Paragon of Sin

The Knightly Dao Calamity became a widespread, widely discussed topic across the stars. The rambunctious talks and activity recently had an unprecedented aftermath, especially as the Blessed Sentinel, Observing Chronicle, and Fortuitous Gazette received constant updates and a great addition of upgraded subscribers.

The Knightly Dao Calamity, the title bestowed to the event that left three Sages crippled, a rumored Sage assassin killed, and three Sages missing, among those missing Sages was Sage Skytouch whose last location was investigated yet there was no decisive information of her whereabouts. As the news outlet tasked themselves with discovering new information, an urgent update was issued that brought in an extraordinary amount of new subscribers and upgraded Gold Editions, and that was none other than the truth about Skytouch!

She was in seclusion and had been for thirty thousand years. Supposedly, she suffered a disastrous loss during her cultivation trying to condense a True Breath of a Sage and experienced a fierce backlash. Her cultivation base experienced Cultivation Deviation, and her experience left her cultivation in a state of decline and degradation!

It was speculated by the Fortuitous Gazette specifically that her Sage strength was no more. She barely possessed enough strength to rival a World Emperor! This discovery was enough to create massive seismic activity among the stars. If Skytouch had suffered grievous injuries, failing to retain her Sage-level of strength, then who in the living hell was at the Knightly Dao Pavilion on that day?!

Yet the most incredible news was the elevation in the Outer-Creation Kings Ranking of the new foreigner, the Neo-Dawn Alchemic Saint, the Ascendant Emperor of Neo-Dawn, the one known as Wei Wuyin! He had initially started as the 73rd Ranker, but that rapidly changed as he jumped 26th, and then the 3rd!

What was already an unprecedentedly rapid shift in rankings exceeding anything in the past was only becoming more exaggerated, yet today, he climbed from 3rd to 2nd! Going from 3rd to 2nd was more difficult than going from 73rd to 3rd!!

The shock was later unanimously given widespread approval; the incredible event between Wei Wuyin and the Seven Utmost Tower's Zenith Creation Tower's Dao Enforcer, a genuine Supreme Sage issuing out an Edict, was as legendary as one could feasibly imagine.

"Fuck off!"

"Make me!"

Young cultivators were emulating his tyrannical demeanor within a few hours of the news traversing across the stars. Wei Wuyin hadn't acted like that Supreme Sage Dao Enforcer, speaking plainly and directly through the Dark Void, allowing individuals to not only capture his image of rescuing Shang Wanqing from her captor from afar with Spiritual Jades but also the domineering tone of his voice!

The most embarrassing part was that the Zenith Creation Tower did nothing! This was a severe loss of face for the entire Seven Utmost Towers. However, the expected unity of the galaxy against this foreigner hadn't happened as most praised, avidly debated, and emulated his actions with great zeal.

The various news outlets ate fabulously well within the shortest amount of time!

However, the Knightly Dao Calamity wasn't over yet; Alchemic Saint Neo-Dawn had issued an open invitation to a game of Mystics that he was setting up, including a mysterious figure that was said to have severely injured or killed a Sage, his cultivation rumored to be ONLY at the Heavenly Saint Phase, an unbelievable speculation!

One of the foundations of this game was the fate of Shang Wanqing, the Knightly Dao Pavilion's greatest treasure that left many Sages with greedy hearts and salivating tongues. In actuality, the majority of scholars debated that the Knightly Dao Calamity was caused threefold. The first was undeniably Shang Wanqing's Catalyst Body, the second was the Continent of the First Knight's Incomplete World Soul, and the third was none other than the complex relationships of the Sages.

If these scholars didn't think the Sages were targeted here, they would have failed to live up to their titles as intellectuals! After all, all three of the Sages were reportedly injured, nearly crippled. If not for the foreigner who decided to interfere against the prophecy, a truly fearless being, the Knightly Dao Calamity would have caused the undeniable destruction of the Knightly Dao Pavilion on their most celebrated day.

It would have been a tragedy.

However, seeing how this foreigner was uncaring of an Alchemic Edict issued by the Seven Utmost Towers, his casual dismissal of the prophecy was to be expected. Was this the power of the Supreme Sage? They could ignore the notion of so-called trends and fate?!

The open invitation was a three-player game from the onset. There was the mysterious cultivator Su Yi, the Dazzling Jewel Alchemic Saint, and the Neo-Dawn Alchemic Saint. The Dazzling Jewel Alchemic Saint was an unexpected addition, but she had issued a challenge before the foreigner had even opened it to the public.

The conditions and wagers of the Mystics were yet to be clearly defined, but as the list of those participating announced, the explosion was only fueled by further talks!

The Grand Seer Rippledark!

The Angelic Peach Alchemic Saint, Tianshi Ya!

The Inversetoxin Alchemic Saint, Guo Heng!

And lastly, and most shockingly, that wasn't expected to be publicly known, was the participation of a Sage from Shadow Veil!

Since a game of Mystics had a cut-off of seven players within the Utmost Purity Galaxy, a galaxy-specific rule, the Sage from Shadow Veil, the notorious assassin and criminal racketeering organization had to publicly announce their participation before the final slot was taken! While they left out specific details, no one challenged them for it.

However, this was already looking to be an exciting game with far-reaching implications to the outsider observer! Unbeknownst to them the game earlier that had led to failure was pouring into the next!

The Neo-Dawn Alchemic Saint, rumored to be an Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemist and Supreme Sage! A supremely tyrannical foreigner!

Su Yi, the mysterious cultivator with unprecedented battle power, was rumored to have strong connections with a Supreme Sage!

Dazzling Jewel Alchemic Saint, an Exalted Worldly Alchemic Saint of the Growth Zone! Not only was she an independent Alchemist apart from the Seven Utmost Towers, but she was also the 7th Ranker of the Seven Rising Heavens Alchemic Rankings!

The Grand Seer Rippledark was a Grand Seer from the Seers of the Night! Just the illustrious title of 'Grand Seer' was enough to signify his extraordinary status and might!

The Angelic Peach Alchemic Saint, Tianshi Ya, the 3rd Ranker of the Seven Rising Heavens Alchemic Rankings, and 3rd Floor Tower Master of the Zenith Creation Tower! Clearly, her participation had a lot to do with the significant loss of face for the Zenith Creation Tower after Wei Wuyin's two iconic one-liners that few dared to utter to them!

The Inversetoxin Alchemic Saint, Guo Heng, 5th Ranker of the Seven Rising Heavens Alchemic Rankings, and 4th Floor Tower Master of the Zenith Refinement Tower!

And of course, the mysterious Sage from Shadow Veil!

With four Exalted Worldly Alchemic Saints, two Sage-level combatants, and a sinister Grand Seer, this game of Mystics instantly garnered significant galactic attention. Those aware of the intricate details of those participating and how they all connected paid even greater attention!

Only one question remained on everyone's lips! With such a galactic game about to occur, what was going to be the wager? While Wei Wuyin and Su Yi had a rather open wager of Shang Wanqing's freedom to decide on her fate, a strange one that baffled quite a few individuals, but considering she was a Catalyst Body that had just been saved, including Wei Wuyin's calling her 'his', in the eyes of many, this was Su Yi and Wei Wuyin fighting to possess her.

There were even stories circulating of Su Yi as the mysterious gallivanting hero out to rescue Shang Wanqing from the clutches of the foreigner with vile intentions. Additionally, on the opposite end of the spectrum, there were stories of Wei Wuyin defying fate to ensure that his love was safe from calamity, exhausting his cultivation base to overturn a prophecy. Both were mighty tales for the youth.

The one thing that everyone knew: every loser at this level of Mystics would be leaving behind several pounds of their fatty flesh for the victor to enjoy!!

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The three days agreed upon by Su Yi and Wei Wuyin came and went across the galaxy like a roaring fire. During these days, numerous Star Bridges penetrated into the Armored Boon Stellar Region with tremendous fanfare from all over, carrying characters that were bound to be more legendary than the last!

The sight was wondrously astonishing to witness, a celestial sign of prestigious characters and extraordinary wealth!

At the edge of the Armored Boon Stellar Region, a magnificent silver palace was affixed atop a tiny-sized continent, floating naturally in the Dark Void. There was a lone figure dressed in black martial artist attire draped over silver alchemical robes, a unique mixture and design completely foreign to the Utmost Purity Galaxy, standing on a balcony overlooking the starry vastness with a pair of starry eyes.

Wei Wuyin's Alchemic Stars of Transcendent Purity glinted with great fervor as his hands clenched against the railing. Why exactly?

The weak and recovering Bai Xiu, left in this state after concocting three of the four transcendent-quality Mystic-Rank products, was brimming with strange dazed energy as she watched the stars, sitting on his left shoulder.

"It's coming! I feel it, Master!"

Earlier, outside the Utmost Purity Galaxy, Bai Xiu had, in a strange stupor, mentioned very vaguely that they were approaching something. The closer they got to the Utmost Purity Galaxy, the greater that feeling was stirred.

Unfortunately, Wei Wuyin didn't have time to search for the cause of that feeling from her, especially given how expansive the galaxy was, and how his status as a foreigner meant his every move was going to be watched. If he suddenly vanished, there was no telling the amount of Sages, Enlightened Sages, and Supreme Sages that would be on the rampant search for him.

As a foreigner, especially one who had conquered three galaxies prior, he couldn't simply vanish.

However, now there was no longer a need to take the risk. Whatever Bai Xiu felt…was coming here! Coming closer!