High atop the scorched peaks of a Crimson Ridge, the Fire Wind Sect stood as a testament to the desperate ambition of those who had once tasted the heavens and were now forced to crawl in the mud.
The air here was perpetually thick with the scent of ozone and burning sulfur, a byproduct of the dual-element cultivation that defined the sect's foundation.
This sect was founded only two decades ago, and in that short amount of time, it had rapidly ascended to become a powerful first-rate force in the region, led by a mysterious couple whose techniques were far more refined than any local lineage.
At this moment.
In the heart of the Sect Master's Palace, carved from obsidian and reinforced with wind-attuned jade, a couple, a man and a woman, sat upon elevated thrones.
