“After all these years, all that remains are hollow fine days and beautiful scenery. Even with the lights of ten thousand homes shining, there is no one left in this world to accompany me. I once promised that if the day ever came, I would take Sister back to that brightly lit place. But now, I can only break my promise.”
Ying Xi was a descendant of the Xuanling line, belonging to neither the righteous nor the demonic factions. Three years ago, she awoke from a serious illness with her memories gone and her cultivation destroyed. She now lives in seclusion atop a canyon with Ying Yue and the others.
The blood and qi of the Xuanling line differ from those of ordinary people. By using their blood and qi as a catalyst, one can form a sealing array to seal the Chaos Abyss in the northwestern marshes. Their spiritual energy, meanwhile, can help members of the Demon Cult improve their cultivation techniques.
At the end of the last century, descendants of the Xuanling line helped the righteous spirit cultivators of the Nine Great Clans seal the Chaos Abyss. The Xuanling line and the Nine Great Clans had been on good terms for over eighty years. But six years ago, Jiang Yuzhi, the Pavilion Master of Wanyin Pavilion, one of the Nine Great Clans, was manipulated by a villain. A single lawsuit led the Nine Great Clans to unite and attack the Xuanling line. From then on, the Demon Cult retreated to Shenyin Mountain and ceased entering the Jiuzhou Continent, while the Xuanling line vanished from the martial world.
Que Zilan, young master of Queyuan Mountain, one of the Nine Great Clans, had once studied under a master in the Xuanling Valley for five years. Deeply attached to the Xuanling line, he had never believed the accusation that they had colluded with the Demon Cult to harm the Jiuzhou Continent. He devoted himself to uncovering the truth and clearing their name.
In the heart of spring, Ying Xi discovered in the medicinal forest that the Jiuzhou Cultivation Assembly would soon be held in Luohhe City, ten li away. Long eager to learn spells, Ying Xi stumbled into the assembly by accident.
From then on, Xi and Lan forged a bond through one coincidence and shared hardship after another.
