Under Little Soul’s guidance, Ye Xuan arrived at the Eighth Layer of Space-Time.
As soon as he reached the Eighth Layer of Space-Time, Ye Xuan froze.
Because he discovered that standing before him was someone who looked exactly like him!
What was going on?
His brows furrowed!
At that moment, the ‘him’ in front of him also furrowed his brows!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression changed drastically, he hurriedly asked Little Soul to take him out of the Eighth Layer of Space-Time!
Back in reality, Ye Xuan’s expression was incredibly grave, in that brief moment earlier, he had suddenly felt a pang of panic, no, it was fear, a deep-seated fear from the bottom of his heart!
What kind of space-time was that? Why was there another version of himself? Was that ‘self’ real?
There were no answers!
Even Little Soul didn’t know!
After a moment, Ye Xuan said in a low voice, “It seems I’ll have to ask Qing’er properly when I see her next time!”
He didn’t dare to continue exploring the Ninth Layer of Space-Time, he was afraid he might end up getting himself killed!
Ye Xuan put away the Qingxuan Sword and took out the teleportation token given to him by the Spirit King, the next moment, he vanished from sight.
…
In the Tianling Universe, the Spirit Realm.
When Ye Xuan opened his eyes, he was already inside the royal palace of the Spirit Realm, at that moment, an elderly Spirit tribesman suddenly appeared before him, the elder bowed respectfully to Ye Xuan and said, “Young Master Ye, the clan leader has been awaiting you for some time!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “Please lead the way!”
The Spirit elder gave a slight bow, “Follow me!”
With that, he turned and left.
Ye Xuan followed the Spirit elder into a grand hall, inside the hall, there was only the Spirit King!
Upon seeing Ye Xuan, the Spirit King stood up and walked over to him with a slight smile, “Little friend Ye!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Senior, you’ve invited me to this so-called exhibition, it’s not that simple, is it?”
The Spirit King nodded, “To be honest, I’ve invited you to this Divine Artefact Exhibition because I’d like to ask for your help!”
Ye Xuan was somewhat curious, “What kind of help?”
The Spirit King explained, “In this Tianling Universe, there are three major powers, apart from my Spirit Tribe, there’s the Nether Spirit Tribe and the Tianfu, my Spirit Tribe and the Tianfu are sworn enemies, at every Divine Artefact Exhibition, we compete against each other, and the losing side is subjected to relentless humiliation…”
Ye Xuan said in a deep voice, “Senior, you want to use my sword?”
The Spirit King smiled, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
He hadn’t forgotten that the other party had mentioned the Tianfu as their mortal enemy, if he helped the Spirit Tribe, it would mean making a powerful enemy out of nowhere!
The Spirit King suddenly added, “Your two friends have already reached the Tenth Stage, moreover, with my Spirit Tribe’s assistance, they’ll soon reach the Eleventh Stage in the near future! Besides that, I’ve sent people to keep an eye on the Human Clan, with my Spirit Tribe around, no one will be able to harm them!”
As he spoke, he opened his palm, and a glowing orb appeared in front of Ye Xuan.
This orb was nearly twice the size of the one given to Little An!
The Spirit King said, “Little friend, this orb contains the legacy of one of my Spirit Tribe’s former kings, if you absorb it, you’ll at least reach the Twelfth Stage! Not only that, you’ll also master many space-time divine techniques! Of course, even if you choose not to help my Spirit Tribe, this item is still a gift to you! That said, I must warn you: if you assist my Spirit Tribe, you’ll undoubtedly offend the Tianfu, but rest assured, my Spirit Tribe will handle the Tianfu, we won’t let them harm you!”
With that, he handed the glowing orb to Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan shook his head and smiled.
What a clever man!
He hadn’t even done anything yet, but he’d already received so many benefits, the other party was making it impossible for him to refuse!
Ye Xuan fell silent.
His suspicion was that they wanted to drag him into this mess, or, more precisely, they wanted to drag his ‘big brother’ into it, what they valued was his ‘big brother’!
It wasn’t that he was overthinking it, he was simply clear-headed, why would they treat him, Ye Xuan, so well? Because he was handsome?
Clearly not!
The king of such a terrifying race would only act in the best interests of his own people, a figure like this wouldn’t let personal feelings influence his decisions, therefore, it was impossible that they were doing this simply because they admired Ye Xuan.
They must have an ulterior motive!
And that motive had to be his ‘big brother’!
He couldn’t let emotions cloud his judgement either!
Because, more often than not, between races like these, there was no such thing as loyalty, only interests.
With this in mind, Ye Xuan looked at the Spirit King and smiled, “Senior, take another look at my sword!”
With that, he handed the Qingxuan Sword to the Spirit King!
The Spirit King glanced at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Xuan’s hand, the next moment, his expression changed dramatically, “This… this sword has grown stronger again?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Yes!”
As he spoke, with a thought, the Qingxuan Sword shot straight into the Fifth Layer of Space-Time!
Seeing this, the Spirit King’s pupils shrank sharply.
The Fifth Layer of Space-Time!
This sword had directly entered the Fifth Layer of Space-Time! And it could even withstand the spatial pressure within it!
How terrifying!
Ye Xuan suddenly opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword reappeared in his hand, he looked at the Spirit King and smiled, “Senior, I, Ye Xuan, am an honest man, I genuinely want to build a good relationship with the Spirit Tribe!”
The Spirit King glanced at Ye Xuan, a trace of solemnity flashing deep in his eyes, “My Spirit Tribe also sincerely wishes to befriend you, little friend, and the Human Clan!”
How could he not understand Ye Xuan’s meaning?
Ye Xuan didn’t want to be used, showing off his sword just now was both a display of strength and a warning!
Ye Xuan smiled, “Tomorrow is the Divine Artefact Exhibition, right?”
The Spirit King nodded, “Indeed!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Senior, I’ll head back to rest then, I’ll be there on time tomorrow.”
The Spirit King immediately said, “Escort little friend to the Spirit God Pavilion to rest!”
The same Spirit elder who had guided him earlier appeared before Ye Xuan and gave a slight bow, “Young Master Ye, follow me!”
Ye Xuan clasped his fists, “Senior, see you tomorrow!”
With that, he turned and left.
After Ye Xuan departed, a Spirit Tribe woman appeared in the hall, she glanced outside and said indifferently, “Father, is it necessary to treat a human like this?”
The Spirit King looked at the Spirit woman, “What’s your opinion then?”
The Spirit woman replied coolly, “This human is just a lowly creature created by the Divine Human Clan, even that Divine Human Clan is nothing but ants in the eyes of our Spirit Tribe! He…”
“Silence!”
The Spirit King suddenly bellowed.
The Spirit woman’s expression changed, and she quickly lowered her head.
The Spirit King looked at her, “Did you see the sword in his hand just now? The way of space-time contained within that sword surpasses even our Spirit Tribe!”
Upon hearing this, the Spirit woman’s face was filled with shock, “How… how is that possible?”
The Spirit King said softly, “Under normal circumstances, it shouldn’t be possible! But the fact remains! His ‘big brother’ defeated me with a single strike…”
As he spoke, he slowly closed his eyes, “I brought him here and had him participate in the Divine Artefact Exhibition to win him over while also letting the Tianfu target him, but I never expected this little fellow to see through my intentions!”
The Spirit woman said in a low voice, “Father, what should we do now?”
The Spirit King paused for a moment before replying, “Keep showing him goodwill!”
The Spirit woman frowned slightly, “But what if he just takes the benefits and doesn’t help us…?”
The Spirit King laughed, “I don’t believe he’s that shameless!”
…
Under the Spirit elder’s guidance, Ye Xuan arrived at the Spirit God Pavilion, as soon as he stepped inside, an extremely pure wave of spiritual energy washed over him!
The Spirit elder gave a slight bow, “Young Master Ye, rest well!”
With that, he retreated.
Ye Xuan went straight into his small tower, he took out the legacy orb the Spirit King had given him and channelled his mysterious energy into it, the glowing orb sank into his forehead, and in an instant, a flood of information poured into his mind!
A Tenth-Stage powerhouse!
To reach the Tenth Stage, one had to overlap the space-time of the First Layer through the Fourth Layer, creating a spatial overlap.
Just like Mo Wuxian!
Achieving this was, of course, no simple feat, but the legacy orb contained the method.
Ye Xuan realised that this kind of legacy orb was essentially a cheat code, a complete replication.
Strength came far too easily!
The Spirit Tribe could maintain a constant supply of powerhouses thanks to this method!
When one powerhouse fell, it wouldn’t take long for the tribe to cultivate another, in such circumstances, unless the Spirit Tribe provoked a higher-level civilisation, ordinary civilisations or forces stood no chance against them!
Of course, this legacy orb had a drawback: the strength came too easily, and it was entirely based on paths already trodden by others, under these conditions, it was nearly impossible for the inheritor to surpass the original owner!
Within the Spirit Tribe, almost none who accepted such legacies had ever surpassed their predecessors!
This was a significant flaw, but despite that, the legacy orb remained something countless Spirit Tribe members dreamed of, a blatant cheat! Normally, reaching the Tenth Stage would take at least hundreds of thousands of years, but with this legacy orb, it wouldn’t even take ten thousand years!
That was a reduction of more than tenfold!
Ye Xuan was hesitating now.
Should he use it or not?
He didn’t dwell on it for too long and decided to use it, however, he wouldn’t fully replicate the other party, he wanted to draw on their experience, especially their application of space-time, which was exactly what he most wanted to learn right now!
Time passed quickly, the next day, the Spirit elder arrived at Ye Xuan’s door and gave a slight bow, “Young Master Ye, the Divine Artefact Exhibition is about to begin!”
Moments later, the door opened, and Ye Xuan appeared before the Spirit elder.
The Spirit elder gave another slight bow, “Young Master Ye, the clan leader is already waiting outside!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan followed the Spirit elder to the palace gates, where the Spirit King was already waiting.
The Spirit King smiled, “Little friend Ye, shall we walk there? On the way, I’ll explain a bit about this Tianling Universe!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “I’d actually like to learn more about this universe too!”
The Spirit King nodded and led Ye Xuan off into the distance.
On the way, the Spirit King said, “Little friend Ye, if I may ask, what civilisation does the creator of this sword come from?”
What civilisation did Qing’er come from?
Ye Xuan thought for a moment before replying, “Perhaps a civilisation called ‘Invincible’…”
The Spirit King: “…”
