Yet any other change was impossible; martial arts remained her sole way out. Therefore, she immersed herself in the sword and in martial arts, sinking nearly her entire childhood and everything else into them. Just as she was on the verge of breaking through to the Internal Qi Realm through her own efforts, the clan bestowed upon her the so-called Jade Skin Pill.
At first, she had felt a surge of gratitude, believing the clan was fair after all, and that her stifled ambitions would finally find an outlet. But upon learning the truth behind the Jade Skin Pill, she plunged straight into the abyss of despair. She could never escape this fate for the rest of her life; not only were her ambitions crushed, but she even began to doubt herself and sink into despondency.
Originally, she had assumed her life would end this way. Who would have thought that a single act of kindness back then would draw out such an extraordinary and heroic figure? At first, merely a bystander, her heart had already surged with emotion at his deeds. Later, becoming a part of it all, she increasingly felt that this man was truly a great hero, one who would undoubtedly stir up unimaginably massive storms across these Seven Seas in the future.
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