Within a special spacetime, as soon as Ye Guan entered, he immediately felt as though a great mountain had been placed upon his body. A sense of oppression pressed close to his heartstrings, making it somewhat difficult to breathe.
Yet he laughed!
It was a long-lost feeling!
When it came to swordsmanship, he actually did not know much. After all, Tower Master had not taught him a great deal.
His pursuit of the sword path was very simple, just two words: speed!
Fast!
Of course, it was this kind of fast, not that kind. That kind would not do at all.
As long as speed reached the extreme, it could break through anything!
This was his current understanding and pursuit of swordsmanship!
The reason he had this understanding and pursuit was because, when fighting for his life in South Continent, everything came down to speed!
Whoever was fast enough held a great advantage!
Therefore, in his current cultivation, it all boiled down to one word: fast!
Of course, there was another reason. He was genuinely poor, and if he wanted to cultivate anything else, he simply lacked the financial means to support it!
Pulling back his thoughts, Ye Guan glanced around and felt some surprise.
He discovered that the spiritual energy here was extremely dense and exceptionally pure!
It was at least from an earth vein!
Ye Guan’s expression changed. He had not expected that, within this cultivation chamber, there would actually be an earth vein supplying spiritual energy!
Suddenly, he somewhat understood why it was so expensive!
It was expensive for a reason!
Without further thought, Ye Guan began to wield his sword.
One thousand gold crystals a day. He could not afford to waste it!
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True Dragon Clan.
Inside the True Dragon Hall, Ao Tian sat facing a beautiful woman!
In front of this woman, Ao Tian showed not the slightest arrogance. On the contrary, he displayed some respect.
This beautiful woman was none other than An Fei, the Grand Elder of the An Clan from Qing Continent.
Although the An Clan was not located in the Central Divine Continent, even the Undying Imperial Clan did not possess the special status of the An Clan. One could say that the An Clan held an extremely unique position throughout the entire Guanxuan Universe, with transcendent standing.
This was because the An Clan had produced two Martial Gods!
The second Martial God was even one of the wives of the Human Sword Master. Back then, when the Human Sword Master married this An Martial God, he led several million powerhouses to the An Clan in Qing Continent to welcome the bride. In front of those several million powerhouses, he knelt on one knee before this female Martial God…
That wedding was unprecedented in its grandeur!
With this connection, one could imagine the status of the An Clan.
Although tens of millions of years had passed, and the An Martial God had long since joined the Yang Clan, no one dared to underestimate the An Clan!
Outsiders might not know, but every year the An Clan received five slots for new students at the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy!
The main branch of the Guanxuan Academy!
Even the Undying Imperial Clan only received one slot per year, yet the An Clan had five. One could imagine how special they were, special enough that even the several super aristocratic families at the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy had to give them some face!
It was precisely because of this that the An Clan had behaved with exceptional arrogance and domineering over the years.
Of course, they had the qualifications!
At this moment, An Fei suddenly said calmly, “I hear that Ye Guan has entered the Dao Gate!”
Ao Tian nodded. “Yes!”
An Fei looked at Ao Tian. “I wonder what Clan Leader Ao Tian plans to do?”
Ao Tian was silent for a moment before saying, “That Dao Monk’s strength is not simple!”
An Fei glanced at Ao Tian. “No matter how extraordinary, he is still only one person!”
Ao Tian looked at An Fei. “That young man is a sword cultivator, and that sword is no ordinary object. Behind him, there should be a great sword immortal!”
An Fei smiled faintly. “Clan Leader Ao Tian wants a stance from my An Clan, does he?”
Ao Tian fell silent.
He had not made a move until now precisely because he wanted a stance from the An Clan, or rather, support from the An Clan!
An Fei said calmly, “An Mu was a rare genius in my An Clan over the past thousand years, yet he died at the hands of that young man. Naturally, my An Clan will not let this enmity go! However…”
As she spoke, she looked at Ao Tian. “It is inconvenient for us to act openly. Clan Leader Ao Tian understands, yes?”
Ao Tian nodded. “I understand!”
After all, An Mu and Ye Guan had fought fairly. If the An Clan sought revenge now, it would inevitably invite criticism.
An Fei suddenly said, “This year, my An Clan also has five slots for the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy. However, this generation of my An Clan has relatively few talents. Therefore, we wish to give one of those slots to the True Dragon Clan!”
Hearing this, Ao Tian’s eyes immediately narrowed, and wild joy surged in his heart. This was exactly his goal!
Let the True Dragon Clan be the villains, but the An Clan had to provide benefits!
Ao Tian suppressed his inner excitement and smiled. “Elder An Fei, rest assured. That young man will not live!”
An Fei nodded slightly, then stood up. “Clan Leader Ao Tian, for a young man to possess such strength, he is no ordinary genius. The best way to deal with such an extraordinary genius is to thoroughly strangle him before he has a chance to grow!”
As she spoke, she looked at Ao Tian. “Long nights bring many dreams!”
Ao Tian nodded. “I understand! I understand everything!”
An Fei nodded slightly, said no more, and walked towards the outside!
Once An Fei left, Ao Tian immediately laughed!
One slot!
Although the True Dragon Clan counted as a major force in the Central Divine Continent and was quite domineering, when placed in the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy, they truly amounted to nothing!
Even the most monstrous genius of the True Dragon Clan would find it extremely difficult to enter the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy!
That place was simply too abnormal!
The Central Divine Continent governed three thousand worlds. However, there were nine such great continents in total, hence they were collectively called the Nine Continents. The Nine Continents fell under the unified governance of the Guanxuan Universe. Besides the Nine Continents, there were also parallel universes. Currently known parallel universes numbered over ten thousand!
Over ten thousand parallel universes!
Each parallel universe contained worlds larger than the Central Divine Continent!
And the goal of all the monstrous geniuses from those parallel universes was also the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy!
One could imagine how terrifying the competition was!
Let alone the six great aristocratic families, even the geniuses from the Guanxuan Academy in the Central Divine Continent found it extremely difficult to enter the main branch.
Simply put, there were only two ways to enter the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy.
First, you possessed a heaven-defying background!
For example, the An Clan, or the Undying Imperial Clan!
Second: you were truly incomparably heaven-defying, so heaven-defying that the main branch of the Guanxuan Academy could not refuse you!
And such a person… might not even appear once in ten thousand years!
Who was the last one?
It was Ye Yu from the Ye Clan of Qing Continent… now at the Guanxuan Academy, once hailed as the foremost among sword immortals!
Therefore, for the True Dragon Clan to obtain one slot was extremely, extremely precious!
Ao Tian suppressed the excitement in his heart and then said, “Someone come!”
At that moment, an elder appeared before Ao Tian.
Ao Tian said calmly, “Summon all adult true dragons of our clan and head directly to the Dao Gate!”
He did not wish for complications to arise from delay!
Now that he had already received benefits from the An Clan, he naturally had to exert full effort to kill Ye Guan, lest this genius be given a chance to grow!
The elder hesitated for a moment, then said, “Clan Leader, that Ye Guan is not currently at the Dao Gate!”
Hearing this, Ao Tian frowned slightly. “Not at the Dao Gate?”
The elder nodded. “He is currently cultivating at the Immortal Treasures Pavilion!”
Cultivating!
Ao Tian was silent for a moment before saying, “All adult dragons, proceed to the Immortal Treasures Pavilion!”
The elder was startled and hurriedly said, “Clan Leader, this must not be done!”
The Immortal Treasures Pavilion!
That was the only super force in the current universe capable of rivaling the Guanxuan Academy!
The True Dragon Clan absolutely could not afford to provoke it!
Ao Tian said calmly, “Rest assured, I will not attack the Immortal Treasures Pavilion. I intend to wait, wait for him to come out, and then directly eliminate him!”
Hearing this, the elder breathed a sigh of relief.
If this clan leader truly intended to attack the Immortal Treasures Pavilion, then a mutiny would be the only option!
Sharing wealth and honour was fine!
Dying together was not!
Soon, a group of True Dragon Clan powerhouses soared into the sky from the True Dragon Realm, heading straight for the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.
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Immortal Treasures Pavilion. At this time, Ye Guan had already reached the eleventh gravity cultivation space!
He had fully adapted to the tenth gravity space in less than three hours!
Upon arriving at the eleventh, he immediately frowned.
Not strong enough!
Thus, he directly proceeded to the twelfth!
When he felt his legs become as heavy as a thousand jin, he immediately grinned!
This was exactly the feeling he wanted!
He wanted to force himself!
He wanted to push his own limits!
At this moment, Little Tower hesitated for a moment before saying, “Why do you push yourself so desperately?”
Hearing this, Ye Guan was silent for a moment before saying, “I was originally just a minor young master of the Ye Clan. Fortunately, I met Tower Master, received the swordsmanship inheritance, and gained a chance to defy fate and change my destiny. Naturally, I must grasp this opportunity well.”
In his view, hard work was important, but opportunity was even more important!
Without Tower Master’s appreciation, no matter how hard he worked, his achievements would still be limited!
Hard work was the foundation, but after encountering opportunity, one must work even harder!
Inside Little Tower, Little Tower said softly, “In this little fellow, I see the shadow of the old master… In some aspects, he is even better than the old master.”
The mysterious voice fell silent!
It naturally knew who Little Tower meant by the old master: the one among the three invincible swords of the past, the Azure Shirt Sword Master.
Little Tower said softly, “If the little master and little mistress could see this little fellow, they would surely be very gratified!”
Having said this, it did not continue.
The mysterious voice also fell completely silent.
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