On the third day of the third month, in a scenic blessed land called Dragon Tooth Mountain, ten thousand miles east of Ze City.
Spirit Tamers from all quarters gathered in a lively, clamorous throng.
They had come not for sightseeing or a spring outing, but to watch a battle.
Rong Shaohua, the young genius of the Rong Household in Ze City, would exchange pointers with Fang Qianyuan, the genius of the Azure Cloud Sect, that very day!
It was still early. Morning mist wreathed the rolling ridges, and the many peaks resembled lofty towers suspended in midair, tranquil and ethereal.
Among these peaks, one enormous main peak towered high like an upturned fang, conspicuously different from the rest.
This main peak was the only blessed-land peak within a thousand miles, a place with a Spirit Vein and extraordinary spiritual richness.
Yet for certain complicated historical reasons, it had no owner, nor had any spring outlet been opened along its Spirit Vein. Instead, its energy dispersed as spirit qi to nourish the earth, making the surrounding forests flourish and countless flowers bloom throughout all four seasons.
This had made it a renowned source of spirit medicine, as well as a scenic destination.
At this moment, people were arriving at a clearing several hundred feet across on the summit of Dragon Tooth Mountain. Groups from every quarter had already gathered there, taking their seats around a hundred-foot dueling platform paved with bluestone.
They included members of aristocratic clans around the Pine Mountain Kingdom who had hurried over upon hearing the news, along with senior figures from the Heavenly Dao Alliance, representatives of various aristocratic clans, and members of the Azure Cloud Sect.
Suddenly, a commotion rippled through the crowd.
"Third Master Rong! Third Master Rong is here!"
Third Master Rong was