The Four Saints of Nine Dragons Island

The Four Sages of Nine Dragons Island

After bidding farewell to Di Xin and returning to the Grand Preceptor's residence, Wenzhong sat alone in the main hall. With his eyes closed and his mind focused, he reviewed the battle again and again. After much deliberation, he finally found a way to break the deadlock.

He removed his court robes, changed into an ink-black daoist robe, spurred the Black Qilin, mounted a streak of escaping light, and flew straight for Nine Dragons Island beyond the East Sea.

The East Sea was vast and boundless, its sea of clouds churning. This immortal island, hanging alone above the azure waters, was shrouded in dense spiritual qi. Four reclusive Rogue Cultivator masters dwelled upon it: Wang Mo, Yang Sen, Gao Yougan, and Li Xingba, later collectively known as the Four Sages of Nine Dragons.

The four had once been outer disciples of the Jie Sect in their early years. They had cultivated for many years and possessed solid foundations.

Later, the Jie Sect's rules had grown increasingly strict, its control ever more severe. Many outer disciples and Rogue Cultivators found themselves bound hand and foot, their cultivation restricted at every turn. Unwilling to be constrained by sect rules, the four had simply taken the initiative to leave the Jie Sect and join the Western Religion instead.

At the time, the Jie Sect had tens of thousands of outer disciples, who came and went freely. The sect had never forced anyone to stay, so the four men's departure caused scarcely a ripple.

Even after changing sects, the connections they had built in the Jie Sect remained. They were still on close terms with many former fellow disciples. And when Wenzhong had cultivated in his younger days, he had become inseparable friends with the four, bound