Before the stone gate, the middle-aged man looked at Ye Xuan and smiled. “You killed him?”
Ye Xuan grinned back. “Yes!”
The middle-aged man shook his head with a chuckle. “If you’re the one who killed him, that means you saved this universe. Yet now, the people of this universe want to distance themselves from you! What are your thoughts on that?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “No thoughts!”
The middle-aged man laughed. “In that case, why don’t you come with me?”
Ye Xuan looked at him. “Can I resist?”
The middle-aged man nodded. “Of course you can!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Resist?
How could he resist?
Let this guy sense the Qingxuan Sword?
At that thought, Ye Xuan shook his head with a wry smile. This guy didn’t seem like an idiot!
Just then, Gu Chou stepped forward and called out, “Brother Ye!”
Ye Xuan turned to him, and Gu Chou smiled faintly. “How could we let you shoulder this alone?”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “You’re going to help me carry it?”
Gu Chou laughed heartily. “If you hadn’t stepped up earlier, who among us could’ve stopped that old man? Now that they’re out for revenge, how could we let you face it alone?”
Ye Xuan immediately pulled Gu Chou in front of him. “Brother Gu, I’ve been waiting for you to say that. Come on, now it’s your turn to carry it!”
Gu Chou’s expression froze.
The crowd: “…”
Gu Chou tugged at Ye Xuan’s sleeve. “Couldn’t you at least be a little polite?”
Ye Xuan said earnestly, “Between brothers like us, why bother with politeness?”
Gu Chou hesitated, then said, “How about you be just a tad polite?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Nope!”
Gu Chou: “…”
At that moment, the middle-aged man looked at Gu Chou. “Are you going to help him carry it?”
Gu Chou hesitated again, then said, “I’d like to reconsider!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile. “Are you two messing with me?”
Gu Chou suddenly turned to Ye Xuan. “Brother Ye, can I borrow your sword?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Of course!”
With that, he opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword flew to Gu Chou.
Gu Chou gripped the sword and looked up at the middle-aged man. “Brother Ye, if I die, please take care of my clan!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Sure thing!”
The crowd: “…”
Gu Chou stared at Ye Xuan. “You…”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “Don’t worry. If you die, I’ll take care of your clan—unless I die too!”
The Evil Clan members: “…”
Gu Chou was silent for a moment before muttering, “I’ve met the wrong guy!”
With that, he turned to face the middle-aged man and laughed boldly. “Come on, let me see what a powerhouse from the Dao Boundary can do!”
As his voice rang out, he vanished from his spot.
The middle-aged man extended two fingers and gently pinched.
*Boom!*
A sword light was caught between his fingertips!
The Qingxuan Sword was trapped, utterly unable to move!
The middle-aged man glanced at the sword and smiled. “Quite an impressive blade!”
With that, he gave it a slight flick.
*Boom!*
Gu Chou, along with the sword, was flung tens of thousands of feet away. As he came to a stop, a black web of space-time enveloped him!
Gu Chou’s expression shifted drastically. He swung the sword in a swift slash.
*Rip!*
The black web was torn apart!
Seeing this, a flicker of surprise flashed in the middle-aged man’s eyes. “This sword… it’s got some tricks!”
Gu Chou looked at the Qingxuan Sword in his hand and marveled, “What a sword!”
He glanced at Ye Xuan and grinned. “Brother Ye, good *sword*—and I mean it!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened, about to retort, when Gu Chou suddenly turned to the middle-aged man. “Again!”
With that, he vanished again.
A sword slashed down from above the middle-aged man’s head!
The man stepped back casually, and the sword missed entirely. Gu Chou’s face changed as he quickly raised the sword to block.
*Boom!*
The Qingxuan Sword trembled violently, and Gu Chou was sent flying back tens of thousands of feet.
The moment he stopped, the middle-aged man took a step forward and threw a punch. The space-time in front of Gu Chou cracked open.
Gu Chou’s eyes narrowed. He unleashed his Time Domain, and in an instant, the fractured space-time mended itself. At that moment, a sword appeared silently at the middle-aged man’s forehead.
But it was caught between two fingers again!
The middle-aged man exerted slight pressure, intending to snap the Qingxuan Sword—but he couldn’t!
His brows furrowed. Gu Chou seized the chance and pushed with all his might!
*Boom!*
With a resounding blast, Gu Chou and the sword were hurled tens of thousands of feet into a mysterious space-time realm. Within it, countless black divine thunderbolts emerged. Seeing this, Gu Chou’s pupils shrank.
The black thunder poured down.
*Boom!*
The entire space-time realm quaked!
Gu Chou gripped the Qingxuan Sword and thrust it upward.
*Boom!*
A bolt of divine thunder was struck by the sword and shattered instantly!
It cut through like slicing tofu!
Seeing this, the middle-aged man’s brows furrowed again. “This sword…”
Gu Chou, meanwhile, was stunned.
He realized that even though he’d fallen into this strange space-time, he felt no danger at all!
This sword was incredible!
The middle-aged man smiled from afar. “That sword of yours—it’s really something!”
With that, he stepped forward. In the next moment, he pressed his hand downward. Above Gu Chou, a long spear descended with terrifying force. Gu Chou’s eyes widened as he raised the sword to block, merging with the surrounding space-time in an instant!
*Boom!*
The space-time around Gu Chou trembled violently, then caved in—but it didn’t break!
It withstood the spear’s devastating strike!
The middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed. “My spear transcends space-time, yet you, fused with it, can block it…”
He glanced at the Qingxuan Sword in Gu Chou’s hand. “It’s because of that sword!”
Gu Chou looked at the sword, his eyes gleaming with excitement. With its enhancement, his Time Domain was countless times stronger!
With the Qingxuan Sword bolstering his space-time, it was so resilient that even a powerhouse like this man, who transcended space-time, couldn’t shatter it!
Terrifying!
Gu Chou suddenly turned to Ye Xuan. “Brother Ye, how about you give me this sword?”
Ye Xuan grinned. “How about you sense my sister and ask if she agrees?”
Gu Chou’s mouth twitched. “Forget I asked!”
He didn’t want to die!
He looked up at the middle-aged man. The man waved his sleeve, and the spear shot toward Gu Chou again. Gu Chou slashed down with the sword.
*Boom!*
The spear halted, but its immense force knocked the Qingxuan Sword from his hand!
The moment it flew out, Gu Chou’s pupils shrank—he felt a brush with death. He dodged to the side, but it was too late!
*Rip!*
The spear pierced through his right chest. As he came to a stop, he found himself in a dark space-time realm, where the black divine thunder reappeared!
His face paled, and he shouted, “Brother Ye, save me!”
Without the Qingxuan Sword, he couldn’t withstand this thunder!
Just then, a sword light streaked into the space-time—it was the Qingxuan Sword!
Gu Chou grabbed it, and in the next moment, it pulled him out!
But a powerful force locked his body in place, rendering him immobile!
On the other side, the middle-aged man turned to Ye Xuan with a smile. “Quite an interesting sword!”
Ye Xuan looked at him. “What do you plan to do?”
The man smiled. “Kill someone! But not you, of course!”
With that, he turned to the Snow Mountain King. The king’s expression remained calm. “Kill me?”
The middle-aged man grinned at him. “You said earlier that if we don’t give you resources, you’d take them yourself?”
The Snow Mountain King met his gaze without a trace of fear. “Yes!”
The man laughed. “Go ahead, try it!”
As his voice fell, he stepped forward. The spear embedded in Gu Chou’s chest suddenly flew out, appearing instantly before the Snow Mountain King!
The king vanished in a flash!
The middle-aged man chuckled. “Above space-time?”
He opened his palm, and the spear returned to his hand. Then, he thrust it fiercely to his right.
*Rip!*
Space-time tore open, and a spray of blood burst forth. A figure flew out backward!
It was the Snow Mountain King!
As he tumbled out, the middle-aged man waved his sleeve.
*Boom!*
A black space-time web ensnared the king. A flash of ferocity crossed his eyes as he threw a punch!
*Boom!*
The web warped but didn’t break!
The king prepared to strike again, but the middle-aged man vanished from his spot. The king’s pupils shrank as he crossed his arms to block!
*Rip!*
A spear pierced through his arms and into his forehead!
*Boom!*
The Snow Mountain King’s body froze in place.
Fan Jian and the others’ faces turned unprecedentedly grim!
The invincible Snow Mountain King—gone just like that?
The middle-aged man looked at him and smiled. “Above space-time? Impressive? No, that’s just the beginning.”
The Snow Mountain King looked up at the stone gate, his eyes filled with confusion.
Millions of years of cultivation, reduced to nothing in an instant!
What he’d achieved over eons—was it really just the starting point in their eyes?
His body and soul grew increasingly faint as he stared at the gate.
Dead!
The scene fell into a deathly silence!
The invincible Snow Mountain King was truly gone!
Gu Chou’s expression dimmed. Though he and the king had been enemies, seeing him die like this stirred a pang of sorrow.
Just then, Ye Xuan opened his palm and grabbed something—a storage ring fell into his hand!
It was the Snow Mountain King’s!
He glanced at it, then discreetly tucked it away.
The crowd: “…”
At that moment, a Fate-Knowing Sage behind Fan Jian pointed at Ye Xuan. “He’s the one who killed your people—why aren’t you going after him?”
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Xuan and smiled. “Know why I dared to kill the Snow Mountain King? Because he couldn’t kill one of ours!”
He sized Ye Xuan up again. “And know why I’m not killing this young brother? Because if he could kill one of ours, he might be able to kill me too. There’s no deep grudge here—why would I kill him?”
He smiled faintly. “Truth is, we of the Dao Boundary are quite hospitable—provided you’ve got the strength to earn it!”
The crowd: “…”
