Jian Qingyang had been defeated. When a proud son of heaven appeared in an invincible manner, he would defeat one opponent after another, receiving countless praises and adoration. But once he was defeated, the invincible image that he had built up would collapse. It was inevitable that people would say things like "Jian Qingyang is only so-so" in private.
A person who had done countless cowardly things in his life would be praised by people if he managed to become a hero and complete a magnificent feat.
However, if a person who had become a peerless hero was defeated and humiliated at his peak, people would treat him with disdain and ridicule.
People could celebrate the victory of a person who was accustomed to failure, but they could not tolerate the defeat of a person who was always victorious.
Furthermore, Jian Qingyang's defeat was too painful. He had lost to the Fey race, losing the glory that belonged to the Human race.
Jian Qingyang dragged his heavily injured body away from the battlefield. As a loser, even if he used his death to atone for his sins, he would not wash away the humiliation.
He had lost his position as the Azure Yang Lord and lost his glory. He was heavily injured and most of his meridians were destroyed. His cultivation level had also dropped and he had suffered the betrayal of the woman he loved the most in his life …
Jian Qingyang's life had reached its lowest point.
Although he was still the Great Qian Kingdom's Sacred Emperor, he did not return to the Great Qian Kingdom.
He left on his own, walking alone.
In the past, Jian Qingyang had many friends and many people had received favors from Jian Qingyang.
Cultivation techniques, elixirs, fiefdoms, cave abodes … He had given out countless treasures, but today, with Jian Qingyang in trouble, his former friends had subconsciously distanced themselves from him …
Although these friends appeared to be concerned about Jian Qingyang, their wandering eyes and their repeated excuses made Jian Qingyang realize that it was time for him to leave.
When he gave favors to others, he never thought of receiving anything in return. Furthermore, they could not help him.
However, he never expected that the fickleness of human nature and the hypocrisy of the world had reached such a stage.
Jian Qingyang was not sad because of this, he only sighed …
Perhaps his life had been too smooth, so smooth that he had lost his way in glory. Today, this heavy blow had suddenly awakened him from his daze.
He found a secluded place to meditate and heal his injuries. His injuries were so severe that even his Dao foundation had cracks. It took him a few decades to completely reconnect his shattered Dao foundation and meridians. However, his strength was still unable to recover to its peak.
At this point, he thought of the old haunt that had once allowed him to soar into the sky — the Ultimate.
The Sinkhole had existed for too long and could no longer be verified. Legend had it that the Sinkhole was actually a broken universe.
This was a broken world left behind when the Laws of this world, the Elder God, were destroyed.
It was vast and boundless, so vast that it connected to the 12 Empyrean Heavens.
In the Sinkhole, space and time were chaotic. Even mighty figures could easily lose their way if they ventured deep into the Sinkhole.
However, there were still many warriors from the 12 Empyrean Heavens who explored the Sinkhole mystic realm. This was because the Sinkhole was too large and extremely well-hidden. Since ancient times, there had been many reclusive people who had opened up cave abodes in the Sinkhole. There were also many treasures that had absorbed the essence of Heaven and Earth in the unique environment of the Sinkhole, forming them.
Hence, it was easy to obtain opportunities by exploring the Sinkhole.
Jian Qingyang had previously gone missing in the Sinkhole. He had obtained the "Yang God Manual" and the "Nine Nether Sacred Manual", as well as a sword tip.
Now, Jian Qingyang had returned to the Sinkhole, hoping to find opportunities that he might have missed back then.
However, he never expected that when he returned to the mystic realm, he would be lost in the chaotic space.
The mystic realm that he could walk out of back then had now changed its rules. He could not find his way back!
It was extremely dangerous to get lost in the Sinkhole. Since ancient times, many heroes in the 12 Empyrean Heavens had died because they got lost in the Sinkhole!
Jian Qingyang was no doubt facing such a predicament, but he did not despair. After experiencing great ups and downs, Jian Qingyang's mentality was no longer the same as before.
He searched for a way out in the chaotic space, but he did not find a way out. Instead, he found something that surprised him …
It turned out to be a sealed world.
And this world was … the world where the Tian Yuan continent was located!
Yi Yun followed Jian Qingyang's will and followed Jian Qingyang all the way to this point. And just as Jian Qingyang stepped into the world's entrance, for some unknown reason, the long dream realm suddenly shattered. Immediately, Yi Yun woke up from his slumber!
Yi Yun gasped for air. He felt a splitting headache and his body was covered in cold sweat.
This dream was very long, so long that he felt like he had experienced the Azure Yang Lord's life!
"Yang God Manual" … "Nine Nether Sacred Manual" … So these two supreme mystic technique remnant manuals were obtained by Jian Qingyang in the Sinkhole. Later on, he gave them to the ancient Great Empress, allowing her to comprehend the "Great Empress Heart Sutra" from them.
And the sword tip that was covered in rust!
How could Yi Yun not know that the sword tip that the Azure Yang Lord obtained was actually a portion of the sword that the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner had broken off!
A sword had been broken into two. He had obtained the hilt of the sword, while the Azure Yang Lord had obtained the other half.
Yi Yun subconsciously took out the broken sword from his interspatial ring. The sword blade was covered in rust, as if it was stained with the blood of a God.
This sword was extremely mysterious. After the Azure Yang Lord obtained the broken sword, he came to the Tian Yuan world. This was clearly not a coincidence.
However, Yi Yun never expected that the world that the Tian Yuan world resided in was sealed in the Sinkhole.
A large piece of the world was sealed?
Yi Yun did not know who sealed this world, but he thought of the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner …
If it was the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner, then it was not surprising that the world's sealed location was in the other half of the broken sword.
This also explained why, in the disk array images that Yi Yun saw in the first level of the God Advent Tower, the Azure Yang Lord's sword move contained the charm of the Pure Yang Sword Palace owner's attack.
Because of the existence of the broken sword, the two's sword moves could be said to be of the same lineage.
This also allowed Yi Yun to achieve twice the results with half the effort when studying the Azure Yang Lord's sword moves.
"The Azure Yang Lord sure is a tragic figure …" Yi Yun shook his head.
As Yi Yun had personally experienced the Azure Yang Lord's life, Yi Yun could empathize with the Azure Yang Lord's betrayal by Bai Yueyin, as well as his defeat against Sha Hongxue. That kind of gloom and despair could indeed make a person with a weak will commit suicide.
However, the Azure Yang Lord had withstood it. Not only had he withstood it, after decades of recuperation, he was able to see through everything, restoring his uninhibited and carefree self.
Such an outstanding person was rarely seen in this world.
However, there was still one matter that became the obsession of the Azure Yang Lord. This obsession was something that the Azure Yang Lord could not let go of his entire life. He wanted to know why Bai Yueyin had betrayed him …
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