For five hundred years, I have been bound in this forbidden land, and yet here you are, dear Independent Cultivator, shedding tears for what reason?

Summary

At Spirit Beast Peak, Peak Master Lu Qing Yao announces her intent to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, instructing all disciples to descend the mountain and guard the area. Despite criticism of her cultivation level, her disciples believe in her true strength. As the disciples leave, spirit beasts remain on the peak, causing curiosity. A managing disciple accidentally strikes Xu Wan Qing, the Peak Master of Yu Dan Peak, with a whip but she responds with kindness, offering him elixirs instead of punishment. Xu Wan Qing, feeling overwhelmed by her own struggles and seeking to alleviate her suffering, approaches Lu Qing Yao to borrow the opportunity she once received from Gu Xiu, specifically the chance to enter the Shattered Realm of Mountains and Rivers.

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