Yunlin County, rear courtyard of the County Magistrate's Office.
Led by a Great Xia Guard soldier, Zhou Muyun arrived here.
Quite a few people had already gathered in the courtyard.
There were prominent merchants from the city, as well as the heads of several surviving small lineages.
Among them were veteran martial artists of Yunlin County, including his master Li Qingliang, along with their disciples.
Without exception, everyone stood there with respectful expressions.
Only two men and one woman sat within the courtyard pavilion.
They were the three disciples from the Spiritflame Sect: Bai Qing, Zheng Yuxin, and Ren Qingshan.
Zhou Muyun took the initiative to walk over to Li Qingliang.
He asked in a low voice, "Master, are these three the Pill Embrace Realm disciples sent by the Spiritflame Sect?"
This was the information Zhou Muyun had learned from the Great Xia Guard soldier who brought him here.
Three powerful sect experts had come from the prefectural city, all of them in the Pill Embrace Realm.
"That's right. Look at the three of them—they are not yet twenty-five, yet they are already Pill Embrace martial artists. Their futures are boundless!"
Li Qingliang nodded, his words brimming with unspoken envy.
Zhou Muyun knew that the greatest regret of Li Qingliang's life was his failure to step into a higher martial realm.
Naturally, he understood the meaning behind those words.
A moment later, once everyone had arrived.
Bai Qing, seated in the center, looked over the crowd and revealed a smile.
"My name is Bai Qing, and I come from the Spiritflame Sect. These two are my junior sisters, Zheng Yuxin and Ren Qingshan.
"One purpose of our journey is to purge the Blood Demon Sect and punish its traitors."
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