What had already happened could not be undone.
Nor could they have stopped it.
It was not that they lacked the strength.
They were more than capable of answering any strike…
But when the strike comes from behind....
when the blade of betrayal pierces without warning...
even the greatest warrior can meet their end.
That was exactly what had happened.
That was the true strategy behind this attack.
It struck when all was peaceful.
When hearts were open and unguarded.
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It was the day of union ....
the heavenly marriage of King Yu Sui and High King Mo Yan.
Everywhere, the sacred wedding of this celestial pair was the talk of the realm.
The markets were scented with joy,
each household filled with sweets…
Yet none would ever taste them.
It was proof once again...
that nature hides its cruelest form behind beauty.
Just as the most majestic beast may be the most merciless hunter,
just as the loveliest flower may hold the deadliest poison,
so too did that day's bright splendor
conceal the darkness gathering beneath it.
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Fate's hand is unknowable.
To gain something, something must be lost.
To pluck the lotus, one must step into the mud.
Thus, this great betrayal was destined to meet its end.
But the cost… was blood.
Mo Yan. Yu Sui. Su Nian. Duie.
Four sacred souls.
They gave their lives to tear away the deepest roots of treachery.
The greatest villains were dead…
But so too were countless innocents.
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Now, Master Bao Fang and Master Yun Zhi were left with a single purpose...
to guard the knowledge of the sacred academy
and to found its new life.
The academy's wisdom and purity could not be allowed to fade.
They pressed their grief into the furthest, coldest corner of their hearts
and began to act.
Every great tome,
every scroll brimming with ancient knowledge,
every sacred volume...
was gathered together.
For many days and nights,
they were cleansed, tended, and sanctified,
before being placed deep within the sacred library of the Xuemo Sect.....
a place where even time would bow in silence.
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After days of solemn study and reflection,
a new name was bestowed upon the academy.
From that day forward,
it would be known as.....
"Legacy of Peach Blossom Academy"
the eternal inheritance of the Xuemo Sect.