Amidst a furious gale, an aerial saint beast soared swiftly through the sky, leaving behind a white streak in its trail.
In the room on the back of the aerial saint beast, Zhang Xuan looked at the young man sitting before him and nodded in satisfaction.
Due to the results of the secondary selection being voided, it was decided that all of the candidates would head to the Sanctum of Sages together to undergo the final selection.
While the other candidates would shoot Zhang Xuan looks of hostility from time to time, they didn't conduct any acts of aggression toward him during the trip.
Along the way, Zhang Xuan imparted the Three Swords of Lingxu and his comprehension of swordsmanship to Zhang Jiuxiao.
Just some additional notes: The 'Mountain Gate' referred to in this chapter is actually referring to those 丌-like gates that is commonly seen at the entrance of Buddhist or Shinto temples. In Japanese, it would be called Torii.
These gates are usually used to mark 'entrance to a sacred space'.