Seeing Ji Xuan fall silent, Ye Guan gave a wry smile. “Miss Ji Xuan, I am not scheming against you. Your strength is extraordinary. If you are willing to assist me, I would have full confidence in slaying the enemy and retreating unscathed.”
Ji Xuan remained silent.
Whether it was killing someone from the Ancient Heavenly Dragon clan or the An family, it would involve immense karma.
Neither of these forces was ordinary. They were far beyond what the Guanxuan Academy in the Central Divine Continent could compare to.
Ye Guan continued. “The other side dares to offer a hundred million gold crystals to hunt me down. That means they must possess such wealth. If I kill them, we can split the money evenly. What do you say?”
Ji Xuan still said nothing.
Ye Guan was about to speak again when the space beside him suddenly trembled. The next moment, it tore open, and Rao Xiu stepped out.
Both Ye Guan and Ji Xuan froze in surprise.
Rao Xiu hurried to Ye Guan. “Young Master Ye, Master Qin used a special teleportation array to send me here.”
He handed over a scroll. “This is what Master Qin asked me to give you.”
Ye Guan opened the scroll and read it. His eyes immediately narrowed.
There was only one line: Great Tribulation realm cultivator. Flee at once.
Seeing this, Ye Guan narrowed his eyes further. He turned to Rao Xiu. “Leave quickly.”
Rao Xiu paused, then nodded. “Understood.”
With that, he turned and ran.
He knew this was a clash between great powers, far beyond what he could involve himself in.
Left alone, Ye Guan fell silent.
He had underestimated the An family and the Ancient Heavenly Dragon clan.
He had thought they would send some minor experts first to give him experience, but instead, they dispatched a Great Tribulation realm cultivator directly.
What was his own realm?
He was only in the Space Shattering realm.
And they sent a Great Tribulation realm expert straight away?
Above Space Shattering was Sky Destruction, then Earth Law, Heavenly Law, Minor Tribulation, and Great Tribulation.
Five major realms above him.
Ye Guan’s expression grew grim. Damn it, they truly thought highly of him.
At that moment, Ji Xuan also saw the scroll’s contents. Upon reading “Great Tribulation realm”, she paused, then said, “You…”
Ye Guan looked at her. “Miss Ji Xuan, counter-killing is no longer possible. I need to lay low for now. You should leave quickly too.”
With that, he turned and fled.
Just then, Ji Xuan suddenly called out. “Go to Sin City.”
Ye Guan turned to her. Ji Xuan said gravely, “Sin City has rules. No fighting is allowed. This rule has held for nearly a thousand years. No one has ever broken it.”
Ye Guan considered this, then nodded. “Very well.”
With that, he flashed away, transforming into a beam of sword light that vanished into the distance.
…
Far away, on the road, Ye Guan’s expression was extremely grave. He truly had not expected the enemy to send such a powerful expert to kill him.
They intended to give him no chance to grow.
Just as Ye Guan reached the gates of Sin City, a terrifying aura suddenly locked onto him.
Boom.
The space around him twisted violently.
Ye Guan narrowed his eyes, raised his hand, and slashed down with his sword.
A tearing sound rang out.
Space split open.
At that instant, a bolt of thunderfire suddenly descended from the sky. It moved with extreme speed, arriving above Ye Guan’s head in the blink of an eye.
The immense pressure caused Ye Guan’s face to change dramatically. He was about to dodge when another powerful aura locked onto him. This aura was like a cage, forcibly trapping him in place.
Ye Guan struck with his sword again.
The locking aura was shattered, but by then, the thunderfire had already fallen.
Unable to evade, Ye Guan could only strike once more.
A beam of sword light slashed against the thunderfire.
Boom.
The sword light shattered. Ye Guan was blasted dozens of zhang away.
After he stopped, his clothes burst into flames.
A ferocious glint flashed in Ye Guan’s eyes. He opened his palm, and a surge of sword intent erupted.
Boom.
The thunderfire on his body was instantly dispersed.
Ye Guan looked up at the distance. There stood a grey-robed elder holding a staff. To the elder’s right was a middle-aged man clutching a long spear.
Not one Great Tribulation realm expert.
Two.
By now, more people had gathered on the city wall.
The grey-robed elder stared at Ye Guan, his face expressionless. “You truly are a Sword Immortal. Such a young Sword Immortal… It seems we came for the right reason.”
Ye Guan fixed his gaze on the elder. “You issued those bounties earlier and had others come to kill me, all to probe my strength.”
The grey-robed elder replied calmly. “It never hurts to be cautious.”
Ye Guan suddenly flashed to the side, speeding towards the city interior. His speed was incredible. In an instant, he entered the city.
The grey-robed elder merely sneered coldly, making no move to stop him.
Ye Guan frowned slightly, sensing something amiss.
At that moment, a terrifying aura suddenly surged from all around.
Boom.
The space around Ye Guan cracked. Moments later, a black-robed elder appeared nearby.
The black-robed elder stared at him. “Young Master Ye Guan, Sin City does not welcome you. Please leave.”
Does not welcome.
Hearing this, the expressions of those on the wall turned strange.
This black-robed elder was none other than the city lord of Sin City, Zhang Yuan.
Ye Guan glanced at Zhang Yuan, said nothing, and turned to walk out of the city.
As soon as he stepped outside, the distant grey-robed elder chuckled lightly. “Ye Guan, do you know why you have lived this long? Let me tell you. You have survived because of that Chief Ye. We have been waiting for her to return to the main Guanxuan Academy. And now, she has returned to the main institute. That means you have no one behind you anymore. Without her protection, not just you, even that Great Sword Immortal behind you, we could crush like an ant.”
Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. He was about to act when suddenly, the Path Sword within his body flew out on its own.
A piercing sound echoed.
The grey-robed elder’s brow was instantly pierced by the sword.
Everyone froze in shock.
Even Ye Guan stood stunned, utterly bewildered.
He had not acted.
Why had the sword moved by itself?
Inside the little pagoda, the pagoda spoke calmly. “Joke all you want, play all you want, but do not make light of Sister Destiny.”
The mysterious voice added. “This is the consequence of running your mouth.”
You could bully this young man, but you could not insult those behind him.
In the field, everyone was completely dumbfounded.
A Great Tribulation realm expert had been instantly killed.
All eyes turned to Ye Guan.
Had he been hiding his strength?
The grey-robed elder, not yet fully dead, stared at Ye Guan in disbelief, terror in his eyes. “You are not a Sword Immortal. You are… you are a Great Sword Immortal.”
Great Sword Immortal.
These words struck like thunder in the hearts of everyone present.
A Sword Immortal and a Great Sword Immortal were entirely different.
A Sword Immortal relied on no external objects, feared neither life nor death, and held only the sword in their heart.
A Great Sword Immortal transcended the self, no longer fixated on the sword in hand, reaching the realm of “immortal”.
These were two completely distinct levels.
Sword Immortals had appeared in the Central Divine Continent, but Great Sword Immortals had not emerged there for nearly a thousand years.
Currently, Great Sword Immortals existed only in the Guanxuan Universe, and even there, they were among the top existences.
And now, one had appeared before them?
They believed Ye Guan to be a Great Sword Immortal because that single sword had instantly slain a Great Tribulation realm expert.
A Great Tribulation realm expert.
An ordinary Sword Immortal could never achieve that. Only the legendary Great Sword Immortal could.
Great Sword Immortal.
At this title, everyone’s expression towards Ye Guan changed.
Yet Ye Guan himself fell silent.
He was truly bewildered.
He genuinely had not released the Path Sword.
Ye Guan asked inwardly. “Tower Master, was that you?”
The pagoda replied. “No.”
Ye Guan frowned. “The Path Sword acted on its own?”
The pagoda said. “Yes.”
Ye Guan hesitated, then asked. “You are not fooling me, are you?”
The pagoda: “…”
Ye Guan fell silent.
The tower master had not acted.
The Path Sword had killed on its own. The sword could kill independently. This was absurd.
At that moment, the distant Path Sword trembled violently. In an instant, the grey-robed elder was completely erased.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man with the spear beside him turned deathly pale. “Erasure… You truly are a Great Sword Immortal. You truly are…”
Without hesitation, he turned and fled, vanishing into the distant night in the blink of an eye.
He ran.
The Path Sword then voluntarily flew back to Ye Guan.
Ye Guan looked at the sword before him, silent.
All around, the crowd watched him with eyes full of fear and a trace of awe.
A Great Sword Immortal.
And such a young one.
Under their gazes, Ye Guan put away the Path Sword. He turned to Zhang Yuan. The city lord’s expression changed instantly, becoming extremely wary.
Ye Guan said nothing and turned to walk away.
…
In Qing Province, at the An residence.
In a courtyard, a beautiful woman reclined on a chair. Before her knelt a middle-aged man.
It was the very man who had fled from the gates of Sin City earlier.
This beautiful woman was the current trusted head of the An family, An Ya.
An Ya said calmly. “A Great Sword Immortal?”
The middle-aged man replied with a trembling voice. “Yes.”
An Ya chuckled lightly. “We thought it was foolproof, but we still underestimated him. He hid his strength deeply.”
The middle-aged man lowered his head, daring not to speak.
An Ya slowly closed her eyes. “Send An Wujun.”
An Wujun.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man’s face changed dramatically.
That was a terrifying existence, a supreme powerhouse even in the Guanxuan Universe.
“No need.”
At that moment, a voice suddenly came from the side.
The middle-aged man turned to look. Not far away stood a woman in white robes, her long hair flowing, her gaze icy cold.
The middle-aged man quickly bowed his head.
An Daoxin.
The eldest miss of the An family.
Most in the world believed An Mu to be the An family’s most monstrous genius, but that was not true. An Daoxin was.
An Mu had been raised within the An family, but An Daoxin had been cultivated in the main Guanxuan Academy.
An Daoxin was the true most monstrous genius of the An family’s current younger generation.
She was hailed as the most extraordinary talent after the An family’s two female Martial Gods, and the one most likely to become the contemporary Martial God.
An Ya looked at An Daoxin. The latter said calmly. “Family head, for a mere Ye Guan, there is no need for Uncle to act. I alone will suffice.”
An Ya hesitated, then asked. “Are you confident?”
An Daoxin smiled lightly. “This person is certain to compete for the Great Dao fortune. At that time, I will personally slay him, lest outsiders say our An family bullies with power.”
An Ya fell silent.
Recently, unfavourable rumours about the An family had indeed spread outside.
An Daoxin suddenly added. “I have already met that person from the Milky Way galaxy and become friends with them.”
Hearing this, An Ya sat up abruptly. “Truly?”
An Daoxin nodded.
An Ya suddenly burst into wild laughter. “Haha…”
That person from the Milky Way galaxy.
The one personally chosen by the Master of the Great Dao Pen, the contemporary Person of Destiny.
Why did the An family hold its current status?
Two reasons.
First, the An family had produced two Martial Gods.
Second, and most importantly, both of these peerless Martial Gods had followed the contemporary Person of Destiny.
Because of this, the An family had stood undefeated for tens of millions of years, never declining.
And now, An Daoxin had befriended this generation’s Person of Destiny.
What did this mean?
It meant the An family would produce another Martial God. Not only that, the family would flourish for another tens of millions of years.
As for that Ye Guan…
An Ya immediately dismissed him with disdain.
Just a somewhat talented nobody.
Truly not worth mentioning.
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