"Reporting to the Mountain Lord, the outside world's appraisal of Xiao Chen can be summed up in a few words: the light of the Mortal World, the greatest prodigy in thirty thousand years!" said a Dao Peak Mountain higher-up.
Dao Peak Mountain had always been secluded.
They believed themselves invincible beneath the heavens.
There was no need for them to concern themselves with the trifles of the Mortal World.
He was considered one of the better-informed figures in the mountain.
Mainly because he loved a kind of strong liquor from the Mortal World. From time to time, he would send someone to buy wine from that Mortal World tavern. On rare occasions, when the mood struck, he would go sit there himself.
Recently, Xiao Chen had become far too famous.
In the Mortal World, no matter where one went, one could hear tales of him.
Any storyteller who did not have a few copies of the Sword Demon's Demon-Slaying Chronicles tucked into his pocket would be too embarrassed to walk the streets.
At first, he had been amazed. He had wondered what kind of divine figure Xiao Chen was—guarding a city alone with a single sword, repelling hordes of demons, slaying a Young Grandmaster of the Demon Race. He truly seemed somewhat invincible!
But gradually, he realized something was wrong.
Later on, there were even people claiming that Great Emperors and Sages stood behind him!
Wasn't that complete bullshit?
Even the lofty Beyond the mortal realm, the three great giants of the immortal path, might not have a Great Emperor guarding them. A Sage was even more impossible.
Could the mere Mortal World possess a Great Emperor?
Could it possess a Sage?
This was not really his fault!
If no one had seen it with their own eyes, who would