In December, the 245th year of the Tiancang Era, a just cultivation sect named the Taiyi Sect had its Mt. Lunebase invaded by unknown attackers. Although its sect leader, Rui Hongchang, achieved a breakthrough into the Golden Core State on the eve of the battle; he was ambushed with the ferocious Dragon-Killer Formation while pursuing the enemy—and this resulted in his undoing. Almost the entire Taiyi sect was massacred that night. Only a handful of outer disciples managed to escape with the help of an elder…