First Immortal of the Sword - Chapter 2640 - The Son of Fortune, Huang Qianjun
Chapter 2640 – The Son of Fortune, Huang Qianjun
Su Yi was a bit exasperated, unsure of whether to laugh or cry.
He could tell that the thin old man was sincere about accepting him as a disciple.
He was just about to politely refuse when the thin old man laughed. “Forget it. After all, this is about your cultivation. It would be inappropriate to rush you into making a decision.”
He paused, then said, “How about this? If you aren’t opposed, you can travel with me. If you have any questions or concerns, go ahead and share them. I’ll answer them all, one by one.”
He paused, then said solemnly, “That aside, I need to evaluate your character. If your character is poor, you aren’t fated to join the Hidden Blue Sword House.”
“Well said, Senior,” said the man in yellow robes. He’d taken on the mannerisms of a junior and changed how he addressed the thin old man.
Su Yi initially planned to refuse, but when he heard that, something suddenly occurred to him. In the end, he clasped his fist. “Very well. I’ll just have to trouble you.”
‘You’? The man in yellow was stunned. Doesn’t that kid realize that this is a mighty expert from a bygone age? How could he be so remiss in his manners?
The old man laughed; he seemed to find Su Yi’s casual entertaining. There was even a new hint of admiration in his gaze.
As a sword cultivator, he’d always acted without fear, and he admired those who were similarly ironhearted.
The young man faced him with neither haughtiness nor meekness nor servility. The young man’s pride was obvious from his casual form of address.
The Master God who’d immediately switched to calling him “senior” was obviously inferior by comparison!
The man in the yellow robe didn’t know it, but this decision had worsened the old man’s impression of him…
“Come on, let’s go visit the ruins of Red Pine Mountain.” The thin old man reached a decision. Shortly after, an arc of sword qi carried all three of them off.
They chatted along the way, so Su Yi quickly learned that the old man’s title was Po Xue, or “Snowbreak.” He was once the Hidden Blue Sword House’s grand elder, as well as the head of their scripture repository.
The yellow-robed man was called Gu Qi, and he was from the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, a faction known as Somber Radiance Divine Mountain.
Su Yi had heard of Somber Radiance Divine Mountain, but all he knew was that they were a first-rate faction. He didn’t know any details.
After all, there was no small number of first-rate factions in the God Domain. That Su Yi even remembered their name was proof that they were relatively famous even by the standard of first-rate factions.
When asked his name, Su Yi casually picked a pseudonym: Huang Qianjun.
There was nothing for it. His past lives’ names were already common knowledge. He couldn’t use them anymore.
Better to randomly pick the name of an old friend unknown to anyone in the God Domain.
Along the way, Su Yi earnestly asked questions about the ruins of Red Pine Mountain. The thin old man, Po Xue, patiently answered them all.
Before long, Su Yi had learned a fair bit.
A long time ago, before the Dark Days of Legend arrived, Lin Jinghong sent a message describing the ruins of Red Pine Mountain, as well as the cataclysm that had swept the entire Central Divine Continent.
For example, he learned that the cataclysm was called the Great Extinguishing, and that a Five Elements Altar born of chaos rose from the chaos of Red Pine Mountain. It contained the chaos source of the God Domain.
Long, long ago, the Five Elements Altar was a famous blessed ground for breaking through!
Prior to the destruction of the Central Divine Continent, it was common for Master Gods to vie for good fortune on the Five Elements Altar.
They called these competitions “Five Elements Battles.”
Deep beneath Red Pine Mountain, there lay one of the greatest forbidden zones in the entire God Domain, “Beneath the Nine Abysses”!
That was where the Great Extinguishing originated.
The outbreak of the Great Extinguishing was due to a grand battle fought on the Five Elements Altar, in which a host of terrifying experts of the River of Destiny fought to seize a tripod cauldron.
The Eternals’ forceful intervention severely damaged the God Domain’s chaos source, triggering the onset of a cataclysm Beneath the Nine Abysses.
In the end, the Great Extinguishing swept across the entire Central Divine Continent, reducing it to a barren, lifeless ruin.
Lin Jinghong had told him all of that in her letter.
Now, Grand Elder Po Xue’s answers didn’t just confirm these secrets; they explained some of them in further detail.
For instance, over a dozen Eternals lost their lives in the Five Elements Battle fought over that mysterious tripod cauldron!
The cauldron was so mysterious that none knew its origins, but the experts of the River of Destiny had fought for it like mad, desperate to claim it.
They fought without regard for their lives!
Their battle raged all the way from the Five Elements Altar to Beneath the Nine Heavens, the forbidden zone beneath Red Pine Mountain. In the end, it triggered a cataclysm, the Great Extinguishing.
Even the tripod cauldron vanished in the end.
Rumor had it that it had hidden itself Beneath the Nine Abysses.
Others said that someone had long since seized it in secret.
In any event, opinions varied.
It was after that battle that the Great Extinguishing swept across the Central Divine Continent, transforming it into a forbidden zone to all life.
That aside, Po Xue mentioned that not just anyone could visit Red Pine Mountain, as it had its own Laws of the natural order, and it was guarded by the Patrolling Spirit.
If you failed to earn the Patrolling Spirit’s approval, you couldn’t enter Red Pine Mountain, no matter who you were!
A False Eternal had once questioned this rule; he figured his lofty cultivation base and supreme treasures were enough to let him force his way through. In the end, the Patrolling Spirit used the power of Laws to fling him Beneath the Nine Abysses.
In the end, the Patrolling Spirit plucked the last wisp of his soul and tossed it back out into the outside world.
This incident shook the entire Central Divine Continent.
Even after entering Red Pine Mountain, there were other rules for those who wished to participate in the Five Elements Battles.
Po Xue told Su Yi all of this, clearly so eager to recruit him that he was holding nothing back.
The yellow-robed man, Gu Qi, watched on enviously.
This was called a fortuitous encounter!
Good fortune he could only long for even in his dreams had actively delivered itself to that kid!
“Why ask about all this?” Po Xue couldn’t help but be curious. He’d assumed that “Huang Qianjun” would ask about joining the sect and what that would entail.
But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case at all.
Su Yi said casually, “I want to participate in the Battle for Order.”
Splurt!
Gu Qi had only just taken a sip of wine when he spat it back out, astonishment written all over his face. “You!?”
Po Xue was stunned. He opened his mouth and was just about to say something when the sound of fierce combat emanated from afar.
They looked over and saw a fierce battle raging beneath the distant dome of heaven. Over a hundred cultivators were competing over a Fragment of Heaven’s Will.
One after another, treasures shattered, and experts were injured.
“A second-tier Fragment of Heaven’s will!” Gu Qi’s eyes lit up.
Third-tier fragments were commonplace, but second-tier fragments were rare. First-tier fragments were highly scarce and precious.
As for supreme fragments…
As of yet, only a few such treasures had appeared in the God Domain. They could only happened upon by chance, not sought.
Po Xue gazed gently at Su Yi and said, “My young friend, if you’re interested, I’ll help you seize that good fortune.”
He’d only just said this when something entirely unexpected happened. The fragment the hundred-plus cultivators were fighting over blurred into a beam of light, tore through the air, and shot toward Su Yi and his companions.
Ee? Gu Qi was stunned but eager.
Po Xue was surprised, then curious. “Wait a moment. Let’s see who this good fortune is aiming for.”
Gu Qi smiled. “I’m sure it’s chosen you, Senior!”
He’d only just said this when the fragment flashed through the air, appeared in front of Su Yi, and spun in the air, advancing no further.
This… Gu Qi and Po Xue were unwittingly stunned.
Su Yi flipped his palm, and the Fragment of Heaven’s Will threw itself into his palm and vanished.
It was literally throwing itself at him.
For all their vast breadth of experience, Po Xue and Gu Qi were struck dumb. They couldn’t wrap their heads around what they were seeing.
Off in the distance, the hundred-plus cultivators were already frenzied. When they saw this, they were completely gobsmacked. What’s going on here?
The treasure we risked our lives to seize threw itself at someone else?
“Leave now, and I’ll spare your lives. Question me, and I’ll kill you all without mercy,” said Po Xue, sweeping his gaze across the group. His eyes flashed like lightning, and far-reaching sword qi shot out of his thin frame, searingly bright. Illusory blue lotuses floated into the air.
The terrifying aura of a Half-Step Eternal made the crowd in the distance shudder. They fled, not daring to hesitate.
Gu Qi couldn’t help but sigh. “Your majestic bearing is extraordinary indeed!”
But Po Xue looked strangely at Su Yi. “No matter how ‘extraordinary’ I might be, I couldn’t possibly make a Fragment of Heaven’s Will throw itself into my arms, whereas our young friend Huang Qianjun managed to win its favor. He’s simply blessed by the heavens. There’s no one else like him!”
Gu Qi’s expression was complicated. He sighed to himself. Senior, you think so highly of that kid while overlooking a Master God like me. How could I not be jealous?
Then, he looked at Su Yi, his expression strange. Don’t tell me that kid is really some sort of son of fortune?
If not, how do you explain all this? Senior Po Xue decided to take him as his disciple within moments of laying eyes on him, and now, even a Fragment of Heaven’s Will has thrown itself into his arms!
It’s… simply unreasonable!
When Su Yi saw this, he just laughed, not the least bit concerned. “Perhaps this is fate. It’s too wondrous for words and utterly unfathomable.”
Po Xue agreed deeply. “Just like our meeting. What was that, if not a stroke of fate?”
He suddenly made up his mind. I’ve got to make Huang Qianjun join the sect no matter what! Who better to become my righthand man? He seems born for the job. He’s like the favored son of heaven!
When Po Xue next looked at Su Yi, his gaze was even warmer and kindlier.
Gu Qi noticed the chance and found it displeasing. I’m a Seven-Tribulation Master God. Don’t tell me I’m inferior to even a junior?
