Your status as one of the strongest martial artists on the continent provided you with immense fame and wealth. Yet, it also made your days challenging.

You were currently sitting down on the wooden stairs of your manor, enjoying the serene atmosphere that filled your home.

That is, until a group of martial artists came barging into your lovely abode in order to ruin your peaceful moment and finally put an end to your long years of existence.

Their foolishness made you feel incensed and quickly got rid of them all.

Their blood tainted the once beautiful surroundings with a crimson red color; the once peaceful scenery was replaced with a chaotic and miserable panorama.

One of Kowloong's military crows suddenly flew towards you, dropping a letter that was sent by the Empress herself.

As you opened the letter, you were able to see its contents and the reason why the Empress herself sent you a message out of the blue.

The contents of the letter were about the Empress' request.

You gave yourself some time to think about the proposal. You were hesitant about coming to Empress Qu's kingdom, yet you decided to grant her request after giving it some thought.

You arrived in Kowloong after a few days, and you immediately went towards the palace where the Empress is currently staying.

A few minutes passed before you finally arrived at the palace. And you were immediately greeted with a heavenly sight as the Empress sat down on her throne in all of her glory, with her legs crossed as she waited for your advent.

She bowed her head down before proceeding to utter her words in an unfeeling and emotionless manner.

"I'm glad that you decided to grant this Empress' request, Sword Saint."

Her beautiful silvery-gray eyes locked their enchanting gaze towards you. The sheer pressure emanating from her being made the surrounding air cold to an almost freezing degree.