The Selection Begins

Lin Hao nodded and looked at the second name. "'Crimson Flame Saber Lord,' Huyan Lie."

"Lord of Crimson Flame Mountain in the Western Domain." Duan Tian spoke this time. "The Huyan Family has guarded Crimson Flame Mountain for generations, suppressing the Earth Core Demonic Fire. Huyan Lie's temperament is as fiery as his name, and his saber art is peerlessly domineering. He once severed a three-thousand-mile river of lava with a single strike. His cultivation is at the advanced True Saint level, but with Crimson Flame Mountain's terrain in his favor, he can fight at the peak."

The third name: "'Granny Thousand Mechanisms,' Mo Wuhen."

Huan Xinyue spoke softly. "This granny founded Ingenious City in the Western Domain. She is an expert in mechanisms, puppets, formations, and talismans. Though her cultivation is only at the middle True Saint level, her puppet techniques are peerless. She once trapped and killed a peak True Saint Demonic Beast with a grand formation of three thousand puppets. She rarely acts in person, so her strength remains a mystery."

The fourth name: "'Wither and Flourish Venerable,' Mu Yi."

True Man Tian Shu picked up the thread. "A recluse of Myriad Wood Forest in the Western Domain, he cultivates the Way of Wither and Flourish. With a single thought, all things are born; with another, all living beings perish. He is an advanced True Saint. His Martial Art is balanced and peaceful, yet Killing Intent lurks beneath the surface. He has spent years in seclusion, so his emergence now is quite unexpected."

The fifth name: "'Blood Shadow,' unknown."

Qiu Ya said gruffly, "The Western Domain's foremost assassin. He made his name eight hundred years ago, yet no one has ever seen his true face or learned his origins. His assassination record includes three peak True Saints