Chapter 1 (1/2)
Thousand Autumns – Chapter 1
Translator: MoMoePom
Editor: Mztlplx, Kiti
Quality Check: Kai
First published on Ainushi+
Translator’s Ra:
My neork is finally released! This is one of my all-time favorites, and I really hope that I can deliver it nicely so that you can all have the chance to experience what I once felt when I was introduced to it I’ve read this story a lot of times and was ile tiest anyone who is not strongly against this genre to at least give it a try It’s so worth it!
Footnotes on important explanations of terms in Red
Informational Footnotes in Blue, so you don’t have to read these They are just some additional facts on history since this story is set in a real historical period of China XD
The novel is in wuxia genre It’s just those high-end wuxia setting that’s very close to xianxia, so don’t feel surprised if you see a lot of cultivation terms
Chapter 1
Synopsis: This story tells us to take a walk, and you'll get a surprise
Half-Step Peak, as its naested, had only a few square inches of space for one to stand such that just half a step forould bring you to the edge of a cliff thousands of h On top of it, queer rocks towered aloft and odd trees greildly, while below it fogs andGod or a standing ghost would not be bizarre coed and perilous scenery; even the sky and earth seemed unable to touch each other here
Across froret Peak, which was no less cloud-piercing and precipitous than Half-Step Peak Its ridge rose hundreds of h vertically as if it had been sliced with a knife and left seeh there was still soreenery, all was rooted shallowly on the stones without any dirt to cover their roots, ret cliret” in its name came from
Between the two peaks was a natural barrier Looking down fro it iuely, one could hear the sound of water fro endlessly in a powerfullion Even ordinary woodsmen and hunters dared not climb it If a Xiantian [1] expert [2] was ever to stand there, he too would be nificance of men's will compared with that of the Heavens
Yet, down below the clouds and haze, at the bottom of the cliff and between the river and the ed stone path paved with strange-shaped rocks At thatthe other
The turbulent river surged onwards, with its waves occasionally curling up and s themselves onto the wet and slippery rocks It was easy for the ones alked along the path to beco into the river then fro waves of it at least But if one tried to lean into the cliff, they would end up hitting the sharp, jagged rocks on the surface of the tilting, steep stone walls In such a difficult situation, anyone would be stuck like a drowned raceful while strolling leisurely as though one was pacing in a courtyard — like the two people right here
”It was said that twenty years ago, the Daoist Master Qi of Mount Xuandu defeated Hulugu, the nuht here on top of Half-Step Peak, and forced hiain for the next twenty years It was a pity that I was too young to witness the fight back then, though I iine its brilliance must have been unequalled”
The young man who had spoken was the one followed behind Their pace was moderate, yet they remained three steps apart from each other
Theto be at such ease that it truly see raceful as an iuish the ether
Yan Wushi+ sneered, ”Considering all that was under the Heavens, Qi Fengge in those years truly deserved to be called 'nuu, as just an uncivilized barbarian, had only hiht shahtly to the aloofness of the Daoist sects and refused to deliver killing blows to hi so the seed of future troubles for Mount Xuandu, in as it helpful?”
Yu Shengyan asked curiously, ”Master, are Hulugu's ood?”
”If I were to fight hiht now, there would still be no certainty of my victory”
”Is he really that strong?!” Yu Shengyan's expression turned fearful He knew exactly how strong and unfathou received a comment like this from Yan Wushi+, his level must have been just as dreadful Perhaps he could even make into the top three under the Heavens
Yan Wushi+'s voice sounded indifferent: ”Otherould I say that Qi Fengge had left his generations of disciples endless troubles? It was true that twenty years ago, Hulugu was slightly inferior co ie is dead, Mount Xuandu can never find a second Qi Fengge”
Yu Shengyan let out a soft sigh: ”That's right, Daoist Master Qi ascended to the Heavens [5] five years ago”
”Who's the sect leader of Mount Xuandu now?”
”It's a disciple of Qi Fengge named Shen Qiao”
Yan Wushi+ barely showed any reaction to the nae only once, and that enty-five years ago At that tie as his personal disciple [6]
Even though Mount Xuandu was called ”the number one Daoist sect under the Heavens,” in the eyes of Yan Wushi+, who had just come out froe, there was no one in Mount Xuandu that orthy enough to be his match
But Qi Fengge was already dead
Seeing his yan continued, ”I've heard that Hulugu's disciple, Hunye, the Tuqi King of the Left [8] and also the nued Shen Qiao for a duel today on the top of Half-Step Peak, claie for the hu for a look?”
Yan Wushi+ did not bother to reply, but instead asked, ”During the ten years while I was in Meditation, was there any other e's death?”
Yu Shengyan thought for aafter you entered Meditation, Gao Wei ascended the throne as the new E in sensual pleasures and indulges in high living, so over the past ten years, the national power of Qi has declined drastically There are ru on attacking Qi I'm afraid that the northern area will soon fall into the hands of Zhou”
”After Qi Fengge's death, the rankings of the top ten experts have also changed A Daoist Te of Zhou, and Master in Charge Ruyan Kehui of the Linchuan Institute [11] are generally acknowledged as the top three, and the three of them happens to represent the Three Schools [12] of Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism”
”But soe [13] Jushe of Tuyuhun [14] should also be one of the top three Hulugu as well If he has advanced further in skills over the past twenty years, then when he re-enters the Central Plains this tiht not be impossible for him to even strive for the position of number one ”
Seeing that his yan further persuaded: ”Master, Kunye has challenged Shen Qiao to a duel today, presuht hard to come by Shen Qiao as a person lives a very secluded life Ever since he took charge of the Purple Mansion of Xuandu [15], he engages even less in fights with others Sie’s illustrious reputation, he is also ranked within the top ten experts If Master wants to take a look at the actual strength of Mount Xuandu, the fight today is definitely so we don't want to ret Peak is already packed with experts who have come to watch it”
”Do you think the reason that I caht?” Yan Wushi+ finally stopped
Yu Shengyan was a bit nervous: ”Then Master's plan is?”
He was only seven years old when Yan Wushi+ took him as his disciple Three years later, Yan Wushi+ was defeated in the battle against the Grand Master of the De, and entered Closed Door Meditation while wounded — a Meditation that had lasted ten years
In that ten years, Yu Shengyan had continued to practice as Yan Wushi+ had instructed and also traveled to ress was far beyond what it had been, as he was already ao However, it had been ten years since they had last seen each other, naturally, there were soaps and unfamiliarity between them Moreover, as the martial state of Yan Wushi+ becayan's heart becareater as well Even his usual casualness in front of others had turned into a sort of careful caution in front of his master
With his hands clasped behind his back, Yan Wushi+ said with a plain voice, ”I saw the duel between Qi Fengge and Hulugu o Both Shen Qiao and Kunye are their disciples, but still young; no ht will surpass the spectacle of the fight between Qi and Hu I brought you here because, with the rapid floater and its arduous landscape, this place connects upwards to the shadows of the heavens and doards to the spirit of the earth–an opti martial arts When I was in Meditation, I didn't have time to take care of you Now that I have coress without any breakthroughs Until you can coe of the Fundamental Records of Phoenix-Qilin, you shall remain here”
Yu Shengyan suddenly felt a bit wronged Over the past ten years, even throughout his travels, he had never missed even one day of practice Noas barely twenty, yet he had already reached the fourth stage of Funda the best of the younger generation He was quite satisfied with himself, but after hisof merit
As if he are of Yu Shengyan's feelings, a sarcastic smile appeared on Yan Wushi+'s face as he curled up the corner of his e, I had already attained the sixth stage What is it that you are so proud of? Rather than co with those little fishes and shriainst me?”
So his sideburns, but that did in no way reduce his charms In fact, the traces of that faint smile made it even harder to take one's eyes off his handsome appearance
The white robe rustled in the gale, but the person in it re there with his hands clasped behind his back, an invisible aura of deterrence for down fro anyone who entered
In that yan stood across him and felt a sense of suffocation that compelled him to take a few steps backward In profound reverence and fear, he said, ”Master possesses heavenly talents, how dare I, your disciple, coainst you!”
”Greet ress during these years”
Ever since his yan had never tested histhe challenge, but at the sa to try However, that hesitation vanished as soon as he saw the hint of impatience that flashed across Yan Wushi+’s face
”Then please excuse your disciple for his rudeness!” Before his voice could fade, his body had already moved in accordance with his mind, and the sleeves of his robe flew up in the air Without h to Yan Wushi+
Yu Shengyan raised his sleeve and attacked with his palm In the eyes of others, hisup a flower on a spring day or swiping away dust on a suhtness was almost otherworldly
Only those close to it were able to feel that as his pal out, all the plants within a meter shook and the river started to backflow, its waves teed up with a roar and rushed towards Yan Wushi+!
However, this floith a momentum that could stop the rivers or even turn the tide of the sea, split and ran off to either side as it reached Yan Wushi+, as if it were blocked by an invisible screen