Back in the matter of the Profound Peak Gate, Changxi gifted Yuezhou Island to Jingyi Mountain, which should have made them allies under the Profound Peak Gate lineage. Yet not a single person from Jingyi Mountain had appeared from beginning to end, not even to send a portion of tribute. They had left the Kong Family struggling in Jiangnan, which had indirectly caused Li Ximing to be trapped without recourse. To put it bluntly, Sumian had at least spoken a few words, while Daoist Master Xuanyi[1] did not even open his mouth to whisper.0

The direct descendants of the Profound Peak Gate bore deep resentment over this. Although Xuanmiao Temple suffered no real losses, Sumian likewise held great displeasure toward Xuanyi. His own family had suffered greatly, and Jingyi Mountain was never spoken of kindly within their family.0

Jingyi Mountain happened to have few connections in Jiangnan. They had coincidentally met Wang Quwan, and now had found their...0