"That night, in Emperor Taizu's room, besides Emperor Taizu himself, there was another peerless master, far beyond what the young me could ever have matched.
That man stood eight chi tall, lean and slender, dressed in magnificent black robes. His long hair poured down like a waterfall, and his bearing was spirited and soaring. Even after several centuries, he remained engraved upon my heart, because that single encounter planted an unmatched imprint of will within me.
I imagine you have guessed it already. That man was Great Zhou's Founding Emperor's birth father—the Demon Emperor of the demonic sect at the time, one of the Nineteen Provinces' few towering figures."
As the Sword God spoke of this, his mind faintly showed signs of instability. Even the young and handsome half of his face twisted and trembled, as though it might break free of his flesh, making Xiang Yang inwardly wary. He secretly circulated his true qi, remaining carefully on guard.
Xiang Yang was indeed one of the three invincible experts beneath heaven, yet the Sword God before him was likewise one of those three. Moreover, Sword God Mountain was Sikong Xuan's home ground. After more than a hundred years of guarding it, his qi had intertwined with it, forming a world of its own. Fighting here would place Xiang Yang at a tremendous disadvantage, so vigilance was only proper.
"Senior learned of the Demon Emperor's true relationship with Great Zhou's Founding Emperor that very night?"
Xiang Yang suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a righteous and impartial Vast Righteous Qi. It pulled the Sword God, who had already been teetering on the brink, back to reality. The Sword God let out a long breath and nodded.
"That is correct. That night, the Demon Emperor and Emperor Taizu explained to me the great