Jian Qingyang was defeated. When a son of Heaven appeared in an invincible form, where he defeated opponent after opponent, the countless amounts of praise and worship he accrued would completely collapse the moment he was defeated. People will inevitably say things like “Jian Qingyang was not that great after all” in private.
A person, who accomplished nothing all his life, would be praised by others whenever he became a hero or accomplished a feat.
However, a person, who was already a top hero at his peak, would only be met with derisive ridicule after being defeated and humiliated.
People were accustomed to celebrating a failure’s victory, but they could not tolerate a constant winner’s failure.
Furthermore, Jian Qingyang’s defeat was too tragic. He had been defeated by the Fey race, and he has lost the glory that belonged to the Human race.
Jian Qingyang dragged his wounded body away from the battlefield. As a failure, he could not wash away the humiliation even if he died to atone for his failure.
He had lost his position as Azure Yang Lord and his glory. He was severely injured and his meridians were mostly destroyed. His cultivation level had also dropped drastically, and he still needed to endure the betrayal of the woman he loved the most…
Jian Qingyang has reached the lowest point in his life.
Although he was still the Great Qian country’s Sacred Emperor, he never returned to it.
He left and wandered alone.
In the past, Jian Qingyang had a wide circle of friends, with numerous people receiving favors from him.
Cultivation techniques, elixirs, fiefs, cultivation caves… He had given out countless treasures, but after Jian Qingyang’s misfortune, the friends from his past subconsciously chose to alienate him…
Although, these friends also seem to express concern for Jian Qingyang, their wandering eyes and repeated words that did not commit to anything made Jian Qingyang realize that it was time for him to leave.
When he provided grace to others, he had never expected anything in return. Furthermore, they could not help him either.
However, he never expected that the fickleness of human nature would reach such a point.
Jian Qingyang did not grieve over this, all he did was sigh…
Maybe, his life had been too smooth. It was so smooth that he had lost his way amidst the glory. Only up to then, when he suffered a serious setback, did he jerk awake from his foggy mist.