Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 262: Chapter 262 - Ten thousand years ago, he was unrivaled across the continent

Familiar brows and eyes, a peerless, transcendent temperament; every move exuded a dominating aura.

Throughout the entire world, in the heart of the Xuan bird, only the foremost master of the Eternal Realm from Cangnan Continent one hundred thousand years ago could be like this. It couldn’t be mistaken. It had to be him!

The Xuan bird grew agitated. It stared fixedly at the white-robed youth before it, who resembled a god man. A mix of sorrow and joy filled its eyes, and its throat choked up. In this moment, it was so overwhelmed, it couldn’t speak.

Ye Yun was also observing this black Xuan bird.

This black Xuan bird had been sealed within the Original Stone for a long time. Its physical body had long since withered, its Primordial Spirit was extremely weak, and its essence qi had long since vanished. It likely wouldn’t live much longer. Now that the Original Stone had cracked open for the last time, once it exhausted its remaining life force by taking action, it would dissipate from the world.

This black Xuan bird, despite emanating an ancient aura of death, gave him a familiar feeling.

One hundred thousand years ago, there was a Hundred Bird Forest on the back mountain of the Dragon God Sect. Various kinds of birds lived there. Among them were two Xuan birds, one large and one small. The larger one’s Cultivation Stage had reached the Life and Death Realm, while the smaller one was only at the Nirvana Realm. The birds in the Hundred Bird Forest had no natural enemies and cultivated peacefully in the Dragon God Sect, which was rich in Spiritual Energy. From time to time, Ye Yun, as the Sect Master, would also gift these birds some heavenly treasures. These birds, each possessing an extraordinary bloodline, cultivated without worry in the Dragon God Sect, a sacred place for cultivation, and their progress was extremely rapid. The black Xuan bird before him did look somewhat similar to the two Xuan birds from the Hundred Bird Forest of the past.

CRACK! CRACK!

The Original Stone shattered completely. Once shattered, the Original Stone immediately lost its crystalline luster, becoming as ordinary as common stone.

The black Xuan bird hovered motionless in mid-air, its eyes fixed intently on Ye Yun. Its body trembled, its expression excited. This must be... A bold conjecture welled up in its heart.

”Ancestor, what’s wrong?” the gray-robed old man asked, looking up in surprise to see the Xuan Bird Ancestor completely still.

Shouldn’t it be attacking immediately to annihilate those fellows opposite us? Why isn’t the Xuan Bird Ancestor making a move?

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly heard the white-robed youth speak.

”Are you the older one, or the younger one?” Ye Yun asked calmly.

”Sect Master, I am the younger one...” the Xuan bird replied. Hearing that familiar voice by its ear, the Xuan bird could no longer contain its excitement, tears streaming down its face.

It really was him! The man who, one hundred thousand years ago, reigned supreme as the number one expert of the Eternal Realm on Cangnan Continent. The Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect, an Eternal Level Sect!

Hearing the Xuan bird’s words, Ye Yun nodded silently. It really was one of the two Xuan birds from the Dragon God Sect’s Hundred Bird Forest.

A flash of black light, and the Xuan bird suddenly transformed into a human form, kneeling at Ye Yun’s feet and kowtowing repeatedly.

”Xuan bird pays respects to the Sect Master!”

The Xuan bird continued to kowtow, tears streaming down its face.

One hundred thousand years! A full one hundred thousand years! It never imagined it would see the thirteenth Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect again! Regarding the matter of the Sect Master dying due to cultivation deviation, most of the divine birds in the Hundred Bird Forest had their doubts. The Sect Master possessed unparalleled talent; at twenty-four years old, he was already unmatched in the Eternal Realm. How could someone with such talent die from cultivation deviation while breaking through to the True God Realm?

But as time passed, the news of the Sect Master’s death was slowly accepted by many.

”Rise,” Ye Yun said with a sigh. With a wave of his hand, a surge of Mana swept out, lifting the Xuan bird. ”It truly wasn’t easy for you to survive sealed in the Original Stone for so many years.”

One hundred thousand years... the world has changed so much. Ye Yun hadn’t expected to meet a Xuan bird raised by the Sect in the past... It must be said, the encounters in life are truly wondrous!

”This is...” The gray-robed old man looked up, stunned by the scene, utterly dumbfounded.

The Ancestor of our Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird knows this white-robed youth? Not only knows him but kneels and calls him Sect Master... What in the world is happening?

”Heavens, how could this be?” the other old men behind him exclaimed as they witnessed the scene, their worlds spinning, their hearts shattering.

They had originally thought the Xuan Bird Ancestor would avenge the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird. But unexpectedly, upon seeing the white-robed youth, the Ancestor had kneeled directly on the ground! This was truly astounding. Who exactly is this white-robed youth? Why would the Ancestor, a powerful demon beast at the Half-Step Eternity Realm, kneel at his feet?

The surrounding atmosphere was deathly still.

「A few breaths later.」

”Ancestor, are you truly not going to avenge us?” the gray-robed old man slowly stood up, his face ashen, and asked with a trembling voice.

Hearing someone speak, the Xuan bird whirled around, glaring angrily at those juniors.

Revenge? These bastards still want revenge?! Don’t they see who this is? This is its Master! One hundred thousand years ago, the Master was undefeated across the entire Cangnan Continent. And now, after one hundred thousand years, his Master has probably progressed immeasurably far on the path Above God!

The angrier the Xuan bird became as it thought about it. Its rage erupted like a volcano.

”You bastard! How dare you disrespect the Sect Master! I’ll fucking kill you!”

A flash of black light, and the Xuan bird landed before the gray-robed old man, striking down with its palm. With a SPLAT, the gray-robed old man was blasted into a bloody mist.

After obliterating the Supreme Elder of the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird with a single palm strike, the Xuan bird’s anger subsided slightly, though its expression remained cold and stern.

As a demon beast of the Dragon God Sect, the Xuan bird naturally knew that, one hundred thousand years ago, the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird was merely a minor vassal sect subordinate to the Dragon God Sect. In the eyes of the noble Xuan bird, such a tiny vassal sect was as insignificant as an ant. Its residing within the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird for so many years was due to an agreement reached between both parties tens of thousands of years prior. It served as the greatest hidden ace of the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird, helping them overcome calamities. In return, the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird would periodically anoint the Original Stone containing it with Essence Blood to sustain its life. Having narrowly escaped death from the Dragon God Sect, it naturally didn’t want to perish so easily. It also hoped for the day its god-like Sect Master would descend upon the world once more. Therefore, it chose this minor sect, the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird, sealing itself within an Original Stone to eke out an existence in the world.

”The Supreme Elder... is dead?”

Watching the bloody mist scatter in the wind, the remaining old men behind were scared out of their wits. None of them had ever imagined that the Xuan Bird Ancestor would turn around and obliterate the Supreme Elder into a bloody mist with a single slap.

”Ancestor, spare our worthless lives, please!” these old men cried out. Knowing escape was hopeless, they hurriedly knelt in mid-air, kowtowing repeatedly and weeping profusely.

”Hmph!” The Xuan bird slowly walked over from the void, sneering, ”Spare you? Impossible! You have offended the Sect Master. Your crime is unpardonable. Death is your only way out.”

Hearing these words from the Xuan Bird Ancestor, the old men’s faces turned ashen.

One old man looked up, gritted his teeth, and asked, ”Ancestor, at least let us die understanding! Who exactly is this Sect Master?”

”One hundred thousand years ago, he was the number one expert of the Eternal Realm on Cangnan Continent, the Sect Master of the Eternal Level Sect, the Dragon God Sect,” the Xuan bird declared proudly.

What? An invincible Grand Cultivator of the Eternal Realm from one hundred thousand years ago? And the Sect Master of an Eternal Level Sect? The Xuan bird’s words struck them like a heavy hammer, making their minds reel.

”Die!” With that, the Xuan bird sneered, raised its hand, and slapped them into bloody mists.

After dealing with these individuals, it turned, flew back, and knelt once more at Ye Yun’s feet.

”Sect Master, regarding the affairs of the Sacred Sect of the Mysterious Bird, I bear a share of the responsibility. Please mete out my punishment,” the Xuan bird said, its head bowed in shame.