As those terrifying auras emerged, sixteen supreme powerhouses appeared in the field. Among them were three at the Law of Wujian level, while the rest were all Wujian realm experts!
Naga Qing looked at the leading old man, his brows furrowing slightly, “The Gu Clan!”
The Gu Clan!
This was another superpower, no weaker than the Jia Shen Clan!
Xue Tong glanced at the Nine Heavens Clan leader, continuing to lick her candied hawthorn.
The Nine Heavens Clan leader looked at Ye Xuan and smiled, “Young Master Ye, the temptation of your bloodline is simply too great! I’ve lived for so many years and had my fill of life. If I can’t break through to the Divine Spirit realm, there’s little point in dragging on like this! So, I want to take a gamble!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I understand!”
The Nine Heavens Clan leader laughed heartily, then turned to Naga Qing, “Clan Leader Qing, your Jia Shen Clan’s bloodline has hit a bottleneck. Breaking through is like climbing the heavens. This human before us is an opportunity for your clan. Devour his bloodline, and your Jia Shen Clan will surely rise to new heights and reclaim its glory!”
Naga Qing glanced at Ye Xuan beside him, then chuckled, “No, no! Nine Heavens Clan Leader, I, Naga Qing, lack grand ambitions. I just want to lead my clan in peace. Please, go ahead!”
The Nine Heavens Clan leader smiled faintly, “I won’t force you!”
With that, he turned to Xue Tong, “And you?”
Xue Tong remained silent.
The Nine Heavens Clan leader was about to say more when the Gu Clan leader beside him suddenly laughed, “Enough talk! These two want his bloodline and the treasures from the Divine Spirit Hall, but they’re too timid, afraid of both the wolf ahead and the tiger behind! Why should we bother cooperating with them?”
He then turned to Ye Xuan, “Young Master Ye, my Gu Clan has no grudge with you, but your bloodline’s power is simply too enticing. So, forgive us!”
With that, he vanished from his spot, and the powerhouses beside him charged forward as well.
Ye Xuan stood still. As the Gu Clan leader reached him, a sword light suddenly flashed.
*Boom!*
Before anyone could react, the Gu Clan leader was sent flying tens of thousands of feet, his body shattering the moment he landed!
Of the Gu Clan experts who rushed Ye Xuan, aside from two Wujian realm powerhouses, the rest were instantly slain and erased!
Everyone was stunned!
Naga Qing stared deeply at the sword slave before Ye Xuan, a mix of wariness and shock in his eyes.
He hadn’t expected the guardian of the Divine Spirit Hall to follow Ye Xuan!
How had this kid managed that?
Xue Tong glanced at Ye Xuan, saying nothing.
Meanwhile, the Nine Heavens Clan leader’s face turned utterly grim!
How had the Divine Spirit Hall’s guardian ended up with Ye Xuan?
In the distance, the Gu Clan leader stared at Ye Xuan, his face full of disbelief, “You… why is the Divine Spirit Hall’s guardian following you…?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Personal charm!”
The Gu Clan leader roared in fury, “Nonsense! You…”
At that moment, the sword slave vanished from its spot.
*Slash!*
Before the Gu Clan leader could react, a sword pierced through his brow!
The gap between the Law of Wujian and a half-step Divine Spirit wasn’t as exaggerated as the Divine Spirit realm, but it was still a world apart!
Seeing this, the remaining two Gu Clan Wujian realm experts turned and fled, but as they did, two sword lights struck them.
*Boom! Boom!*
Both Wujian realm experts were cut down instantly!
They had no chance to fight back!
Witnessing this, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but glance at Xue Tong beside him. She had taken a direct hit from the sword slave earlier without dying or even having her body shatter, while the Gu Clan leader’s body was destroyed with one strike, killed instantly.
It seemed that although Xue Tong was also at the Law of Wujian, her strength far exceeded the norm!
No, wait!
This woman was hiding her true power!
Ye Xuan stole another glance at Xue Tong, who grinned at him.
At that moment, the Nine Heavens Clan leader suddenly spoke gravely, “Young friend, I… I’m willing to follow you and serve you. I…”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Are you worthy?”
As his voice fell, the sword slave vanished again.
*Slash!*
A sword pierced straight through the Nine Heavens Clan leader’s brow.
Just as the sword slave was about to finish him off, Xue Tong suddenly said, “You can devour his bloodline!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then appeared before the Nine Heavens Clan leader and slammed a palm onto his shoulder.
*Bang!*
The Nine Heavens Clan leader’s body shattered, blood spilling everywhere. Ye Xuan opened his right hand, and the blood surged into his palm, soon fully absorbed.
After a moment, Ye Xuan frowned and looked at Xue Tong, “There’s no reaction!”
Xue Tong glanced at him, silent.
Ye Xuan, puzzled, was about to ask more when Naga Qing suddenly laughed, “Young Master Ye, the reason there’s no reaction is because his bloodline is too weak! No, rather, your bloodline is too strong—his bloodline has no effect on yours!”
Too strong!
Ye Xuan smiled, then said, “You two, I’ll take my leave!”
Xue Tong suddenly asked, “What did you get?”
Naga Qing also looked at Ye Xuan, curious about what Ye Xuan had encountered in the Divine Spirit Hall.
Ye Xuan blinked, “Not telling you!”
With that, he turned to leave.
Xue Tong suddenly said, “I’ll come with you!”
Ye Xuan turned to her, “With me?”
Xue Tong nodded.
After a moment’s silence, Ye Xuan said, “Alright!”
He decided to keep Xue Tong by his side. Though he had the Divine Sect’s legacy, his realm was still too low! With someone to guide him, he could progress much faster!
At that moment, Naga Qing said, “Young Master Ye, if you have time in the future, please visit the Jia Shen Clan!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Sure!”
Naga Qing clasped his fists, “Until we meet again!”
Ye Xuan nodded, then turned and left with Xue Tong.
After they departed, Naga Qing let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Truthfully, he had briefly considered killing Ye Xuan earlier, but seeing Ye Xuan’s calm demeanor extinguished that thought entirely!
To remain so composed in front of so many powerhouses—what did that mean?
It meant he had absolute confidence!
And his guess was correct!
A moment later, Naga Qing’s lips curled slightly, “The Gu Clan… the Nine Heavens Clan… now this Divine Spirit Universe belongs to my Jia Shen Clan!”
With that, he turned and left.
In a sense, the Jia Shen Clan was the true winner!
…
Elsewhere, in the starry sky, Ye Xuan rode his sword, Xue Tong by his side.
About half an hour later, Ye Xuan glanced around. This was a lifeless starfield, eerily quiet—perfect for cultivation!
He sat cross-legged, then looked at the ring on his finger. A white light shot into his brow.
*Boom!*
Instantly, a flood of information poured into his mind.
A legacy!
The Divine Sect’s legacy!
Beside him, Xue Tong glanced at Ye Xuan, then turned to gaze at the starry horizon, lost in thought.
After a long while, a powerful aura surged from Ye Xuan’s body, causing the surrounding starry sky to tremble.
Xue Tong looked at him as Ye Xuan suddenly pulled out countless soul crystals and began absorbing them frantically.
This went on for about ten days until his aura abruptly spiked.
*Boom!*
With a ripple through the starry sky, Ye Xuan reached the sixteenth stage!
He was about to push for the next stage when Xue Tong said, “Advancing like this will make your realm unstable, leaving many hidden risks.”
Ye Xuan turned to her, “What should I do?”
Xue Tong replied, “A stable realm depends on your mastery of the laws of time and space. You’ve reached the sixteenth stage, but your understanding of spacetime is still shallow. You need to familiarize yourself with each layer of spacetime and control them!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Please guide me, Miss Xue Tong!”
Xue Tong nodded. She opened her palm and swept it lightly, instantly pulling them into the seventh layer of spacetime.
She said, “You’ve already perfectly fused with the sixth layer. There’s no need to revisit the sixth and below! We’ll start with the seventh. Feel the spacetime pressure around you now!”
Ye Xuan glanced around, his expression growing incredibly solemn.
He didn’t dare move!
Without Xue Tong, he might have been crushed the moment he entered this seventh layer. Its spacetime pressure was at least a hundred times stronger than the sixth!
Xue Tong looked at him, “It’s simple. Fuse with this seventh layer, master it, then overlap and merge the first through seventh layers into your sword techniques. That way, your sword skills’ power will increase countless times!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Overlap the first through seventh layers?”
Xue Tong nodded.
Ye Xuan said gravely, “I can only overlap the first through fifth!”
Xue Tong replied, “If you can’t fuse and overlap multiple spacetime layers, even if you reach the twentieth stage, you’ll still be an ant.”
Ye Xuan looked at her, “The Gu Clan leader was also at the Law of Wujian, and so are you, but the gap between you two was massive. Is this why?”
Xue Tong nodded.
Ye Xuan fell silent.
He had fused with the sixth layer back then thanks to the Qingxuan Sword, but now, without it!
Realizing this, Ye Xuan’s face changed dramatically!
He suddenly noticed how much he’d come to rely on the Qingxuan Sword! Without it, what now?
A cold sweat broke out as he thought this.
He finally understood why his father had sealed the Qingxuan Sword!
If it hadn’t been sealed, he’d never break free of his dependence on it. That strength would belong to the sword, not to Ye Xuan himself!
A chill of fear ran through him!
Thank goodness his father had sealed it, or he might have ended up enslaved by the sword!
A strong sword with a weak wielder was no good thing!
Beside him, Xue Tong suddenly said, “You need to try fusing with this seventh layer and mastering it. As for your realm, it’s not that important. So-called realms are just shackles!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Understood!”
With that, he closed his eyes slowly, beginning to sense the seventh layer!
Without the Qingxuan Sword, was he incapable of cultivating normally?
He refused to believe that!
As this thought took root, a powerful sword intent suddenly radiated from him…
Since acquiring the Qingxuan Sword, his swordsmanship had stagnated for far too long.
Unbeknownst to Ye Xuan, within his sea of consciousness, the Qingxuan Sword trembled faintly…
He didn’t realize that the Qingxuan Sword’s power didn’t come from absorbing souls—it grew by absorbing his sword intent…
A sword’s strength comes from its wielder!
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