Chapter 68 The Story So Far (1/2)

Arran grew up the son of a couardsman in a small town named Riverbend His mother abandoned him when he was just a small child, and he was raised by his father

After Arran's father was mortally wounded by bandits, on his deathbed he revealed that Arran's e for his father's death, killing the bandits responsible by barricading the far it ablaze with the that his e, Arran decided to travel to Fulai City in hopes of joining the Acadeical talent at the Academy, Arran was discovered to have a forbidden Realic that would see hiht

Arran fled the Acadee and me their travels, Master Zhao instructed Arran in swordsain two additional Realreatly sped up Arran's his training by giving hi concentrated Essence After Arran took the pill, the Essence within it forced open his connections to his Realms

Eventually, they reached a , an old friend of Master Zhao Here, Arran gained a Wind Realic while forging friendshi+ps with some of the monastery's students

Arran and Master Zhao were betrayed to the Acadeh they survived the Academy's attack, the monastery suffered heavy casualties

After the attack, Master Zhao left with Arran and Jiang Fei, one of thethat they would travel to the Shadowflame Society

Shortly after they departed, Master Zhao left Arran and Jiang Fei, telling them that his presence would only draw further attention and attacks froot involved in a battle with a powerful Acadee naed to defeat Stor Pills at once

Although successful, this desperate action left him severely injured and opened his Realms further than his body could withstand

Arran was helped by Lord Jiang, who taught him how to use Body Refinement to allow his body to withstand the Essence within hith in co's estate Arran and Jiang Fei grew close, but their tiroup of e Lord Jiang's authority

Although Lord Jiang easily dealt with them, the incidentClan, and he left, taking Jiang Fei along as his apprentice

Arran traveled alone for soot drawn into a conflict between two exceedingly powerful individuals, Senecio and Panurge — Gods of Order and Chaos, supposedly

Panurge offered to accept Arran into the ranks of Chaos to protect him from the Academy — ere on the side of Order — but when Arran refused, he instead whisked hi Arran a Force Reale told him that with a few decades of practice, he should be able to escape by hied to escape the cell after just a year using the condensed Essence of five Real Pills, but the cell turned out to be deep within an Acade battle Arran was heavily injured

After he recovered, Arran finally set off for the Shadowflame Society

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CHARACTERS

ARRAN - The protagonist

MASTER ZHAO - A powerful e who helped Arran escape froether, much about him still remains a mystery to Arran

GRANDMASTER WINDSONG - An old friend of Master Zhao who headed abetrayed Arran and Master Zhao to the Acadeht and imprisoned by the Acade fro his own escape, but he fell in the ensuing battle, dying while fighting at Arran's side

ADEPT KADIR - One of the 's monastery, and a teacher and friend to Arran After the fall of the monastery, he escaped into the mountains to hide fro's ood friend of Arran's He joined Adept Kadir in fleeing into the 's monastery who traveled with Master Zhao and Arran after the Acade a close friend (andClan, she was lifted into pro decided to take her as his apprentice