But by now, the Kunling Sect had met the same end: the entire sect had been destroyed. Whether Heaven Beyond the Clouds, Kunling Peak, or the Kun Demon Cave, all had become battlefield ruins, marking the first victory of the Human-Beast Allied Forces in their campaign against the sacred lands of the Venerable Domain.
Wei Yingmei had also been killed alongside her fellow sect disciples, never again to wait for the man named Xuan Jingnian. Before she died, she had regrets, but she also smiled. Xuan Jingnian had gone to the Venerable Domain and become a Holy Son; the sacred land reportedly valued him greatly.
At that moment, rain began falling in Mu Bai's Inner World, pattering softly as though pouring out its feelings. Xuan Jingnian had become part of the soul of Mu Bai's Inner World, and Mu Bai could feel his mood. With a sweep and a grasp of his hand, he uprooted what remained of Kun Third Peak and placed it inside his Inner World.
The half-ruined peak transformed rapidly within Mu Bai's Inner World. Like a bamboo shoot breaking through the soil, it visibly regained its original appearance. Every contour, every blade of grass and tree, was exactly as Mu Bai remembered Kun Third Peak.
After leaving the Kunling Sect, Mu Bai went in search of Orchid Fragrance Valley. Orchid Fragrance Valley was still there, but it was no longer the Orchid Fragrance Valley of old. A newly risen sect had occupied it; the place remained, but its people were gone.
In Eastern Ridge at this time, the Jialan Sect stood supreme. Not only did it have the support of the Human Race Alliance, but having nurtured the Human Emperor Successor, it had become an existence akin to a sacred land in the Eastern Ridge Territory.