A snake's life was full of splendor.
At its most crazed... at the height of its power, it rode the winds and clouds, commanded heaven and earth, wielded Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning at will, and held the lives and deaths of others in its hand—its magnificence rivaling that of a minor god or devil. At its lowest point, it swam through little streams in the company of shrimp and fish fry, hiding in rocky hollows beneath puddles and playing dead.
Bai Yujun, in human form, hid in a rocky hollow beneath a puddle. Her heartbeat had slowed to one beat per incense stick's time, her body temperature was as cold as the stream water, and she concealed her presence in a state of hibernation.
After months of unceasing rain and no sunlight, Wang Family Village finally welcomed the sun.
A Deity Transformation Stage expert had descended. Golden Core Stage cultivators and lower-ranked cultivators all retreated, and even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators could not remain in Wang Family Village. Yet before long, an even stronger and more imposing powerhouse appeared.
According to one cultivator, he had seen the legendary Chunyang Sword Madman and his disciple from afar.
No one knew what those great experts had discussed. Rumor had it that a vast sword intent appeared in the sky, seeking to pierce the firmament. Many said that Qi Yun of Chunyang Purple Void, the most terrifying one among them, had made a move. A golden Arhat phantom had also appeared in the sky, only to be shattered by sword intent. Qi Yun of Purple Void drew his sword and broke the heavens, defeating an unknown number of powerful experts.
No one knew how Qi Yun had negotiated with the various sects of the Central Plains, but all cultivators withdrew.
In truth,