[A/N: Due to my Exams next week, there might be some delays in chapters. but i'll try to upload much as i can.]
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- Everspring City -
Located in the western region of the vast Taishan territory, Everspring City stood as a shining jewel, far grander and more bustling than the distant Empyrean Cloud City.
Towering walls encircled the city like an iron fortress, and the streets thrummed with endless life: merchants hawking spirit herbs, cultivators trading treasures, and ordinary folk walking through it all in search of livelihood.
And in this city, three great powers watched from their lofty perches: the Red Lotus Sect, the Cloud Drift Sect, and the Mystic Frost Sect.
For years, the three sects had maintained a delicate balance, none daring to dominate too heavily.
But now, the clouds were shifting.
