The newcomer was none other than Huo Hu. Last year, within the Artifact Talisman Alliance, the conflict between Kuai Tong and Qi Wushuang had grown increasingly frequent, to the point where they were on the verge of open warfare.
Kuai Tong had gained the support of the Spirit Wood Alliance, greatly increasing his strength. Qi Wushuang, on the other hand, was naturally backed by the Southern Border Beast Taming Sect, but even so, her power couldn't match Kuai Tong's.
After mediation from several other factions, Kuai Tong and Qi Wushuang sat down and divided their assets. Kuai Tong took most of the territory of the Artifact Vice Alliance, while Qi Wushuang led the Cultivators willing to follow her to occupy the former gate of the Wei Family—Shandu Ling Mountain—and establish a new, separate faction.
It was during this period that Huo Hu, through Fang Qingyuan's machinations, was released by Qi Wushuang.
