Golden Crow-Sun Blaze

The golden flames on the battlefield slowly receded, and the river of stars resumed its course.

Yet the afterglow of that resplendent Great Sun remained seared into the depths of everyone's pupils, refusing to fade for a long while.

Across the immortal traditions of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, all sect masters, holy masters, and clan chiefs fell into prolonged silence.

Immortal Jiang Family.

Jiang Xuanchen sat within the Imperial Palace, an ancient bronze mirror laid across his knees. The mirror's surface still retained the heat of that battlefield.

He murmured, his voice low and dazed, "Our clan's Great Emperor once said that a Great Emperor can defy death and live nine lives..."

"With each life defied, one gains a deeper understanding of the Great Dao."

"When all nine lives are complete, one becomes an immortal in the mortal world."

"A mortal-world immortal is an existence beyond a Great Emperor."

He raised his head toward the still-scorching heavens in the distance. That golden figure standing at the heart of the starry sky was reflected in his eyes. "And this mysterious Golden Crow Great Emperor..."

"There is a very great possibility... that he is a mortal-world immortal who has completed nine lives."

The elders beside Jiang Xuanchen exchanged glances, their eyes filled with undisguised horror.

Immortal Ye Family.

The old man in azure robes let out a long breath. "Defying death for nine lives, becoming an immortal in the mortal world... Throughout the ages, there have been countless stunning geniuses, yet not one has managed to defy death for nine lives."

"Just how many years has this Golden Crow lived?"

Deep within Sword Immortal Tomb, the blind Sword Immortal's ancient sword had fully returned to its sheath, yet the fingers gripping its hilt still trembled faintly.

"A mortal-world immortal... He is