Mount Fei of the Earth.
Purple qi filled the sky, and a gentle breeze drifted through the mountains. Above the halls and towers, purple-robed cultivators rode the wind to and fro, gathering spirit herbs or driving luan birds and cranes-a scene of carefree immortal splendor.
Louguan possessed deep foundations and was renowned as an orthodox sect. It also maintained ties with Martial Mu Mountain. Its two Great True Persons, Changyin and Fu Chang, were old friends; one bore a Purple title and the other a True title, and both had enjoyed great renown in the Li Kingdom.
Thus, despite the war between Li and Liao over the years, the Song Clan had never sent anyone into Louguan to command its people. The mountains remained peaceful and free.
Now, however, something unusual occurred. The Great Void suddenly split open, and a streak of silver lightning shot toward the mountain gate, only to be stopped outside by the hazy purple qi. Silver thunder scattered, and violet radiance surged against it.
The Mysterious Tower at the highest point faintly trembled. The Grand Formation opened, revealing a True Person in deep-purple Daoist robes. His long beard fluttered as he looked ahead with apparent puzzlement.
"Xu-"
Guan Quan broke off abruptly. His eyes widened slightly, and his voice trembled.
Xu Xuan's silver robes had been stained red. Completely different streaks of metal-virtue sword light crisscrossed his entire body, cutting into him until scarcely a patch of flesh remained intact.
One arm cradled a Greenwood Treasure Casket, while his other hand held two severed heads with their hair tangled together. One of the heads was even still breathing faintly-it belonged to a powerful Purple Mansion Middle Stage cultivator from the Liao Kingdom.
The other head belonged to his disciple, Jing Xing!
"Yeqing."
For an instant, he