The Medallion

Upon asking for the other elders and the five stewards to head back to the Sword Spirit Sect, Timothy and Harrison left first and went straight to the Arcane Sword Hall.

At the same time, Hannah walked into the competition area and sought Rocky. After finally finding him, she said, "Here you are. Come with me. The leader wants to see you."

"Huh? The leader?" Rocky actually didn't expect that his battle with Xavier would catch the attention of the sect leader. In his honest opinion, it came as a big surprise.

But at some point, he knew that he was going to be summoned by the higher-ups because of everything that he had displayed in the entire competition. Thus, upon hearing what Hannah said, he just simply nodded with a smile. Then, the two of them left the competition area under the watchful eyes of the crowd who had just witnessed the recent battle.

As soon as they entered the Arcane Sword Hall, Rocky saw that Timothy and Harrison were already there, seated and patiently waiting for their arrival. There was no one else except the sect leader and the governor. With this, Rocky immediately discerned they were trying to keep this conversation a secret one.

"Thank you, Hannah. You may leave now," Timothy ordered at once.

Hearing her father's command, Hannah cast a slight glance at Rocky before she bowed and left the hall. She was actually concerned about how their meeting would turn out, but she knew that her father was a sensible person. Hence, as long as Rocky told the truth and explained everything accordingly, there shouldn't be any problem.

At this point, there were only three people left inside the hall—Timothy, Harrison, and Rocky.

Despite being in front of the two powerful figures of the Sword Spirit Sect, Rocky looked rather calm, and there wasn't any hint of fear or panic in his eyes.

to the point. Do you know

as my intention of coming here to the Sword Spirit City. Am I right about all that?" Rocky answered straightforwardly.

to know, go ahead and tell us the truth," Timothy said as he stroked his beard. Although he was the leader of the Sword Spirit Sect, Timothy had always been gentle. Of course, he had a lot of reasons to doubt Rocky, but he didn't need to

any special or hidden purpose.

I can see that you're still very young, yet you've already attained such powerful strength. If you wanted to be a part of the Sword Spirit Sect, you could have done it directly. After all, we never reject young and talented prospects like

a very remote village, and only a dozen families were living there. Thus, no one really told me anything about spirit warriors. I might have some skills and potentials, but I didn't discover them until I came here," Rocky answered in a serious tone, trying his best to

plausible explanation,

your story from Hannah. But if you're telling the truth, how did you cultivate your spiritual power then? I can't believe that you would become this proficient in using your

to the ethereal crystals. Therefore, since I was a child, I have been in contact with these spiritual treasures, though I didn't know what they were for. As time passed by, I was able to absorb the spiritual power they emitted unknowingly into my body. Thus, I have a lot of spiritual power stored within me but I didn't know how to use it. Finally, when I came here, I was able to focus on utilizing it," Rocky continued. He had been well-prepared and already polished his made-up stories even before he faced the two of them. But right now, it didn't matter how convincing they were. As long as they bought them, that would

explain why his spiritual aura can't be emitted from his body. He has never formally practiced any kind of cultivation method and he only relied on absorbing the spiritual power from those spiritual treasures. Although there is a lot of spiritual

it's possible," Timothy

dubious facts surrounding him. However, both Timothy and Harrison experienced a lot in their lives. They wouldn't be easily fooled with just that. There were still a lot of details that they needed to countercheck, and just

Ally on purpose so that you could be taken for treatment here. Why

journey, I encountered some terrible guys. Since I was from the countryside, I was easily fooled. I was swindled and they managed to take all of my belongings. My bad luck didn't end there. Later on, I was abducted to the area just outside of the Sword Spirit City. I was actually almost on the brink of being sold as a laborer. Fortunately, I was able to escape just in time. At that point, I didn't have any money on me and so I suffered from hunger for a while. Realizing that I needed to do something about my situation, I tried my luck to see if I could meet some rich people who could spare me some food and money. Then, that was when I bumped into Ally. I was surprised that I was taken here in the Sword Spirit City by the kind-hearted lady. Before that incident, I already heard about the Sword Spirit City because of its good reputation. So,

us that you just happened to enter the Sword Spirit City by accident?" Timothy asked with furrowed brows