Ever since he struck out on his own on West Street, becoming the Mountain Road Chief and sitting on equal footing with the so-called "Fist, Spear, Saber, and Sword; Lion, Leopard, Eagle, and Falcon," Ji Xiu, a former Hall Master of the Wind and Cloud Association whose name was still on the rolls, had long since handed over all his duties. He concerned himself only with his own operations.
The last time the Three Major Professions organized a temple fair to discuss the county's business, they had invited him, using the pretext of offering him the fourth seat of power.
But he had been searching for an Earth Treasure and racking his brains trying to break through the Mercury Blood Silver Marrow. After all this time, this was Ji Xiu's first time back.
The moment he arrived and pushed open the tightly shut doors, he saw a dense crowd of Martial Artists holding swords, sabers, and other weapons... They were lined up neatly, split into two groups.
