Time flew like a shuttle.
Fifteen years had passed since Qin Sheng—first elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, leader of the Firmament Alliance, executive vice Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, the continent's foremost Alchemist, and the only person in ten thousand years to become a Dou Di—had attained that realm.
In those fifteen years, the Dou Qi Continent had enjoyed a long-awaited peace. Large-scale conflicts had ceased, largely because the Soul Clan—the stick that had stirred up so much filth—was gone. Yet the continent had found another kind of bustle and brimmed with new vitality.
Across the Dou Qi Continent, every region had unleashed unprecedented potential. Prosperity had reached its peak, and powerful figures had emerged one after another. Even Dou Sheng, once rarely seen, had appeared in growing numbers.
The reason was the expansion of the Firmament Alliance. Through it, factions and countless cultivators alike could gain access to more profound techniques and higher-grade resources, changing their destinies.
Before the Firmament Alliance came to lead the continent, cultivators seeking a high-level cultivation method or combat technique had to plunder, risk their lives, or rely on their birth.
That was no longer the case. Anyone who joined the Alliance had a chance to obtain profound techniques.
On the surface, it seemed much like an ordinary sect. In truth, it was not.
Sects selected disciples for their talent. The Firmament Alliance accepted anyone who applied, provided they had no record of wrongdoing.
In the past, cultivators seeking a pill from an Alchemist could have money and still find no way in. They could beg everyone under the sun and still be ignored.
Now every Alchemist on the continent was registered with the Alliance. If you needed a pill refined and could offer payment, the Alliance would connect you