Two things had happened recently in the Yu Long Sect.
The first was that Zhu Fengyue, the Vermilion Bird Holy Land's Saintess, had left without saying goodbye.
After sparring with Jiang Yan that day, the Saintess had suddenly vanished without a trace.
When the Yu Long Sect discovered this, they hadn't paid it much mind. They had made a routine inquiry with the Vermilion Bird Holy Land, and after that, no one gave it another thought.
After all,
Zhu Fengyue was a guest from another sect, and she had little to do with the Yu Long Sect.
As a Great Dao Lord, she was quite free to come and go. Though leaving without a word was discourteous, it was hardly a matter of importance.
So, after three to five days, no one mentioned it again.
The second matter, however, had drawn the attention of the sect's disciples.
The sect's Saint Son, Su Qingxuan, had officially set out for the forbidden land of Duanxian Cliff.
As the person appointed by the Yu Long Sect's True Dragon Supreme, Su Qingxuan would be responsible for guarding that perilous and chaotic place:
The seal at Duanxian Cliff had loosened, and the powerful, strange beings within were stirring. Su Qingxuan's success or failure concerned the safety of the Human Race across hundreds of nearby star domains, as well as the sect's reputation.
For that reason, the entire sect took the matter extremely seriously.
Half a month later.
The summit of Blazing Sun Peak.
Clad in a blue robe, Jiang Yan stood on the Viewing Fire Terrace with his hands clasped behind his back. Behind him stood dozens of disciples from Blazing Sun Peak's Dao lineage.
Here
were his longtime followers, as well as the new disciples who had joined the sect after he did.