At this point, he paused suddenly, and lowered his head to look at Wen Kexing off to the side, thinking, Also born of the Healers' Valley, unless this too is a coincidence?

He raised his head, and Zhang Chengling was staring at him unblinking, waiting for him to continue. Zhou Zishu had some suspicions, but didn't reveal them in front of him, and continued, "The two of them were deeply in love, and were a heavenly match, but who knew, one day, someone had caused the death of Rong Xuan's wife."

Zhang Chengling was shocked, and asked a stupid question, "Why?"

Zhou Zishu laughed. To kill someone, did anyone need a reason?

Still, he thought about it, and explained, "Let's say that most of it was…“an innocent person convicted for his stash of jade”. I haven't witnessed Rong Xuan's sword techniques, only heard that it truly lives up to being unprecedented and impossible to imitate. Before he even turned thirty, he started a sect and invented the legendary “Fengshan Sword”. The inability to see the Fengshan Sword Technique that split mountains and divided the sea back then in action is also one of life’s greatest regrets. That Fengshan Sword of his is divided into two parts. The upper scroll is the mantra behind it[3], the lower scroll the sword technique; the lower scroll was his own invention, while rumour has it that he penned the upper scroll after chancing upon a secret ancient manual. You do know that…the words “peerless master” alone can drive people to madness.”

Zhang Chengling asked, “What happened afterwards?”

“Afterwards, Rong Xuan sunk into deep grief and experienced qi deviation. His behaviour transformed, and he started killing innocents. Without any other choice, the five major clans back then worked together, even invoking the Realm’s Command to hunt him down together--to think about it, from that last time the Realm’s Command made an appearance to date, it’s been about thirty years. Afterwards, Rong Xuan fled into the bamboo ridge on Fengya Mountain, and had a fierce battle with those hunting him down who were led by five major clans. No one knows how many died in that battle, and according to hearsay, you still can hear the dead wailing till this day. Who could have thought that the best of friends could turn their weapons on one another, and give one another continuous hell?”

Could it be, that all the bonds in this world were this impermanent?