Hearing Ye Guan’s words, the spear-wielding man’s face instantly turned extremely ugly. However, he did not attack. Instead, he shouted angrily, “Withdraw!”
With that, he turned and fled.
There were two reasons they had dared to come and kill Ye Guan. First, although Ye Guan was a Sword Emperor, his realm was low.
Second, they had a divine arts master.
This divine arts master could suppress Ye Guan’s speed.
However, now that this divine arts master was dead, it meant they could no longer suppress Ye Guan’s speed.
And how terrifying was Ye Guan’s speed?
They simply could not block it.
Therefore, he decisively chose to escape.
However, how could Ye Guan possibly let them escape?
At that moment, a sword hum suddenly rang out across the field. The spear-wielding man’s pupils contracted sharply. He turned fiercely, about to thrust his spear, but a sword had already pierced directly into his brow.
Whoosh!
A stream of blood splashed several zhang away along Ye Guan’s qi sword.
The spear-wielding man stood frozen in place.
Was he finished just like that?
His eyes were filled with unwillingness and regret. Of course, there was even more lament.
After slaying the spear-wielding man with one sword, Ye Guan turned to the man holding the square shield. The shield man stared fixedly at Ye Guan. At this moment, fear appeared in his eyes. Because of that fear, his aura was no longer as powerful as before.
Ye Guan suddenly vanished from where he stood.
Whoosh!
A sword directly reached the shield man’s face. The shield youth’s pupils contracted sharply. He thrust his square shield forward, but this thrust hit nothing.
The shield man was stunned. The next moment, his pupils contracted sharply. Just as he tried to turn, a sword pierced directly into the back of his neck.
Whoosh!
A stream of blood spurted out.
The shield man slowly collapsed.
Ye Guan took the shield man’s square shield, heavy armour, and storage ring. At the same time, he also collected the storage rings of the woman and the spear-wielding man.
The three storage rings together held nearly ten million gold crystals.
They were quite wealthy.
At that moment, Ji Xuan walked to Ye Guan’s side. She opened her palm, revealing a storage ring.
Ye Guan glanced to the side. There lay a corpse.
The assassin who had hidden earlier had already been slain by Ji Xuan.
Ye Guan smiled faintly, took out five million gold crystals, and handed them to Ji Xuan. Just as she was about to speak, Ye Guan shook his head. “Do not refuse.”
Ji Xuan thought for a moment, then smiled. “This is money. How could I refuse?”
With that, she put away the storage ring.
Ye Guan smiled, then looked at the corpses in the field and said gravely, “At the beginning, I somewhat underestimated them.”
Ji Xuan shook her head. “It was not that you underestimated them. You simply did not know the strength of a divine arts master.”
Ye Guan nodded. The only divine arts master he had ever encountered was Nanling Yiyi, and that Nanling Yiyi basically never fought.
After this battle, he realised that divine arts masters were indeed somewhat terrifying.
Ji Xuan suddenly said, “Divine arts masters are divided into tiers one to nine. After tier nine come Celestial Realm divine arts masters, Immortal Realm divine arts masters, Saint Realm divine arts masters, and Emperor Realm divine arts masters.”
She looked at the white-dressed woman’s corpse. “This person was merely a tier-nine divine arts master. If it were a Celestial Realm divine arts master, we would truly have to be extremely careful.”
Ye Guan’s brows furrowed slightly. “She was only tier nine?”
Ji Xuan nodded. “Yes. Moreover, without a good inheritance, her tier nine is somewhat watered down.”
A watered-down tier nine.
Ye Guan’s expression suddenly became rather solemn. In the future, when encountering divine arts masters, he would have to be extremely cautious. As long as they showed killing intent towards him, he would strike first and slay them with one sword.
Ji Xuan continued, “Cultivating as a divine arts master costs far more than ordinary cultivators. No, they directly burn money.” She paused, then added, “In the Guanxuan Academy, there is a Divine Dao Faculty filled with divine arts masters. Their strength is extremely formidable. I hope that this time, the geniuses from there do not come. Otherwise, we would be in big trouble.”
Ye Guan glanced around, then said, “Let us go to Qing Province.”
Ji Xuan nodded, then summoned the cloud ship again. The two set off once more.
At the bow of the ship, Ye Guan gazed into the depths of the distant starry sky, lost in thought.
Was the strength of that mercenary group earlier strong?
He had to admit, it was very strong.
If the shield man had kept protecting the divine arts master, he really would not have been able to resolve them so quickly. A prolonged fight would have been extremely disadvantageous for him, because his current realm was low. He simply could not engage in prolonged battles.
And this mercenary group might only be the beginning.
One month.
Ye Guan gripped his qi sword tightly in his right hand. Would he be able to reach Qing Province in one month?
He did not know.
He truly did not know.
He only knew that this journey was destined to be bloody and violent.
As if thinking of something, Ye Guan suddenly turned to Ji Xuan beside him. Just as he was about to speak, Ji Xuan suddenly smiled. “Are you going to try to send me away?”
Ye Guan said gravely, “Miss Ji Xuan, this journey is destined to be anything but peaceful. I truly do not wish to drag you into it.”
Ji Xuan smiled. “You are good in every way, except you like to nag.”
Ye Guan gave a bitter smile.
Ji Xuan said seriously, “How about this? If we truly encounter an unbeatable danger, I will run. Is that acceptable?”
Ye Guan shook his head with a smile and said nothing.
Ji Xuan glared at Ye Guan. “I am serious.”
Ye Guan smiled. “Alright.”
Ji Xuan rolled her eyes. “You perfunctory fellow.”
Ye Guan suddenly said, “Miss Ji Xuan, how do you think these people learned of our whereabouts?”
Ji Xuan said calmly, “Is that not simple? They can just buy intelligence from the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.”
Ye Guan said gravely, “Buy intelligence from the Immortal Treasures Pavilion?”
Ji Xuan nodded. “The intelligence network of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion is even more terrifying than that of the Guanxuan Academy. Therefore, as long as they are willing to spend money, they can learn our whereabouts at any time.”
Immortal Treasures Pavilion.
Ye Guan thought to himself, “Tower Master, do you know the founder of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion?”
Little Tower was silent for a long while. After confirming this question was not a trap, it said, “If you want to ask something, just say it directly. Do not ask if I know someone.”
Ye Guan was speechless.
This Tower Master was now starting to be wary of him.
Ye Guan thought for a moment, then said, “I once saw a portrait of the Pavilion Master Qin of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion. That portrait gave me a very familiar feeling. Then, well, I am called Ye Guan, and she is called Qin Guan. Tower Master, do I have some relation to her?”
Inside Little Tower, the mysterious voice suddenly exclaimed, “What the hell?”
Little Tower was silent for a moment, then said, “You are called Ye Guan, and the Human Sword Master is called Ye Xuan. Do you think you have some relation to him as well?”
Ye Guan smiled sheepishly. “Honestly, when I saw the statue of the Human Sword Master, I also felt a tiny bit familiar.”
Little Tower said calmly, “What a coincidence. The Human Sword Master is called Ye Xuan, the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion is called Qin Guan, and you are called Ye Guan. Tell me, could you possibly be the son of those two?”
Ye Guan was stunned, then laughed. “Tower Master, that is going too far. I was just curious and guessing casually. Too far. I understand what you mean, Tower Master. How could I possibly have any relation to these two great figures? I was just curious and asking casually.”
Inside Little Tower, Little Tower immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it.
When speaking to this little bastard, you cannot go straight. You have to go in reverse to catch him off guard. Otherwise, this little fellow’s mind is too terrifying.
Moreover, it had left itself some room to manoeuvre. Anyway, I have already told you the truth. You did not believe it yourself. In the future, do not come blaming me, Little Tower.
At that moment, the mysterious voice suddenly said, “Little Tower, I think this is the highest IQ moment you have ever had.”
Little Tower: “…”
Ye Guan stopped thinking about those random things. He slowly closed his eyes. He needed to consider how to proceed from here.
Since he had already reached this desperate situation, he had to plan every step carefully.
Clearly, reaching Qing Province safely would not be so easy.
As if thinking of something, Ye Guan suddenly smiled.
Ji Xuan turned to Ye Guan and smiled. “What are you smiling about?”
Ye Guan smiled. “I was just thinking about how to proceed on this journey.”
Ji Xuan asked, “And then?”
Ye Guan laughed heartily. “Kill our way through.”
Kill our way through.
Ji Xuan blinked. “Kill our way through?”
Ye Guan looked towards the depths of the distant starry sky. “Yes, kill our way through. This path is destined to be anything but smooth. Since that is the case, I will kill my way to Qing Province. Whoever comes to block me, I will kill them. Anyway, my life is worthless. Killing one breaks even, killing two is profit.”
Ji Xuan looked at Ye Guan. In her smiling beautiful eyes, a trace of unusual colour flashed.
From spending time together, she had discovered that this usually refined and gentle man had hot blood in his bones.
Refined.
Dominating.
Kind-hearted.
Handsome.
Excellent in every aspect, except he was a bit oblivious to romance.
Could it be that he did not fancy women?
Thinking of this, Ji Xuan’s little face suddenly turned slightly red. She was really becoming more and more depraved.
Just then, Ye Guan suddenly said, “Something is wrong.”
Ji Xuan gathered her thoughts and looked at Ye Guan. He gazed into the depths of the distant starry sky and said gravely, “Do you feel something wrong?”
Ji Xuan glanced around, her eyes narrowing slightly. “There is no airflow here.”
Their cloud ship was speeding through the starry sky. Wherever it passed, there should be airflow. But now, there was none here.
“Illusion.”
Ji Xuan’s face was extremely solemn. “We have entered an illusion realm. I do not know if this is an illusion arranged by an array master or one fabricated by a divine arts master.”
Ye Guan suddenly closed his eyes slowly. He carefully sensed the surroundings. His sword intent suddenly spread out from his body. Around him, space trembled slightly.
Everything seemed so real.
Ye Guan suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head fiercely, and sent a flying sword slashing out.
Whoosh!
In an instant, more than ten zhang to the right, a qi sword broke through the air. There, a residual shadow retreated rapidly.
After stopping, the residual shadow dissipated. It was a woman in revealing attire.
The woman wore an exposing long dress with a deep neckline revealing a expanse of snow-white skin. Her features were extremely beautiful. As she glanced around, her large, round fox-like eyes were soul-captivating.
She stared at Ye Guan, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly. “Worthy of a Sword Emperor. You actually broke my illusion so quickly.”
With that, she suddenly licked her lips, staring fixedly at Ye Guan with a smile. “Little brother, do you think I am beautiful?”
Ye Guan suddenly vanished from where he stood.
Instant Kill Sword.
Moreover, it was directly a rule-breaking sword.
The woman’s face changed dramatically. Just as she tried to flee, a sword pierced directly through her brow.
Blood splashed.
The woman’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Ye Guan stared at the woman’s stunningly beautiful face. “Beautiful my arse.”
With that, he slashed with his sword.
Whoosh!
The woman’s head flew off directly, blood spraying several zhang away.
The woman: “…”
