No meu coração há uma espada, uma espada demoníaca! Atravessando todos os céus e as eras, uma única espada separa os mundos! "Monstro? Não, eu sou um demônio!"
Eastern Divine Continent, Heavenly Firmament Sword Sect.
Beside the gentle brook flowing through the rear mountain, beneath the sprawling willow tree, Qi Yu lay at ease upon the grass, eyes closed in quiet repose. A stem of foxtail grass hung from his lips, his arms folded beneath his head, a picture of tranquil indolence.
The grass rustled softly nearby, and another figure—an elder with hair and beard as white as snow—stretched out beside the youth.
“Liu Rouxue has come looking for you again. Do you wish to see her?”
The elder was Chen Qingming, the sect master of Heavenly Firmament Sword Sect.
“No,” Qi Yu replied without a hint of hesitation.
Chen Qingming sighed. “Qi Yu, you and Liu Rouxue entered the sword sect together. Three years have passed since then. That girl’s talent is remarkable—she reached the Profound Entry Realm a year ago and became the saintess of our sect. Yet you remain without the slightest cultivation.”
Qi Yu smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor objecting.
The cultivation realms in Eastern Divine Continent are divided thus: Initial Profound Realm, Profound Entry Realm, Profound Martial Realm, Profound Sovereign Realm, Profound Emperor Realm, Profound Saint Realm, Divine Transformation Realm, Divine Martial Realm, Immortal Sovereign Realm, Immortal Emperor. Each realm, save for the Immortal Emperor, is split into nine heavens; only upon mastering all nine does one ascend to the next great realm.
Liu Rouxue was truly a favored child of Heaven in her cultivation. Qi Yu, no matter how he tried, coul