Chapter 251: Underlying Turmoil! Invitation! Why?

Chapter 251: Underlying Turmoil! Invitation! Why?

With the upheaval in Sword Immortal Mountain settling down, the Sword Emperor Clan was established.

The sword path in the world stirred up an earthquake that rivaled the Confucian path in Zhongzhou.

The Celestial Sword Immortal Manor, once the leader in the sword path, saw its reputation plummet, never to recover its former glory.

The emergence of the Sword Immortal and the fame of the Sword Emperor Clan caused a new wave of excitement in Sword Immortal Mountain.

Countless Sword Cultivators flocked there like pilgrims, riding their swords to this sacred land of the sword path.

They wanted to witness the pinnacle of the sword path and also see the Sword Emperor Clan's supreme legacy.

For a while, the Sword Emperor Clan and Su Changqing's name dominated the continent's headlines.

However,

Standing at the forefront of this storm, Su Changqing, though he gained fame and prestige, was also faced with an impending crisis.

In the ruined Small World of Celestial Swords,

Ximen Xiu's face was as dark as a demon, looking at the less than ten remaining clan members, thinking of the tarnished reputation of the Celestial Sword in recent times.

The murderous intent in his heart towards the Su Family and Su Changqing had become palpable.

"Has the news of the Imperial Mausoleum spread?" Ximen Xiu asked with a grim expression.

"Rest assured, Master, within ten days, Su Changqing will surely become the enemy of the world!"

"Once he shows up, those powerful cultivators won't let him off easily."

A disciple of the Celestial Sword Immortal Manor spoke confidently.

During this time, everyone in the Celestial Sword Immortal Manor had mobilized their connections.

They quickly spread the news that Su Changqing was the key to opening the Imperial Mausoleum.

Now, the matter of the Imperial Mausoleum was almost common knowledge across the continent.

The Southern Domain, during this period, saw an influx of countless cultivators.

They gathered at the Great Emptiness Abyss, employing all means, with even powerful cultivators bringing their Imperial Armaments.

But no matter the method, the Imperial Mausoleum, like a divine golden fortress, showed no signs of opening.

And it was at this moment that the news of Su Changqing's ability to open the Imperial Mausoleum spread.

In no time, the news spread like wildfire across the continent.

At this point, almost everyone was searching for Su Changqing.

Or, to be precise, they were waiting for Su Changqing to leave Sword Immortal Mountain.

Once he was outside the unique domain of Sword Immortal Mountain, countless cultivators would hunt him down for his mere Divine Spirit Realm cultivation!

"Haha, good!"

Ximen Xiu heard this and let out a sinister laugh, "With the losses my Celestial Sword has suffered, your Su Family won't have it easy either!"

"When Su Changqing is captured, it will be the end of your Su Family."

A nearby disciple hesitated and said, "Master, the Su Family is incredibly powerful."

"Even if Su Changqing is caught, would anyone dare to make an enemy of the Su Family?"

Ximen Xiu coldly smiled, "If it were just us, we wouldn't be able to accomplish this."

"But the Su Family's enemies are not limited to us, the Celestial Sword!"

"The Western Domain's Jiaye, the Eastern Domain's Zhao Shanke, the demonic path pushed down by the Su Family, and the four royal clans of the demon race..."

As he spoke, his gaze turned towards the Southern Domain, and he sneered, "With so many powerful cultivators and forces, who wouldn't want to see the Su Family's downfall?"

"Before, there was no opportunity to unite everyone."

"Now, with the emergence of the Imperial Mausoleum, as long as the Su Family dares to step in, there's no chance of backing out!"

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Sword disciples shivered, their eyes filled with excitement.

With so many formidable forces joining forces, how could the Su Family possibly win?

"The Celestial Sword Immortal Manor will take a temporary break."

Ximen Xiu waved his sleeve and left, and only a chilling voice echoed,

"I'll contact Jiaye, Zhao Shanke, and those old friends of mine."

...

The Celestial Sword secretly stirred up the winds of change.

With the Division Platform about to open and the sudden appearance of the Imperial Mausoleum,

The entire continent was in turmoil, as if brewing for a world-shaking battle.

And at the center of this vortex, the Su Family and Su Changqing faced the risk of losing everything with a single misstep.

Su Nan was also well aware of this.

Therefore, after leaving Sword Immortal Mountain, he headed straight to the Xuan Qing Zong in the Eastern Domain.

Logically, Sword Immortal Mountain belonged to the Eastern Domain and was under the jurisdiction of the Domain Lord.

But with the unending battles in Sword Immortal Mountain, even top-tier forces like the Celestial Sword and the Su Family had made their presence known, so the Eastern Domain's Domain Lord should have intervened.

However, the Eastern Domain was unique; their Domain Lord had been in seclusion for many years.

This was also the reason why the Celestial Sword dared to act so boldly in the Eastern Domain.

And today, Su Nan had come to invite this continent's oldest and long-retired Domain Lord to come out of seclusion!

Xuan Qing Zong, in a secluded courtyard at the back of the mountain.

An old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a simple Daoist robe, was holding a worn-out broom and sweeping fallen leaves off the ground.

The old man was very old, his face weathered beyond recognition.

He was like an aged cultivator in the Xuan Qing Zong who had never achieved success, now enjoying his twilight years.

But suddenly, the old man, who had been quietly sweeping, seemed to notice something, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

He chuckled softly, and with a wave of his broom, the fallen leaves on the ground started to move without wind, forming a mysterious eight-trigram pattern.

"Bang!"

At that moment, a sharp spearhead appeared from thin air, colliding with the old broom.

The space quietly gave birth to one deep black hole after another.

After a brief stalemate, the old Daoist master smiled and said, "Not bad, you've surpassed this old man."

"Haha, it's not easy to get you, an old fellow, to praise someone."

A tall figure emerged from the space, and it was none other than Su Nan, who had come here.

He wore a casual smile, obviously very familiar with the old man.

"Even the great era has arrived. Why, aren't you planning to come out of seclusion and take a look?"

Su Nan casually sat on a nearby stone stool and took a bite of the ordinary fruit on the table.

"With my frail body, going to witness the great era would only bring me discomfort."

The old Daoist sat down beside him and poured himself a cup of clear water, asking, "You, such a busy person, actually came to see me. What's the matter?"

"Did you run into trouble?"

The seniority of this old Daoist was so high that even the current head of the Xuan Qing Zong had to address him as Master.

Similarly, the Domain Lord of the Eastern Domain, Xuan'yan Daojun, who hadn't appeared in many years, was this person.

Back when Su Nan rose to prominence, he had received guidance from this person, and the two had a relationship that was both mentor and friend.

This was also the reason why the Su Family had a good relationship with the Daoist School.

"Sigh, if it were an ordinary matter, I alone would be enough."

Su Nan sighed helplessly, "But this time, there might be quite a few opponents."

"Many?"

Xuan'yan raised an eyebrow, "How many?"

"Hey."

Su Nan took a sip of water and smiled wryly, "The whole world is my enemy."

Upon hearing this, Xuan'yan's lips twitched, "I'm not going!"

"I, as an old Daoist, still want to live to witness the final battle."

"My body can only handle two more battles at most, and I don't want to waste it so easily."

...

"You can only fight two more battles?"

Su Nan was taken aback, then said speechlessly, "As a Domain Lord and a Near-Imperial at the peak, you might be the first to bring about your own demise."

At Xuan'yan's level, he had lived for over five thousand years, his appearance unchanged, and his combat prowess undiminished—this was the most basic requirement.

But Xuan'yan was only four thousand years old, and although he was no longer at his peak, his current state was still far from this exaggerated condition.

The main reason was that in the past, Xuan'yan had dared to forcibly merge with an Imperial Armament in an attempt to forcefully enter the Great Emperor realm.

He had hoped to borrow the power of the Imperial Armament to forcefully enter the Great Emperor realm.

Obviously, Xuan'yan had failed and suffered backlash from the Imperial Armament.

The Imperial Armament left by the Dao Ancestor was somewhat mysterious, and within it was the power of 'Time and Space'.

After suffering from the backlash, Xuan'yan's body gained a force known as the 'Force of Time'.

This terrifying power caused Xuan'yan to gradually age, and the flow of time around his body was ten times faster than that of others! This meant that for every year that passed, his body aged the equivalent of ten years.

And if he were to activate his cultivation or engage in combat, the power of the 'Force of Time' would become even more formidable.

In his current state, Xuan'yan would completely deplete his lifespan after just two battles.

"Can your injury be healed?"

Su Nan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Any 'injury' fell under the jurisdiction of the Divine Doctor.

He had witnessed Changqing's skills, and if he could even cure Wu Jiuling, Xuan'yan should be curable too, right? Xuan'yan seemed to understand Su Nan's thoughts.

He shook his head and said, "You're talking about Wu Jiuling, right?"

"My situation is different from his. The injury can be healed, but this... is not an injury."

"My body doesn't feel any discomfort; it's just that there's an extra segment of 'time' inside me."

"To cure my problem, you'd have to find a cultivator who can control time."

"But the power of time..."

Xuan'yan sighed, "How could it be controlled by a cultivator?"

Su Nan also frowned upon hearing this.

Indeed, the terrifying law of time was something the Heavenly Dao would never allow a cultivator to master.

To heal Xuan'yan, it would require the intervention of the Heavenly Dao; otherwise, even the Divine Doctor would be powerless.

However, the problem was that the Heavenly Dao was merciless. How could it intervene for the sake of an ordinary cultivator? This injury was almost an unsolvable problem.

"Forget it, this matter is indeed a difficult one for you."

After some contemplation, Su Nan shook his head.

He waved his hand and took out a jade pendant with the character 'Su' on it, saying, "I can't heal your injury, but I can still help extend your lifespan."

"Take this jade pendant and find my youngest son, Changqing. He should be able to extend your lifespan for some time."

For Xuan'yan, ordinary lifespan-extending methods were no longer effective.

But Changqing was different.

The methods of the Divine Doctor were far beyond what those so-called pill concocting masters could achieve.

Xuan'yan and Su Nan had a good relationship, and seeing the other's current state, he couldn't help but feel a little downcast.

He didn't bring up the matter of helping again but instead laughed and patted Xuan'yan's shoulder.

"Old man, stay alive and watch as Su Nan takes that step!"

"I'm leaving."

Su Nan came and left quickly.

He finished speaking with a smile and then walked straight into the void, disappearing in an instant.

"You brat!"

Holding the jade pendant in his hand, Xuan'yan glanced at Su Nan's departing figure and laughed, "I only refused you once, and you won't ask again?"

"I still have two chances to help. Isn't it obvious that I'm telling you this?"

Su Nan, of course, understood that if he continued to ask, Xuan'yan would certainly assist him.

However, upon learning that the other party's lifespan was limited, and he could only help twice, he abandoned this idea.

Compared to having an additional Domain Lord's assistance, he hoped this old man could live a little longer.

"Is it worth antagonizing the entire world?"

Xuan'yan held the jade pendant with the Su character in his hand and smiled, "In such a situation, how can helping be considered a waste?"

"But can that Su Family kid really help me extend my lifespan for a while?"

Thinking of this, he chuckled softly, and his body slowly dissipated in place.

"Forget it, let's go see the new Sword Immortal of the Eastern Domain."

...

Eastern Domain, Sword Immortal Mountain.

After a few days, Sword Immortal Mountain became lively again.

Sword Cultivators who passed the Wenxin Lu would directly become outer disciples of the Sword Emperor Clan.

Yes, outer disciples!

Regardless of their cultivation level, as long as they hadn't condensed the Sword Emperor's Intent, they could only be considered outer disciples.

At this moment on Sword Immortal Mountain, aside from Su Changqing, the only true inner core disciple was Erniu.

These past few days had been exhausting for Erniu.

Along with Li Jin and several renowned Sword Cultivators, they were refining the sect's system.

They were also constructing suitable living quarters on Sword Immortal Mountain.

Additionally, there were other tedious chores and so on.

As for Su Changqing, who had become a carefree supervisor, he was currently in seclusion at the mountain peak, cultivating.

With the condensation of the Emperor's Intention and the establishment of the sect, his internal world underwent some changes.

He needed a few days of seclusion to sort out his own state.

"The Zao hua yu shi seems more complete."

Su Changqing sat cross-legged, observing his inner state.

In the past, the Zao hua yu shi was only engraved with numerous profound Dao Patterns.

These Dao Patterns intertwined, nurturing a unique path exclusive to Su Changqing himself.

However, with the condensation of the Emperor's Intention, one of the patterns on the Zao hua yu shi transformed into a physical entity.

This pattern shone with purple-golden brilliance, and dense Sword Dao Rules permeated it.

If one looked closely, there were many similar purple-golden patterns on the Zao hua yu shi.

But those patterns were dim and lifeless, with only a few of them emitting their unique colors.

"Ru, Wu, Dan, Jian, Zhen."

Su Changqing examined each pattern carefully.

He discovered that the patterns emitting radiant light were the Dao Arts he had cultivated in the past.

However, among these Dao Arts, only the Sword Dao had completely condensed into a physical entity, reaching perfection.

After Su Changqing's investigation, he found that the patterns on the Zao hua yu shi were neither more nor less, precisely matching the number three thousand!

"Three thousand."

Recalling the divine nature of the Zao hua yue die, Su Changqing's eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

The Zao hua yue die contained the subtleties of three thousand great Dao Arts and the principles of the Heavenly Dao, making it a supreme Shen wu from the Beginning of Chaos.

"In other words, the Dao Arts I cultivate will be reflected on the Zao hua yu shi."

"Once all three thousand Dao Arts reach their peak, the Zao hua yu shi will transform into a true Zao hua yue die!"

Thinking of this, Su Changqing glanced at his internal world once more.

Indeed, it was just as he had expected.

In a world that originally only contained the 'kong zhi li', the power of the Sword Dao was now being nurtured within the heavens and earth!

Before, with the Hun dun zhu suppressing the void, he could only control the power of space.

But now, he could freely wield the might of the Sword Dao within the suppressed space!

If he could cultivate all three thousand Dao Arts to perfection, then when the void is suppressed, and his internal world descends,

he will become a true master of the Heavenly Dao, controlling the power of three thousand Dao Arts!

"Cultivating three thousand Dao Arts... Is this my path from now on?"

A moment of enlightenment flashed in Su Changqing's eyes, but he soon fell silent.

For ordinary people, cultivating a single Dao Art would consume their entire life.

But he had to cultivate three thousand Dao Arts to perfection.

This was originally an impossible task.

However, the problem was that his comprehension was so powerful that it defied the heavens!

For him, this matter wasn't too difficult.

Comprehension defying the heavens, three thousand Dao Arts... Coincidence?

Or did someone guess it long ago and do it intentionally?

The oppressive feeling of being shackled by life's constraints emerged again, causing Su Changqing to fall silent for a long time.

"Understanding three thousand Dao Arts can perfect the Zao hua yu shi."

"Consuming Chaos Qi can transform the Hun dun zhu into a physical entity."

"What about the Heaven Splitting Axe and the Chuang shi qing lian? Can they be the same?"

"If all four Shen wu gather and simultaneously reach perfection, what will happen?"

Su Changqing thought a lot and for a long time.

He gained a clearer understanding of his 'path'.

At the same time, he seemed to guess some of the thoughts of the person behind the scenes.

"Creating a 'Pangu' to save the Cangyan Continent?"

Su Changqing smiled faintly, looked up at the sky, and murmured,

"But why me?"

(End of Chapter)

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