The plains stretched wide and barren, desolate and eerily silent. Yet across that empty field, a dozen or so puppets of varied designs stood out starkly, drawing all eyes. They were controlled by a team of seven early- and mid-stage Initiates. They had spread out, positioning themselves in every direction, surrounding a single cultivator cloaked in black robes.0

"You've got guts, Fellow Daoist, daring to ambush a disciple of our Falling Cloud Sect!" The speaker looked young, yet his cultivation was clearly extraordinary. He had firmly stepped into the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. More than that, he was no ordinary youth. Even back in his Qi Refinement days, he had earned a name across the entire Jade Cauldron Domain for his extraordinary achievements.0

He was Han Zheng! He had once been ranked first on the Jade Cauldron Domain's Elite Prodigy Board during the Qi Refinement Realm....0