After heading to the Zhao and Wang families, Ye Xuan acquired over 1.5 million Tianji Crystals and 300,000 top-grade Tianji Crystals.
The entire wealth of both families fell into his hands!
Of course, it didn’t really stay with him—he handed it all over to Yang Nianxue!
Xue Jie’s cultivation was like a bottomless pit!
She’d already consumed nearly 2 million Tianji Crystals!
Yet there was still no sign of her breaking through. Even he was starting to feel the strain!
But she was his sister!
He couldn’t just abandon her!
Ye Xuan rubbed his temples, troubled.
A moment later, he arrived in front of Xu Wang. Her injuries had mostly healed by now.
Seeing Ye Xuan, Xu Wang remained silent.
Ye Xuan sized her up, then said, “Did you know staying behind earlier could’ve gotten you killed?”
Xu Wang nodded but didn’t speak.
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “You knew and still stayed? Aren’t you afraid of death?”
Xu Wang glanced at him. “You’re my master, and I’m your disciple!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “But I’m not Fate Knowing Realm!”
Xu Wang stared at him. “Whether you’re Fate Knowing or not has nothing to do with you being my master!”
Ye Xuan fell silent for a long moment before smiling faintly. “Follow me from now on! I’ll treat you well!”
Xu Wang nodded. “Good!”
After leaving the small pagoda, Ye Xuan ventured into the starry sky and found the Great Heavenly Sovereign.
Seeing Ye Xuan, the Great Heavenly Sovereign quickly bowed slightly. “Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “No need for so much formality from now on! I’m not used to it!”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign hesitated, then nodded. “As Young Master Ye wishes!”
Ye Xuan looked up into the depths of the starry sky. “How long will it take to reach the Burial Domain?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign replied gravely, “Half a month!”
Half a month!
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “Let’s head to the Burial Domain!”
As the Great Heavenly Sovereign had said, this place couldn’t produce many Fate Knowing Realm powerhouses. If he and Xu Wang wanted to reach that level, they’d need to go to the Burial Domain for more resources!
Ye Xuan hadn’t expected that one day he’d be worrying about money!
A moment later, the group set off for the Burial Domain.
Just then, the Qingxuan Sword appeared in Ye Xuan’s hand. Gripping it, he smiled. “Little Soul, you’ve broken through?”
Little Soul replied excitedly, “Yes, I’ve broken through!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily. “Good breakthrough!”
He closed his eyes slowly, feeling the Qingxuan Sword.
Indeed, it had changed!
With this sword in hand, he could now easily slay Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouses!
At that moment, the Great Heavenly Sovereign suddenly asked, “Young Master Ye, may I take a look at this sword?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Of course!”
He handed the Qingxuan Sword to the Great Heavenly Sovereign, who took it and examined it. His expression grew solemn. “This sword is extraordinary!”
Ye Xuan glanced at him and grinned. “I forged it!”
The moment he said it, he regretted it.
Damn it!
He’d gotten too used to showing off and couldn’t stop himself!
Hearing this, the Great Heavenly Sovereign froze, then looked at Ye Xuan, not daring to say more.
Ye Xuan gave an awkward smile. “This sword was forged by Qing’er as a gift for me to play with!”
The woman in the plain skirt!
The Great Heavenly Sovereign said gravely, “No wonder… If a Fate Knowing Realm sword cultivator wielded this, it’d be terrifying!”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “Are there Fate Knowing Realm sword cultivators in the Burial Domain?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign nodded. “Yes, but very few. I only know of one—a peerless sword cultivator!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. Once they reached the Burial Domain, he’d need to get Xu Wang to Fate Knowing Realm as soon as possible!
As for himself, he wasn’t in a rush—he’d only just reached the Fate Pattern Realm!
The Great Heavenly Sovereign returned the sword to Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan stowed the Qingxuan Sword and said, “Tell me about the Burial Domain, Heavenly Sovereign!”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign nodded. “The Burial Domain is home to nearly all the top powerhouses in the current universe. There are plenty of top-grade crystal mines and abundant resources. After reaching Fate Knowing Realm, creating a new realm requires vast cultivation resources! That’s why it’s a brutal place—fights over resources, especially top-grade crystal mines, are constant!”
Ye Xuan asked, “So, Fate Knowing is the highest known realm right now?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign gave a wry smile. “Before meeting that senior, yes. But that senior…”
He glanced at Ye Xuan. “Young Master Ye, forgive my boldness, but what realm is that senior at?”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile. “I don’t even know what level Qing’er’s reached!”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign frowned. “You don’t know either?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign fell silent. He hadn’t expected even Ye Xuan to be clueless about the plain-skirted woman’s realm!
Ye Xuan closed his eyes slowly, sensing the three top-grade crystal mines within him. By now, they’d produced over 10,000 top-grade Tianji Crystals.
It excited him briefly, but he quickly calmed down!
In such a short time, they’d generated over 10,000 top-grade Tianji Crystals—impressive, no doubt. But for breaking through to Fate Knowing Realm, it was far too little!
Yang Nianxue had already devoured over 2 million Tianji Crystals, mostly top-grade ones, and still showed no signs of breaking through!
Relying on these three mines to get Xu Wang to Fate Knowing Realm would be tough!
Even if it were possible, it might take a million years!
Just then, the Great Heavenly Sovereign said, “Young Master Ye, we’ve reached Soulcalm City!”
Ye Xuan looked into the distance. Amid the starry sky stood an ancient city, eerie and foreboding, radiating a powerful aura of souls.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign explained, “Soulcalm City is the territory of a Fate Knowing Realm powerhouse named Yu Anhun. He’s got some influence in the Burial Domain. To get to the Burial Domain quickly, we’ll need to use this city’s star domain teleportation array—it’ll save us most of the journey!”
Ye Xuan looked at him. “Any chance of trouble?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign chuckled lightly. “What trouble? Would they dare block us? If they did, we’d just wipe out Soulcalm City!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign gave an awkward smile. “Actually, I usually win people over with virtue!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “I can tell!”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign looked embarrassed. Ye Xuan smiled. “Let’s go!”
After entering Soulcalm City, Ye Xuan noticed it was nearly deserted—eerily quiet.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign said, “Yu Anhun is a soul cultivator. This place is basically his soul-nurturing ground. He keeps countless souls here to feed on.”
Ye Xuan murmured, “No wonder there’s no living presence!”
Just then, a shadowy figure appeared before them.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign clasped his fists. “Brother Anhun, we’re heading back to the Burial Domain and would like to borrow your star domain teleportation array!”
Yu Anhun glanced at Ye Xuan, who stood at the forefront, and smiled. “A small matter!”
With a wave of his right hand, over a dozen massive star domain teleportation arrays appeared to the right.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign looked at Ye Xuan. “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan nodded and started toward the arrays. But then Yu Anhun suddenly called out, “Young friend, wait!”
Ye Xuan turned to face him. Yu Anhun smiled. “Young friend, you’ve got Tianji Crystal mines on you! Top-grade ones, no less?”
Ye Xuan’s brow furrowed. How could he know?
Beside him, the Great Heavenly Sovereign’s expression darkened. He turned to Ye Xuan. “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan nodded and headed for the teleportation array.
The Great Heavenly Sovereign shot Yu Anhun a cold look before following.
After Ye Xuan and the others entered the array, a strange glint flashed in Yu Anhun’s eyes. “At least three top-grade Tianji Crystal mines…”
…
Inside the teleportation array, Ye Xuan turned to the Great Heavenly Sovereign. “How did he know I have three top-grade Tianji Crystal mines?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign gave a wry smile. “He’s got a divine object that can detect Tianji Crystal mines! My oversight!”
He hesitated, then added, “Young Master Ye, you should hide those three top-grade mines. Otherwise, they could cause a lot of unnecessary trouble! Even in the Burial Domain, top-grade Tianji Crystal mines are incredibly rare! Let’s put it this way—if three ownerless top-grade mines suddenly appeared there, it’d drive countless Fate Knowing Realm powerhouses into a frenzy!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “Got it!”
He instructed the small pagoda to fully seal the three top-grade mines.
As a thought struck him, Ye Xuan asked, “Now that Yu Anhun knows I’ve got three top-grade mines, will he stir up trouble?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign said coldly, “If he dares, we’ll wipe him out!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Heavenly Sovereign, is your group a top-tier faction in the Burial Domain?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign said proudly, “The best!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “The best?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign started to nod but hesitated, then said, “We *were* the best. Not anymore!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Why not?”
The Great Heavenly Sovereign gave an awkward smile. “We ran into the plain-skirted senior before and offended her. Then…”
He trailed off, overwhelmed by lingering fear!
Back then, that woman had destroyed their headquarters, the Heavenly Soul Temple, with a single sword strike!
Just one strike!
And that strike didn’t just obliterate the temple—it erased three Fate Knowing Realm powerhouses too!
They hadn’t been there at the time—if they had, they’d be gone too!
Terrifying!
Even now, recalling it sent shivers through the Great Heavenly Sovereign. Since reaching Fate Knowing, he’d never felt such dread!
Hearing this, Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile.
He understood!
The Great Heavenly Sovereign and his crew had been taught a lesson by Qing’er! Indeed, anyone disciplined by her tended to become humble and low-key!
Ye Xuan closed his eyes slowly!
To Qing’er, even Fate Knowing Realm powerhouses were ants!
Ye Xuan shook his head, his smile tinged with bitterness. Damn it, was he really doomed to be a second-generation bigshot forever?
This wasn’t the life he wanted!
Ye Xuan felt a pang of anguish. Being a second-generation figure was genuinely tough in a way others couldn’t understand…
