At the same time.
Central Land, Radiant Moon Empire.
After two months, Artifact Maniac had finally recovered from his injuries. Carrying the Heaven-Imprisoning Staff, he returned to the sect with a face full of joy. Yet the sight before him quickly froze his expression.
Half the sect gate had collapsed. The vast buildings beyond it looked as though they had been baptized by war, reduced to ruins.
Countless Artifact Sect disciples lay dead on the ground, and the bright red blood had long since dried.
Even more countless female disciples lay naked, their bodies covered in wounds. Artifact Maniac's eyes split with rage, and he collapsed onto the ground, all strength leaving him at once.
"Master! Senior Sister!"
As if recalling something, he hurriedly rose and charged into the sect like a madman, searching everywhere for his master and senior sister.
As he searched, he shouted their names at the top of his lungs.
After searching for a long time, Artifact Maniac finally learned from passersby that his master and senior sister had been executed by slow slicing in Radiant Moon City for colluding with foreign races.
At that moment, the world in his heart collapsed. In unbearable agony, he drew the Heaven-Imprisoning Staff and destroyed everything around him like a madman.
His furious roars echoed through the mountains and forests for a long time...
After exhausting his strength, Artifact Maniac returned to Monkey Mountain in a daze. In a valley with the most beautiful scenery, he erected two gravestones, and two streams of hot tears once again flowed beyond his control.
Before the Artifact Sect's gate, a youth in thin clothing had already been kneeling for a long time.
It was winter now. Heavy snow drifted through the air, and the cold wind cut to the bone. Snow