Northwest of Nanyan Prefecture lay a small region of rift valleys.
Deep within, it connected to the underground fire veins. The heat was scorching year-round, no plants grew, and no one lived there.
This place was called Red Flame Valley, and it was where Chief of Red Flames Peak cultivated.
Chief of Red Flames Peak was a lone wanderer. He had come to Nanyan Prefecture nine years ago and remained unknown throughout that time.
Then, five years ago, the front lines at Qingqiu Mountain were shaken. The man emerged from his cultivation grounds and used the Sun-Shooting Bow to incinerate tens of thousands of Anomalies with a single arrow, stabilizing the front. His name shook the region.
Many busybodies compared Chief of Red Flames Peak to Xiao Qingxue, claiming the two were the strongest beneath the Jie Realm in Nanyan Prefecture, evenly matched.
"Master, a message from beyond the borders!"
A red crow flapped its wings as it flew into the depths of the earth's fissures, cawing loudly.
"Bai Suniang was killed. Someone hopes you'll come forward and see justice done."
The crow flapped its wings and flew over a Lava River, settling on a dark red rock as if waiting for something.
Gurgle!
Gurgle!
In an instant, countless bubbles rose from the Lava River and merged together. Within them appeared the figure of a middle-aged man dressed in a red robe.
Whoosh!
The man gently opened his eyes, and an intensely brilliant crimson light blazed forth.
In an instant, the temperature here surged. The rock beneath the crow began to soften, on the verge of melting.
"Suniang... is dead?"
Pfft!
Chief of Red Flames Peak burst through the bubbles and emerged.
He raised a hand and took the jade sword from the crow's beak.
"I knew it. With her