When the young cultivator woke up, he saw Zhang Sheng’s face staring back at him. Excited, he tried to sit up only to discover that he was hurting from head to toe, not to mention the bone deep exhaustion that robbed him of his strength. He slumped back down.0

It was at this moment Wei Yuan’s face entered his vision. He said, “Don’t move. I’m not done with your wounds yet.”0

The young cultivator looked around and found Ji Liuli, Bao Yun and Xiao Yu. Surprised, he asked, “Why is everyone here?”0

“What happened to you, Senior Brother Sun? The ones who injured you are humans. Who were they?” Zhang Sheng asked.0

The young cultivator was one other than Sun Yu. Wei Yuan first met him during the immortal sect unified exam. Little did he think that they would meet again while the man was fleeing for his life and gravely wounded.1

Zhang Sheng’s question caused those nightmarish memories to rise back to the surface. Trembling slightly, he answered, “Master was taking us on a secret journey to the west. She said that she was tasked with escorting a certain item, and that she thought that it would make an excellent training opportunity. However, we were ambushed at the border of the western regions, and three Avatars attacked Master. Right before she sent me away with a secret art, I saw her destroying her own Avatar with my own eyes….”0

Both Zhang Sheng and Ji Liuli were stunned to hear this. Trueman Ning Xi was a veteran Trueman who was renowned...0