The phantom shadow was utterly dumbfounded!
What had it just said? And just like that, its physical body was gone?
Beside it, the man in green glanced at the woman in the plain dress and was about to speak when a furious roar suddenly erupted from within the city walls, “How dare you!”
As the voice rang out, an overwhelmingly terrifying pressure surged from within the city walls. In an instant, the space around the woman in the plain dress became distorted and illusory!
The woman in the plain dress stared ahead expressionlessly. She didn’t make a move, allowing the immense force to crash into her. In the blink of an eye, the powerful force vanished without a trace, like a stone sinking into the ocean, disappearing without a sound.
“This…”
A voice filled with shock and disbelief echoed, and a shadowy figure appeared before the woman in the plain dress and the man in green.
The shadow gradually solidified, revealing a being that didn’t look too different from a human, except for its deep purple skin and eyes.
The man in green examined the creature before him, “What race are you from?”
The creature glanced at the man in green and replied, “The Illusory Clan.”
The man in green nodded slightly, “You may leave.”
The Illusory Clan member clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, “And you two are?”
The man in green smiled, “We have no interest in your Illusory Clan.”
At that moment, the woman in the plain dress suddenly extended her palm, and a sword flew out from her hand. In an instant, the sword was at the Illusory Clan member’s brow.
The Illusory Clan member’s expression froze.
The woman in the plain dress produced a portrait of Ye Xuan, “My brother. Do you understand?”
The man in green rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
The Illusory Clan member quickly nodded, “I understand!”
He wasn’t stupid. How could he not understand?
The woman in the plain dress withdrew her sword and flicked her sleeve. In an instant, the space around the Illusory Clan member began to ripple like waves.
“This!”
The Illusory Clan member’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
The woman in the plain dress suddenly turned and walked to the right.
The man in green looked at her, “Where are you going?”
The woman in the plain dress didn’t answer and vanished into the distance.
The Illusory Clan member trembled as he called out in the direction she had left, “Thank you for your guidance!”
The man in green was about to speak when he suddenly turned around. A sword light appeared in the distance, and a swordsman walked over.
The swordsman glanced at the man in green, “Where’s Tianming?”
The man in green shrugged, “She left.”
The swordsman frowned, “Left?”
The man in green nodded, “Never mind her. Let’s go.”
With that, he flew off on his sword and disappeared into the distance.
The swordsman thought for a moment, then followed suit.
The Illusory Clan member wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. What kind of beings were these three? They were terrifyingly powerful!
As if remembering something, he opened his palm, and the portrait left by the woman in the plain dress appeared before him. After staring at it for a long time, he suddenly said, “Make 100,000 copies of this portrait. I want every member of our clan to have one. If anyone encounters this person, notify me immediately!”
With that, he looked at the space before him, his expression growing more solemn. In that brief moment, the woman in the plain dress had sent him into the seventh layer of spacetime!
Although it was only for an instant, he had experienced the mysteries of the seventh layer of spacetime!
For him, this was like opening a brand-new door!
…
In the palace of Qingzhou.
Ye Xuan sat on the dragon throne, with Tuoba Yan nestled in his arms.
Tuoba Yan leaned against Ye Xuan’s chest and whispered softly, “Is everything alright now?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “The crisis for humanity has been resolved. Now, I need to venture out into the wider world.”
Tuoba Yan looked up at Ye Xuan, “The wider world?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Yes! Do you want to come with me and see the world beyond?”
Tuoba Yan shook her head, “I haven’t even fully understood the human world yet. Why would I go out there?”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan fell silent.
Humanity had now come into contact with civilizations beyond their universe, but in the vast expanse of the cosmos, humanity was still incredibly weak. If an external civilization were to invade, humanity, in its current state, would be utterly defenseless!
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan said solemnly, “You’ve reminded me of something.”
Tuoba Yan looked at Ye Xuan, “Do you want to take charge of all of humanity?”
Ye Xuan met her gaze and smiled, “What do you think?”
Tuoba Yan shook her head, “You can’t manage it all. Even though humanity has overcome this crisis, many people aren’t even aware of it. If you try to take control, you’ll only end up exhausting yourself for little reward.”
Ye Xuan remained silent.
Tuoba Yan continued, “Leading all of humanity forward is too exhausting! I don’t want you to tire yourself out like that.”
Ye Xuan’s right hand began to wander mischievously under Tuoba Yan’s clothes as he chuckled, “You’re right!”
Tuoba Yan shot him a playful glare, “Haven’t you had enough yet?”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily, “Even ten times a day wouldn’t be enough!”
Tuoba Yan: “…”
Soon, some rather unseemly sounds began to emanate from the palace.
…
On the third day, Ye Xuan left Qingzhou. He didn’t head straight for the Yiling Clan but instead entered the small pagoda.
Cultivation!
He needed to consolidate his ninth-stage realm!
In addition, he had obtained three white orbs from the Yiling Clan, each containing a legacy.
The Yiling Clan had an interesting method: they could extract the memories and life experiences of a dying Yiling Clan member and store them in an orb, which could then be passed on to the next generation. This was what they called a legacy!
This method ensured that the Yiling Clan would always remain powerful.
Of course, there were some drawbacks. The inheritor might be influenced by the memories, depending on the quality of the orb.
The higher the quality, the less influence the inheritor would experience.
The orb Xiao An received was of the highest quality, so the influence on her was almost negligible.
The orbs Ye Xuan received, while not of the highest quality, couldn’t affect him either. After all, he was a swordsman, and his mental fortitude was far beyond that of an ordinary person.
The three orbs contained legacies up to the ninth stage, with none reaching the tenth stage. This was enough for Ye Xuan, as he wasn’t planning to rush into the tenth stage just yet. He kept one orb for himself and gave the other two to Lin Shan and Fan Duo!
He never forgot those who had helped him.
Inside the small pagoda, after absorbing all the legacies from the orbs, Ye Xuan sat down cross-legged and began to digest the memories.
It had to be said, the Yiling Clan’s civilization was far more advanced than that of the Shenren Clan. Just their understanding of spacetime far surpassed that of the Shenren Clan.
While Ye Xuan was cultivating, Xiao Hun was also undergoing a breakthrough. He was quite looking forward to Xiao Hun’s next breakthrough!
Cultivation knew no time!
After several years, Ye Xuan had fully mastered the fourth layer of spacetime. Moreover, after absorbing the Yiling Clan’s legacy orbs, his knowledge had greatly expanded, and he had gained a deeper understanding of the Yiling Clan.
The Yiling Clan had once been part of this endless universe, but billions of years ago, their ancestors stepped into the fifth layer of spacetime. As a result, they elevated their entire clan to a fourth-level civilization and left this endless universe, venturing into the more advanced Tianling Universe. They were the only race in this endless universe to have achieved a fourth-level civilization.
And now, the Yiling Clan was striving for a fifth-level civilization!
At that moment, the Qingxuan Sword appeared before Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the Qingxuan Sword. It had undergone another breakthrough.
Ye Xuan grasped the Qingxuan Sword and slowly closed his eyes.
Power!
He could feel that the power contained within the Qingxuan Sword was at least ten times stronger than before!
Ye Xuan was a bit stunned.
This increase was a bit exaggerated!
At that moment, Xiao Hun suddenly said, “Little Master, let me take you somewhere!”
With that, she whisked Ye Xuan away, and they reappeared in a different layer of spacetime.
Ye Xuan was stunned!
The spacetime around him was layered, like towering buildings!
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “The fifth layer of spacetime?”
Xiao Hun giggled, “Yes! Little Master, as long as you hold me, you can exist in this fifth layer of spacetime. Not only that, but the spacetime pressure here can’t harm you at all.”
Ye Xuan was puzzled, “Why can’t it harm me?”
Xiao Hun laughed, “I don’t know either, but as long as you hold me, these spacetime pressures won’t affect you in the slightest.”
Ye Xuan hesitated for a moment, then took a few steps forward. As he walked, he felt the immense spacetime pressures, but they had no effect on him, as if he were transparent!
What was going on?
Ye Xuan frowned. Had the Qingxuan Sword’s breakthrough unlocked a new ability?
Spacetime immunity?
At this thought, Ye Xuan’s heart skipped a beat. Had he really gained spacetime immunity?
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan quickly asked, “Xiao Hun, can you sense the next layer of spacetime?”
Xiao Hun replied, “Yes!”
As soon as she spoke, the spacetime around Ye Xuan shifted, and soon, he found himself in a spacetime vortex. Looking around, he saw endless spacetime vortices!
Ye Xuan frowned. Was this the sixth layer of spacetime?
Ye Xuan swallowed hard and glanced around. The entire vortex was filled with infinite spacetime pressure, and the intensity of this pressure was at least a hundred times stronger than that of the fifth layer!
His instincts told him that even a wisp of this spacetime pressure could easily obliterate him!
Damn!
This was too intense!
Ye Xuan asked again, “Xiao Hun, can we go to the next layer of spacetime?”
Xiao Hun was silent for a moment, then said, “Yes!”
With that, the spacetime around Ye Xuan shifted once more, and soon, he found himself in complete darkness.
Ye Xuan frowned, “What is this?”
Xiao Hun said, “This seems to be the seventh layer of spacetime.”
Ye Xuan looked around. All he could see was endless darkness!
A spacetime black hole!
Was the seventh layer of spacetime a spacetime black hole?
Ye Xuan carefully sensed his surroundings, and gradually, his expression grew more and more solemn. Within this endless spacetime black hole, there was also spacetime pressure, and its intensity was at least a hundred times stronger than that of the sixth layer!
This was terrifying!
Xiao Hun added, “Little Master, I can already sense the next layer of spacetime.”
Ye Xuan fell silent. A grand plan began to form in his mind…
