Thomas stood by the bed, looking at James, who had a pained expression.

At that moment, his expression became solemn.

He kept a close eye on James to immediately pull him out of danger if something were to go wrong.

With his proficiency in medical skills, he could still save James if he acted in time.

However, this ordeal would leave James a cripple even if Thomas were to rescue him in time.

This was not the way James’ destiny was supposed to play out.

Thomas fell into silent contemplation.

“Oh right, he still needs one more push to help him over the edge.”

Thomas suddenly remembered something.

The founder of Polaris Sect created the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals out of desperation.

In addition to desperation, he had a dream.

He wanted to be the world's greatest martial artist. He dreamed of defeating the Prince of Orchid Mountain, who beat him and destroyed his cultivation base.

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