Cangyun Mountain Villa stood on Cangyun Mountain, forty-five li outside Yong City. Built against the mountainside, it occupied the entire mid-slope, with one hundred and thirty rows of residences and thirty-six grand pavilions. In sheer magnificence, it did not lose to the Yongzhou headquarters of the Divine Constable Gate, much less the shabby, rudimentary water stronghold of the Great River Alliance.
The Manor Lord of the villa, Shen Zhenxuan, had a mysterious origin. He had suddenly emerged during the great upheaval of the Spiritual Energy Flux five years ago, his martial arts unfathomable. With a single move, he subdued twenty-seven super first-rate martial artists and made them serve beneath him. He was suspected to have reached the pinnacle of the Xiantian realm. Though his reputation was not widely known, few dared provoke him.
Later, a local Xiantian Expert tested him, only to be slain in a single move. No one could even discern the origins of his technique, further adding to his might and mystery. Some guessed that Shen Zhenxuan was either among the very best of the Xiantian realm or a Celestial Being.
Then, two years ago, Six Yin Superior—who had not yet been driven away by Shui Wuhen—was growing ever more powerful, his ambitions swelling. He found an excuse to ascend Cangyun Mountain, intending to swallow up Cangyun Mountain Villa's forces.
Yet that day, thunder boomed in waves and the earth roared. After a great battle, Six Yin Superior, once high-spirited and full of vigor, was defeated by Shen Zhenxuan so spectacularly that it shattered everyone's expectations. From then on, his luck turned black, and he began to decline.
Only then did forces great and small throughout Yongzhou learn that Shen Zhenxuan had long since entered the Celestial Being realm. His combat strength was peerless, surpassing Six Yin