Throughout the Northwest Region, nations were founded on sects.
Every empire had to have a faction it could proudly present to the world. Once, that had been the Misty Cloud Sect; now, it was the Taiqing Gate.
Unlike the former's relative obscurity, the latter's fame had spread across more than half the Northwest Region in an extraordinarily short time. Xiao Yan's name, and his title as a seventh-rank alchemist, were on everyone's lips.
After all, with a seventh-rank alchemist and a Dou Zun expert presiding over it, this newly established faction already possessed a presence rivaling veteran first-rate powers such as the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
Several days passed in a flash.
The former site of the Misty Cloud Sect.
"Yanran ignored my advice and insisted on entering the Gate of Life and Death. I'm planning to try my luck in the Central Plains, too, and clear my head."
Yun Yun spoke softly.
"The Gate of Life and Death?"
Xiao Yan paused. According to the original story, there ought to be some sort of inheritance inside. Passing through the Gate of Life and Death would bring a tremendous surge in cultivation. Otherwise, how could that girl have caught up simply by passing through it, when he had worked himself half to death to reach peak Dou Wang?
Moreover, after arriving in the Central Plains, Nalan Yanran had been a Dou Huang expert, even if her cultivation was somewhat lacking. Clearly, that inheritance had continued to work its magic.
"It's good that the girl has some determination." Xiao Yan gently stroked Yun Yun's lovely face and drew her into his arms. Atop the Misty Cloud Sect's peak, a gentle breeze swept through the beautiful scenery.
In the past, many Misty Cloud Sect disciples had practiced their swordplay and cultivation methods here, but