The rising sun that shone over Linyi City was just as impartial, bathing Ji City of Daze County in its light.
But some felt its warmth and glory, while others endured its scorching heat and torment.
Liu Xiao was not of the direct lineage.
Even his real surname was not Liu, and what it should be was unknown.
He was an abandoned infant found by the elderly Master Liu at the roadside years ago, an act of momentary kindness, raised casually among the clansmen as just another child born into the family.
But at a very young age, he displayed an extraordinary talent for martial arts.
The precious Channel-opening Pill was of course not to be wasted on a clan-born child. Yet, it was Master Liu who, against all objections, gave him one.
And he did not disappoint, far surpassing others in mastering various Secret Techniques and Dao Techniques, as well as advancing in his cultivation.
