「One month later.」
Outside Jingmen City, at Outpost Twelve.
Array Prohibitions lay shattered, stained with blood. Amidst the ruins, disciples of the Righteous Alliance and the Loose Cultivators they hired moved about, cleaning up the wreckage.
A pure white Flying Boat broke through the clouds in the sky, soaring toward the devastated area.
"Outpost Twelve was attacked by the Longevity Sect. The Alliance's orders are for us to rebuild the camp."
"We must ensure the camp is operational again within seven days."
Aboard the Flying Boat, a man in a white robe was methodically giving out orders. Finally, he looked over at Chu Mu, who was leaning alone against the side of the vessel, his expression turning deferential. "Fellow Daoist Chu, I'll have to trouble you to take charge of the Artifact Refining."
Chu Mu seemed to startle, as if just now pulled from his contemplation of the sea of clouds outside the Flying Boat. He nodded, but remained silent as usual.
