The thirtieth day of the ninth lunar month.

Azurecloud Court.

It was a crisp autumn morning, and a hint of a chill hung in the air.

The leaves of the courtyard’s ancient trees were already turning yellow, and the frostbitten grasses were dying.

The side of the pond

Su Yi had just finished practicing the Great Emptiness Origin-Calming Sutra, and he was currently sprawled out lazily in his wicker chair. From time to time, he tossed a moon clam into the pond for the spirit carp to fight over.

Yuan Heng sat to the side in front of a red clay stove, brewing tea for his master.

Whenever he glanced at Su Yi, images of yesterday’s Orchid Terrace Dharma Assembly rose unbidden to his mind.

Yesterday.

He severely injured Huan Shaoyou and killed a Spiritual Incarnation cultivator’s primordial spirit, shocking the entire audience.

From the dazzling monsters of the ancient era and geniuses of the present day to the mighty Spirit Dao cultivators, everyone who witnessed this battle was dazed and astonished!

Although Su Yi drifted away as soon as the curtains fell on the battle, leaving Orchid Terrace, a long time passed before the onlookers recovered from their astonishment.

In the duels that followed,...