Thunder rumbled as dark clouds blotted out the sun.
Within Small Jiang Mountain, curses and furious shouting rang out without end.
Streaks of light flew past, and a great fire set Small Jiang Mountain ablaze.
Even the torrential rain failed to extinguish that terrifying inferno.
The fire stretched on without cease, burning for ten days.
All of Small Jiang Mountain became a field of ruins.
Several streaks of light swept over Small Jiang Mountain, seemingly searching for something.
"Did you find her?"
"No."
"What a bunch of trash. A group of Purple Mansions, and you couldn't even catch a mortal?"
"Before the fire started, she was in Small Jiang Mountain. Her fate was unusual, and she wasn't even considered Qi Refining. She should have died in the blaze."
"Small Jiang Mountain stretches three hundred li. She should have... died."
"Damn it. The time we can descend is limited, and this world has too many powerful experts. Otherwise..."
"The Innate Origin Body and the Devouring Origin Body—two supreme Origin Bodies gathered in one person. If we obtained even one of them..."
"It's fine. Since she's already dead, our mission is complete."
"Even if she isn't dead, she'll either starve to death or burst herself to death."
"To kill that little bastard, we actually wasted a precious Descent Talisman."
The voices gradually faded, and the streaks of light vanished as well.
Small Jiang Mountain, spanning three hundred li, had become a wasteland, with traces left behind by the fire everywhere.
After an unknown amount of time, a petite figure crawled out from underground.
She looked like a little girl of only eleven or twelve. Her hair was scorched yellow, and its tips bore signs of having been burned.
Her clothes were ragged, making her look like a beggar. Yet upon closer inspection,