A hint of admiration flashed in Mei Wuhua's eyes as she murmured to herself, "Before, when people mentioned that person, they all shook their heads and laughed, no one believed it. But... it's very likely that it's all true."
At this point, Yang Zhen's interest was completely piqued, and he quickly sat up straight, looking like he was all ears.
Mei Wuhua sighed, looked at the clear sky, and said, "The story begins more than 30,000 years ago. At that time, the Great Wilderness World was vast and Great Saint. Even a Great Sage would need to fly at full speed for several months to traverse it. Myriad Races lived together, and the world was peaceful. Until one day, a teenager carried a coffin from the far north of the Emperor Star Road..."
"Bullshit, he clearly rode an ox!" the Shameless Cat glared and corrected.
Mei Wuhua was taken aback, glanced at the Shameless Cat in surprise, and said angrily, "Nonsense! Saint Venerable Diqing only followed that person later."
"That's absurd. That bastard Diqing came along from the very beginning."
Seeing that the two were about to start fighting, Yang Zhen hurriedly said, "You two stop arguing. Just pretend that the young man came carrying a coffin and riding a blue ox."
Mei Wuhua and Shameless Cat's eyes lit up, as if they thought that was exactly how it should be, which made Yang Zhen's face turn black.
Is this recounting a legend about that person, or just making up a story?
What he said next completely shocked Yang Zhen.
After the boy arrived in the Central Court, he temporarily resided in the Three Flowers Holy Land. At that time, the Three Flowers Holy Maiden was still a little girl!
Yang Zhen looked at the Three Flowers Holy Maiden with a strange expression, Hua Youyue shook her head and said, "I don't remember."
I don't remember!
How young Hua Youyue back then?
Mei Wuhua gave a bitter smile and said, "I only heard bits and pieces from my elders. When the young man arrived at the Three Flowers Holy Land, he was already on the verge of death. It was the Holy Lord of the Three Flowers Holy Land who pulled him back from the gates of the Nine Nether Purgatory, but unexpectedly... it brought endless trouble to that young man."
"What trouble?" Yang Zhen asked curiously.
The Shameless Cat chuckled, looking at the clear sky above, before letting out a sigh of relief. He said in a strange tone, "Back then, that guy seemed to be the least talented person in history. Not only was he born with blocked meridians, but he also lacked Dantian. For someone like that, let alone cultivation, even being an ordinary person would be difficult."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
How did someone with the worst talent, born with blocked meridians and no Dantian, manage to withstand 360 Heavenly Tribulation single-handedly with just a sword?
"This... you must have remembered wrong?" Yang Zhen asked curiously, "Shouldn't it be that the person has the strongest talent, learns any martial art instantly, masters any skill after just one practice, has unparalleled comprehension, and has a great appetite and excellent health?"
The Shameless Cat chuckled and said, "If that were the case, how could so many legends have been left behind?"
"And then?" Yang Zhen continued, "What happened next?"
Even a fool could imagine what kind of treatment such a good-for-nothing would receive in the Three Flowers Holy Land, a top-tier super cultivation power in the Central Court.
They were sure to be neglected, scorned, and looked down upon by many, who would speak contemptuously and arrogantly.
Sure enough, Mei Wuhua gave a bitter smile and said, "The young man stayed in the Three Flowers Holy Land for three years, and for those three years, he failed to successfully Foundation Establishment. But what's strange is that no matter what kind of humiliation he suffered, he always had a bright smile on his face. He could be beaten and scolded at will, but he never got angry, until one day..."
Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat listened with great interest, while Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er frowned, clearly angry for that person.
"Until one day, the Holy Maiden Tianxuan, led by her master, arrived at the Three Flowers Holy Land!" Mei Wuhua smiled bitterly and said, "At that time, the Holy Maiden Tianxuan was naturally aloof and arrogant, but for some reason, she fought fiercely with the Holy Lord of the Three Flowers Holy Land for that person. The two fought for seven days and seven nights without a clear winner."
"Holy crap!" Shameless Cat and Yang Zhen exclaimed in unison, "Is this even possible?"
Yang Zhen, in particular, had a look of utter shock on his face.
Back then, was the Holy Maiden Tianxuan already capable of fighting the Holy Lord of the Three Flowers Holy Land for seven days and seven nights without eating or sleeping?
No one knows why the Holy Maiden Tianxuan fought so fiercely for that young man, just as no one knows why, years later, that young man, with only his sword and one sword, wiped out everyone from an entire holy land from the Great Wilderness World for the Holy Maiden Tianxuan. Until one day, that person said one sentence... "In my entire life, I will only live by the name Tianxuan!"
In my entire life, I have lived only for the name Tianxuan!
Everyone was shocked and stared at Mei Wuhua in disbelief.
"Later, the legend of that boy spread throughout the entire Central Court. No one knew his name, and no one dared to bestow any title upon him; they simply referred to him as 'that person.'"
Hearing this, Yang Zhen took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "This person is amazing. To achieve so much in one's lifetime is truly remarkable. By the way, what exactly is inside that coffin?"
Yang Zhen asked with a look of curiosity.
Mei Wuhua and Shameless Cat looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison, saying, "We don't know. Until the very end, when that person single-handedly cleaved through three hundred and sixty heavenly Heavenly Tribulation with a single sword, the green coffin vanished into the world, and that person disappeared along with it, never to be seen again."
Yang Zhen was completely bewildered; this seemed to be an age-old mystery that would probably never be solved.
However, on the other hand, apart from those who lived through that time, who among later generations can truly understand the real situation back then?
Even how that person got here remains a mystery.
They arrive riding blue oxen, or carrying coffins; what kind of place is the Emperor Star Road in the far north?
The youth who emerged from the Emperor Star Road was no ordinary person.
Yang Zhen pursed his lips, then suddenly felt a jolt, as if struck by lightning.
At that moment, it suddenly occurred to him that the sword strike from the Holy Maiden Tianxuan inside the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda should have been even more terrifying.
At that time, the Holy Maiden Tianxuan seemed to be in a bad state.
A sense of desolation, bitterness, and resentment—all sorts of auras that he had never been able to understand before—now completely entered Yang Zhen's mind.
For some reason, Yang Zhen suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, her face turned pale, and she was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
Everyone was startled and quickly helped Yang Zhen up, especially Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er, whose faces were filled with worry as they asked in unison, "What's wrong?"
Despite the excruciating pain, Yang Zhen shook his head, took a deep breath, and suppressed all the negative emotions within him, muttering to himself, "Let's go find the ice coffin of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan!"
The Shameless Cat's eyes widened instantly, and it chuckled, "Kid, you finally brought this up! I thought you'd refined the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda for nothing, but I forgot about the Holy Maiden Tianxuan. Great Saint from that era—there must have been something good inside her ice coffin."
Han Yan'er and Hua Youyue glared at the Shameless Cat, then looked at Yang Zhen, who seemed somewhat dazed, and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Yang Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know, but I feel like I owe Holy Maiden Tianxuan a favor."
A bond forged in a single sword!