But when her thoughts turned to the final match tomorrow, the smile in Sun Ningxiang's eyes faded, replaced by a touch of worry.
'My junior brother is formidable, yes, but his opponent is Chu Yunhai.'
Chu Yunhai had held the top spot on the Hidden Dragon List for many years. He was a legendary figure, renowned throughout the Xuanzhen Sect and even the entire Jintai Prefecture as a top-tier prodigy whose strength was unfathomable.
'Tomorrow's duel is going to be incredibly dangerous and difficult.'
....
As evening fell, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the mountains of Celestial Derivation Peak red.
In a spacious courtyard halfway up the peak, the bluestone-paved ground was immaculate. In a corner of the yard, an old locust tree's myriad branches drooped, swaying gently in the wind.
