This stretch of stars fell utterly still. All defiance vanished.
All because of the name Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal Maiden. That name alone, etched into the Great Dao, suppressed everything and smoothed away every disturbance.
"Ancestor,"
"what... is a Sword Immortal Maiden?"
The Tianji Daoist's mouth went dry as he asked, trembling.
A possibility kept surfacing in his mind, only to be forced back down by reason. The contradiction left him deeply unsettled.
"Sword Immortal Maiden..."
"Sword Immortal Maiden!"
Yu Hui of the Heavenly Secret Immortal Sect was no different from him. Neither were Yu Hui of the Five Elements Heaven Sect, Yu Hui of the Azurewood Immortal Sect, and the others. After a long silence, they said, "One who has undergone nine cycles of Dao Integration and nirvana is a True Immortal Heir of humanity: a supreme being who may one day rule the endless stars, sweep away all opposition, slay every rival of the Dao, and become the Human Emperor."
"A True Immortal Heir is humanity's supreme heir apparent."
"Wherever a True Immortal Heir stands, every human Supreme in that star region will obey. At the very least, every Supreme of our lineage will obey and dare not resist, because a True Immortal Heir can kill us. Not someday—right now."
"Stronger Supremes would likely be much the same."
"Then a Sword Immortal Maiden..."
Ji Liuyue could not help asking, his voice shaking.
"A Sword Immortal Maiden—"
"is a human True Immortal Heir who walks the path of the sword!"
Yu Hui of the Azurewood Immortal Sect had always seemed serene and gentle, like a maiden of the immortals. Most cultivators of the Azure Wood path of life were. But now she was nearly mad, her eyes red, her jealousy so fierce her soul seemed ready to twist