The caravan of wagons and carriages, full of scholars and their supplies, trundled along the Pilgrim's road for almost an entire day before stopping for the night at one of the many bustling waystations that lined the road through the foothills. Another day's travel further along the road and the terrain would become significantly harsher with much poorer road conditions. If someone wanted to reach the Paragon Sword Sect, not only did they need to conquer the harsh landscape of the mountains, but the higher they progressed the more often they would encounter barriers intended to test the worthiness of potential disciples.
For all the pilgrims that traveled this road toward the sect each year, three in four traveled the road in reverse not long after beginning their ascent. The remaining one in four were divided between those who died in the attempt and those who succeeded, but the exact ratio between the two was known only to the Paragon Sword Sect itself.
