Twenty years later.
Time flew like an arrow, the sun and moon shuttling past like a weaver's shuttle. After Wu Lianyi fell and the crisis in the Northern Desert was resolved, a full twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
In the front hall of the Warrior Administration at the Azure Cloud Sect's Headquarters, Wang Zhu, Shang Jingyun, Wang Ran, Ding Yuanlong, and the other senior officials gathered to discuss the major events that had recently unfolded across the world.
"Another major Warrior organization has recently risen in the Northern Desert, calling itself the Black Tiger Hall. Its leader is a newly advanced General Rank who refined black tiger demon blood to acquire his dharma lineage..."
"A black tiger dharma lineage? That hardly seems like a powerful lineage. How did he manage to build such momentum?"
"I find that strange as well. Perhaps, possibly... someone is backing him!"
"We must be rigorous in our work. We shouldn't be saying 'perhaps' or 'possibly.' We must investigate thoroughly! Since he has already reached General Rank, he also qualifies for an individual file and inclusion on our watch list. This matter must be handled as soon as possible..."
"Grand Commander Shang has a point. Let's proceed that way."
"Ye Tianming seems to have had another fortuitous encounter in the Star Realm. Ever since his advancement to Heaven Tier was discovered ten years ago, he hasn't appeared for a very long time."
"The Star Realm is dangerous. He may already be dead, but we cannot let down our guard because of that. Keep a close watch on Spellbreak City. Once he returns, immediately find a way to hunt him down and kill him!"
"Yes... There is another matter, concerning the missing Flying Immortal Records... Recently, someone seems to have spread word that