In addition to the six Saint Veins and thirty-six top-grade crystal mines, the box also contained Ku Xiu’s inheritance!
His understanding of the Life Awareness Realm!
Though Ku Xiu hadn’t created a new realm beyond Life Awareness, he had developed two sub-realms within its scope: the Awareness Realm and the Mysterious Realm.
What is the Awareness Realm?
In simple terms, it’s about knowing danger.
To explain, the original Life Awareness Realm allows one to foresee danger, but the Awareness Realm takes it further—anticipating danger even earlier. Imagine someone walking a path: as they near a cliff, they might not see it but can sense the danger. With the Awareness Realm, the moment they see the path, they already know there’s a cliff ahead!
This is a fundamental difference!
As for the Mysterious Realm, it’s somewhat terrifying. Unlike the Awareness Realm, which focuses on avoiding danger, the Mysterious Realm is purely a form of power!
Mysterious Force!
This was a completely new power created by Ku Xiu. Once mastered, it could easily shatter spacetime!
Currently, the highest spacetime a Life Awareness Realm expert can touch is the twelfth layer, but this Mysterious Force could effortlessly destroy such a spacetime.
The origin of this Mysterious Force comes from the universe itself. In Ku Xiu’s words, cultivating the Mysterious Force is like peering into the power of the cosmos.
And this power is something the Life Awareness Realm cannot withstand.
Yet, Ku Xiu still didn’t place the Mysterious Realm above Life Awareness—he categorized it within it!
In his view, the Mysterious Realm was merely a stronger version of the Life Awareness Realm.
Learning Ku Xiu’s perspective, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but sigh softly.
He realized that after the Life Awareness Realm, many of the world’s powerhouses had begun forging their own paths!
Just like Qing’er and the others!
Of course, there was still a gap between Ku Xiu and Qing’er’s trio, but he knew he was getting closer to them!
Moments later, Ye Xuan and Xue Linglong left the relic. But just as they exited, they encountered a familiar figure!
Wu Qing!
Seeing Wu Qing, Ye Xuan’s face darkened.
Damn it!
He’d forgotten about this guy!
Wu Qing looked at Ye Xuan and Xue Linglong, “You entered the relic!”
Ye Xuan quickly shook his head, “No, we…”
Wu Qing suddenly laughed, “Young Master Ye, do you really think I’m a fool? Would the Heavenly Soul Temple let a nobody become its Temple Master? Of course, I didn’t expect you to be this terrifying—able to break through those powerful spacetimes!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Lord Wu Qing, do you know why I could break those spacetimes?”
Wu Qing stared at him, “I’d love to know!”
Ye Xuan smiled and opened his palm. The Qingxuan Sword slowly floated toward Wu Qing, “Take a look at this sword, and you’ll understand!”
Wu Qing glanced at the Qingxuan Sword, frowning, “This sword?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Yes!”
As he spoke, he watched Wu Qing closely. If this guy touched the Qingxuan Sword, he was confident he could send him into the spacetime abyss!
At that moment, Wu Qing reached for the sword, but just as his hand neared it, he laughed, “Young Master Ye, why are you suddenly showing me this sword?”
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. With a thought, the Qingxuan Sword slashed out.
But Wu Qing was prepared. The moment the sword moved, he retreated hundreds of zhang (1 zhang = ~3.3 meters) away. Simultaneously, twelve Life Awareness Realm experts appeared around Ye Xuan and Xue Linglong!
Missing with one strike, Ye Xuan didn’t attack again. He opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword returned to his hand.
Wu Qing and Xue Linglong weren’t ordinary Life Awareness cultivators—with his current strength, he couldn’t take them head-on!
From a distance, Wu Qing laughed, “Temple Master Ye, you’re making me more and more curious!”
Before Ye Xuan could reply, Wu Qing suddenly shouted, “Kill!”
As his voice rang out, the twelve Life Awareness experts charged at Ye Xuan and Xue Linglong!
At that moment, several powerful auras appeared around them. The next instant, the Great Heavenly Venerable and others appeared in front of Ye Xuan.
The Great Heavenly Venerable said gravely, “Temple Master, you go first!”
With that, he rushed forward!
Ye Xuan didn’t leave. He turned to Xue Linglong, who said solemnly, “I’ve notified Great Snow Mountain. My people will arrive in a quarter of an hour!”
Ye Xuan nodded and looked at Wu Qing in the distance. Wu Qing smiled, “Miss Linglong, they won’t make it in time!”
As his voice fell, a terrifying aura surged from behind Xue Linglong. Her eyes narrowed, and she spun around. A flurry of snowflakes burst from her body.
Sssshhh!
In an instant, the spacetime before her was blanketed in snow. At that moment, an old man charged toward her.
The Great Wilderness Elder!
Seeing him, Ye Xuan’s face darkened.
This Great Wilderness Elder was in league with Wu Qing—what about Ku Pu and Zang Man’er?
At that moment, Ye Xuan looked up. In the distance, Wu Qing rushed toward him, a terrifying spacetime pressure bearing down, threatening to crush him!
Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm. As Wu Qing closed in, he drew his sword and slashed.
Five thousand nine hundred stacked sword draws!
With this slash, Wu Qing’s heart jolted in shock. He hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to completely ignore his spacetime pressure!
What the hell was this?
With no time to think, he smashed a fist down!
Boom!
A burst of sword light shattered. Ye Xuan and Wu Qing both reeled back—Ye Xuan flying thousands of zhang, while Wu Qing retreated less than a thousand!
In this clash, Ye Xuan came up short!
Wu Qing’s eyes were full of shock. After two exchanges, he was certain Ye Xuan wasn’t hiding his realm—he really was Divine Body Realm!
He couldn’t believe a Divine Body Realm cultivator could be this strong!
And he wasn’t an ordinary Life Awareness expert!
Wu Qing gave Ye Xuan a deep look. He knew Ye Xuan’s origins weren’t simple, but he couldn’t afford to care about that now! Ye Xuan had entered the relic, meaning he’d claimed Ku Xiu’s treasures!
Ku Xiu’s treasures!
Back in the day, Ku Xiu had six Saint Veins and over thirty top-grade crystal mines!
And there might even be Ku Xiu’s inheritance in there!
With that thought, Wu Qing’s right hand clenched tightly. He looked at Ye Xuan, his eyes brimming with cold killing intent. Without another word, he charged forward. With that rush, Ye Xuan felt an overwhelming force sweep toward him—like the sky collapsing!
A flicker of ferocity flashed in Ye Xuan’s eyes. He stepped forward and thrust his sword.
Mysterious spacetime pressure!
He didn’t use his stacked sword draw but unleashed the spacetime pressure of his mysterious dimension!
With this thrust—
Boom!
The spacetime before Ye Xuan annihilated, the immense force shoving Wu Qing back. But Ye Xuan himself was flung backward, soaring a full ten thousand zhang!
When Wu Qing stopped, his face darkened. His entire right arm had split open, exposing stark white bone!
He looked up at Ye Xuan in the distance, about to speak, when a sword suddenly slashed toward him.
Wu Qing smashed out with his left fist!
Boom!
The sword was forced to a halt!
In the distance, Ye Xuan’s face darkened. The Qingxuan Sword hadn’t touched Wu Qing—each time, Wu Qing’s immense power stopped it!
If the sword could just make contact, he could send Wu Qing into the spacetime abyss. But Wu Qing was cautious, never letting the sword hit him!
Ye Xuan felt a headache coming on!
Damn it!
This enemy was too clever!
As if realizing something, he glanced around. Soon, his face sank—the Great Heavenly Venerable and the others were being completely overwhelmed!
If this kept up, they’d lose, and once they did, Ye Xuan was finished!
Wu Qing noticed this too. He didn’t attack again, realizing he couldn’t take Ye Xuan down quickly!
It was absurd!
He was a veteran Life Awareness expert, yet Ye Xuan was just Divine Body Realm!
The gap between their realms was several tiers!
At that moment, Ye Xuan turned his gaze to the Great Wilderness Elder, who was locked in fierce combat with Xue Linglong in the twelfth-layer spacetime. They were evenly matched, fighting intensely!
Ye Xuan considered lending her the Qingxuan Sword, but she wasn’t a sword cultivator—she couldn’t unleash its power!
Then an idea struck him, and he frowned, “Little Soul, can you change into other shapes?”
After a brief silence, Little Soul replied, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan blinked, “You can change shapes?”
Little Soul said, “Yes! But the power won’t be as strong as when I’m a sword. If I turn into something else, it’ll only have about eighty percent of the sword’s strength!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “That’s enough!”
He looked at Xue Linglong, “Linglong!”
In the twelfth-layer spacetime, Xue Linglong turned to him. The next moment, the Qingxuan Sword appeared in her hand. Ye Xuan smiled, “It can transform into any weapon you imagine!”
Xue Linglong glanced at him, not overthinking it. With a thought, the Qingxuan Sword morphed into a crystalline snow lotus. The next instant, the lotus shattered, its countless petals flying out like razor-sharp blades!
Boom!
The Great Wilderness Elder, who’d just charged at her, paled instantly. Without hesitation, he threw up his arms to block, shifting from offense to defense!
Sssshhh!
Before everyone’s eyes, his arms were sliced clean off. Not only that—he was sent flying tens of thousands of zhang, a snow lotus petal piercing his left chest!
Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded!
Xue Linglong had nearly one-shotted the Great Wilderness Elder?
Wu Qing stared at her from afar, his face unmasking pure shock!
Not just Wu Qing and the others—even Xue Linglong herself was stunned!
She’d gotten this strong?
That strike had almost killed the Great Wilderness Elder, whose strength wasn’t below hers!
And she’d nearly taken him out!
Realizing something, she looked at the snow lotus in her hand, then at Ye Xuan in the distance. He smiled faintly, “This is a special divine sword I forged for myself back in the day. Once my cultivation recovers, I’ll craft you a custom weapon! With a weapon I make just for you, you’ll be invincible in your tier and able to kill across several tiers!”
Everyone: “…”
At that moment, Ye Xuan frowned as a thought hit him.
The Qingxuan Sword could transform into any shape—could it become armor too?
If it turned into armor, who besides the Three Swords could break it?
Wouldn’t he be invincible?
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