First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 593: All Changes of Heaven and Earth Are Omens

Evening.

Nine Tripod City, the Jiang Family estate.

“Did you see that? No matter what you’re doing, don’t rush to make your position clear. Otherwise, you’ll wind up like the Solar King, deluded into thinking your victory is assured. Despite his confidence, he was as fragile as paper in the face of Su Yi’s sword,” the head of the Jiang Family, Jiang Xiaosheng, said softly.

Jiang Li said in a daze, “Father, I still don’t understand. That’s Mount Heavenbristle, the imperial family’s home turf. How could the imperial family higher-ups just watch as such a massacre unfolded?”

Jiang Xiaosheng thought for a moment, then said, “They were surely acting on His Majesty’s orders. However, in the end, what happened behind the scenes has long since ceased to be important.”

“Then what is important?”

“Simple: following this incident, the whole world will know that despite pressure from more than ten ancient factions, the imperial family is determined to stand by Su Yi.”?Jiang Xiaosheng couldn’t help but feel rueful. “Similarly, from this, it is clear how highly His Majesty values Su Yi. He opposed all those ancient factions on his account!”

Waves coursed through Jiang LI’s heart. When she thought back to what she’d experienced on Sumeru Immortal Island, she couldn’t help but mutter, “If it were me, I would stand with Su Yi too.”

Jiang Xiaosheng was stunned. “Lass, didn’t?I only just?warn you not to rush to make your position clear?”

Jiang Li shook her head. “Father, if you’d witnessed his magnificent bearing on Sumeru Immortal Island, you’d understand. Even all on his own, he’s strong enough to force the vast majority of prominent factions to lower their heads!’

She paused here, then said solemnly, “Back on Sumeru Immortal Island, Buddhist Son Chen Lu said something I found difficult to understand. However, I finally?realize?what he was getting at.”

“What did he say?” asked Jiang Xiaosheng.

Jiang Li’s eyes sparkled. “‘Times have changed!’”

Jiang Xiaosheng’s eyes narrowed slightly. He pondered for a while, then vaguely seemed to understand something.

Suddenly, he straightened his back and nodded, sounding gratified. My girl, in this, you’ve surpassed me!”

The Jiang Family was one of the Great Xia’s three great clans.

Jiang Li was the top member of their younger generation, a peerless genius who’d already stepped into the Spiritual Manifestation Realm. Her cultivation base was deep and stable enough to make even the clan’s older-generation experts seem dull by comparison.

Even Jiang Xiaosheng was already inferior to her!

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This was true for Jiang Li, but wasn’t it also true for every other monster of the ancient era and genius of the present day who’d returned from Sumeru Immortal Mountain alive?

These youngsters already transcended the vast majority of the world’s older Spiritual Manifestation Realm cultivators. They were already strong enough to influence the world’s balance of power.

Given the circumstances, who could continue viewing them as mere juniors?

And Su Yi? He was even more extraordinary. With his Gathering Stars Realm cultivation, he outside Spiritual Manifestation Realm monsters of the ancient era and geniuses of the present day, and he’d even sent heads rolling in the Solar King’s estate.

It was no exaggeration to say that he was the top cultivator of the younger generation!

Jiang Xiaosheng paused as this occurred to him, then muttered, “Every generation has its geniuses. Here on the Azure Continent, the older generation’s time on the world’s main stage is ending. It will be your generation that truly leads the world into the future!”

It was true. Times had changed!

If someone continued viewing the world through the same lens as before, the changing times would ultimately leave them behind!

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“Everyone assumes that Su Yi provoked an enormous disaster, but did they really pause to wonder who in this world can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him?”

“The current distribution of power is destined to change. In the past, the four great orthodoxies stood at the pinnacle of the Great Xia, yet now, Su Yi alone is enough to force them to lower their heads and avert their?gazes!”

“There’s no way those ancient factions will simply let Su Yi off, but at the same time, they’re sure to pay an inestimably enormous price!”

“Just how strong is Su Yi now? No one knows, but the world’s Spiritual Manifestation Realm cultivators will no longer dare provoke him lightly.”

…..

Throughout Nine Tripod City, every street, alleyway, and teahouse was full of conversation.

And the name they brought up the most often was “Su Yi”!

He was a young man from the tiny and remote great Zhou. He’d arrived in Nine Tripod City not long ago, on the fifteenth day of the ninth lunar month. A little more than a month had passed since then.

However, countless extraordinary situations had arisen around him already.

In the Song of the Sandy Creek, he cut down the Heavenly Annihilation Demonic Gate’s monster of the ancient era, Sikong Bao.

On Cloudcomb Lake, he executed Elder Huo Tiandu of Cloudsky Divine Palace.

On the shores of Goldenscale Lake, he slew Zhou Fengzhi, an elder of the Fulcrum of Heaven Sword Sect, with the same ease as if he were slaughtering a chicken.

At the Orchid Terrace Dharma Assembly, he one-sidedly tormented Huan Shaoyou.

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After the expedition to Sumeru Immortal Island ended, and after word spread of the massacre on Mount Heavenbristle, his accomplishments rose to the forefront once more. People were talking about it nonstop.

Some people complimented Su Yi, saying he was like a shooting star. His rapid ascent to prominence was legendary, astonishing the nation. His name spread far and wide!

Some people worried that after learning such a brutal lesson, the ancient factions would rally and attack with greater force, and that this time, Su Yi would certainly perish, ending his legend prematurely.

Others still were rueful. The world was about to change, and the established, long-stagnant order would be reshuffled. Those who adapted would flourish, while those who fought it would perish.

……

“The world has indeed changed. In a year at most, the Radiant Epoch will surely be upon us!” A man in black stood against the darkness of the night, his hands behind his back. He wore a bronze mask, and his eyes shone like torches as he gazed into the sky.

“As for that young man, Su Yi… He killed two disciples of the Deathbringer’s Netherworld Palace, Holy Son Nirvanic Winds and Mo Xingzhe. His crimes are unforgivable!” As he said this, the masked man’s tone carried a hint of a chill. He said emphatically, “Sooner or later, he must die!”

Holy Maiden Jade Angelica stood beside him, looking dazed.

She still remembered what Su Yi said after the Spiritbend Assembly. He owed the Ghost Serpent Clan a favor, which was why he spared her life.

At the time, Su Yi was merely in the Grain Avoidance Realm.

Now, after just a few months, Su Yi had become the most dazzling genius in the Great Xia’s younger generation!

But he’s so young. How could he possibly owe the Ghost Serpents a favor? Don’t tell me… Is he from the Netherworld??The holy maiden pursed her lips, then decided to find an opportunity to meet with Su Yi once more.

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The Demonic Huan Family’s ancestral ground.

“Even Demon Emperor Heavenly Avarice’s remnant will?failed?to destroy Su Yi? It seems the cards up his sleeves aren’t simple…” a disheveled, bare-armed elder clad in hemp said softly.

“Ancestor, it wasn’t easy for the young master to survive the thirty thousand years of the Prohibition of Ancient Darkness, yet Su Yi went and killed him! Please, avenge the young master!”

“Ancestor, please avenge the young master!”

The nearby Huan Family members cried out with grief.

“He’s already dead. Anger won’t do us any good,” said the bare-armed elder calmly. “As for revenge….? Let’s wait for now.”

“Why should we wait, Ancestor?” Someone couldn’t help but ask.

A strange look appeared on the bare-armed elder’s face. “The Radiant Epoch is arriving earlier than anticipated. The days to come are the perfect opportunity for our Huan Family to recover its vitality!”

As he spoke, his voice quavered slightly.

The suppression of thirty thousand years of the Prohibition of Ancient Darkness had dealt a devastating blow to the family’s vitality. It was only by hiding within their ancestral grounds that they managed to cling desperately to life, and they never left lightly.

However, things?were?different now!

Within a year at most, the Radiant Epoch would be upon them!

“The Radiant Epoch is arriving earlier than expected?”

The Huan Family experts were initially stunned, but then, they broke into excited, frenzied smiles.

“Just wait! When the Huan Family truly emerges into the world, all those factions of pathetic weaklings will surely kneel at our feet!” said the bare-armed elder. His expression was calm, but his eyes blazed.

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Similar scenes played out in Tianji Dao Mountain, the Burning Sun Sect, and the various other ancient factions.

“The world’s spiritual energy is silently recovering. Although the change isn’t obvious yet, it’s a shocking omen; it means that the Radiant Epoch will arrive earlier than anticipated!”

Some people’s hearts swelled with emotion.

“The thirty thousand years of the Prohibition of Ancient Darkness is finally about to end. There are finally signs that our golden age is about to begin! Endure a little longer; it’ll be one year at most. We… We can wait that long!”

Some laughed out loud.

“Ancient factions like ours will enter the world, one after another. The current world order is sure to undergo an earth-shaking transformation!”

Some were smug and complacent.

It wasn’t just the ancient factions that sensed the changes in heaven and earth and other such omens. The current top factions—the Fulcrum of Heaven Sword Sect, Cloudsky Divine Palace, Maha Temple, and the Qingyi Dao Sect—all noticed too.

A storm instantly swept across the world. action

However, the masses had yet to realize that the Radiant Epoch, which was originally due to begin in three to five years, would arrive early.

And no one knew that all of this was happening because of the Seed of the Azure that Su Yi had taken from the Ninth Star Ruin.