Jiang Wang had met Cui Yigeng before. He was a man of simple habits and extraordinary diligence, the most outstanding figure of Diligent Academy's generation.
It had been during that trial of swords across the world, before Jiang Wang had completed the Outer Tower, that they met. Time flew by; years had passed since their parting.
Later, he heard that Cui Yigeng had already achieved Divine Presence, and was quite a formidable expert even among those of that level.
Yet this man was exceedingly low-key and rarely left the Mountain Gate. He had likely concealed his name in the Great Void Illusion Realm as well, which was why he was not as renowned as the prodigies of other academies. Even Ji Li, who spent all day hugging a fat cat and staring into space, was far more famous than he was—after all, she stared into space in Calamity Water, while Snow Flower Seeker could stir up trouble every now and then.
The only witness to the years of the One Heart Sword was that bamboo grove Cui Yigeng often visited.
When Yan Xiao's baleful eyes saw Cui Yigeng, he was stepping out of the Moon Gate, a sword hanging at his waist and a scroll in hand. He walked with his head lowered, watching the road, neither hurried nor slow.
The years within Diligent Academy seemed tranquil and fair.
A cry of "Brother Cui" forced its way through the academy gates. The power belonging to Yama Lord of Bian City had already brought the authority of life and death into this stretch of time.
The ten Yama Lords of the Underworld were all exalted positions of Yang Gods, the meritorious fruits and rewards of Ksitigarbha King's elevation of the netherworld—the very loci of authority within the Netherworld. But the one