1 C1// A Cursed Fate, A Blessed Destiny

[ Nine Sun Sword Sect, Ananda Mountain, Xin Qing's Residence ]

Deep into the mountainous valleys, there was an unrivaled sword sect. Inside this sword sect, there were hundreds of thousands of disciples, however only a few thousand had access to the highest level techniques the sect had to offer. Even less had access to the pinnacle Sword Mantra and Sword Arts. However, there was one youth of almost fifteen years that did.

Mastering every inheritance and forming his own Truth-Seeking Sword path, he was Xin Qing, the single greatest existence of the sect. Although he was a disciple in name, many saw him as the Guardian of the sect as he was even stronger than the Sect Leader. This was because he was born with extreme talents in regard to the sword and even had a special Sword Constitution. However, this talent came at a great cost. He would be fated to die as soon as the sun rose on his fifteenth birthday. And that day... was today.

However, looking at his face, you would not have known it. He had no trace of anxiety, his face only marked with a serene smile. He had known this day was coming for years and tried everything he could to avoid it, however, it was for naught. Now as the sun rose, he looked around him and saw no one there to send him off. In the search for the strength to change his fate, he had never spent much time befriending others. He was afraid that every relationship he had forged until now were purely those of business interactions. This could be considered one of the regrets he had.

Now as he watched the sun rise into the sky, knowing he would die any moment, he began to calmly face death. What was different this time was that it no longer came from a sense of hopelessness from having run out of options, but an internal strength and the confidence to slowly walk towards death.

A profound feeling of calm set upon his heart as the sun was almost at its apex.

Xin Qing's eyes widened at this time, as he blandly laughed. "To break through only at this time... the Heavens are surely playing with me." Indeed, Xin Qing had just broken through to the Complete Truth Realm, where he could resonate with Heavenly laws and change destiny a fixed amount. However, it came too late.

Xin Qing suddenly clutched at his chest as he had a coughing fit. As he was about to fall, Xin Qing managed to hold out and face the sun as his final breaths left him. He died standing as the peerless genius Xin Qing disappeared from this world.

However, the story of Xin Qing is just beginning somewhere else....