
Sect Master Lucien instigates disciple Elara Verdant to seize the Divine Beast Qilin from Grand Elder Luna Kaelen. Luna Kaelen begins her retribution, reclaiming the Qilin and Mount Aegis. Lucien pays a heavy price, his cultivation is destroyed. Elara Verdant is sentenced to a lifetime of servitude, and Luna Kaelen founds the Clear Heart Sect.