Hearing the black-robed old man’s words, Ye Guan wasted no time on chatter. With a flick of his sleeve, a streak of sword light flew out.
Swoosh.
The grey-robed old man’s head flew off directly, blood spraying several metres away.
Ye Guan collected the grey-robed old man’s storage ring. Inside were ten million gold crystals.
Not a huge amount, but still acceptable.
At that moment, the small tower suddenly spoke. “Why not set a trap and enforce the law? I think what he said was feasible.”
Ye Guan shook his head. “I thought about it. Luring people into committing crimes still does not feel right. If they come to kill me, I will definitely not hold back. But actively tempting them to come and kill me… the nature is different.”
With that, he rose on his sword and disappeared into the horizon.
The small tower fell silent.
Time Cave Heaven.
Time Cave Heaven was located in the Time Realm, a separate world of its own. Great powers like Time Cave Heaven all possessed their own independent realms.
When Ye Guan arrived at the entrance to the Time Realm, an old man immediately appeared in front of him. The old man looked at Ye Guan with some confusion. “May I ask who you are, sir?”
Ye Guan cupped his hands. “I am Ye Guan. I have come to pay a visit to Miss Qiao Xingyao.”
“Ye Guan!”
The old man was stunned. “You are the Ye Guan wanted by Immortal Treasure Pavilion?”
Of course he knew about Ye Guan. Right now, who in the universe did not know Ye Guan?
Not only did he like killing people, he also liked burying them.
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes.”
The old man looked at Ye Guan and remained silent.
Ye Guan looked at the old man and smiled. “I made an appointment with Miss Qiao Xingyao before. Senior, could you please go and inform her? If she does not wish to see me, I will leave immediately and will not disturb her further.”
The old man thought for a moment, then nodded. “Young Master Ye, please wait a moment.”
With that, he turned and left.
Although Ye Guan was wanted by Immortal Treasure Pavilion, he did not harbour any hostility toward Ye Guan. The young man before him might not match the Child of Destiny in status, but he was still a Quasi-Great Sword Emperor.
Such a peerless monstrous genius was not someone a mere gatekeeper could afford to offend, nor should he.
Not long after, not far in front of Ye Guan, space split open. A woman slowly walked out.
The one who emerged was none other than Qiao Xingyao.
Today, Qiao Xingyao wore an ink-green long skirt. Her hair was very long, cascading down her back to her hips. Her eyes were large and especially bright and lively. Her brows carried a smile. Although she was a divine technique master, she carried no trace of arrogance or intimidation.
Qiao Xingyao walked up to Ye Guan and gave a slight smile. “Young Master Ye.”
Ye Guan smiled. “Miss Qiao, coming to find you at this time will not cause you any trouble, will it?”
Qiao Xingyao rolled her eyes at Ye Guan. “Of course not. Come, let us enter the Time Realm.”
With that, she directly led Ye Guan into the Time Realm.
As soon as they entered the Time Realm, Ye Guan saw clusters of mountain ranges. At the edge of his vision stood a suspended mountain floating amid the clouds. At the very top of the mountain, nearly ten thousand hundred-metre waterfalls poured down, creating an extremely spectacular sight.
Among the surrounding mountains, flocks of immortal cranes occasionally flew past in formation.
Qiao Xingyao led Ye Guan to the foot of the suspended mountain. The two walked slowly along a lake.
Qiao Xingyao suddenly turned her head to look at Ye Guan and smiled. “Young Master Ye, did you come here specifically to see me?”
“Uh.”
Ye Guan’s expression froze.
“Pfft.”
Qiao Xingyao covered her mouth and laughed. “I was teasing you.”
Ye Guan shook his head with a smile, then said seriously, “Miss Qiao, I came here because I want to spar with you.”
Qiao Xingyao blinked. “Spar?”
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes.”
Qiao Xingyao thought for a moment, then asked, “Why do you have such an idea?”
Ye Guan said earnestly, “Divine technique masters are very strong. I want to challenge one.”
Qiao Xingyao thought for a moment, then nodded. “All right. Follow me.”
With that, she tapped her toe lightly. Her entire body floated up and sped toward the horizon.
Ye Guan rose on his sword and followed.
Soon, Qiao Xingyao brought Ye Guan to the mountain top. She led him to a martial arena.
Ye Guan looked not far away. In the very centre of the martial arena stood a statue of a woman. The statue was lifelike and extremely beautiful. In the woman’s hand, she held an ancient scroll.
Qiao Xingyao smiled. “This is our Time Cave Heaven’s ancestor, Nan Limeng. She was very powerful.”
Nan Limeng.
Ye Guan asked in his mind, “Tower Grandpa, do you know her?” The small tower was silent for a long time before saying softly, “I really did not expect this.”
Ye Guan asked, “Did not expect what?”
The small tower said, “I do not want to talk to you.”
Ye Guan: “…”
At that moment, Qiao Xingyao suddenly said, “Young Master Ye, let us begin.”
In her hand, she held a staff.
Ye Guan looked at Qiao Xingyao. In the next moment, he suddenly vanished. In an instant, a sword had already struck toward Qiao Xingyao’s front.
Qiao Xingyao suddenly disappeared.
Swoosh.
The sword struck empty air, tearing open space.
Ye Guan turned around. Qiao Xingyao had already appeared dozens of metres to the right.
Qiao Xingyao gave a slight smile. “Young Master Ye, be careful.”
As her words fell, the space around Ye Guan cracked open. In the next moment, dozens of strange blood-red hands reached out directly.
At that moment, Ye Guan suddenly vanished from his spot once more.
Swoosh.
In the distance, space in front of Qiao Xingyao suddenly tore open. But at that moment, Qiao Xingyao disappeared again. When she reappeared, she was dozens of metres to the right. However, the instant she stopped, her expression changed dramatically. Because in that position, a sword was already waiting. She had essentially rushed straight into it.
The sword was pressed against the space between Qiao Xingyao’s brows.
Qiao Xingyao’s face was full of disbelief. “You…”
Ye Guan hesitated for a moment, then said, “Prediction.”
Qiao Xingyao stared at Ye Guan. “Your prediction is that accurate?”
Ye Guan nodded. “My speed is faster than yours. The moment you moved, I could already roughly guess where you would land.”
Qiao Xingyao said gravely, “Again.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. His palm opened, and the qi sword flew back into his hand.
Qiao Xingyao suddenly began chanting an incantation.
Boom.
Suddenly, space within several hundred metres cracked open. Then, countless terrifying auras surged forth. But at that moment, a sword suddenly pressed against the space between Qiao Xingyao’s brows.
Qiao Xingyao’s expression froze.
Ye Guan looked at Qiao Xingyao. “Your casting is too slow. I could not wait any longer.”
Qiao Xingyao looked at Ye Guan. Mist suddenly rose in her eyes.
Seeing this, Ye Guan immediately felt a headache coming on.
Why are you crying?
Qiao Xingyao said somewhat aggrievedly, “You are bullying me. Could you not wait until I finished casting before striking?”
Ye Guan fell silent.
He suddenly felt that coming here to spar was a mistake.
I came to improve myself, not to flirt with girls.
Although you are very beautiful… but right now, he only wanted to become stronger.
At that moment, a woman suddenly walked over from the side. From her appearance, the woman looked to be in her thirties. Her figure was full and curvaceous, like a ripe peach, alluring and dripping with charm. Her whole body exuded an unusual allure.
The woman walked up to Qiao Xingyao and smiled. “This is getting a bit sore-loser now, isn’t it?”
Qiao Xingyao lowered her head slightly and said softly, “I have never been bullied like this before.”
The woman smiled. She turned to look at Ye Guan. “Young Master Ye, how about sparring with me?”
Ye Guan hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “All right.”
The corners of the woman’s mouth curved up slightly. “I am going to make a move.”
Ye Guan nodded. But in the next moment, his expression changed dramatically. Just as he was about to draw his sword, he felt green vines wrapping around his body. Then, a beam of eerie light blasted toward him.
Ye Guan narrowed his eyes. With a thought, a qi sword suddenly flew out. However, that qi sword was directly shattered by the eerie light. But at this moment, Ye Guan had already used another flying sword to cut through the vines binding him. At the same time, he struck toward the woman with one sword. The speed was too fast, arriving in the blink of an eye. Yet when the sword was only half an inch from the space between the woman’s brows, two fingers clamped down on the blade.
Ye Guan’s pupils shrank sharply. Just as he was about to retreat, the woman’s two fingers suddenly exerted a slight force.
Boom.
In an instant, Ye Guan was sent flying back more than a hundred metres.
When he stopped, countless green vines suddenly rose from the ground beneath his feet. In an instant, he was tightly bound by the vines, unable to move.
The woman stepped forward and arrived in front of Ye Guan. She smiled. “You lose…”
But at that moment, Ye Guan’s right hand suddenly erupted with a terrifying force. In the next instant, the woman’s expression changed dramatically. Then, Ye Guan’s right hand directly grabbed her right hand. Following that, he charged forward and gave a fierce shake with his right hand.
Boom.
In an instant, a terrifying force directly blasted the woman flying.
Crack World Inch Force.
Sticky clothes with clever force, inch gap shaking the heavens, divine fist destroying the world, invincible in close combat.
The woman flew more than a hundred metres away. Just as she stopped, another sword suddenly struck toward her. But in the next moment, Ye Guan’s expression changed dramatically. He spun around fiercely, about to strike. At that moment, the entire spacetime directly transformed into a cage that imprisoned him on the spot.
Spacetime.
Not merely space.
The difference was too great.
Ye Guan wanted to draw his sword, but he was horrified to discover that his sword could not shake the spacetime in the field at all.
In the distance, the woman glanced at her right arm. Her entire right arm had been completely cracked open.
He had actually injured her.
The woman looked at Ye Guan. Shock filled her heart, and her expression became extremely grave. “Young Master Ye, everyone thought you were only a Sword Emperor. I never expected that you are not only a Sword Emperor, but also a Martial God.”
Martial God.
Hearing the woman’s words, Qiao Xingyao beside her immediately widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.
At this moment, the woman herself was also deeply shaken.
Both Sword Emperor and Martial God.
Who exactly was the real Child of Destiny?
Ye Guan looked at the woman, his expression somewhat dim. “I lost.”
The woman immediately said angrily, “Are you still feeling aggrieved? Do you know how many realms higher I am than you?”
Beside them, Qiao Xingyao quickly said, “Young Master Ye, this is our Time Cave Heaven’s Cave Master, Nan Liyin.”
Cave Master.
Ye Guan was immediately stunned.
He had not expected that the one he had just fought was actually the Cave Master of Time Cave Heaven.
No wonder she was so strong.
Moreover, this woman had not even used her full power. Even if he used the Path Sword, he might not necessarily win against her.
The gap was too large.
Nan Liyin looked at Ye Guan and said seriously, “Among all the geniuses I have seen, you can rank in the top five.”
Ye Guan said nothing.
Nan Liyin frowned slightly. “Are you not curious about the others?”
Ye Guan shook his head slightly. He cupped his hands. “Senior, may I come here every day to spar with you?”
Nan Liyin fell silent.
Spar with this little fellow?
If there were no Child of Destiny, Immortal Treasure Pavilion, or Guanxuan Academy, she would naturally be very happy about it.
After all, this was a peerless monstrous genius.
But now, Ye Guan and the Child of Destiny were mortal enemies. Guanxuan Academy and Immortal Treasure Pavilion had already declared their support for the Child of Destiny, especially Immortal Treasure Pavilion, which had openly stated its support.
If Time Cave Heaven supported Ye Guan now, it would be equivalent to openly standing against Immortal Treasure Pavilion and Guanxuan Academy.
Nan Liyin looked at Ye Guan, her expression complex.
As an individual, she greatly admired the young man before her.
But as the clan leader, she had to consider the bigger picture. After all, Time Cave Heaven had tens of thousands of people.
At that moment, Ye Guan suddenly said, “Senior, I have disturbed you.”
With that, he turned to leave.
He felt that his earlier words had been a bit presumptuous. He had not considered their position. In his current situation, he really should not drag others into his troubles.
“Wait.”
At that moment, Nan Liyin suddenly spoke.
Ye Guan turned back to look at Nan Liyin. Nan Liyin said calmly, “Wait a quarter of an hour.”
With that, she turned toward the statue of Nan Limeng. “We invite the ancestor.”
Crack.
The statue suddenly began to split open slowly.
Qiao Xingyao looked at Nan Liyin and said in a trembling voice, “Cave Master, you…”
She had not expected the Cave Master to directly summon the ancestor. This was something that could only be done in moments of life-and-death crisis for Time Cave Heaven.
Nan Liyin remained silent.
She could not see through Ye Guan and did not dare make the decision herself. But she also felt that this might be an opportunity for Time Cave Heaven.
Since that was the case, let the ancestor take a look at this young man.
If the ancestor said to support him, then support him.
If the ancestor said not to support him, then they could only give up.
Although it would waste one chance to summon the ancestor, she felt it was worth it. This young man could achieve great things.
Would the ancestor take a liking to this young man?
She would take the gamble.
If she lost, at worst she would get scolded. At most, she might be removed from her position as clan leader.
