More than two years ago, Jiang Ming had invited Sikong Li and the others to accompany him and help him gather Lightning Grass. They hadn't expected Kongmeng Mountain to be so perilous. They had barely made it halfway when a Golden Core demon beast spotted them. After a fierce battle, only Sikong Li and Jiang Ming had narrowly escaped; everyone else had died at the hands of the Golden Core beast.
Sikong Li and Jiang Ming had also been gravely wounded, and it had taken them a full two years to recover completely. Once his injuries had healed, Jiang Ming had decided to return to Kongmeng Mountain and had begun inviting fellow cultivators to help him again. Sikong Li had come at Jiang Ming's request to invite Xu Yang to join the expedition.
After listening, Xu Yang thought it over carefully and mused, This time...