Kunshan Grand Canyon.
A handsome young man in green robes, apparently in his twenties, flew swiftly at low altitude atop a skull-shaped magic tool, excitement written all over his face.
The young man was named Qin Shunchang, a member of the Qin Family, an affiliated clan of the Ghost Spirit Sect. His name embodied his elders' hopes that his path to immortality would be smooth and his family would prosper.
Heaven had indeed treated him well. As a child, Qin Shunchang had been found to possess the excellent aptitude of dual spiritual roots. His family had therefore devoted considerable resources to nurturing him, and he had later joined the Ghost Spirit Sect.
Despite cultivating within the Ghost Spirit Sect, where internal struggles were exceptionally fierce, Qin Shunchang had suffered no major setbacks. With the wind filling his sails, he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment in his twenties, truly a favored son of heaven in the eyes of both his family and his sect.
Not long before, Qin Shunchang had seen a streak of green light fly swiftly into the gathering place of the dozen or so Golden Core martial uncles leading their force.
Soon afterward, he had received word that reliable intelligence indicated a force of four or five thousand cultivators from the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom had gathered at the border and established a stronghold there.
That location happened to be fairly close to their current position. The cultivators of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom had only recently arrived at the stronghold and had not yet had time to establish powerful offensive and defensive restrictions.
The martial uncles leading them had ordered everyone to pick up speed and head for the stronghold immediately, catching its occupants off guard and wiping out every cultivator there.
Qin Shunchang was