I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!

"Ah, such a beautiful spring day, and the Kyoto Prefecture is bustling and peaceful!"

Someone shouted on the bustling Vermilion Bird Street, making passersby turn their heads instinctively.

For a moment, silence reigned.

Then came laughter from people of all ages.

"Nowadays, Kyoto Prefecture is bustling with so many martial heroes and young disciples of sects. Bustling, yes, but not necessarily peaceful."

A gray-clad elder watched the flow of people on the street and sighed suddenly:

"The Southern Barbarian Land's wars have just settled, but the Ten Thousand Mountains outside Beixiong Pass still threaten the borders constantly."

"I wonder if our Lord Heroic Marquis can, like at the South-Garrison Pass, head north to vanquish the Demon Court and annihilate the Ten Thousand Mountains with one sword."

The acquaintance beside him shook his head with a smile and said, "Elder Liu, while Lord Heroic Marquis is strong, he alone may find it hard to resist the threat of demons from the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"In the early days of the Wei Dynasty, the forefathers were also extremely talented and heroic, yet even they couldn't pacify the Demon Court. How could we dare let Lord Heroic Marquis venture north rashly now?"

"Indeed, though Lord Heroic Marquis withdrew from the barbarian tribes at South-Garrison Pass, that was because the Southern Barbarian Sect's ancestor had yet to emerge."

Others echoed, "Even if the Imperial Court wishes for Lord Heroic Marquis to fight the demons, it probably has the will but lacks the power."

"Recently, didn't Lord Heroic Marquis force Wuliang Mountain to seal its gates? It's said that the Lonely Mountain Ancestor made a move, along with 'Black Impermanence' Liao Ai..."

Though factual, those who heard this couldn't help feeling disappointed.

The threat of the Demon Court has long plagued the seventeen provinces of the Wei Dynasty, causing immense suffering.

Putting aside the major wars from its southern advances, the 'Dragon Gate' from the Demon Court alone could turn the outside of Beixiong Pass into a sea of blood, with casualties that would drape mourning white ribbons across a whole street.

"In the midst of prosperity, thousands of sorrows lurk; the glorious age only lacks ascended immortals."

A small, unknown poem reached Chen Yi's ears, stirring ripples in his cold-heartedness.

Although the poem lacked metrical harmony, he could hear the people's sorrow over the northern Demon Court.

Indeed.

In a millennium, the Demon Court has repeatedly knocked at the gates, causing untold massacres, naturally leaving many sorrowful.

Chen Yi sat alone in a tavern, sipping alcohol silently.

He didn't love alcohol, only drinking occasionally, unlike Ah Lang and Zhan Hongxiu who loved it.

He remembered his first drinking experience was on Sword Edge Mountain.

At that time, Senior Sister Zhan Hongxiu hadn't yet gone to Taizhou Mountain, inviting him several times, and he only drank a cup during Lin Xueru's birthday celebration.

Since then, during little gatherings, Zhan Hongxiu would pass him glasses, and he would sip a few cups.

"Senior Sister Zhan and Senior Brother Lv have been at Taizhou Mountain for almost a year now, right?"

Chen Yi calculated the time, picturing the unmatched Zhan Hongxiu, the carefree Lv Cheng, and Senior Sister Ning Xue, who had just gone to Taizhou Mountain...

"I wonder how they are doing there."

Having been apart not long, Chen Yi was already missing them.

Unknowingly, he sighed quietly to himself.

The people of Kyoto Prefecture encountered more matters than those of other provinces. Whether north or south war issues, with the Imperial Court here, they would first hear the news.

But what they could see and hear was only the surface.

While it seemed that outside Beixiong Pass were only the Demon Court and Ten Thousand Mountains' demons, the greater danger lay on Taizhou Mountain.

Even if the Ten Thousand Mountains were cleared, the demons on Taizhou Mountain would remain a constant threat, unable to be thoroughly eliminated.

Besides the overt threat of the Demon Court, many hidden threats lurked within the Wei Dynasty undetected.

For instance, the plot of 'Pure Sky,' known to only a few within the Wei Dynasty, was clear only to Chen Yi and Li Qingzhou.

Now, Great Master Lin Zhongke should be added to that list.

Even Emperor Wei, the Nine Thousand Years, and others still knew nothing of 'Pure Sky,' replacing it with 'Eagle.'

Meanwhile, a doubt arose in Chen Yi's heart.

Initially, he thought Chen Yuan's succession of the Marquis Jingye position was to investigate the secrets of the northern Demon Court and Bai Shen Sect through Zhou Tiance.

But he inexplicably joined 'Pure Sky,' making it hard for Chen Yi not to suspect—

Could it be that the Left Minister, Xie Dongan's grandfather, Xie Jing, also knew about 'Eagle'?

As far as he knew, those aware of 'Eagle' in the Imperial Court numbered no more than five, not including Xie Jing.

"Perhaps it's mere coincidence." Chen Yi thought silently.

After all, Zhou Guanwu was not only a member of 'Pure Sky' but also a genuine bloodline bearer of the Zhou Family, and Chen Yuan's uncle.

This fact surprised not only Chen Yi but how much more so the uninformed elder of the family?

"Zhou Guanwu..."

Speaking of him, looking at the former Marquis Jingye, it indeed fits the description of a 'heavenly prodigy,' with certain similarities to Chen Yi.

Both came from the Military Marquis Family under Prince Zhenbei, joining Wuliang Mountain and the Grand Void Sect respectively.

Both gained fame young, with the former succeeding the position of Marquis Jingye and stationed to guard the border at Beixiong Pass, while the latter became a marquis by slaying 'Black Impermanence' Liao Ai.

However, everything Zhou Guanwu did after assuming the role of Marquis Jingye was beyond Chen Yi's imagination.

—Allegedly sacrificing Zhou Family members to join 'Pure Sky.'

—Suddenly becoming the head of Bai Shen Sect, with a tacit relationship with the Demon Court.

Moreover, Zhou Guanwu was also the founder of 'Hidden Dragon,' enabling Old Marquis Zhou Tiance to wield it as a sharp weapon in his hands after taking over.