Over at Blood Fury Hall, Tie Sha rubbed his temples, feeling restless. Two things were weighing on his mind. First, the stalemate with the Sun Family and Wei remnants dragged on. Second, he’d lost contact with the Blood Blade Sect’s upper ranks, along with access to the life chronicle. 6

That scroll contained the key to advancing to the sixth rank. Reaching the sixth rank meant shedding one’s mortal limits and extending one’s lifespan beyond the norm, fittingly called the Fate Altering Realm. Who wouldn’t want that?0

Yet without the scroll, imbued with the original writer’s essence, it was nearly impossible to break through. Tie Sha had spent ten years trying and got nowhere. He was desperate for another chance to study it, hoping for inspiration that would lead to a breakthrough.0

Just then, hurried footsteps approached....2