Human Race territory, Star Luo Domain, Purple Cloud Prefecture.
In the year since the war between the Human and Demon Races at the Borderlands had ended.
The whole of Purple Cloud Prefecture had scarcely known peace.
Purple Cloud City and the Purple Cloud Sect, the prefecture's two behemoths, had fought in the shadows and clashed fiercely.
They had stirred undercurrents throughout Purple Cloud Prefecture, while every faction watched and chose sides.
Through the clashes between the two sides over the past year, through every channel, both openly and in secret.
Everyone had seen the situation clearly.
Although City Lord Si of the Purple Cloud Sect had the powerful backing of Star Luo Hall and an extraordinary background.
Compared with the Purple Cloud Sect, which had dominated Purple Cloud Prefecture for a thousand years and possessed deep foundations, she had still clearly fallen behind in the struggle.
Whether in overall strength or top-level combat power, Purple Cloud City fell short of the Purple Cloud Sect.
More importantly, the Purple Cloud Sect could suppress Purple Cloud City so openly without fearing Si Mingwei's backing from Star Luo Hall.
That in itself was a powerful signal.
The Purple Cloud Sect also had a backer and did not fear Si Mingwei.
As a result, almost everyone in Purple Cloud Prefecture, from rogue cultivators to the various factions, had ceased to favor Purple Cloud City's prospects.
They even anticipated.
That Star Luo Hall would soon replace Purple Cloud City's city lord, and the Purple Cloud Sect's dominance would endure.
Yet.
What no one had expected was.
That the winds would shift within just these few short days.
First, the Purple Cloud Sect's diehard lackey, the Golden Ring Sect, had actually taken the initiative to visit Purple Cloud City.
Before City Lord Si Mingwei, as well