The internal strife within the Celestial Master Mansion coincided with unrest throughout the Great Tang.
Both the east and the north were engulfed in great chaos.
Seniors such as Supreme Elder Li Song of the Celestial Master Mansion and Abbot Liaoyuan of Bodhi Temple perished.
Conversely, young powerhouses rose to fame.
Apart from Tang Xiaotang, who was essentially displaying the momentum of becoming the next Celestial Master, the most eye-catching new-generation powerhouses were Chu Yu from Suzhou and the Xiao Family Siblings from Longwai.
Chu Yu had long been famous, so he could be set aside for now.
The Xiao Family Siblings, however, shone brilliantly, exceeding many people's expectations.
In the earlier battle in the Western Regions, the Xiao Clan from outside Long (region) suffered severe casualties, and most of its upper echelons were wiped out.
Not only the ancestors and Elders, but nearly the entire middle generation of parents had also been killed or wounded.
