Su Yan, Lord of Stone Sand

Young Su Yan grows from a talentless waste with a spiritless constitution into the Lord of Time-Sand. Burdened with the mission of repairing the river of time, he stands against the “Timeless Ones” and the “Eternal Eye,” who seek to trap all things in eternal stillness. Through sacrifice and the struggle to protect those he loves, he seeks the true meaning of time.

Story Outline

- Protagonist: Su Yan, the third young master of the Su family in Linyuan City of the Great Sui. Born with a spiritless constitution, he suffers constant bullying.

- Turning Point: At the family tournament when he is seventeen, a mysterious bell tolls, and the seven-colored Time-Sand chooses him as its master. Su Yan begins cultivating, only to be hunted by his own family.

- On the Run: Rescued by a mysterious girl in black, Luo Qingyi, he meets Yun Zhi, a successor of Moonlight, and is led into the Valley of Temporal Chaos by a Soul Ferryman. There, he learns of the ancient conflict between the “Seven Children of Time-Sand” and the “Timeless Ones.”

- First Battle: In the Valley of Temporal Chaos, he encounters a Timeless One for the first time, awakens the power of Time-Sand, obtains the Temporal Dust Token, and begins a journey of flight and growth.

Desperate Situation: Hunted by the Timeless One known as “Time Hunter,” he flees into the Demon Abyss's Eternal Night Sky. The Demon Lord Ye Zhiqiu shelters him and reveals that Su Yan is the “Seventh Child,” an unpredictable variable.

- His Origins: He discovers that his mother, Su Qingyin, is not dead but sleeping in the Demon Abyss, and must be treated with the “Egg of Time.” Ye Zhiqiu turns out to be his mother's senior apprentice brother, and they both belong to the same lineage of time.

- Intensive Training: He cultivates in seclusion for two and a half years in the Eternal Night Secret Realm, equivalent to ninety years inside. He establishes his foundation, forms his core, and forges his life-bound treasure, the Time-Scar Sword. The six children of Time-Sand, representing Gold, Ink, Azure, Violet, Moon, and Night, gather together.

- Kunlun: To obtain the Egg of Time and save his mother, he ventures into the Temple of Time in the Kunlun Ruins, passes three trials, and finally faces the Lord of Time. Su Yan