At the highest point of Qiyun Valley stood Dengyun Peak. From its summit, the view stretched down as if one were standing amid the clouds, which was how it got its name.
The strongest of the Qiyun Six Sects, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect, was situated atop Dengyun Peak.
The sect cultivated the Sword Dao, absorbing and comprehending the Wind Thunder Intent on Dengyun Peak. Whenever its disciples drew their swords, wind would howl and thunder would surge, their might unrivaled among the Qiyun Six Sects.
At that moment, two men sat facing each other at the highest point of Dengyun Peak, drinking tea.
One of them was a bearded man dressed in finery. His expression was relaxed as he said, "Daoist Han, I told you long ago to be more ruthless and decisive. With your strength, what was stopping you from forcibly subduing those five sects? And now look at you—you've made a wedding robe for someone else."
The man in finery shook his head as he drank his tea, his words carrying a distinct note of mockery.
The man sitting across from him had sword-shaped brows and bright eyes, with a resolute, righteous face. Yet his expression was somewhat angry.
"Brother Sun, spare me the wisecracks. I'd already stirred Lu Cun's ambition to dominate. I only had to wait for him to make a move before I could use the momentum to unite the six sects. Who could have guessed some unknown Rogue Cultivator would suddenly appear? He's no weakling. He forcibly subdued Jade Toad and the others, and now, counting him, there are six Return to Truth Realm experts. I don't think it'll be long before I'm next."
This man was Han Linzi, Old Ancestor of the Wind Thunder Sword Sect.
Earlier, when the Jade Toad Four