Su Mo looked beyond the pavilion, gazing toward the horizon. He remembered the Former Emperor, who had been willing to take the lead for all under heaven, and no longer wished to change the era name...
"Could we leave the era name unchanged?" Su Mo asked.
The members of the Clan Ancestral Sect paused... this was not reasonable.
Only Prince Ying and his Princess Consort understood what was on Su Mo's mind. Prince Ying's Princess Consort nodded. "Yes. You are the Human Emperor now. You have the final say."
Hearing Prince Ying's Princess Consort say this, the two imperial clansmen wrestled with it for a while, but no longer voiced any objections.
"But you must still establish a name for the nation. After all, the nations are now united. Continuing to use one nation's name would not help win the people's allegiance..." Prince Ying's Princess Consort said.
Su Mo nodded. He naturally understood this.
If they continued using one nation's name, the people of the other former nations would inevitably feel estranged.
Su Mo gazed at the vast heavens beyond the pavilion and slowly said:
"The nation's name shall be..."
"...Various Xia!"
The nations became one, and all under heaven celebrated.
The people throughout the Ninth Realm had a new nation. Word had it that Su Mo had named it... Various Xia.
Though they did not understand why the Human Emperor had chosen Various Xia, the people guessed that his intention was:
The many nations united, summer trees verdant.
The era name, however, remained Yuanqing, and the Human Emperor had not chosen a title for himself.
A year had passed since that great calamity. Though Su Mo had vanished, Prince Ying had managed the affairs of state for him during his absence.
The world gradually regained its former peace.