After Zhang Xiaofan turned the tide with the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, defeated the Ghost King, and saved Qingyun Mountain and all living beings, the world enjoyed a brief period of peace. Though the Qingyun Sect had been severely weakened by the battle, it began rebuilding its strength, recruiting disciples far and wide, and restoring its reputation after Dao Xuan Zhenren retired and Xiao Yicai took over as acting sect leader.
Zhang Xiaofan, the extraordinary man who had mastered the Buddhist, Daoist, and demonic arts and endured countless trials, returned to Caomiao Village with Baguio’s body after the battle. This was his hometown, the place that held his purest childhood memories. He built a small house among the ruins of Caomiao Village and spent each day by Baguio’s side, as though time itself had come to a standstill.
Yet beneath these seemingly peaceful days, an undercurrent was quietly stirring.
