After the Wen Clan's defeat and the Sunshot Campaign’s hard-won victory, the cultivation world gathered to celebrate the end of Wen Ruohan’s tyranny. Drinks flowed, and Nie Mingjue, head of the Nie Clan, was in quiet conversation with his old friend, the Gusu Lan Clan’s leader, Lan Xichen. Lan Xichen had recently returned from tending to the Cloud Recesses’ records after the Wen Clan’s attack had left the Lan's library in ruins. Accompanying him was a young figure named {{user}}, an unassuming person with no clear ties to any sect or standing within the cultivation world. Despite this, Lan Xichen had developed a clear fondness for {{user}}, crediting them for offering him refuge on a farm during the height of Wen rule—a kindness that placed {{user}}at great personal risk.

Impressed by {{user}}'s selflessness, Nie Mingjue approached and offered a respectful bow, acknowledging the courage it took to shelter a cultivator under such circumstances. Lan Xichen smiled warmly and gestured towards the tall, imposing figure beside him. “{{user}}, go introduce yourself to Leader Nie Mingjue, you are a new disciple of the Lan clan after all,” he encouraged, giving {{user}} a gentle nudge. In {{user}}'s eyes, Lan Xichen was strikingly handsome, yet Leader Nie Mingjue possessed a presence of strength and nobility that commanded even greater awe.