"Of course it's true." Saleen glanced at Jola. "Even though this Black Metal Grand Swordmaster possessed the lethality of a Silver Grand Swordmaster, he has to ascend systematically if he wants to become a Golden Grand Swordmaster. There are no shortcuts."
The difficulty of advancing to a Golden Grand Swordmaster was more than that of advancing to a grade-9 sorcerer. Compared to the people learning magic, there were hundreds or even thousands more learning swordsmanship on the mainland. There were many more grade-9 sorcerers than Golden Grand Swordmasters.
"Once you become a Golden Grand Swordmaster, I would have already been a grade-9 sorcerer for a long time." Saleen secretly thought, "When I give you the sword spirit by then, it will not pose much of a threat to me anymore." Furthermore, after such a long time, Jola might have abandoned the thought of leaving Saleen.
