My grandfather told me he had been a famous celestial master when he was young. But later, Tiance learned that people outside had never even heard of celestial masters.
They called the ability to conjure wind, fire, thunder, and lightning out of thin air magic.
The great mountains on the empire’s easternmost border were an entirely unknown realm to humanity.
Legend had it that many years ago, the party of heroes who defeated the Demon King had explored this region.
What was shocking was that of the twelve people in this group, all among the strongest in the world, only three returned, including the hero.
Those who came back were said to have been covered in blood, crawling all the way home.
The hero had even lost an arm, his mind shattered, muttering that deep in these mountains lurked something more terrifying than the Demon King and the dragons…