He Yong and Hong Yitang were so strong that it made Golden Spear shudder. At the same time, an unpleasant feeling of being left behind stole into his heart. He’d thought that he proceeded far down his path compared to his crowd of old acquaintances.0

But today… today… it looked like… perhaps… His heart was heavy with suffering. Earthturner Sword and Southern Fist both seemed to have created their own dao. And myself?0

Even Qimei Staff, someone weaker than Golden Spear, had left behind some of his staff intent in his final moments battling Yuan Shuo. That intent which remained as a solidified staff brought so much pain to Golden Spear that he nearly collapsed!0

He’d broken free of Yuan Shuo’s suppression thanks to Hou Xiaochen’s help and advanced to a deeper level. He’d strengthened his body, blood qi, and mind intent these years. Everything that was him seemed to grow stronger and balancing out. These had also been pointers that Hou Xiaochen had given him.0

But somewhere along the way, he seemed to have missed something...0