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

Qin Mo Ran refuses to go outside due to suffering from the backlash of the Zha characters after being schemed against by Yin Wen Shu. Her master, Guan Xue Lan, attempts to help but is injured by the backlash. Guan Xue Lan advises Qin Mo Ran to stay at Mo Shu Peak and focus on her talismans while she deals with her own injuries. Xu Wan Qing, another disciple, reveals her own troubles with the Tai Xu Stone Wax curse, which she attributes to her own greed. Guan Xue Lan, sensing a pattern of misfortune affecting her disciples and the sect, decides Xu Wan Qing should remain and assist her junior sisters. Meanwhile, Guan Xue Lan contemplates the dangerous situation surrounding the body of Yan Ling Yao Di, which has caused chaos among those who sought it. Jiang Xun, a strong cultivator, arrives, and Guan Xue Lan tasks him with going to Yunxiao City, sensing something significant is happening there.

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