Chapter 41: The Ironfang Shadow
The Bloodshade Abyss ruins were a graveyard of power. Lin Xuan, at 5th Layer Qi Transformation, felt a strange warmth from the demonic runes, hinting at a bloodline link to a demon named Qorath. "Could this be tied to me?" he wondered.
Outside, Liu Yang, now at 8th Layer Body Refining, stood guard with his blood-forged glaive. Liu Yue, at 2nd Layer Qi Transformation, scouted ahead with Icy Skin, sensing a flicker of danger.
In Dawnriver City, Ji Yunjing, at the peak of the 2nd Layer Profound Heavenly Realm, sought counsel from Elder Gao Feng, a 3rd Layer Qi Transformation cultivator, about how to prove himself worthy. The advice steadied him.
Bai Ningxue, now a 5th Layer Qi Transformation cultivator, made her entrance, her Thousand Lotus Seal Art shimmering. She and Lin Xuan began fortifying the city's defenses.
The Ironfang Kingdom, a militaristic Tier-3 power with clans like Fangsteel and Bloodraven, loomed as a threat. "They think they can crush us," Lin Xuan said. "But we'll show them what courting death truly means."