Chapter 2000

Emery recalled vividly her master's advice during that challenging time, where she was told that confronting the problem head-on was the best way to overcome her inner turmoil. However, Emery hesitated to immediately fulfill her part of her bet, believing that she could conquer her traumatic experience without any help. Alas, the outcome was a resounding failure. Since her defeat to Severin, Emery found her progress becoming stagnant. There was even a decline in her success rate of refining the sixth-grade medium-rank Crystal Spring Pill. In her helpless desperation, Emery finally accepted reality. Letting go of the trauma after Severin's defeat would require her to face the situation head-on. After days of internal struggle, a recent surge of terrifying swordwill on the Seventh Mountain caught her attention, and it later transpired to her that Severin was behind that. Emery's master, Daniella, insisted that Severin possessed the potential to become a celestial, which only highligh