Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

The remnants of Yu Jin's spirit dissipated in the light of the Immortal Sword. His experiences in this life flashed before his eyes like a series of changing images, recounting the events of his two lifetimes in a short moment.

As the most powerful being in the current world, Su Yun couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion as he watched this scene.

Yu Jin was the ruler of the previous world, dominating the planet and treating the people poorly. He enjoyed the sacrifices of the mortals and sought immortality, disregarding their well-being and only focusing on how to overcome the Tribulation Crossing and become an immortal.

However, the outbreak of the calamity caught him off guard, disrupting all his plans.

When he saw countless commoners dying and turning into ashes, he began to try to save them, but it was too late.

The calamity fire burned, burying the old world, and a new world was built upon its ruins.

Yu Jin made many attempts, even summoning the Heavenly Market Constellation, but to no avail.

In the face of failed attempts, he had no choice but to seal his clansmen one by one within the calamity fire. He resented the failure, the impending death, and the deaths of his clansmen. His resentment was overwhelming, and his spirit attached itself to the bodies of the human race in the new world, turning into a human-demon.

During the era of the Three Holy Emperors, the human-demon Yu Jin caused chaos. The calamity fire, which had not yet been extinguished, was like a remnant of the previous world. Yu Jin was one of the gods and demons, but he did not attract much attention.

During the era of the First Holy Emperor, the First Holy Emperor summoned the Winged Dragon and other divine beings to suppress the gods and demons.

Yu Jin fled overseas, and the First Holy Emperor explored the overseas territories. The Winged Dragon captured Yu Jin and suppressed him. However, Yu Jin had already made thorough plans. Although the Winged Dragon suppressed him, it couldn't kill him. As long as the seal was lifted, he could execute his plan.

Feeling his own old age and limited time, the First Holy Emperor and the Winged Dragon returned without conquering the Western Land.

The Hakutaku and other gods and demons who remained in the Western Land established the Heavenly Tower together with the pioneers who stayed behind, preparing to explore the secrets of the world's destruction from overseas and find a bridge to immortality.

Time passed, and a young man from the Heavenly Tower finally arrived at the place where the Winged Dragon and others had suppressed the human-demon Yu Jin - Boshan County.

Su Yun watched as the last remnants of Yu Jin's spiritual imprint dissipated, feeling a lingering melancholy in his heart.

Ying Ying, perched on his shoulder, glanced at Qin Wuling and Han Jun, saying, "Yu Jin killed too many lives and couldn't escape his own calamity. But his previous strength was so great that he could evade the Heavenly Tribulation and the Immortal Sword. Now, he can no longer escape. The ancestor of the Li family in Shuofang turned into a half-demon due to obsession and fought desperately, ultimately dying under the Heavenly Tribulation. So, Yu Jin didn't die because of Qin Wuling and Han Jun, but because he killed too many lives. Qin Wuling, Han Jun, you are not the true winners. Su Scholar, am I right?"

Su Yun knew she was trying to resolve her own melancholy and disappointment, and said, "Ying Ying, rest assured, I still have many things to do and won't be affected by Yu Jin's death. As for the true winners, it is naturally the two of you! You two have surpassed the human-demon!"

He solemnly addressed Han Jun and Qin Wuling, "You can rest assured, from today onwards, I will not step into Yuanshuo even half a step!"

Han Jun and Qin Wuling smiled upon hearing his promise.

"I can finally rest easy."

Qin Wuling made a gesture of invitation and said with a smile, "Han Junior Brother, we can go down the mountain and return to Yuanshuo now."

"Stu-stu-students, heroes of the world, it has always been you and me."

Han Jun smiled and, stuttering, said alongside Qin Wuling, "It has always been you and me contending for this world, there is no second person."

Qin Wuling also smiled.

They walked along the mountain path towards the direction of Yundu. Han Jun's voice came, "Stu-stu-student, I have brought an old friend."

Qin Wuling curiously asked, "Who is it?"

"Old Gou!"

"Boom!"

A violent shock came from the foot of the mountain. A monster with a dog's head and a human body rode on a demonic cloud, launching an attack. But in the next moment, Han Jun's voice, both shocked and angry, came, "Old Gou, why are you attacking me? I-I understand now!"

Qin Wuling's laughter came, "Han Junior Brother, I have been waiting for this opportunity, the opportunity to harm you in secret! I died once, so you should die once too!"

The voices of the two quickly faded away and became inaudible.

Su Yun withdrew his gaze and said, "When we return to Yuanshuo, their struggle will continue. But Mr. Shuijing and Left Protector will defeat them. They have the courage to change the world. So..."

He nodded gently and said, "Yuanshuo doesn't need me."

Ye Luo, Bai Yuelou, Li Muge, and other scholars climbed to the mountaintop, doing their best to heal the injured Winged Dragon and others. Su Yun activated the Fire Cloud and summoned Yu Qingluo, who had taken refuge, to heal the wounded.

After a few days, Doctor Dong and Chi Xiaoyao arrived from Daxia and immediately busied themselves with treating the wounded.

However, many gods and demons had perished in this battle, with more than half of the hundred-plus gods and demons being casualties. Although the remaining forty-six gods and demons were revived, many of them lost their heavenly and earthly imprints and were no longer gods and demons.

The Winged Dragon was among them.

However, the young man with dragon horns appeared indifferent, saying, "I can just start cultivating from scratch."

Only fourteen true gods and demons remained, including the Kylin and the Ugly Woman. Even the Great Year was among them. As for the other six elders of the Heavenly Tower, they were no longer gods and demons.

Like the Winged Dragon, they had become long-lived and powerful beings.The Elder Council of the Huoyun Cave suffered heavy casualties, and although the remaining elders were revived, most of them were disabled.

"Devote yourselves to practicing the new technique of creation, and you will be able to recover."

Yu Qingluo comforted them, saying, "Su Yun's severed arm grew back, I saw it with my own eyes. I heard that Mr. Shuijing's two legs were also severed and grew back."

The elders were slightly relieved.

However, Dao Saint's injuries were too severe, and he almost died several times. Dong Physician and Chi Xiaoyao fought desperately to save him, trying to keep him alive.

Dao Saint was indifferent and said, "There is no need to save me with so much effort. Everyone has their own destiny, and my time has come. I am about to meet the Three Pure Ones. It's just a pity that my spiritual body is disabled..."

Dong Physician and Chi Xiaoyao continued to treat him with all their efforts, and they invited several new medical practitioners to discuss how to treat his spiritual body. They managed to sustain him for more than ten days.

Dao Saint asked Su Yun to come and said, "I have a premonition that my time is near, and I will ascend to immortality tonight. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay the medicine debt, so I have to ask Su Master to cover it."

He called Li Xiaofan and entrusted him with the position of the new head of the sect, saying, "Su Master, my new head of the sect is your younger brother. Please take care of him. I can't repay you anymore, but I will repay you in the next life."

Dong Physician and Chi Xiaoyao and other doctors tried their best to treat him. When he didn't die at night, the old Daoist's face lost its luster, and he no longer mentioned when he would die the next day. He sustained himself for another two months. Dao Saint was able to walk on the ground again and never mentioned that night again.

Chi Xiaoyao brought Dong Physician's bill, and Dao Saint saw the bill and knew that he was doomed. He said, "This bill should be hung in the sect. You can ask the new head of the sect for it."

"Who is the new head of the sect?" Chi Xiaoyao asked.

Dao Saint pushed his closed-door disciple Li Xiaofan forward and said, "Give the bill to him."

Li Xiaofan was just a little demon in the Beginning Movement realm and could do nothing but take the bill. He had to go to Su Yun to settle the bill. Su Yun paid it and said to Chi Xiaoyao, "The medical expenses for this treatment will be settled by the Tongtian Pavilion."

Unknowingly, it was already March of the Yangchun season. The influence brought by the residual ashes had basically disappeared. The various countries in the Western Land were waiting to be developed, and there was a famine spreading. The Great Qin Dynasty had also lost half of its power in this battle.

Luo Wanyi was busy with state affairs and disaster relief in various places, rebuilding cities. However, it would take a long time to restore the prosperity of the past. ｂｅ𝚍ｎｏｖｅ𝚕．ｃｏｍ

The Empress of the Great Qin actively apologized to the people of the world and issued a self-blaming decree, removing the title of Holy Emperor from herself.

The Tongtian Pavilion also opened its treasury and allocated funds to help the various countries rebuild. Two-thirds of the people in the Tongtian Pavilion were from the Western Land, and the wealth accumulated over the generations also had the credit of the Western Land members.

On this day, after Luo Wanyi finished her political affairs and changed into casual clothes, she came out of the palace and went to the Sword Pavilion Martial Saint Pavilion. Su Yun had just finished teaching a class and announced the end of the class. Luo Wanyi stepped forward to pay her respects.

"No need for so many formalities."

Su Yun returned the courtesy and asked, "Is Teacher Luo Wanyi here for the next class?"

Luo Wanyi nodded and asked, "Is Teacher Yun fifteen years old this year?"

Su Yun shrugged, and Ying Ying smiled and said, "What? Is the Emperor planning to summon our Little Yun into the palace to be your concubine?"

"It's not impossible."

Luo Wanyi smiled and said, "Is Teacher Yun going to enter the palace to serve me tonight?"

Su Yun laughed heartily, his laughter resounding.

Seeing that he didn't give a definite answer, Luo Wanyi sighed and said, "You have a country but cannot return, alone overseas, lonely and solitary. Why not join me in building the Great Qin? Although I cannot give you a status, my second child can have the Su surname. In the future, you and I will unite the Western Land with an army, and then unite the Yuanshuo with another army, and you will be the king of Yuanshuo."

Ying Ying laughed in anger, "After all that talk, you still want Su Scholar to be your concubine!"

Luo Wanyi smiled and said, "Why not? The current Great Qin has suffered great devastation, with the people displaced and countless deaths and injuries. It is much more miserable than Yuanshuo, right? Across the ocean, although Yuanshuo is troubled by internal strife, it is not as disastrous as the Great Qin. The situation is much better than the Great Qin. However, I can rebuild the Great Qin's national strength and fortune to its peak, or even surpass the past, in ten or twenty years!"

She showed her sharpness and said, "Master, can your Yuanshuo achieve this?"

Su Yun had no intention of denying it and said decisively, "If Han Jun and Qin Wuling continue to govern and hold power, it cannot be achieved. The Yuanshuo twenty years from now will not be any different from the Yuanshuo today."

Luo Wanyi's gaze flickered, "Since Yuanshuo is beyond saving, why do you still pin your hopes on Yuanshuo? Why not help me? In the future, you will be the king of Yuanshuo, and I will be the emperor of the world. We can change Yuanshuo."

Su Yun placed his hands on the railing of the Martial Saint Pavilion, his gaze far away, looking at the magnificent scenery beyond the sky, the dazzling aurora in the distant continent.

The young man smiled and said, "Wanyi, what can truly increase the national strength of the Great Qin is not your imperial system, but the New Learning. Don't misunderstand. I see your imperial court, with various factions and the wealth of the world, with one-tenth belonging to the people and nine-tenths belonging to the factions. This will lead to problems if it continues."

Luo Wanyi snorted.

Su Yun continued, "Although you have issued a self-blaming decree and removed the title of Holy Emperor, Yu Daoyuan is still your national teacher, right? The Divine Emperor and the Heavenly Court, the temples scattered throughout the countryside, are still the beliefs you use to deceive the people, right?"

He turned around and smiled, "What you can rely on is nothing more than the slaughter of the Old Learning by the New Learning. As for the governance of other countries, it is a mess. In fact, it won't take twenty years, at most ten years, and the New Learning will flourish in Yuanshuo."

Luo Wanyi shook her head and smiled, "With Han Jun and Qin Wuling in power, the New Learning in Yuanshuo cannot flourish."

Su Yun looked into the distance, where Dao Saint, Holy Buddha, and the elders of the Huoyun Cave had already set sail. There were also experts from the Tongtian Pavilion on the same boat.They were heading to the northern region of Yuan Shuo to join Zuo Songyan's righteous army.

"Qin Wuling and Han Jun can no longer stop this overwhelming trend!"

Su Yun gripped the railing, gazing into the distance, "There will be a massive wave sweeping across the whole of Yuan Shuo, swallowing them and these decaying nobles, washing them away! Although Yuan Shuo is old, it is destined for renewal!

"And it starts now!"