The thirtieth year.
A long - awaited major event occurred in the Heaven - Sword Sea.
Scarlet Feather was about to challenge the third Great Emperor seedling, Qiu Li, the son of a great figure in the Heaven - Sword Sea.
It was said that this Great Emperor seedling had natural divine eyes, which could perceive the Three - thousand Grand Paths. His external immortal body was invincible among those of the same realm, and he was extremely fierce in battle.
And Scarlet Feather was no ordinary person either. He was a Three - thousand - Flame - Feather Crow of the Supreme - species, and also a Supreme - species mainly for slaying.
But that was not important. What was important was that this was already the third Great Emperor seedling that Scarlet Feather had challenged.
Among the preparatory disciples, there were a total of three Great Emperor seedlings, and Scarlet Feather had fought them all one by one.
Unfortunately, he had lost every fight.
The first time, he fought with the Imperial Capital for three days and three nights and was defeated on the Heaven - Arena. If it hadn't been a half - dead situation, Scarlet Feather would have really died.
The second time, it was said that he fought with Chen Xia beside the cave dwelling. No one saw it, but according to Scarlet Feather, he narrowly lost and even left Chen Xia injured.
The specific situation was not clear.
However, based on the view that Chen Xia was the weakest Great Emperor seedling, it was probably about the same.
And next, the one Scarlet Feather was about to challenge was Qiu Li, the strongest Great Emperor seedling in the eyes of the preparatory disciples.
The reason why he was considered the strongest was that Qiu Li had battle achievements.
The battle achievements of defeating Great Emperor seedlings from other sects.
It was said that his external immortal body could resist all kinds of magic, his divine eyes could penetrate thousands of things, and he was invincible among those of the same realm before becoming a quasi - saint. After becoming a quasi - saint, it depended on his cultivation.
He was also the most powerful existence in the Heaven - Sword Sea. It was said that he was the son of a great figure.
And this great figure, the preparatory disciples could think of, was one of the Great Emperors in the Heaven - Sword Sea.
In the history of the Heaven - Sword Sea, there had been five Great Emperors, who had each lived for nine great eras, and also made the Heaven - Sword Sea prosperous for nine great eras in this star region.
Only now was there a risk of decline.
This Qiu Li might be the son of one of the five Great Emperors.
And it was claimed that he had sealed himself for two great eras, avoiding the peerlessly invincible prodigies of the same realm in those days, and only emerged to compete for the Emperor's road when it was almost the most prosperous era.
Even if he failed on the final Emperor's road, he would at least be a saint!
Now that Scarlet Feather was actually going to challenge Qiu Li, people really didn't know what to say.
Now among the preparatory disciples, there were already joking remarks spreading.
As a Great Emperor seedling, you can lose to other Great Emperor seedlings, but you can't not have beaten Scarlet Feather.
Now that Scarlet Feather still dared to challenge Qiu Li, the strongest Great Emperor seedling, everyone was waiting to watch the good show.
Previously, the Imperial Capital had defeated Scarlet Feather in three days.
Chen Xia had also defeated Scarlet Feather, but no one knew how long it had taken. However, according to Scarlet Feather's statement of a narrow defeat, it should also have been a few days.
Next, it was time to see the battle achievement of the last Great Emperor seedling, Qiu Li.
If he could surpass the Imperial Capital, Qiu Li's position as the strongest Great Emperor seedling would be more firmly established.
Some bet on two days, some bet on one day, and they even placed bets. Therefore, this event was also called by the preparatory disciples...
"Quickly Defeat Scarlet Feather".
The current record holder was the Imperial Capital, but it should be broken soon.
Because the arena battle between Scarlet Feather and Qiu Li had already begun, and it was also a half - dead situation.
The on - looking preparatory disciples shouted excitedly, and the atmosphere reached its climax.
Chen Xia and the Big Yellow Dog were also watching the fun below.
The Big Yellow Dog stood up, with his arms crossed, a bit puzzled.
"I don't know who gave this Scarlet Feather the courage to actually challenge Qiu Li, the fiercest Great Emperor seedling?"
Chen Xia glanced at the Big Yellow Dog but didn't admit that he had given Qiu Li the courage.
The Big Yellow Dog sighed twice in admiration again, "Fortunately, it's a half - dead situation. Otherwise, this Scarlet Feather would be dead for sure."
"You're right, brother?"
The Big Yellow Dog also turned his head to ask for Chen Xia's opinion.
Chen Xia, on the other hand, found another entry point. He looked at the Big Yellow Dog carefully for a couple of times and asked curiously.
"Aren't you tired standing like this?"
The Big Yellow Dog, with his arms crossed, was stunned for a moment and replied, "It's okay. It's just that it feels a bit chilly down there."
"You can consider wearing pants. Your quality needs to be improved." Chen Xia commented.
The Big Yellow Dog was slightly stunned and murmured, "Does a dog need that too?"
It had not worn pants for two great eras.
The small talk between the man and the dog soon stopped. The two on the Heaven - Arena had already started fighting, and a terrifying aura filled the entire arena and even seemed to overflow.
After fighting with two Great Emperors, Scarlet Feather seemed to have made some progress. His Three - thousand - Flame - Feathers soared, and his eyes shone with terrifying divine light.
Qiu Li was indeed worthy of being the most powerful Great Emperor seedling. His external immortal body withstood the flames without any injury at all, and he charged towards Scarlet Feather while enduring the flames.
Qiu Li fought extremely fiercely, smashing magic powers and treasures without any intention of holding back, in order to quickly defeat Scarlet Feather and break the Imperial Capital's record.
And he did break it.
One and a half days.
Scarlet Feather was defeated and lay on the edge of the arena, half - dead.
Qiu Li landed on the arena, tore off his torn clothes, and said with disdain.
"A mad wild dog still dares to bite me. It's simply courting death."
Scarlet Feather couldn't reply and was carried away by other preparatory disciples.
This seemingly farcical battle appointment ended like this.
It was a brief excitement in the long time of the Heaven - Sword Sea.
Chen Xia sighed. Actually, he was quite idle now. He couldn't cultivate too fast, and he didn't have much to draw in the Dao chapters. Every day, apart from lying idle in the cave dwelling, he just wandered around outside.
The roads in the Heaven - Sword Sea, he could now walk with his eyes closed. There were only two or so winding roads.
It was miraculously snowing today.
Chen Xia leaned against the pavilion and looked at the white snow.
There was no four - season division in the Heaven - Sword Sea, so it was very difficult to see snow.
At this time, if it was in a small world, it should be considered winter, right?
Chen Xia wasn't sure. He just leaned against the pavilion and didn't go in to sit.
The snow fell slowly, neither hurriedly nor slowly, just like Chen Xia's temperament.
Snow piled up on his shoulders, but he didn't shake it off and let it accumulate.
Seen from a distance, Chen Xia looked like a snowman.
Not in appearance, but in the lonely temperament.
His thoughts drifted far away with the heavy snow.
He vaguely remembered that the last time he saw snow was more than 130 years ago in a small world.
The snow on that day was very heavy and urgent, as if urging people to hurry on their way.
Chen Xia didn't like heavy snow. If it fell too urgently, there was no way to enjoy it properly. Walking slowly was interesting.
Maybe it was just like him.
His lifespan was endless. But where did this endless lifespan lead to?
Invincibility?
Not entirely.
Maybe there was a better answer.
...
Loneliness.
Chen Xia thought of it.
In the long river of his life, everyone would be a passer - by, coming and going in a hurry.
And then he would meet other people.
The snow fell for three years.
Until the first day when the sun rose.
Chen Xia shook off the snow on his shoulders, and his eyes lit up.
A great dream for three thousand years.
Awake alone in the world!
The snow that had fallen for three years melted in one day.
Chen Xia took his first step in three years from beside the pavilion.
Directly advanced from the Nascent Soul peak to the Mountain - Moving peak.
The Grand Dao opened!