Chapter 23

Once the recent storm had passed, everyone returned to their daily routines, though Shuning's life was not exactly tranquil. Li Zhuoran had learned that she had chosen the *Primordial Sword Manual*. Knowing this manual was incomplete, he understood that for a sword cultivator, it would become useless once they reached the Spirit Severing stage, forcing them to select another manual and start training all over again. He felt rather remorseful that, caught up in official duties over the past few days, he had failed to monitor Shuning's cultivation progress. By now, however, Shuning had already achieved minor mastery over the first form of the *Primordial Sword Manual*, making it impossible for her to switch.