This was the tenth year.
Two major events had happened in the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
One was that Chi Yu, the supreme being with three thousand blazing crow feathers, had challenged Emperor Capital, the imperial seed of the Emperor Capital, to a battle at the dueling stage. It was considered a semi-deadlock.
Previously, Chi Yu was under Emperor Capital, but now he openly challenged Emperor Capital, which was tantamount to rebellion. This made the other preparatory disciples puzzled about what exactly had happened.
Those who were concerned investigated and found out that after Chi Yu had met Chen Xia, he had become a little strange, mumbling something every day.
"Do princes and ministers have courage? I will establish my imperial path and be unmatched in the world..."
It seemed he had gone a little crazy.
No one dared to comment.
Now he actually dared to openly challenge the imperial seed, Emperor Capital. There could only be two outcomes.
Either Chi Yu had really awakened.
Or...
Chi Yu had finally gone mad.
The two had agreed to battle in ten years at the Blue Sky Dueling Stage above the flying swords. It was set as a semi-deadlock, so as long as they did not kill each other, they could fight freely.
Although this was a big event, compared to the second event, it was just an appetizer.
The second event shocked the entire star realm.
A quasi-emperor powerhouse directly crossed over billions of stars with great supernatural powers to probe the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
The supreme elder of the Blue Sky Sword Sea, who had been in seclusion for tens of thousands of years, barely blocked the quasi-emperor's powers and angrily shouted,
"White Emperor, aren't you afraid of awakening the Blue Sky Sword Sea's Emperor Su?"
An ancient aura came from the stars, carrying the will to annihilate the stars, and uttered a sentence that shook the entire Blue Sky Sword Sea.
"Let Sword Venerable Emperor come out and speak to me directly."
As soon as these words came out, unmatched sword intent erupted from the entire Sword Sea. A sword that spanned heaven and earth suddenly slashed out, its sword qi illuminating the entire star realm and destroying dead stars along the way.
The White Emperor retreated beyond the billions of stars, leaving behind loud laughter.
"You won't live past this great era. You should hurry up and find your life-extending medicine!"
This shocked the entire star realm.
It also made the Fishing Old Man gnash his teeth furiously.
If the Blue Sky Sword Sect could return to its peak with two great emperors, how could it allow a quasi-emperor to insult it like this!
He paced back and forth in the great hall, furious.
"How are the preparations for the undying medicine going?" A voice sounded in the great hall, and a hunched old man stood high above, gently asking.
The Fishing Old Man quickly clasped his fist and said, "Elder, the medicinal plant has been found, but it is not yet mature. We have to wait until it reaches quasi-sainthood and opens its imperial path before we can harvest it."
The old man nodded slightly, his bark-like hand reaching out and casually calculating.
"The next great era is approaching, and it may come early again. The undying medicine needs to be prepared quickly, otherwise without an emperor to lead, I'm afraid my Blue Sky Sword Sect will face reckoning!"
Hearing the word "reckoning", the Fishing Old Man's body trembled, and his eyes flashed with tremors. He quickly nodded and said, "I will definitely cultivate the undying medicine!"
As long as he could revive Sword Venerable Emperor for another lifetime, sacrificing Chen Xia who was about to open his imperial path was nothing.
After all, there were many imperial seeds, but few emperors.
Throughout history, too many imperial seeds had stepped onto the emperor path, but those who could really fight their way out as emperors were pitifully few.
Not to mention using Chen Xia's life to exchange for the Blue Sky Sword Sea producing an emperor of two lifetimes!
It was worth it, very worth it.
This was the fifteenth year.
Chen Xia maintained his good habit of cutting off twenty years of the Fishing Old Man's lifespan every five years.
He had given the Fishing Old Man opportunities for an amicable parting, saying that he wanted to leave the Blue Sky Sword Sea to look for the "Senior Brother" the Fishing Old Man had mentioned.
But the Fishing Old Man disagreed and insisted on keeping Chen Xia in the Blue Sky Sword Sea, to be used as the life-extending medicine for the human emperor of the Sword Sea.
Then it was not Chen Xia's fault that he cut off twenty years of the Fishing Old Man's lifespan every five years.
If you want to use me to refine medicine, then let me help accelerate your lifespan a bit.
Let's exchange courtesies, and neither of us should take advantage of the other.
The sixteenth year.
Knocking sounds came from outside Chen Xia's cave residence. A familiar voice said,
"Brother, open the door. It's me, Big Yellow Dog."
Chen Xia lazily got up and slowly walked over, opening the door of his residence. He saw Big Yellow Dog standing outside with an ingratiating smile.
"What do you want?" Chen Xia asked in puzzlement.
"Brother, ever since I saw you last time, I haven't been able to get you out of my mind. Your handsome image fills my thoughts every day and night. After pining for you for many years, I finally plucked up the courage to confess my feelings," Big Yellow Dog said, posing coquettishly.
What a sycophant.
Chen Xia was stunned for a while before frowning and asking, "What exactly are you here for?"
"It's... it's that petal..." Big Yellow Dog stammered. "Could... could you give me some more?"
"Was it tasty?" Chen Xia asked.
Big Yellow Dog quickly nodded. "Tasty. It seemed to nourish my divine soul and made me feel like I was in a beautiful dream."
"Did you feel any discomfort?" Chen Xia asked again.
Big Yellow Dog thought about it carefully and shook his head. "No."
Chen Xia was a little reassured by this and called Big Yellow Dog into his residence.
Big Yellow Dog hurriedly lifted his legs and carefully wiped them before walking solemnly into the residence.
He was quite polite.
Chen Xia pointed to the white jade cushion and said with a smile, "I don't know if this cushion fits your butt. Could you help me test it out?"
Big Yellow Dog's expression was solemn as he nodded. "It would be my honor!"
He sat down on it with a plop and began meditating.
Thus, the bizarre scene of a dog meditating in the residence appeared.
The thirtieth year.
The duel between Chi Yu and Emperor Capital on the Blue Sky Dueling Stage officially began. The two had agreed to a semi-deadlock battle on the aerial dueling stage.
This meant the stage would preserve the life of the loser, at most only half-dead, so it was called a semi-deadlock.
Many preparatory disciples came to watch, almost all who could make it.
Including Chen Xia.
The battle between the supreme being and the imperial seed naturally attracted much attention.
Especially the battle between Chi Yu and Emperor Capital. Although most believed Emperor Capital would win, some still favored Chi Yu.
After all, he was the supreme being with three thousand blazing crow feathers, infinitely close to the mythic beings, and mythic beings were not inferior to imperial seeds.
The battle soon kicked off.
Chi Yu's eyes erupted with terrifying divine light. His whole body of feathers rose up with three thousand blazing crow feathers that could incinerate the void. He roared loudly,
"Do princes and ministers have courage!"
Ever since Chen Xia had said this to him, Chi Yu had become more and more abnormal.
And the culprit was now standing below watching the battle, standing side by side with Big Yellow Dog.
The battle was very intense, lasting three days and three nights, grinding away the void.
Chen Xia had taken two breaks in between. In the end, Emperor Capital was victorious.
Chi Yu was half-dead but fortunately his foundations were not damaged. He would recover after cultivating for a few years.
Everyone thought this matter would just pass like this. Although Chi Yu's mind was not sound, he shouldn't be so foolish as to make trouble again.
But in the thirtieth year,
Chi Yu began openly challenging Chen Xia, and made a declaration.
"Do princes and ministers have courage! Since I can't beat Emperor Capital, I will start from the weakest imperial seed and fight my way up. I will definitely fight my way onto the emperor path!"
The preparatory disciples felt Chi Yu had really gone crazy.
One beating wasn't enough, he wanted a second beating.
However, many preparatory disciples were also ready to watch the show, especially since the challenge was aimed at Chen Xia, the most deeply hidden imperial seed.
But when Chi Yu said this, some dogs were unhappy.
Big Yellow Dog directly stood out and retorted, "With just you, a mere supreme being, how dare you talk about fighting my brother. You're simply courting death!"
"If you want to fight my brother, you have to get through me first!"
"Of course, fighting a dog also depends on the master. Isn't that right, brother?"
In the end, it still fell on Chen Xia's head.
However, Chen Xia did not plan on fighting, using damaged moral integrity as the reason for not fighting.
Chi Yu had pestered Chen Xia for decades, vowing every year to block Chen Xia's path when he went for walks, claiming that he would beat Chen Xia first before beating the other imperial seeds.
It was somewhat annoying.
The eightieth year.
Chen Xia was truly annoyed by the obstruction and said expressionlessly, "Why don't you go beat the other imperial seeds first before coming to beat me?"
Chi Yu replied, "I can't beat Emperor Capital, so I can only beat the weakest you first and then fight my way onto the emperor path!"
He was the type who wouldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin.
Chen Xia let out a breath, his expression calm. He stretched out a hand and took a gentle step forward.
Netherworld emerged from the void, shrouding all things and filling the universe.
"All this time, have you misunderstood something?"
Chen Xia asked, continuing,
"I have never admitted to being the weakest."
Thud.
His foot fell completely.
The cage was formed.
This was not the Netherworld's end, but the Netherworld that had its destiny upgraded...
The Samsara end!
Chen Xia stretched out a single hand, his jet black eyes flickering, and said indifferently:
"Please."
A horrifying divine light burst out from Chi Yu's pupils. His three thousand Blazing Feathers stood up as he took heavy steps, causing the air to explode.
He was like a meteor of flame charging towards Chen Xia!
Chen Xia clenched his fist and exhaled deeply.
Suddenly!
Boom!
The entire Netherworld trembled violently.
Chi Yu's silhouette was blasted back, crashing into the ground like a falling star, his body's flames dimming by more than half.
Chen Xia lightly shook his sleeve, extinguishing the flames, and said in an indifferent tone:
"Is it possible..."
"That I am the most powerful heir of the Emperor."
Note: Today is a smaller update of 7,000 words. Thank you to all the brothers for your requests for more updates and tips. I am extremely grateful to each and every brother, you are all wonderful. Please keep requesting more updates, with enough requests I will post a 10,000 word update tomorrow.