Mu Zuo led Ye Xuan toward the Women’s Academy, which wasn’t in the imperial capital, but in Yong City outside it.
On the way, Mu Zuo patiently explained to Ye Xuan, “Yong City is a small town, originally an abandoned ancient city, situated in a remote location surrounded by deserts, so it was nearly uninhabited. His Majesty initially wanted Miss Mu Niannian to establish the academy in the capital, but she refused, we don’t know why she chose such an isolated place!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly.
Sister Nian!
He was actually a bit excited to see her, it had been far too long!
Mu Zuo glanced at Ye Xuan and added, “Young Master Ye, do you know what token His Majesty gave you?”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, the Divine Emperor Token appearing, “Is it precious?”
Mu Zuo said gravely, “Young Master Ye, this is the Divine Emperor Token, incredibly prestigious, you can use it to command any army in the Divine Dao Kingdom!”
Ye Xuan looked at Mu Zuo, “Any army?”
Mu Zuo nodded, “Any!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “So, this Divine Emperor Token is pretty valuable!”
Mu Zuo glanced at Ye Xuan, “Extremely, extremely valuable!”
Ye Xuan smiled and said no more.
Half an hour later, Mu Zuo brought Ye Xuan to Yong City.
Upon arriving, Mu Zuo was stunned, he found Yong City bustling with people and traffic, thriving and lively!
Not only that, there were incredibly powerful auras within the city!
Mu Zuo was shocked, Yong City had changed too much!
Entering the city, the two headed straight for the Women’s Academy!
The academy sat atop a large mountain, when they reached the foot, a delicate-looking woman suddenly appeared before them.
She glanced at Ye Xuan and Mu Zuo, smiling, “You two look unfamiliar!”
Mu Zuo said, “Miss, this Young Master Ye wishes to see your dean!”
The woman turned to Ye Xuan, “Young Master Ye?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Tell Sister Nian I’m here!”
The woman blinked, “You know the dean?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
She smiled, “The dean’s not here!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Not here?”
She nodded, “She left with Miss An and the others a few days ago!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Where to?”
She shook her head, “I don’t know!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Who’s in charge of the academy now?”
She replied, “Instructor Ding!”
Ye Xuan paused, then said, “Take me to her!”
She hesitated, then said, “I’ll go inform her?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Alright!”
As she turned to leave, a voice suddenly echoed from the mountain, “Let him come up!”
Hearing this, the woman paused, then turned to Ye Xuan, “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan nodded, he turned to Mu Zuo, “Divine Minister Mu Zuo, we’ll part here!”
Mu Zuo nodded, “Take care, Young Master Ye!”
With that, he turned and left.
Ye Xuan followed the woman to the mountaintop, in a small courtyard, he met a woman.
He recognized her, it was Miss Ding.
Ye Xuan bowed slightly, “Aunt Ding!”
Miss Ding smiled, “I thought it’d be a while before you came, didn’t expect you so soon!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Aunt Ding, I didn’t expect you’d be here too!”
Miss Ding glanced at Ye Xuan, “Infinite Realm?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Miss Ding stood, “Follow me!”
She walked to the side, Ye Xuan hurriedly followed.
On the way, Miss Ding asked, “What’s your plan next?”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “To increase my strength!”
Miss Ding smiled, “The best way to grow stronger is through combat!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “True!”
Miss Ding said, “Miss Nian said if you came, I should take you somewhere!”
Ye Xuan grew curious, “Where?”
Miss Ding replied, “The City of Ten Thousand Domains!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “The City of Ten Thousand Domains?”
Miss Ding stopped, turning to Ye Xuan, “Give me your little tower and the Qingxuan Sword!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then handed over the little tower and Qingxuan Sword.
Miss Ding said, “I’ll hold onto them for now!”
She pointed to a nearby teleportation array, “Go in!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then asked, “Aunt Ding, is it dangerous in there?”
Miss Ding nodded, “Very dangerous!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Miss Ding laughed, “Scared?”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Scared of what!”
He glanced at the little tower in her hand, “Aunt Ding, can the little tower come with me?”
Miss Ding smiled, “Give me a reason!”
Ye Xuan said, “We’ve been through life and death together for years, I’m attached to it! Plus, this training, I’d like it to experience it with me!”
Miss Ding looked at Ye Xuan for a moment, then laughed, “Fine!”
She handed the little tower back to him.
Taking it, Ye Xuan bowed slightly, “Then, Aunt Ding, I’m off!”
With that, he stepped into the teleportation array, it activated, and in an instant, he vanished.
After Ye Xuan disappeared, Miss Ding stood silent for a while, then turned and left.
…
In the Divine Dao Kingdom, within the palace.
Mu Zuo approached Shen Dao Ling, bowing slightly, “Your Majesty, Young Master Ye has gone to the City of Ten Thousand Domains!”
Shen Dao Ling frowned, “The City of Ten Thousand Domains?”
Mu Zuo nodded.
Shen Dao Ling fell silent.
Mu Zuo hesitated, then said, “What is Your Majesty worried about?”
Shen Dao Ling said softly, “The City of Ten Thousand Domains, that means he’ll come into contact with the Barbaric Lands…”
Mu Zuo said gravely, “Is Your Majesty worried Young Master Ye might join the Barbaric Lands?”
Shen Dao Ling nodded.
Mu Zuo’s face darkened, “Your Majesty, he holds the Divine Emperor Token, if he really sides with the Barbaric Lands, it’d be a catastrophic disaster for our Divine Dao Kingdom!”
Shen Dao Ling was silent for a moment, then said softly, “Let’s watch for now!”
Mu Zuo suddenly bowed slightly, “Your Majesty, better safe than sorry, please recall the Divine Emperor Token at once!”
Shen Dao Ling glanced at Mu Zuo, “I just gave it away, and now you want me to take it back? My face isn’t as thick as yours!”
Mu Zuo said gravely, “But Your Majesty, if that Young Master Ye befriends the Barbaric Lands, then for us…”
Shen Dao Ling said softly, “Don’t worry needlessly! This Young Master Ye has an unyielding nature, going to the City of Ten Thousand Domains, he’ll only stir trouble, big trouble, so we’ll just watch!”
At that, she seemed to recall something, frowning, “Send word to the City of Ten Thousand Domains, no one from our Divine Dao Kingdom, no matter who, is to provoke him!”
Mu Zuo gave a wry smile, “Better not, the more we do that, the more those youngsters might go after him!”
Shen Dao Ling nodded, “Then let them be!”
With that, she turned and left.
…
After an unknown time, Ye Xuan opened his eyes, he was now before an ancient city.
The sky was dark, covered in black clouds, oppressively heavy!
The city before him was very old, somewhat dilapidated, exuding a sharp stench of blood.
Ye Xuan murmured, “Not a good place!”
He walked toward the city, then suddenly turned, on the nearby city wall, a man was staring at him, holding a blood-stained dagger.
Ye Xuan ignored him and kept walking.
Just then, the man laughed, “Brother, hold up!”
Ye Xuan looked at him, the man grinned, “Little brother’s a bit short on cash lately, hoping to borrow some soul crystals from you, don’t worry, I always pay back what I borrow!”
A robbery!
Ye Xuan smiled, “How much?”
The man chuckled, “How about a million?”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, a storage ring floated to the man, inside were exactly one million soul crystals!
The man froze, he just… gave it?
In the distance, Ye Xuan walked into the city.
The man stared at the ring, stunned, this was the smoothest robbery he’d ever pulled!
After a moment, he pocketed the ring and chased after Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan turned to him, “What, not enough?”
The man said gravely, “Brother, is this your first time in the City of Ten Thousand Domains?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “First time!”
The man smiled, “Do you know what this place is?”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “First time here, I know nothing!”
The man laughed, “I’m Ke Xie, from the Divine Dao Kingdom!”
Divine Dao Kingdom!
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “Ye Xuan!”
Ke Xie said gravely, “Brother Ye, walking around like this, you’re asking for trouble!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Getting robbed?”
Ke Xie nodded, he glanced around, then said, “Follow me!”
He led Ye Xuan to the right, just then, another man appeared before them, he glanced at Ke Xie, then at Ye Xuan, his expression unfriendly.
Ke Xie chuckled, “Li Ka, he’s with me!”
Li Ka gave Ke Xie a cold look, “Your guy?”
Ke Xie nodded, “My guy!”
Li Ka said flatly, “Your guy’s this clueless?”
Ke Xie’s eyes narrowed, “What, you won’t even give me this much face?”
Li Ka smirked, “Face? Ke Xie, why the hell should I give you face? Don’t think I don’t know you already got something from him! You got your cut, and now we’re supposed to give you face? I’ll give your ancestors…”
He pointed angrily at Ye Xuan, “If he doesn’t give me a million soul crystals, he’s not passing this road!”
At that moment, Ye Xuan vanished from his spot.
Slash!
Before Ke Xie could react, Ye Xuan’s sword pierced Li Ka’s throat.
Instant kill!
Ke Xie was stunned!
Li Ka was stunned too!
Ye Xuan’s right hand twisted, the sword tore through Li Ka’s throat, blood sprayed!
Li Ka glared at Ye Xuan, eyes full of venom, “You… playing pig to eat the tiger…”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, Li Ka’s storage ring flew to him, Li Ka tried to speak, but Ye Xuan swung his sword.
Slash!
Li Ka was erased!
Seeing this, Ke Xie’s mouth twitched, damn, this guy’s fierce!
As Ye Xuan started to leave, Ke Xie hurried after him, “Brother Ye, what’re you here in the City of Ten Thousand Domains for?”
Ye Xuan blurted, “I’m here to show off, oh, no, I mean, to train!”
Ke Xie: “…..”
