For five hundred years, Gu Xiu suffered in the Forbidden Realm to secure the Sect’s destiny. He returned with a crippled cultivation and a broken body, only to find his position usurped by a new “genius” Junior Brother.
His Master ignored him. His Senior Sisters despised him. The Sect treated him like a leech.
Realizing his devotion was meaningless, Gu Xiu signed the Sect Severance Treaty, cutting all ties and karma with the Qingxuan Sacred Land.
He left with nothing but his pride. But he also took something with him: The Sect’s Providence (Luck).
Now, as Gu Xiu rebuilds his cultivation with ancient scriptures and defies the heavens, the Qingxuan Sect begins to crumble. Artifacts fail, heavenly tribulation strikes, and talents wither.
They finally realized their mistake. But when they came begging on their knees…
Gu Xiu only smiled coldly. “It is too late.”
Chapter 197: Threefold Cloud Cutting! Who Are You!? Clarity brought no comfort. It only crystallized the disciples’ lingering anxiety into sheer, unadulterated terror. They stared at their companion—or what was left of him—still burning, his essence serving as firewood for this cursed land. Resistance was a thought that died before it could be born. Thud. One disciple’s knees hit the dirt first. “Senior, mercy! Please, Senior, spare us!” The dam broke. The others collapsed to the ground, heads bowing frantically