“Several big shots?”
Ye Xuan’s expression turned odd, wasn’t this a bit too blunt?
The God Sect Ancestor chuckled, “Young friend, with your innate ninth-stage life grid, you wouldn’t have survived this long without some powerful figures backing you!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Senior, your insight is sharp as ever!”
The God Sect Ancestor studied him, “Might I ask what realm your backers are in, young friend?”
Ye Xuan pondered for a moment before replying, “Honestly, I don’t know!”
The God Sect Ancestor fell silent.
Ye Xuan continued, “Senior, my becoming the God Sect Leader was pure coincidence, I’d like you to choose a new leader, I…”
The old man hurriedly interrupted, “You *are* the God Sect Leader!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The old man added, “Young one, I’ve got a few days left here, let me guide you during that time, hopefully, it’ll help you.”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Thank you, then!”
In the days that followed, Ye Xuan trained under the old man’s tutelage, with his guidance, Ye Xuan’s cultivation and mastery of spatial laws soared.
**Ten Extremes Temple**
One day, a woman arrived at the Ten Extremes Temple.
She wore a flowing purple gown, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, she gripped a sheathed longsword, the scabbard was pitch black, shimmering with faint light.
At that moment, Mu Qiu, the Temple Master, appeared in the hall, his body had healed, but his face remained deathly pale.
Mu Qiu glanced at the woman and clasped his fists, “Miss Mou Xi!”
Mou Xi!
The most prodigious genius of the current generation in the God King Valley, born with a third-stage life grid.
Mou Xi nodded slightly, “Temple Master Mu Qiu, I hear the God Sect has a new leader.”
Mu Qiu nodded, “Yes, but he’s only at the sixteenth stage, nothing to worry about.”
Mou Xi fixed her gaze on him, “Do you really think, Temple Master, that the God Sect would let a sixteenth-stage cultivator lead them?”
Mu Qiu frowned, he hadn’t considered that.
Mou Xi continued, “From what I know, this person possesses the God Ring, meaning he’s earned the approval of the previous God Sect Leader, Shui Sheng, a top-tier life grid expert, someone she’d认可 wouldn’t be ordinary, would they?”
Mu Qiu’s voice deepened, “But that boy is genuinely only at the sixteenth stage!”
Mou Xi shook her head, “Sometimes, cultivation level doesn’t tell the whole story.”
Mu Qiu asked, “What’s your point, Miss Mou Xi?”
Mou Xi replied, “First, have someone investigate this person, find out his background, second, the God Sect has summoned their ancestor, exhausting their last trump card, my master believes it’s time for the God Sect to vanish, but we need to dig into this new leader’s origins first.”
Mu Qiu nodded, “I’ve already sent people to investigate.”
Mou Xi gave a slight nod, “Temple Master Mu Qiu, my master has instructed that once the God Sect is destroyed, we only want the God Ring, everything else belongs to the Ten Extremes Temple.”
Mu Qiu agreed, “Of course!”
Mou Xi nodded again and turned to leave.
In the hall, Mu Qiu stood silent for a long while before letting out a soft sigh.
The Ten Extremes Temple had once outshone the God King Valley, but with the previous Temple Master’s fall, no life grid experts remained, now, like the God Sect, they bowed to the God King Valley’s whims.
Because the God King Valley had a life grid expert.
After a moment, Mu Qiu gazed outside, frowning, “The God Ring… why just the ring?”
**God Sect**
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged, pushing toward the seventeenth stage.
Before him stood the God Sect Ancestor.
The old man observed Ye Xuan, his expression growing heavier, the more he interacted with Ye Xuan, the more he realized that not only did Ye Xuan possess an innate life grid, but his bloodline was extraordinarily potent.
He’d never encountered such a powerful bloodline!
Ye Xuan’s origins piqued his curiosity to no end.
What kind of second-generation prodigy was this?
Suddenly, the God Sect Ancestor turned and walked to the hall’s entrance, peering into the distance, from a nearby hall, waves of powerful auras surged forth.
It was the hall where Xue Tong resided.
The old man murmured gravely, “Divine Spirit… this girl reached the Divine Spirit realm in less than a day, impressive!”
The hall’s doors burst open, and Xue Tong stepped out.
She took a deep, greedy breath, then strode toward the God Sect Ancestor, “Above Divine Spirit is the life grid, right?”
The old man nodded.
Xue Tong asked, “What’s a life grid?”
The old man explained solemnly, “A life grid is akin to mastering your own fate, among countless beings, how many can truly control their destiny? Most can’t escape birth, aging, sickness, death, or natural and man-made disasters, reaching the life grid realm lets you gradually take hold of your fate, though whether you truly can is uncertain.”
Xue Tong glanced inside the hall, “If he reaches the life grid realm, what happens?”
The old man chuckled, “He’s already born with a ninth-stage life grid! If he reaches that realm, his cultivation speed will be at least ten times that of a normal person, simply put, once he hits the life grid realm, he’ll be nigh invincible among peers, normal people need to cultivate; he doesn’t, he’s already at the ninth stage!”
Xue Tong frowned, “That’s not fair!”
The old man nodded, “It’s not, but where’s absolute fairness in this world? Look at this kid’s bloodline, I’ve seen my share of things, but this bloodline? Unprecedented, his father must be no ordinary man!”
He sighed softly, then added, “See? Some people are born with a great dad, doesn’t that irk you?”
Xue Tong pulled out a candied hawthorn stick and licked it, “I’m not irked!”
The old man blinked, “Why not?”
Xue Tong grinned, “I made a deal with him! His dad’s my dad now!”
The old man’s face froze.
Xue Tong glanced at him, “Old man, when you don’t have a powerful dad, don’t panic, just go find one!”
The old man: “…”
Xue Tong went on, “I may not have a ninth-stage life grid, but he does, sticking with him is like having it myself.”
She licked her candied hawthorn again, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! Normally, I might never have hit Divine Spirit, but with him, I did it in under a month! Sometimes, grinding away gets you nowhere!”
The old man couldn’t help but give her a thumbs-up, “Girl, you’ve opened my eyes!”
Xue Tong gazed at Ye Xuan cultivating in the distant hall, “With a big thigh to hug, the world’s mine!”
The old man: “…”
At that moment, Ye Xuan rose inside the hall, as he stood, a powerful aura erupted from him.
Seventeenth stage!
Ye Xuan took a deep breath, he’d reached the seventeenth stage.
The God Sect Ancestor appeared before him, sizing him up, “How do you feel?”
Ye Xuan opened his right hand, and a sword materialized, in an instant, he entered the seventh layer of spacetime, gradually merging with it, a formidable pressure radiated outward.
Spacetime coercion!
Moments later, a faint smirk curved Ye Xuan’s lips as he exited the seventh layer, he looked at the old man, “Senior, I’d like to spar with a Limitless Path expert!”
The old man hesitated, then said, “That might be tough!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Let’s try!”
He turned to Xue Tong, who said calmly, “I’ve reached Divine Spirit.”
Ye Xuan blinked, “So fast?”
Xue Tong nodded, “Yes.”
Ye Xuan’s expression turned strange, this girl was terrifying, Divine Spirit in under a day?
The old man laughed, “Her foundation’s too solid! She was already at the peak of the Limitless Path, just shy of Divine Spirit, after studying the Divine Illumination Scripture, she figured out how to break through, without it, though, it’d have taken her longer.”
Ye Xuan nodded and looked at Xue Tong, “Congrats!”
Xue Tong nodded back, “Thanks!”
Ye Xuan smiled, then summoned a God Sect expert named Mu Yan, a peak Limitless Path cultivator.
In the starry sky, Ye Xuan stood with his sword, facing Mu Yan.
Xue Tong and the God Sect Ancestor watched from the sidelines.
Ye Xuan grinned, “Let’s begin!”
As his voice fell, his sword vanished.
Flying sword!
The strike folded spacetime itself.
Mu Yan’s face shifted, he hadn’t expected Ye Xuan’s sword to be so swift, his right hand clenched, instantly turning his surrounding spacetime into a solid wall.
*Boom!*
Ye Xuan’s flying sword was blocked.
But then Ye Xuan appeared before Mu Yan, a torrent of sword light engulfed Mu Yan’s spacetime.
*Boom!*
The spacetime wall shattered, and Mu Yan was flung back tens of thousands of feet, as he halted, a flying sword pressed against his brow.
Defeated!
Seeing this, the God Sect Ancestor’s face darkened, “I underestimated his swordsmanship!”
In the distance, Ye Xuan sheathed his sword with a smile, with the Qingxuan Sword, he could slay even Divine Spirit cultivators!
Its enhancement was terrifying!
A thought struck him, and he turned to Xue Tong, “Miss Xue Tong, can I fully awaken my bloodline power?”
Xue Tong considered it, then said, “You can, but it’s risky, your bloodline’s so abnormal you might not control it.”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
As she’d said, he knew his bloodline well, once unleashed, his sanity would drown in killing intent.
He was a bit worried.
He somewhat understood his father’s choice now, if his father hadn’t suppressed it, activating it would’ve been like playing with fire.
This bloodline was too unstable!
Xue Tong suddenly added, “No worries, if you can’t activate it yourself, lend it to me later, I’ll wield it for you, I’d be happy to help!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
