Soon, Ye Guan appeared amid a sea of clouds.
Not far in front of him stood a thousand-zhang stone stele.
Divine Clan.
Ye Guan walked to the stele. At that moment, an elder suddenly appeared before him. He glanced at Ye Guan. “Who might you be?”
Ye Guan took out the jade pendant that the mysterious woman had given him. Upon seeing it, the elder’s expression changed instantly. “You…”
Ye Guan said, “A senior gave this to me. She said that after arriving in Middle Earth Divine Continent, I could come to the Divine Clan to find her.”
The elder quickly said respectfully, “Young Master, please come in.”
As he spoke, he turned and waved his sleeve. A light gate appeared.
Seeing this, Ye Guan felt a wave of relief in his heart.
This jade pendant worked.
Under the elder’s guidance, Ye Guan arrived before a grand hall. The entire hall towered ten thousand zhang high, majestic and imposing.
Standing before it, Ye Guan immediately felt a sense of insignificance.
He could not help but admire in his heart: this is what a great clan looks like.
At the entrance of the hall stood a group of guards in golden armour.
Ye Guan glanced at them and was suddenly shocked.
The auras of these guards were all immensely powerful. The weakest were likely at least in the Void Annihilation Realm.
It had to be said, Ye Guan was truly stunned.
Soon, the elder led him into the hall. Upon entering, a sense of vastness hit him. The entire hall was extremely spacious. Looking around, it was resplendent in gold and jade, like an immortal palace, utterly luxurious.
Moreover, since entering here, he discovered that the spiritual energy was extraordinarily dense.
At least dozens of times denser than in the Upper Realm’s Guanxuan Academy.
And extremely pure.
If one could cultivate in such a place, it would be absolutely terrifying.
The elder bowed slightly. “Young Master, please wait a moment.”
With that, he turned and withdrew.
Ye Guan looked around and said softly, “Tower Master, building this hall must have cost a fortune, right? If I had that much money, I would deposit it in Immortal Treasure Pavilion. Just living off the interest each year would last a very long time.”
Little Tower: “…”
At that moment, a man and a woman walked in. Both were very young.
The man wore brocade robes, handsome and refined, though somewhat aloof.
The woman wore a white dress, hands behind her back, holding an ancient scroll. Her beauty was stunning, and her face bore a gentle smile.
The two walked up to Ye Guan. The man looked at him. “How should I address you?”
Ye Guan said calmly, “Ye Guan.”
Hearing this, the man’s brows furrowed immediately. “You are that Ye Guan who came first in the Upper Realm martial examination?”
Ye Guan nodded.
The man said gravely, “You killed two true dragons.”
Ye Guan nodded again.
The man stared at Ye Guan. “You come here wanting to join my Divine Clan?”
Ye Guan nodded.
The man said, “Our ancestor has gone to the Guanxuan Universe. She is not currently in the Divine Clan. You can wait here for her return. As for whether she will allow you to join, that depends on her decision. I…”
Boom.
At that moment, a terrifying dragon roar suddenly came from far beyond the hall.
Hearing it, Ye Guan’s expression darkened.
The True Dragon Clan.
The man’s brows also furrowed. He turned. At that moment, an elder appeared before him. He bowed slightly. “Young Clan Leader, Ao Meng from the True Dragon Clan has come to visit and wishes to see you.”
Ao Meng.
The man was silent for a moment. He glanced at Ye Guan, then walked outside.
Ye Guan remained silent.
The woman sized up Ye Guan and smiled. “I heard you killed An Mu.”
Ye Guan nodded.
The woman smiled slightly. “That is truly remarkable. You know, An Mu had the Young Clan Leader of the True Dragon Clan as a follower, protected by a true dragon, yet you managed to kill him. Your sword must be very, very strong.”
Ye Guan said calmly, “Luck.”
The woman smiled. “I am Jian An. Young Master Ye, since our ancestor was willing to give you this jade pendant, it proves that to her, you are definitely a very, very important person. But I must tell you, you need to leave now.”
Ye Guan frowned slightly. “You mean that man will hand me over to the True Dragon Clan?”
Jian An nodded. “He is my brother, called Jian Ao. He currently handles matters for the Divine Clan. I know him well. First, he does not recognise the importance of this jade pendant. On that basis, he will feel that starting a feud with the True Dragon Clan over you is not worth it. Therefore, he will definitely hand you over to them to build goodwill.”
Ye Guan fell silent.
At that moment, dozens of powerful auras suddenly appeared around them.
Ye Guan’s expression darkened.
He had underestimated the terrifying influence of the True Dragon Clan in Middle Earth Divine Continent.
Jian An stared at Ye Guan. “I will take you away.”
As she spoke, she suddenly stood, grabbed Ye Guan’s arm, and waved her sleeve. A teleportation array appeared beneath their feet.
Just as the two were about to vanish, Ye Guan saw Ao Meng and Jian Ao rush in.
Seeing Ye Guan and Jian An disappear, Jian Ao’s expression became extremely grim.
Ao Meng’s face was also utterly dark. He turned to Jian Ao. Jian Ao said gravely, “I also do not know why she did this.”
Ao Meng was silent for a moment, then said, “Young Clan Leader, this Ye Guan, my True Dragon Clan must kill. As for the reason, you should understand it well. And towards the Divine Clan, my True Dragon Clan has always shown respect. Therefore, we do not wish for any unpleasantness with your noble clan.”
Jian Ao was silent for a moment, then said, “I will give you an explanation for this matter.”
As he spoke, he looked at Ao Meng. “When you pursue and kill that Ye Guan, do not harm my sister. Our ancestor values her greatly. If you injure her, our two clans will be enemies to the death.”
Ao Meng glanced at Jian Ao, then turned and left.
In place, Ao Meng said gravely, “Someone come.”
At that moment, an elder appeared behind Ao Meng. Ao Meng said gravely, “Take ten divine-position experts to find Jian An. You must protect her well… absolutely.”
The elder nodded slightly. “Understood.”
With that, he withdrew.
…
Amid a sea of clouds, spacetime suddenly tore open. Then, Ye Guan and Jian An stepped out.
Jian An smiled. “Temporarily safe.”
Ye Guan looked at Jian An, inwardly on guard. “Why did you do this?”
Jian An blinked. “For my brother, for my Divine Clan.”
Ye Guan frowned slightly. “What do you mean?”
Jian An smiled. “First, you were able to make our ancestor give you the jade pendant. This proves you are definitely not an ordinary person, especially since you killed An Mu and a true dragon yet are still alive now. If my Divine Clan hands you over to the True Dragon Clan, the good karma from our ancestor giving the jade pendant would turn into bad karma. At the least, this bad karma might kill my brother. At the worst, it would harm my Divine Clan.”
Ye Guan said calmly, “Perhaps you are overthinking it.”
Jian An smiled. “That is possible too. However, you managed to kill An Mu and survive after offending the True Dragon Clan. This is extremely remarkable. Moreover, I understand our ancestor’s character. She would not casually give her jade pendant to anyone.”
Ye Guan said, “Regardless, Miss Jian An, thank you for your help. We shall meet again.”
With that, he turned and left.
Jian An suddenly said, “Wait.”
Ye Guan turned to look at her. Jian An smiled. “Young Master Ye, when I mentioned going to the Dao Gate earlier, I was not deceiving you. I will explain, and you will understand naturally. Although the Dao Gate has declined, it was once extremely powerful. Most importantly, the Dao Gate once had a blood feud with the True Dragon Clan. That is to say, the True Dragon Clan and the Dao Gate are already mortal enemies. And the enemy of my enemy is a friend.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “I understand.”
With that, he quickly vanished into the distance.
Jian An watched Ye Guan in the distance, her expression calm.
At that moment, Jian Ao arrived with a group of Divine Clan experts. Seeing Jian An safe, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Jian Ao said gravely, “You should not have let him go.”
Jian An smiled. “It has to be said, this Young Master Ye is truly extraordinary, a rare genius. Unfortunately…”
As she spoke, she shook her head slightly.
At that moment, spacetime before the two suddenly tore open. The next instant, an illusory woman slowly walked out.
The newcomer was none other than Jian Zizai.
Though not her true body.
Seeing Jian Zizai, the two quickly bowed respectfully. “Ancestor.”
Jian Zizai looked at them. Finally, her gaze fell on Jian Ao. “From this moment, you are no longer the Young Clan Leader of my Divine Clan. Take him away and confine him for a hundred years. Within those hundred years, he may not leave the Divine Clan.”
Hearing this, Jian Ao’s pupils contracted sharply. He said in shock, “Ancestor.”
Jian Zizai’s face was expressionless. “Take him away.”
The guards behind Jian Ao immediately escorted him away.
Only Jian Zizai and Jian An remained in the field.
Jian Zizai looked at Jian An, her expression complex. “I originally had great expectations for you…”
As she spoke, she shook her head slightly. “Go into seclusion yourself for a hundred years. Within those hundred years, do not leave the Divine Clan. I will select a new Young Clan Leader from within the Divine Clan.”
Hearing this, Jian An’s face turned pale instantly. She said trembling, “Ancestor, why? Everything I did was for my Divine Clan.”
Jian Zizai’s face was expressionless. “Go.”
Jian An clenched her hands tightly and said angrily, “I refuse to accept this. I refuse.”
Jian Zizai looked at Jian An. “He should call me aunt.”
Jian An was stunned, then said, “So what? From the perspective of our clan’s interests, he is not one of us. My Divine Clan should not oppose the True Dragon Clan for him. It is not worth it. Truly not worth it.”
Jian Zizai stared at Jian An. “Do you know who my younger brother is?”
Jian An looked utterly puzzled. “Who?”
Jian Zizai said calmly, “The one you all call the Sword Master of Humanity.”
Boom.
Jian An’s mind was struck as if by lightning. In an instant, it went blank.
Aunt…
Guanxuan Academy… Young Lord…
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