Chapter 1013

"No one remembers the names of the geniuses of the same era as me. In that era, and the eras that followed, only my name, Jiang Yan, will be remembered for thousands of years."

"I moved forward under the gaze of everyone and the protection of countless Shushan powerhouses."

"At eighteen, middle stage of Refining Qi into Spirit; at twenty-four, late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit; at thirty, peak of Refining Qi into Spirit."

"Finally, at the age of thirty-two, I crossed the tribulation and achieved Refining Spirit into Void."

"Master once said that my cultivation speed surpassed all the great powers in the history of the cultivation world."

"In the year I crossed the tribulation and achieved Refining Spirit into Void, the three Taiyi Ancestors of the upper realm, along with dozens of Taiyi from the upper realm's Dao sect, came to congratulate me."

"The path that others have to walk for tens of thousands of years, or even a lifetime, I had already finished at thirty-two."

"Thirty-some years... for a cultivator, it might be the time for a nap, but for me, it was enough for my name to spread to the ears of the great powers of the upper realm."

"At fifty-two, middle stage of Refining Spirit into Void, until the year I was eighty-seven..."

"The day of the destruction of the law arrived, and the Ancestor gathered the life souls of countless predecessors of the Dao sect to send me through time to the current era."

"This year... I am ninety years old."

Jiang Yan smiled and joked:

"Speaking of which, many of you here are much older than me."

"But..."

Jiang Yan was proud, and his supreme aura surged out.

"Today, at ninety, I have achieved the peak of Refining Void and Combining Dao, becoming a Human Immortal of the lower realm."

"Cultivating for ninety years, I have already reached the top of the lower realm!"

"Even though I have never wanted to say that talent determines everything, I have to be arrogant for once..."

"In these heavens and worlds, with infinite spirits, can there be another genius like me?"

"In these infinite eras, before and after endless epochs, who... can have talent that surpasses mine?"

941. This is the Sect Master's final arrangement.

The Sect Master, who had always been gentle and peaceful, actually had such wild and unrestrained remarks. For a time, many elders, heads, and disciples were moved.

They were inexplicably conquered by Jiang Yan's momentum.

Peak of Refining Void and Combining Dao...

At only ninety years old, he had walked the path that people in the lower realm, and even the upper realm, could not walk in a lifetime.

In the true sense, he had reached the top of the heavens and worlds...

Only one step away, he could ascend and become an immortal who would never perish for eternity.

Honestly, Zhongli and the others felt that Jiang Yan was still too low-key.

If they had such achievements, they would consider themselves inferior if they didn't spread their deeds throughout the heavens and worlds.

"Ninety years..."

Jiang Yan laughed, his black hair fluttering. The elegant Shushan Sect Master of the past appeared a bit arrogant at this moment.

"It's not a day that can be described as vicissitudes of life, nor a span of time that can be described as the passage of time. I am only one step away from becoming an immortal that cannot be reached in the heavens and worlds..."

"Only one step away..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Yan felt inexplicably lonely, and the aura of isolation infected everyone.

"I have always felt that I was destined to suppress an era of the heavens from birth, enjoying endless glory, and protected by the power of Shushan."

"I thought I would ascend under the gaze and blessings of Master and the elders, and continue to advance in the Immortal World under the witness and welcome of countless ancestors of the upper realm."

"Finally, after Master and the seniors ascended, I would watch myself continue to become a famous powerhouse in the upper realm."

"Ninety years in the cultivation world, nothing can happen, but ninety years, everything has happened in this cultivation world."

"The traces of the old Shushan belong only to me."

"The glory of the old Shushan exists only in the hearts of countless demons in the heavens and worlds. How pathetic..."

"Shushan, which once dominated the heavens and the earth, even in the Immortal World, no one dared not give face, countless predecessors and great powers, and a network of contacts that could not be counted..."

"Now, only I remain."

"When I truly reached the top of the heavens and worlds and became the number one in the world, how lonely it was..."

"The peerless geniuses whom I once disdained to look down upon, and whom I suppressed for an era, have also disappeared."

"Cultivation... cultivation..."

"Master once said that cultivation in the end is nothing more than being alone."

"Once, I couldn't understand. The Taiyi Ancestors of the upper realm also have endless friends, but now, I understand..."

"I want to share the joy, but I have lost the people who can understand my joy..."

"Even, for everything that has disappeared, I cannot say a word. If Master knew in the underworld, he would also be happy..."

"They no longer have a past, nor a future."

Jiang Yan laughed at himself, and Keli was a bit sad, hugging Jiang Yan tightly.

"Master, Keli will always be with you..."

Jiang Yan touched Keli's head and looked at the silent crowd below.

He said slowly:

"I called you here today to make the final arrangements..."

"Sect Master!"

Ganyu and the others' faces changed drastically, as if they had thought of something.

Jiang Yan raised his hand slightly.

"Ever since I broke through to the peak of Refining Void and Combining Dao, everything has been set."

"Once I stabilize my cultivation, the Immortal Tribulation should come."

"I used to be proud of my talent, which had no predecessor and will surely have no successor, and asserted that in these heavens and worlds, the endless divine body geniuses are nothing compared to me."

"As an Innate Dao Body that has never appeared before, my path is at least Taiyi, and I even have the hope of achieving Daluo in the future."

"Therefore, I look down on everyone."

"Master once tried his best to persuade me that the world is vast, and if I am the only one, I am destined to be lonely."

"I didn't understand at the time, but now, I understand a little..."

942. One year later, wipe out the Heavenly Demons, prepare to ascend.

"Once, I had Master, elder grandfathers who treated me like their own, and ancestors in the upper realm who were hard to contact but always cared about me."

"I had countless fellow disciples and friends in Shushan, and countless genius monsters who clung to me."

"In the past... even divine bodies had to look at my mood if they wanted to cling to me."

"Therefore, I never cared about Master's words. I was destined to reach the top, and I would not lack companions."

"Even if I went to the upper realm, I could still discuss the Dao with my ancestors, and discuss the Dao with Erlang Zhenjun and Qi Tian Da Sheng, who treated me as a junior brother."

"But Master was right."

Jiang Yan's expression was gentle, and he touched Keli lightly. This touch seemed to be a inheritance, from Jiang Yan's master to Keli's inheritance.

"If one wants to aim for the supreme, it is destined to be a lonely journey."

"I am unfortunate. My relatives, Master, brothers and sisters, and ancestors all died in the great catastrophe countless years ago to protect me from escaping the day of the destruction of the law."

"Since then, Shushan has perished, and I have become alone."

"But I am also lucky. I survived, so Shushan survived. I move forward with their will and walk forward with their expectations."

"I rebuilt Shushan, met you, and now, I can continue to pass on the words Master said to me."

Jiang Yan touched Keli's head gently and looked at Ganyu and the others.

"I have my own disciple. Her talent is not like mine, but she still suppresses the heavens and worlds."

"I can continue to pass on my experience and the words Master said to me, so... Master probably didn't die."

Jiang Yan looked at Kiana and Zhongli again.

"Someone has inherited the techniques of Brother Yang and the Great Sage. They probably didn't die either."

"I continued to move forward and found two Dao companions who care about me..."

Jiang Yan took Ganyu and Miko's hands, looked at their teary eyes, and smiled.

"I thought this day might come, but I didn't think... it would be so soon."

"Master is truly smart. He saw everything in advance, saw the lonely path I was destined to take."

"However, I am still very lucky. At the very least, I can do all the paving I can for Shushan."