down.

This feeling is very subtle.

She closed her eyes and sat down quietly.

I sat there for seven hours straight.

Chen Hao set up a square table outside the Listening Sword Hall and sat there for a full seven hours.

He brewed a pot of tea, looked at the crisscrossing sword marks on the square, and had nothing to do.

The sword intent within the Listening Sword Hall...did not affect him.

It's like an adult standing next to a slide in a kindergarten.

Seven hours later, Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing came out. As soon as Yang Wanqing came out, she squatted down and rubbed her temples, hissing several times.

My head hurts...

"It's normal." Chen Siyao was in better condition, but her brow was still a little red. "My consciousness was strained for seven hours, which is equivalent to doing seven hours of high-intensity mental work continuously."

"But it works!" Yang Wanqing jumped up. "Yaoyao, can you feel it? My spiritual sense has become sharper! Before, my perception of things was a jumbled mess, but now..."

She held out her hand and gestured, "It's a single strip! Like a sword!"

Chen Siyao nodded. She felt the same way.

The comments section went crazy.

"Seven hours is enough to hone one's divine sense?"

"This place is absolutely incredible!"

"Sword cultivation! I want to cultivate swordsmanship!"

"Is there any cultivator who can tell me how to get started with sword cultivation? I'm waiting online! Urgent!"

"Where on Earth can I find a sword cultivation lineage? I'll go and become an apprentice today!"

Chen Siyao looked at the comments and smiled helplessly.

These people always get the information faster than they act.

The next day, Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing spent the whole day at Jinque Yunzong.

It's not just Tingjiantang.

Other buildings in the Golden Palace Cloud Sect also have similar training grounds, such as the Sword Practice Platform, the Broken Intent Pool, and the Hundred Edges Corridor.

Each place retains different types of sword intent.

Some are more robust and suitable for physical training. Others are more feminine and suitable for spiritual training.

Some are extremely sharp; standing inside them for three seconds will pierce through the spiritual energy shield.

Yang Wanqing ran out of the most daring "Hundred Peaks Corridor" in less than a minute. She had a cut on her shoulder, which was not deep, but it startled her.

"That won't work! It's too powerful! My skill level isn't high enough!"

Chen Siyao didn't dare linger in the Hundred Peaks Corridor. The intensity of the sword intent there was at least left by a sword cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm or higher. Going in now wouldn't be a chance to hone their skills; it would be like being sent to their doom.

In two days, the two of them visited every place in the Golden Cloud Sect that they could stay.

The results are very clear.

Chen Siyao's spiritual insight sharpened by about 10%. Yang Wanqing's improvement was even greater—she was currently at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm.

His physical body and consciousness simultaneously endured the tempering of sword intent, and the effect was even better than Chen Siyao's.

The live stream has been incredibly popular these past two days...

It's not because of the two of them.

It's because of the concept of "sword cultivator".

The cultivators on Blue Star are currently mostly following the path of body refinement.

Since its mysterious resurgence, body cultivation has become the most direct and easiest way to begin.

But the emergence of the Golden Cloud Sect showed everyone another possibility: sword cultivators.

The discussions in the bullet comments and forums were almost explosive.

Can sword cultivation and body tempering be practiced simultaneously?

"Could someone please explain the sword cultivation system?"

"I knew it! Body tempering is too crude! I want a flying sword! I want to fly on a sword!"

"Calm down. Flying swords are something for those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage or later. You haven't even reached the Meridian Opening stage yet."

"But he's handsome..."

"Can being handsome put food on the table? Yes! I'm willing to give anything for being handsome!"

The forums of major martial arts schools were flooded with discussions. Many students were debating whether to "switch jobs" to sword cultivation.

Several schools' academic affairs offices even issued notices, urging students to rationally choose their cultivation path and not blindly follow trends.

Useless.

Young people, you know, get all fired up the moment they see the ruins of ancient sword cultivators, or the scenes of sword intent tempering their divine consciousness.

Within just two days, the term "sword cultivator" topped the trending searches on major platforms across Earth.

At the end of her live stream the next day, Chen Siyao specifically said:

"Sword cultivation is indeed a complete cultivation path, but currently no systematic sword cultivation lineage has been publicly revealed on Blue Star. We suggest that everyone not abandon their current cultivation direction. We will release the information once we have compiled the data on the Golden Cloud Sect."

This statement slightly quelled the trend.

But only slightly.

When Chen Siyao returned to the attic the next evening, she finished organizing the information about the Golden Cloud Sect, leaned back in her chair, and rubbed her temples.

"I've gained quite a bit these past two days."

Yang Wanqing lay on the table, poking at a document with her finger. "Yaoyao, are we going to Jinque Yunzong again tomorrow?"

"No," Chen Siyao said. "Sword intent training needs intervals. Continuous high-intensity training will damage my mental energy. I'll rest for two days before going."

"Where to go tomorrow?"

"I looked at the map. To the west of the Golden Palace Cloud Sect, there is another mansion complex, of medium size. The plaque reads 'Tianji Array Sect'."

Yang Wanqing's eyes lit up. "An array?"

"right."

Yang Wanqing rubbed her hands together. She didn't understand array formations very well, but Chen Siyao's minor was array formations, so this place should be of great help to Yaoyao.

"Okay, let's go there tomorrow."

On the balcony, Chen Hao was making tea as usual. He heard their conversation but remained silent.

He was thinking about something else.

Martial Arts Pavilion.

While exploring the Golden Cloud Sect with Chen Siyao and the others these past two days, Chen Hao had been pondering this matter.

The Martial Arts Hall of the Jade Void Holy Temple contains martial arts techniques that are of great help to cultivators with lower cultivation levels.

Cultivators at the Meridian Opening Realm, Golden Body Realm, and Divine Treasure Realm can directly observe the operational details of each cultivation technique and even engage in actual combat.

The problem is, the Martial Arts Pavilion can't be moved.

It is embedded in the core of the Jade Void Palace's array. It is integrated with the entire palace. To move it would be equivalent to dismantling the entire Jade Void Palace.

Another approach is to send the person over.

The Thirty-Third Heaven is on Jupiter. Getting there from Earth is easy; all it takes is opening a spatial passage. And the most crucial issue isn't the distance.

It's the environment.

There is no oxygen in the Thirty-Third Heaven.

Cultivators at or above the Meridian Opening Realm can achieve self-circulation of spiritual energy within their bodies, without needing external air. However, for those below the Meridian Opening Realm, the mere presence of air would cause suffocation.

Less than 10% of the students at the Advanced Martial Arts School are at the Meridian Opening Realm. The majority are still at the Body Tempering Realm.

Chen Hao held the teacup and gently tapped the rim of the cup twice with his finger.

He is the honorary principal of the martial arts school. Although it's a nominal title, it's really just a name.

Since the start of the school year, my younger sister has been handling everything at school. He hasn't done anything.

This made Chen Hao feel... that it was a bit unreasonable.

It's not guilt. It's that I feel I should do something since I've taken on this role.

If the Martial Arts Pavilion could be made available to the school's students, their improvement speed would be phenomenal.

How can this be achieved?

Chen Hao finished his tea and put down the cup.

I already have a plan.

He needs something: the Boundary Stone.

As mentioned before, those below the Meridian Opening Realm cannot survive here.

Therefore, we cannot allow anyone to come over.

But it can bring you back to your senses.

Consciousness connection.

The person was on Earth, and their consciousness was projected onto the Martial Arts Pavilion.