Chapter 2073: Incredibly Abundant Return

A peak of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion appeared here.

Jiang Ding thought for a moment, drew his sword, and slashed at the peak, imprinting this strike into the mountain to permanently preserve it through its spiritual vein.

A deep and terrifying pressure emerged in heaven and earth, then slowly dissipated.

Many Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm Heavenly Elders felt a surge of joy.

With this strike, the sect's defensive power will be utterly different, far exceeding the sect's past limits.

"Pure Yang, shall we change the sect's name?"

The Sun Sovereign asked.

All turned to look this way, their hearts filled with reluctance.

Yet they knew this was the sect's tradition, destined to come—signifying the sect's rebirth, its phoenix-like transformation, advancing one step closer to immortality.

"Not yet."

"The Fallen Realm is too small."

Jiang Ding shook his head slightly: "Wait until I unify the Zhu Que Star Region—this cramped Fallen Realm likely cannot contain the sect or me; changing the name would mean little."

"Unify the Zhu Que Star Region…"

The Sun Sovereign drew a slow breath.

At this moment, he gained a clear understanding of the Great Sun lineage's terrifying ambition.

This lineage forever marches toward death, toward stronger enemies, never satisfied, never pausing, never stopping.

Within the Zhu Que Star Region, there must exist terrifying and fearsome beings.

This path is extremely dangerous; it might even trigger the sect's annihilation.

The Sun Sovereign's lips moved slightly, clearly wanting to speak, but he smiled bitterly and shook his head, abandoning the thought—the sect was now ruled by the younger generation.

Moreover, by the time that day comes, his lifespan may not endure.

Everyone dispersed, returning to their homelands to rest, recruit new disciples, and rebuild the sect—numerous complex tasks lay ahead, to be carried out step by step.

Only the Yin-Yang Sovereign, Yang Gu, the Yin-Yang Heavenly Elder, Yang Gu Heavenly Elder, Yin-Yang Sword Heir, and Yang Gu Sword Heir remained, strolling through the sect grounds like casual walkers.

"Senior Yang Gu,"

"Here is the Great Sun Yang Mang Sword Refining Scripture, and this opportunity—I bestow them upon you, hoping you may ascend to Sovereign and achieve the breakthrough the Pure Yang lineage has long sought."

Jiang Ding handed Yang Gu a storage bag.

Yang Gu, once the guardian of the Great Sun Sword Heir, had aided him greatly in his humble beginnings—this debt could not be forgotten, nor treated as with others.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you, thank you…"

Yang Gu's body trembled as he slowly took the storage bag.

"Senior Yang Gu, your path can now give birth to Sword Sovereigns and Body Refinement Sovereigns—the path of the ancient Pure Yang Ancestor has now reached the limit of its rule branch."

"It is a great pity—it is only an ordinary Sovereign; currently, there is no hope of ascending to a Seven-Step Sovereign."

Jiang Ding said with regret.

Rule limits, Sovereigns—he spoke of them as if they were trivial, as if he could casually deduce such paths.

The limits of rules, Supreme, in his mouth seemed casual, as if such a path could be deduced with ease.

"Enough! The Pure Yang lineage has only just truly begun."

Yang Gu clutched the storage bag as if grasping a new life, nodding firmly.

He planned to cultivate for tens of thousands more years before making one final push—whether he lived or died, succeeded or failed, it mattered little; he merely worried about the future of the Pure Yang lineage…

He planned to cultivate for another several tens of thousands of years before making a desperate bid, regardless of life or death, success or failure; he was only somewhat worried about the future development of the Pure Yang lineage…

"When you pass, I will continue to watch over the Pure Yang lineage's disciples."

Jiang Ding saw his concern and promised.

When this generation of Yang Gu passed, the next Pure Yang lineage heir would not share such bonds, nor receive an opportunity to ascend to Sovereign—but offering occasional care was no issue.

Once this generation's Yang Bone Heavenly Being passed away, the next generation's Pure Yang lineage inheritors naturally would not possess such affection, enough to be gifted the opportunity to advance to Supreme, but looking after them a little was naturally no problem.

"Senior Yin Yang,"

"In ancient times, that generation of Yin Yang Ancestor, with great compassion and boldness, aided the Yin-Yang lineage to attain the Dao, once again strengthening our sect's tradition—granting my generation its blessings. Such great kindness must be acknowledged."

Jiang Ding presented the Yin Yang Heavenly Elder, master of the Yin Yang Sword Lineage, a new copy of the Yin Yang Sword Scripture and a storage bag.

In truth, the Yin Yang Heavenly Elder and Yin Yang Sword Heir had little personal connection with him—he did this out of respect for that ancient Yin Yang Ancestor.

To tell the truth, the Yin-Yang Heavenly Being and the Yin-Yang Sword Child had no great connection with him; this was only out of regard for that generation's Yin-Yang Ancestral Master in history.

The Yin Yang Heavenly Elder bowed deeply.

In her heart, she felt profound gratitude toward the ancestral masters—her own lineage, her own self, had received the ancestral blessings; from now on, the Yin Yang lineage was a sect with a Sovereign legacy.

Even if she herself never became a Sovereign, future generations of disciples would press forward relentlessly and surely produce a Sovereign!

Even if she did not become Supreme in this generation, generation after generation of disciples would press forward in succession in the future, and a Supreme would surely be born!

"I bestow these two opportunities upon you."

Jiang Ding bowed deeply to the Sun Sword Master: "One is the opportunity to break through to Seven-Step Sovereign; the other is the opportunity to break through to Seven-Step Dao Heir. Thank you for not bullying me when I was weak, for pouring immense resources and strength into me, and for never wavering even when the sect faced annihilation."

Jiang Ding bowed deeply to the Sun Sword Lord and said: "One is the opportunity to break through to Seven-Step Supreme, one is the opportunity to break through to Seven-Step Sword Child. I thank you for not bullying me with your powerful strength when I was weak, and even supporting me with tremendous manpower and resources, not wavering in the slightest even when the sect faced a life-or-death crisis of annihilation."

"Seven-Cycle Sovereign is not the limit of the Yin-Yang lineage—if I live long enough, and do not die by an enemy's sword, I shall one day be invincible across the stars, and the Yin-Yang lineage will surely birth an Eight-Cycle Sovereign."

"Seven Tribulation Supreme is certainly not the limit of the Grand Yin Grand Yang lineage. If I live long enough in the future, and do not die in battle under an enemy's sword, in the future I will surely be invincible beneath the starry sky, and the Grand Yin Grand Yang lineage will surely give birth to an Eight Tribulation Supreme."

That Eight-Cycle Sovereign will not be this era's Yin-Yang Sword Heir—their talent and brilliance have not reached the Star Region's peak—but with generations of inheritance and sufficient time, a breakthrough will surely come.

This is the return on the Sun Sovereign's ancient investment.

Yang Dayan Jianzi, though the two of them did not reach the pinnacle of stellar talent, with generations of inheritance and sufficient time, breakthroughs will surely emerge in the future.

This is the return on the investment made in the former Solar Sovereign.

As for the Immortal Sect, if the Supreme Solar Sword Immortal still lives, the Immortal Sect will forever be brilliant, forever resplendent. The Immortal Sect's limit is the limit of the Supreme Solar Sword Immortal's ability, not some arbitrary standard.

"An opportunity for a Seven-Calamity Supreme?"

"Something so precious — Pure Yang, I cannot refuse. I can only accept."

The Solar Supreme drew in a deep breath and said, somewhat trembling: "It's just a pity that my wife and I are both lacking in talent and gifts. Even with such an opportunity, I'm afraid our hope of advancing to Seven-Calamity Supreme is not great."

"What are you saying, Senior?"

"A sword cultivator must press forward bravely — at worst it's a matter of life and death, success or failure."

Jiang Ding said, displeased.

"Hahahaha!"

"Well said! I really am too soft — after all, we are the 'soft Lunar-Solar lineage,' aren't we!"

The Solar Supreme laughed heartily: "You're right! If the chance is slim, then so be it. When the time comes, I'll simply fight with everything I have — succeed if I succeed, die if I die. What's there to worry about?"

"Naturally."

"What else is there besides this?"

The Lunar Supreme also smiled faintly.

Everyone was in high spirits, laughing heartily from time to time, with no distinction of rank.

Although the people here had different cultivation realms, they were all heads of a single lineage, equal in standing under the sect's laws, and deeply respectful of the sect's traditions.

The few gathered together, each discussing their own sword Dao.

In the end, it naturally developed into the several Heavenly Persons and Supremes seeking Jiang Ding's guidance on the brand-new sect inheritance — the path to advancing to Supreme, and the process of advancing to Seven-Calamity Supreme and Seven-Step Dao Child.

To all of these, Jiang Ding patiently gave answers.