Chapter 155: Chapter 148: The Emperor’s Intent! Master Su! Spreading the Dao!
"Cha... Chang Qing, you..."
Looking at the familiar Su Changqing beside him, Brother Er Niu’s face was filled with uncontrollable shock.
He was clearly the same familiar figure, but his aura had undergone a drastic transformation.
If just moments ago, Su Changqing was a gentle and kind scholar.
Now, Su Changqing was like an emperor who stood above all living beings!
He simply stood there, like an unshakable towering mountain, emanating waves of terrifying pressure.
The sacred golden mark on his forehead made Su Changqing’s aura as dazzling as the radiant sun, blazing and scorching.
The nobility and dominance in his every gesture and movement seemed to make him the ruler of the world, rendering all else dim before him.
Brother Er Niu and Su Changqing grew up together.
Logically speaking, even though Su Changqing was now a peak quasi-emperor, Brother Er Niu should still be able to tease and jest without any hesitation.
But now, though his own cultivation was higher, facing Su Changqing, he felt at a loss for where to place his hands.
At this moment, it wasn’t just Brother Er Niu.
Even the entire Su family up in the sky was displaying boundless shock.
"That... that’s Chang Qing?"
Ye Shu covered her mouth, looking dumbstruck at her familiar son below, mumbling to herself.
She had never imagined that her filial and gentle son could have such a dominating and noble side.
The extreme contrast almost made her think she was mistaken.
As Su Nan’s wife and the Sword Pavilion’s trueborn daughter, her insight was beyond that of ordinary people.
She had met the Domain Masters of the Five Realms and dealt with the royalty of ten nations.
But among the countless pinnacle powerhouses of the world, she had never felt such a unique aura in anyone before.
It was an aura of supreme majesty, as if he could tread through muddy abysses while having the heavens and earth underfoot!
"Emperor’s Will!"
Compared to Ye Shu’s distraction, Su Nan’s expression was grave.
As someone at the peak of quasi-emperor, he too had traces of Emperor’s Will exuding from him.
But this Emperor’s Will was entirely different from the aura emanating from Su Changqing.
One was an oppression brought about by cultivation, while the other seemed to be an innate emperor, exuding dominance and nobility from the very bones!
"What exactly did the second brother give Chang Qing as a meeting gift?"
"What happened in the forbidden abyss back then? Why did Wen Lin and the second brother not tell me a word..."
Su Nan looked pensive.
He had been busy all this while and had no time to inquire, and Zian and Wen Lin seemed to be deliberately hiding something.
But it doesn’t matter, he could visit the forbidden abyss in the next few days...
As the closest people to Su Changqing, both Ye Shu and Su Nan were shocked by his transformation, let alone others?
After a brief silence, the Su family burst into a frenzy.
Each of them was animatedly discussing and speculating whether Su Changqing had received some extraordinary inheritance.
Although they did not know what the Emperor’s Mark truly was, with their insight, they could see that it was definitely no less than the Great Emperor’s legacy!
In contrast to the excited speculations of the Su family, Wu Yong was utterly dumbfounded.
"Senior brother... wasn’t martial the strongest?"
"Why... is the Sword Dao also this terrifying?"
...
The discussions above the sky were unheard by Su Changqing and Brother Er Niu.
At this moment, Brother Er Niu had yet to recover, still staring blankly at Su Changqing, looking dazed.
"Brother Er Niu, do you want this inheritance?"
Su Changqing, surrounded by golden radiance, asked with a light smile.
"Ah... I..."
Upon hearing the question, Brother Er Niu seemed startled and hurriedly backed a few steps, stuttering, yet decisively said:
"Yes! Of course, I want it!"
Feeling the frightened and sorrowful cry of the sword in his hand and seeing the sacred golden mark on Su Changqing’s forehead, Brother Er Niu’s eyes showed fervor.
He didn’t know what this inheritance was, but it was absolutely a hundred times stronger than the Sword Dao he practiced!
The domineering will of being above all stirred his entire being into an enthusiastic tremor.
Without any hesitation, Brother Er Niu sat down cross-legged and said with fervent gaze:
"Chang Qing, assist me!"
Hearing this, Su Changqing laughed heartily, bringing his fingers together in a sword gesture, releasing a boundless golden radiance that pointed at Brother Er Niu’s forehead.
He spoke in a resounding voice, like an emperor proclaiming an unchallengeable decree!
"With the sword commands the galaxy, the emperor reigns supreme, and I am the sovereign!"
"With the emperor’s heart wielding the sword, mountains and rivers tremble, the sovereign’s edge commands the world!"
As every word of the Sword Emperor Sect’s cultivation legacy fell, Su Changqing’s sword fingers traced profound patterns across Brother Er Niu’s brow.
An endless holy golden radiance erupted, and a towering golden sword in Su Changqing’s sea of consciousness split, forming a small golden sword that instantly fused into Brother Er Niu’s sea of consciousness.
Boom!
In an instant, Brother Er Niu’s black hair danced wildly without wind, and from the center of his brow, a golden pattern rapidly condensed.
A majestic and domineering aura spread from his entire body.
But unlike Su Changqing, whether it was that golden pattern or the emperor’s will exuded, they were a level lower.
This was not Su Changqing holding back but rather his intent had already transcended mere Sword Emperor’s intent.
He had devoured the original Sword Intent nurtured by the deaths of everyone in the Sword Emperor Sect, consuming endless years.
In the fusion of the Sword Intent, distilled to the unparalleled Sword Emperor’s intent, it had already transformed into something entirely new, an Emperor!
Su Changqing was now the Sect Leader of the Sword Emperor Sect and the source of the sacred flame.
The sacred flame he passed down was more pure and powerful than that of the Sword Emperor Sect’s leaders from countless years ago.
But this might only reached the pinnacle of emperor, unable to step into the realm of the Emperor.
The Emperor’s Mark, in the entire world, no other than Su Changqing could attain it.
"This method of passing on the sacred flame can still be used once more."
After conveying the Dao, the Emperor’s Mark at Su Changqing’s brow dissipated. After observing his sea of consciousness, he appeared contemplative.
The transmission of the sacred flame was a method of conveying the Dao, equivalent to imparting a part of his own Dao directly to another.
This method could allow the recipient to grow strong rapidly and was more potent than individually cultivated intent.
After all, the separated ’Emperor’ carried a fraction of ’Emperor’s Will.’
But such a method could not be overused. Without affecting himself, Su Changqing could only use it twice.
These two instances could create two of the most pure descendants of the Sword Emperor Sect.
After these two, it would require teaching and transmitting the law, progressing step by step.
"Twice is enough."
Su Changqing stretched his muscles, smiling, "With Brother Er Niu’s help, establishing the Sword Emperor Sect in the future should be much easier."
"The only remaining opportunity for passing the Dao depends on fate..."
The Dao is not to be lightly passed on.
Due to Li Qingchen, Su Changqing was enthusiastic about transmitting the Dao and teachings.
But this transmission was different from imparting techniques; without a suitable candidate, he would rather keep it to himself.
Hiss!
At this moment, Brother Er Niu, sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, and two phantom swords emitting golden radiance flickered in his eyes.
He stood up lightly, closed his eyes to feel for a moment, then presented a solemn and profound bow to Su Changqing,
"Thank you, Su Master, for imparting the Dao to me!"