CALM BEFORE THE STORM After two lifetimes of misunderstandings Mo Ran and Chu Wanning have
at last opened their hearts to one another. Mo Ran is determined to treat Chu Wanning with all
the devotion his teacher deserves but Chu Wanning has his doubts: has Mo Ran truly turned his
attention from his first love the beautiful Shi Mei so easily? Yet the pair must put aside
the bloom of new love all too soon. When a crucial clue about Xu Shuanglin’s whereabouts comes
to light the foremost powers of the cultivation realm set out to confront him. But the more
devious moves their opponent makes the greater Mo Ran’s suspicion grows that behind Xu
Shuanglin lurks another player—a true mastermind who holds all the pieces.
