Everyone was stunned.
What the hell was this?
Zhang Yuntian looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief. His throat moved as he swallowed hard, then he said in a trembling voice, “Ancestor, Young Master Ye is indeed monstrously talented, but… he is not from our Zhang family. You…”
He really wanted to say, have you been lying in the coffin for too long and become muddled?
Of course, he did not dare say that out loud.
Not only Zhang Yuntian, even Ye Guan was somewhat confused.
What kind of move was this?
Asking him to become the sect leader of Spirit Void Divine Land?
This… seemed not quite right.
But if they insisted, perhaps he could reluctantly agree and make do.
At that thought, Ye Guan could not help but grin foolishly.
Hearing Zhang Yuntian’s words, the woman frowned. Let Ye Guan become the clan leader?
If Ye Guan was willing, she would naturally be happy about it.
However, in her view, this young man was the young master of two supreme transcendent forces in the world. How could he possibly care about a small place like Spirit Void Divine Land?
At that thought, the woman sighed inwardly. Then she looked at Zhang Yuntian and sent a mysterious energy transmission. “This young man’s future is limitless. Spirit Void Divine Land will support him. Do you understand?”
Zhang Yuntian said in a deep voice, “Ancestor, I know, but Immortal Treasure Pavilion and Guanxuan Academy…”
The woman shook her head. “Do not worry about those things. Just remember my words and support him. If Immortal Treasure Pavilion wants to suppress us, let them suppress us. They can play however they want. Spirit Void Divine Land will live and die together with this young man. Do you understand?”
Live and die together.
Zhang Yuntian looked at the woman in disbelief. He had not expected the ancestor to go this far.
Betting the entire future of Spirit Void Divine Land.
This was not normal.
Zhang Yuntian glanced at Ye Guan. He knew the ancestor must have learned something.
At that thought, he asked no more questions. Instead, he turned to Ye Guan and said seriously, “Young Master Ye, the words I said earlier had no other meaning. Rest assured, you are a friend of Spirit Void Divine Land. Though our strength is weak, we will not abandon our friends. Do not worry. If Immortal Treasure Pavilion wants to sanction us, let them. Spirit Void Divine Land is willing to share life and death with Young Master Ye.”
Hearing this, the woman glanced at Zhang Yuntian. A flash of admiration passed through her eyes.
This generation’s clan leader was decent.
He could achieve great things.
Beside them, Ye Guan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Senior, I think I should not drag you all into this. I…”
Zhang Yuntian directly interrupted Ye Guan. “Young Master Ye, there is no such thing as dragging or not dragging. As long as you do not look down on Spirit Void Divine Land as a small sect, Spirit Void Divine Land is willing to advance and retreat together with you.”
Ye Guan was silent for a moment before saying, “The kindness shown by Senior and Spirit Void Divine Land, I will surely remember in my heart.”
Remember in my heart.
Hearing Ye Guan’s words, Zhang Yuntian quietly glanced at the woman’s expression. When he saw the brilliant smile on her face, the stone in his heart finally dropped.
This young man’s identity was extremely extraordinary.
Ye Guan smiled, then said, “Senior, I need to go out for a while.”
Zhang Yuntian said gravely, “Immortal Treasure Pavilion has issued a wanted order against you right now. Going out like this may be dangerous.”
Wanted order.
Ye Guan smiled. “It is fine. They want me wanted, so I can just tearfully collect…”
He quickly stopped himself mid-sentence.
At that moment, Zhang Yuntian suddenly took out a token and handed it to Ye Guan. “Young friend, please accept this.”
Ye Guan looked at the token, somewhat surprised. “Senior, this is?”
Zhang Yuntian smiled. “The Spirit Void Token, the highest-level token of Spirit Void Divine Land. It contains a set of teleportation arrays. If you encounter danger, activate this token, and I will immediately bring strong experts to your aid.”
Ye Guan immediately hesitated, but Zhang Yuntian said, “Do not refuse. Keep it just in case. Though your strength is very great, you are still alone. If others gang up on you, it would be extremely disadvantageous.”
Ye Guan thought for a moment, then put away the token and said earnestly, “Senior, thank you very much.”
Zhang Yuntian smiled. “No need to be polite.”
Ye Guan nodded without saying anything more. He rose on his sword and disappeared into the horizon.
In the same spot, Zhang Yuntian turned to look at the woman. He bowed deeply and said, “Ancestor, who exactly is this Young Master Ye?”
The woman looked towards the horizon and said calmly, “I cannot tell you.”
Zhang Yuntian gave a wry smile.
The woman added, “Remember, Spirit Void Divine Land lives and dies with him. Even if Guanxuan Academy and Immortal Treasure Pavilion join forces to target him, Spirit Void Divine Land must not abandon him.”
Zhang Yuntian’s expression became grave. “Ancestor, could you reveal just a little?”
The woman said softly, “In the future, you will thank me.”
Zhang Yuntian said gravely, “Ancestor, Immortal Treasure Pavilion, Guanxuan Academy, and the Child of Destiny…”
He felt it necessary to remind her of Ye Guan’s enemies.
The woman sneered. “In the end, they will all have to kneel.”
With that, she turned and left.
In the same spot, Zhang Yuntian stood there completely stunned.
Amid the clouds, Ye Guan flew on his sword. Wherever the sword passed, the clouds were torn apart layer by layer, creating a spectacular sight.
Ye Guan suddenly said, “Tower Grandpa, that ancestor from the Zhang family knows you, right?”
The small tower said nothing at all. You little brat have deep schemes. I am not falling for it.
Ye Guan said softly, “My enemies are Guanxuan Academy, Immortal Treasure Pavilion, and the Child of Destiny. Under normal circumstances, the sensible thing for Spirit Void Divine Land would be to let me leave to avoid being targeted by the academy and Immortal Treasure Pavilion. But that senior made Senior Yuntian of Spirit Void Divine Land firmly support me without hesitation.”
He paused for a moment, then continued, “Tower Grandpa, could my identity and background be stronger than both Guanxuan Academy and Immortal Treasure Pavilion?”
The small tower: “…”
Ye Guan shook his head. “Tower Grandpa, are you not going to say anything?”
The small tower said, “You are overthinking it.”
Ye Guan frowned. “What do you mean?”
The small tower replied, “Perhaps they are just good people. They treat you as a friend and simply do not want to abandon a friend.”
Ye Guan was silent for a moment before saying, “Tower Grandpa, can you stop slacking off? Even if you just brush me off or fool me a little, that would be fine.”
The small tower: “…”
Ye Guan was about to speak again when the small tower suddenly said, “Why do you care about so much? Your top priority right now is to cultivate properly. Only by becoming truly strong yourself is it real strength. Otherwise, even if the people in your family have a bit of power, it will be useless. Do you understand?”
Ye Guan fell silent.
The small tower continued, “Relying on mountains will make them collapse. Relying on people will make them run away. To forge iron, one must be strong oneself. Do you think what I said makes sense?”
Ye Guan nodded. “It makes sense.”
The small tower laughed. “There you go. You once said that some people’s power comes from the forces behind them, while others are their own power. And you want to be the latter, right?”
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes.”
The small tower continued, “So what you need to do is work hard. Cultivate diligently. As for everything else, do not worry about it. Understand?”
Ye Guan thought for a moment, then said, “Tower Grandpa, if I go to the main headquarters of Guanxuan Academy and take you out, would Guanxuan Academy give me some face?”
The small tower: “…”
A mysterious voice said, “Stop fooling him. The best way for you to fool him is to shut your mouth and say nothing. Otherwise, he will slowly start guessing his own identity.”
The small tower sighed softly. This little bastard is really poisonous.
Ye Guan suddenly said, “Tower Grandpa…”
The small tower said directly, “I am hungry. I am going to sleep. Zzz…”
Ye Guan: “…”
Ye Guan called a few more times, but the small tower did not respond.
Ye Guan shook his head with a smile. “Tower Grandpa, I was not thinking about anything else. I just thought that if I recognise my ancestors and return to the clan, how much monthly allowance would I get?”
The small tower: “…”
Seeing that the small tower did not reply, Ye Guan gave up and asked no more. He simply increased his speed. Soon, he disappeared into the horizon.
His destination this time was the Time Cave Heaven.
Divine Technique Masters.
Previously, he had been particularly wary of divine technique masters. These people who played with magic had strength that was too mysterious and unpredictable.
And this time, he came to Time Cave Heaven precisely to spar with powerful divine technique masters.
About half an hour later, Ye Guan suddenly stopped. Not far in front of him stood a grey-robed old man. The grey-robed old man stood amid the clouds, holding a black cane. He stared at Ye Guan, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.
Ye Guan looked at the grey-robed old man without speaking.
At that moment, the space around him suddenly trembled slightly. Then, more than a dozen powerful auras appeared in the field.
Ye Guan’s expression remained calm.
The grey-robed old man stared at Ye Guan. “Young Master Ye, we have been waiting for you here for a long time.”
Ye Guan said calmly, “Is there something?”
The grey-robed old man said, “I heard that Young Master Ye’s head is worth five million gold crystals. We would like to borrow Young Master Ye’s head…”
Swoosh.
Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared.
Before the grey-robed old man could react, more than a dozen bloody heads shot into the sky in the field.
The grey-robed old man was dumbfounded.
Ye Guan opened his palm. More than a dozen storage rings flew into his hand. He glanced at them. Inside the rings were more than ten million gold crystals in total.
Though not a huge amount, it was still acceptable.
Now, he had roughly one hundred and fifty million gold crystals in total.
After putting away the storage rings, Ye Guan looked at the grey-robed old man. “Before you came to kill me, did you not investigate me at all?”
The grey-robed old man said in a trembling voice, “Immortal Treasure Pavilion said you are only at the Annihilation Void Realm.”
Ye Guan thought for a moment, then asked, “Are there many people coming to kill me?”
The grey-robed old man quickly nodded. “Countless mercenaries from the Mercenary Union are looking for you.”
Ye Guan fell into thought.
Immortal Treasure Pavilion issuing the wanted order should have two purposes. First, they wanted people to hold him back so he would not go looking for the Child of Destiny right now.
Second, they probably wanted to test his true strength.
Otherwise, if Immortal Treasure Pavilion truly wanted to kill him, they only needed to dispatch their real top-tier powerhouses. Right now, he would have no way to resist.
For example, someone at the level of An Wujun.
If he encountered that level of powerhouse, even with the Path Sword, he would have little chance of winning.
And within Immortal Treasure Pavilion and Guanxuan Academy, there were definitely such powerhouses. Not only that, there must be people even stronger than An Wujun.
Simply put, the forces around the Child of Destiny would not make a killing move against him right now. They wanted the Child of Destiny to kill him openly and honourably, thereby raising the Child of Destiny’s prestige.
They wanted to make him a stepping stone for the Child of Destiny.
Ye Guan let out a soft laugh.
The grey-robed old man said in a trembling voice, “Young Master Ye, are you a bit short on money?”
Ye Guan looked at the grey-robed old man. “Why?”
The grey-robed old man hesitated for a moment, then said, “I have a good brother. He has a lot of money, at least tens of millions of gold crystals. I can trick him here for you to kill…”
Good brother: “…”
