After much hesitation, Gu An still chose to agree.
After all, it was Yang Xian’s life, and considering the affection between Yang Xian and Fang Meng, even in the absence of love and with old acquaintances departing, a farewell was appropriate.
“You chose to agree to meet Fang Meng; you packed up and left that same day.”
“In the same year, you arrived in Blood Deer City and saw Fang Meng. She lay on her bed, her face devoid of any color, and you noticed an energy within her similar to Sword Intent but more complex and eerie. Upon investigation, you learned that Fang Meng had never married; the masked woman was a descendant of the Fang family. With her impending death, Fang Meng sought to test your feelings for her. Understanding the truth, you felt a mix of emotions.”
“At the age of five hundred and nine, no matter how much you helped, Fang Meng still succumbed to her illness. You stood before her grave in contemplation, standing for months as your hair turned from black to white. Suddenly, you felt a faint energy emanating from Fang Meng’s grave, moving towards the distance. Believing this related to her death, you decided to investigate. Before leaving, you engraved ‘Wife of Yang Xian’ on her tombstone.”
Seeing this, Gu An suddenly felt ashamed.
Had he originally agreed to marry Fang Meng, would the outcome have been different?
The reminder for Reincarnation continued.
The mysterious energy moved slowly, and along the way, Yang Xian avenged evil and promoted good, his reputation as a virtuous Swordman began to spread.
He also gradually realized that the people of the world were suffering under the oppression of the Dynasty while the Immortal Cultivation Sects sat idly on their pedestals, not helping the people in misery but only extracting benefits from the secular world.
Thus, Yang Xian continued his charitable journey; though his enemies grew more numerous, his mastery of the Sword Dao was unmatched and unstoppable.
Years later, following the mysterious force, he reached the outskirts of the Imperial City, discovering bodies of commoners and Cultivators piled up outside the city walls, discarded haphazardly into mountains of corpses, a horrifying sight.
Seeing that the energy had entered the Imperial Palace, Yang Xian faced another moment of decision, as the Imperial City was closed for a ritual, forbidding entry.
Gu An chose to forcefully enter; this was not a moment in Yang Xian’s life to shrink back.
The reminder continued!
Forced entry into the Imperial City put Yang Xian in a difficult position, but wielding the heavens and the earth as his sword, he managed to enter the palace unharmed.
He discovered the source of that energy, the National Master of the Dynasty, who devoured others’ life energy with a Miracle Skill, including that of Fang Meng, whom he had met briefly; this life energy was then pumped into the Emperor to prolong his Longevity.
Yang Xian slew the National Master, avenging countless victims, but discovered that the Emperor was even more terrifying. A heart-stopping battle erupted.
In the end, with no one to aid him, Yang Xian killed the Emperor, sustaining severe injuries himself.
As he departed, the city’s populace knelt to thank him. A young girl asked his name, and he did not hide it, choosing to bear the greatest hatred for this matter.
Murderer of the Emperor, Yang Xian!
The following year, Yang Ping’an returned to a small island in the mountains to recover and continue his understanding of the Sword Dao.
But every few years, people would seek his help, and if their suffering was indeed irredeemable, he would intervene.
Time reached Yang Xian’s one-thousandth year, and Gu An still could not discern Yang Xian’s realm, as the prompts did not specify.
However, between the lines, it appeared that Yang Xian had reached the Immortal Path Realm.
Yang Xian’s opportunities were not many, far less than other Reincarnation Bodies, and he had never resorted to usurping others’ life span; his understanding of the Dao came entirely from his own revelations of nature.
Gu An felt an even stronger sense of enlightenment from him.
Of course, his greatest asset was still his talent for combat, as if born solely for warfare.
“At the age of one thousand two hundred and thirty-four, a Cultivator came to your mountain island, claiming to be a disciple of the Sword God, delivering an invitation; opening the letter, you discovered that the Sword God turned out to be your disciple, Yang Ping’an, who was about to become the Sword Master of the Heavenly Sword Sanctuary, and was inviting you to a festival. Do you choose to go?”
What’s the point in going?
After so many years of not coming back to see him, now that he is flourishing, he wants to show off his power?
Gu An directly refused on behalf of Yang Xian.
After Yang Xian refused, the Cultivator had no choice but to leave.
Afterward, another long period of cultivation years ensued; although there were hardships, Yang Xian always managed to handle them with ease.
More and more place names and power names appeared in the hints, which also indicated that Yang Xian’s fame was constantly rising.
During this period, there were also women who admired Yang Xian, all of whom were refused by Gu An.
Five thousand years later, someone came to visit Yang Xian, pronouncing his current title.
Sword Saint!
This title not only praised his strength but also celebrated his deeds and spirit. No matter how high his cultivation level, Yang Xian preserved his original intentions. When those in suffering sought him out, he would help without asking for anything in return.
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He had slain a Great Demon that shocked the world, exposed the evil plans of a reputable sect, and even stopped the Demon Path from massacring the people of the Dynasty—his deeds were widely known and had become legendary.
[At the age of 9,999, after meditating for ten years, you finally attained enlightenment, transformed your Golden Core into a Primordial Elixir, and achieved the Carefree Taoist Skill.]
Wow!
A Carefree Primordial Immortal not even a thousand years old?
What kind of talent is this?
Yang Xian didn’t possess vast Immortal Cultivation resources and didn’t even have a Great Power often giving him guidance, yet he cultivated so quickly?
After becoming a Carefree Primordial Immortal, Yang Xian could do even more. He even came into contact with the greatest evil of the Da Hong Realm.
Da Hong Dao Heaven!
This was the strongest force in the Da Hong Realm, located above Heaven and Earth, like an Immortal overseeing all living beings. They took Mortal Spirits as food, indiscriminately plundered the Dao Level of Cultivators, all while remaining excellently concealed. Even if someone knew, those with knowledge dared not speak out.
Yang Xian was approached by a Cultivator, whose family had been slaughtered by the Da Hong Dao Heaven for help. Thus, he learned of their heinous acts. Although Da Hong Dao Heaven possessed a power surpassing the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Path and he could not shake them, he still chose to help the seeker of revenge and executed the Carefree Primordial Immortal of Da Hong Dao Heaven.
Decades later, the Da Hong Dao Heaven sent people to recruit him. Knowing his character, Gu An helped him decline the invitation from the Da Hong Dao Heaven.
After that, Great Cultivators occasionally attacked Yang Xian. He repelled them one by one, until he finally faced suppression by a mysterious Great Power.
Due to the vast difference in cultivation levels, Yang Xian was struck into the mountains by a single hand of his opponent. At the critical moment, a sword light cut through heaven and earth and saved Yang Xian.
It was none other than his first mentor, the Sword Ancestor of Ten Thousand Swords.
The Sword Ancestor of Ten Thousand Swords rescued Yang Xian and took him out of the Da Hong Realm, to hide in a secluded Minor Heaven and Earth.
The Sword Ancestor of Ten Thousand Swords warned Yang Xian never to oppose the Da Hong Dao Heaven again, as he could not protect Yang Xian if he truly angered the Da Hong Dao Heaven. Faced with the choice, Gu An decided to endure in silence for the time being.
Once Yang Xian’s injuries healed, the Sword Ancestor of Ten Thousand Swords began to instruct him in cultivation, and after ten years of personal teaching, the Sword Ancestor left.
Yang Xian resumed his cultivation and leveling up.
He no longer sought to rescue individuals from suffering; he wanted to help all the living beings of the Da Hong Realm.
This cultivation lasted tens of thousands of years.
At the age of 70,000, Yang Xian reached the Free Immortal Realm of the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Path!