Across the vast Five Elements Domain, Five Finger Mountain had appeared again after many years.
Those five fingerlike peaks had been destroyed by a formidable Demon Emperor years ago. Their return now meant the Five Elements Divine Sect had reclaimed its former place.
Whether a Nascent Soul leader still presided over each peak was another matter.
Beyond Five Finger Mountain stood another towering peak, hidden year-round in mist, looking down over everything in the Five Elements Divine Sect.
It was the cultivation retreat of the Five Elements Divine Sect's Supreme Elder, Divine Origin True Person!
It was also a forbidden place within the sect, one whose mere mention made people blanch.
More than a few disciples had wandered in and vanished. Even when Sect Master Divine Fire went there himself, he found it difficult to bring them back.
No one knew what had happened to the Supreme Elder, but the Divine Fire Sect Master had repeatedly ordered everyone to stay away from Divine Origin Peak!
One day...
The Divine Fire Sect Master stood on another cliff, gazing at Divine Origin Peak in the distance, his expression torn with hesitation.
After decades of his tireless efforts, the Five Elements Divine Sect had gradually begun to flourish.
In particular, after years of stagnation, the number of Nascent Soul True Persons had finally begun to surge.
By any measure, the sect's future looked bright.
But this world would not let anyone live in peace!
The Demon Race had come again, and this time, they had the personal backing of that terrifying Lord of Cangwu Mountain.
The overlords of Central Province had descended upon the Eastern Wasteland in force, intent on conquering the Eastern Wilderness Cultivation World.
Truthfully, to major Nascent Soul powers like theirs, it made little difference whether they submitted to the