Beat the rankings!
Upon hearing Ta Ye’s words, Ye Guan decided to head to Guanxuan Academy to challenge the rankings!
Because, for now at least, going to the Undying Emperor Clan to borrow a sword was simply unrealistic!
The Qingxuan Sword was, after all, the personal sword of the Human Sword Lord. How could they possibly lend it to him without any reason?
Therefore, the best way to obtain the Qingxuan Sword was to borrow it directly from the Human Sword Lord himself!
Although he knew that this was also somewhat unrealistic!
But, for Nalan Jia, he had to try!
With this thought, Ye Guan looked at Qin Feng and asked, “Brother Qin, what are the requirements for challenging the rankings?”
Qin Feng smiled. “Two requirements. First, you must be under twenty-five. Second, you must not have committed any heinous evil deeds!”
Ye Guan nodded. “I understand!”
Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, then said, “Brother Ye, would you like to challenge anonymously?”
Ye Guan was somewhat surprised. “Anonymously?”
Qin Feng nodded. “Yes! This Martial List allows anonymous challenges!”
Ye Guan said in a deep voice, “Why does Brother Qin suggest this?”
Qin Feng shook his head with a smile. “Brother Ye, you do not yet know how treacherous people’s hearts can be in this world. In less than a year, you will participate in the contest for the Great Dao Destiny. Do you think that contest is truly fair? It is not that simple! The Great Dao Destiny contest is a game of manoeuvring between various forces! The waters run very deep!”
He paused briefly, then continued. “So, my suggestion is that you challenge anonymously, to avoid being targeted by those forces. Once they set their sights on you, all sorts of schemes will follow!”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “I understand!”
Qin Feng nodded. “Also, Brother Ye, you must be extremely careful of the An family and the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan!”
Ye Guan frowned.
Qin Feng said gravely, “From what I know, after the An family was punished by Chief Ye, the entire An family is deeply resentful!”
Ye Guan was somewhat surprised. “The An family was punished by Chief Ye? Then Chief Ye is that Miss Ye Guanzhi?”
Qin Feng nodded. “Yes! She is the chief of the Literature Academy at the Guanxuan Academy headquarters, with immense power and influence. After arriving in the Central Divine Continent, she not only dismissed Lu Chaowen, but also punished the An family…”
At this point, his expression grew solemn. “Her punishment was extremely severe. She not only executed An Fei, but directly removed the current head of the An family. One could say she showed the An family no face whatsoever.”
Ye Guan fell silent.
He had not expected that Ye Guanzhi was actually from the Guanxuan Academy headquarters, and moreover the chief of the Literature Academy!
Qin Feng suddenly seemed to hesitate, as if wanting to say something but holding back.
Ye Guan looked at Qin Feng and smiled. “Brother Qin, I come from a small place and know nothing about these disputes among great families. If Brother Qin could offer some guidance, I would be immensely grateful!”
Qin Feng smiled. “Brother Ye, to be honest, I do not wish to speak much about these matters. However, since they may concern you, I shall play the busybody this once! From what I know, the An family has already been contacting influential An family figures at the Guanxuan Academy headquarters. They are certainly planning to target Chief Ye!”
Ye Guan’s expression darkened.
Qin Feng continued. “That is only secondary. Everyone knows that Chief Ye intends to use this incident to warn the great families. In other words, what she has done this time will inevitably anger those families and sects. They will surely band together to oppose her!”
Ye Guan said gravely, “Will she be in danger?”
Qin Feng shook his head. “That is unlikely! Let alone the An family, even the several super-ancient great families of the Central Divine Continent would not dare harm Chief Ye. After all, she is the disciple of the head of the Book Sage Academy, and her senior sister is the head of the Qingqiu Academy. They would not be foolish enough to do such a thing. However…”
At this, he looked at Ye Guan. “They dare not kill her, but that does not mean they cannot deal with her! According to my guess, there will be two possible outcomes next. First, if Chief Ye is not transferred away and is even allowed to preside over this Great Dao Destiny contest, then she has won! But if she is transferred away, that means the great families have won!”
Ye Guan fell silent. He had not expected this matter to be so complicated!
Truth be told, he held a favourable impression of Ye Guanzhi and did not wish for her to be implicated because of this!
Qin Feng continued. “Brother Ye, once she is transferred away, the An family and the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan will certainly target you next! If they have any sense of shame, they will not target you openly. But if they cast aside all shame, then you will truly suffer! Therefore, I suggest that for now you try not to be too high-profile. Keep a low profile, buy yourself some time to develop. Otherwise, once they see how quickly you are improving, they will desperately try to sabotage you!”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “I understand!”
Qin Feng smiled. “Brother Ye, I will be staying in the Central Divine Continent for a while. If you ever need anything, feel free to come find me!”
Ye Guan shook his head with a smile. “Brother Qin, you have already helped me enough!”
Qin Feng smiled. “It is nothing, just some information I happen to know! Our Immortal Treasures Pavilion specialises in this area. So, if you need anything in the future, come find me. I may not be good at fighting, but helping you investigate things you do not know is quite simple!”
Ye Guan smiled. “Then I thank you in advance!”
With that, he clasped his fists, then said, “Brother Qin, I would like to buy some things from you!”
Qin Feng was curious. “What?”
Ye Guan spoke a few words in a low voice.
Qin Feng smiled. “Good! Wait a moment!”
With that, he turned and left.
A short while later, Qin Feng reappeared before Ye Guan. He took out a storage ring and handed it to Ye Guan. “I have given you a discount. One million gold crystals!”
One million!
Though Ye Guan felt a twinge of pain in his heart, he still paid Qin Feng.
Qin Feng laughed heartily and put away the storage ring.
Ye Guan then pulled Qin Feng aside to ask some questions about remoulding the physical body.
About half an hour later, Ye Guan clasped his fists. “Brother Qin, until we meet again!”
With that, he turned and departed.
Qin Feng watched Ye Guan’s departing figure in silence.
In truth, he had originally only intended to get to know Ye Guan a little, without planning to form a deep friendship. After all, Ye Guan’s opponents were the An family and the Ancient True Dragon Clan!
However, after spending these past few days together, he had changed his mind!
This person was simply too monstrous!
His potential was enormous!
Therefore, he chose to befriend him.
One important reason the Immortal Treasures Pavilion had become so powerful today was that the pavilion master had once invested in the Human Sword Lord!
Those who do business must understand investment. Besides investing in industries, one must also learn to invest in people!
If Ye Guan could become a Sword Emperor in the future, then Qin Feng would have a Sword Emperor as a friend. At that time, his influence within the Immortal Treasures Pavilion would be entirely different!
There was also internal competition within the Immortal Treasures Pavilion!
A Sword Emperor friend carried weight that was far from ordinary! …
Ye Guan did not leave the Immortal Treasures Pavilion directly. Instead, he sought out Mo Ya!
He felt he should personally thank her!
Inside the room, Mo Ya smiled faintly. “Congratulations, Young Master Ye, on becoming a Sword Immortal!”
Ye Guan shook his head with a smile, then said earnestly, “Miss Mo Ya, thank you for your help back then. Though I currently have neither power nor influence, in the future, if Miss Mo Ya ever needs anything, I will do my utmost to assist!”
Hearing this, Mo Ya was delighted. To her, even without becoming a Sword Emperor, the status of Sword Immortal alone already carried immense weight!
Mo Ya quickly said, “Young Master Ye, you are too polite!”
Ye Guan suddenly opened his palm, and a box slowly flew towards Mo Ya.
Mo Ya was puzzled. “This is?”
Ye Guan smiled. “These are five dragon pills!”
Upon hearing this, Mo Ya’s expression changed with emotion. She was about to refuse, but Ye Guan smiled. “This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it!”
Mo Ya hesitated for a moment, then said, “Very well!”
With that, she put away the box, feeling warmth in her heart.
Although from the very beginning her intentions had been clear, she had to admit that the young man before her was truly remarkable.
Ye Guan stood up and said, “Miss Mo Ya, I shall not disturb you further! Farewell!”
Mo Ya nodded. “Take care, Young Master Ye!”
Ye Guan clasped his fists, then turned and left!
Watching Ye Guan’s departing back, Mo Ya murmured softly, “He has strength, good looks, and a kind heart…”
As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, and her face flushed red.
…
Ye Guan did not go straight to Guanxuan Academy. Instead, he first returned to the Dao Sect. As soon as he arrived, Nanling Yiyi appeared before him!
Nanling Yiyi blinked, smiling radiantly. “Have you been cultivating?”
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”
Nanling Yiyi looked him over, then said, “Your strength must have improved a lot!”
Ye Guan smiled, then took out a storage ring and handed it to Nanling Yiyi. “For you!”
Nanling Yiyi was somewhat surprised. “This is?”
Ye Guan smiled. “See for yourself!”
With that, he walked towards the distant main hall!
Left behind, Nanling Yiyi was curious. She opened the storage ring, and soon more than a dozen ancient scrolls appeared before her!
When she saw these scrolls, she was stunned!
These were all spell techniques, and the lowest were heavenly rank. Among them was even a cultivation manual for spell techniques, and most importantly, it was a heavenly-rank manual.
She was a divine mage who loved nothing more than studying spell techniques. Unfortunately, the Dao Sect was far too poor, and Dao Shang only had superficial knowledge of spell techniques. Therefore, her cultivation had been extremely difficult; she had to figure everything out on her own.
Moreover, until now, she did not even possess a single higher-grade spell technique!
As for a cultivation manual, she had none at all!
Looking at the scrolls before her, Nanling Yiyi was dazed for a long while. After some time, she gently stroked them, and a brilliant smile spread across her face.
She cared about these scrolls.
But.
She cared even more about the young man’s thoughtfulness.
That day, she had only mentioned it casually.
Yet the young man had remembered. …
