Ye Xuan felt a bit awkward. He’d only come to ask a question!
Bi Xiao glanced at Tian Yan in the distance and smiled faintly. “Tian Yan, Young Master Ye has a question for you!”
Tian Yan cast a cold glance at Ye Xuan, her right hand still clenched tightly. Clearly, she had no intention of humoring him. She was deeply irritated by Ye Xuan and, at that moment, wanted nothing more than to slap him dead!
But in the end, reason prevailed.
She didn’t want to provoke this “King of Connections” at such a time. If Ye Xuan teamed up with Bi Xiao, it would be highly disadvantageous to her and the entire Tianqi Clan.
Ye Xuan turned to Tian Yan, hesitated, then asked, “Miss Tian Yan, what is this Burial Well?”
Hearing his question, Tian Yan frowned slightly. “Why are you asking about that?”
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “A sister of mine might have gone there!”
Tian Yan’s expression remained blank. “If she really went to that place, she’s as good as dead!”
Ye Xuan’s frown deepened. “Why?”
Tian Yan replied coolly, “Even I wouldn’t dare go down there. What do you think?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “She might be stronger than you!”
Everyone: “…”
Tian Yan glared at Ye Xuan. “Are you here to show off?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
At that moment, Bi Xiao suddenly chuckled. “Tian Yan, don’t be angry. Young Master Ye surely didn’t mean it that way. Don’t take it so personally!”
Tian Yan shot Bi Xiao a look. “Can you shut up?”
Bi Xiao shrugged. “Fine, you two talk!”
Ye Xuan pressed on, “Miss Tian Yan, why is the Burial Well so dangerous? Can you explain?”
Tian Yan said indifferently, “Why don’t you go see for yourself?”
Bi Xiao interjected, “Miss Tian Yan, if Young Master Ye dies in the Burial Well, I’ll definitely tell the people behind him that you sent him there!”
Tian Yan turned to Bi Xiao, her eyes sharp as swords. “You wretched woman, can you shut up?”
Bi Xiao smiled. “Since you’re unwilling to do him this favor, let me!”
She turned to Ye Xuan. “Young Master Ye, the Burial Well is an extremely dangerous place! Do you know the origins of the Tianqi Clan?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Bi Xiao smiled. “It’s said that the Tianqi Clan is an abandoned race—abandoned by whom, I don’t know. What I do know is that they’re the oldest race in the Zhouyuan Realm! The Burial Well is a place they guard. In simple terms, this abandoned race seems to be protecting something—or perhaps sealing something. As for what it is, you’d have to ask Tian Yan. She should know well!”
Ye Xuan looked at Tian Yan. “Miss Tian Yan, can you elaborate?”
Tian Yan gave him a cold stare. “That’s my clan’s secret! I—”
At that moment, Tian Ji, standing nearby, cut in. “I’ll explain.”
She knew her sister’s temper—Tian Yan didn’t want to bow to Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan turned to Tian Ji, who said gravely, “Young Master Ye, if your friend really went into the Burial Well, I can only say her chances are slim!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I think, aside from Qing’er and two others, no one could kill Sister Nian!”
Tian Ji instinctively asked, “Three people?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Qing’er, my dad, and my sworn brother. Their strengths are probably about equal!”
Bi Xiao glanced at Ye Xuan but said nothing.
Tian Ji asked solemnly, “This Qing’er—is she that woman in the plain skirt?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Yes!”
Tian Ji looked at him. “Your father and sworn brother are as strong as her?”
Ye Xuan nodded again. “Yes, what’s wrong?”
Tian Ji fell silent.
At that moment, she just wanted to say: *Bloody hell!*
Then Bi Xiao suddenly asked, “Young Master Ye, if I may be so bold—where exactly are you from?”
All eyes turned to Ye Xuan—even Tian Yan looked at him, curious about the origins of this “King of Connections.”
Ye Xuan glanced around, hesitated, then said, “Miss Bi Xiao, what I’m about to say might not sit well with you all!”
Bi Xiao smiled. “Don’t worry, we can handle it!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “To be blunt, everyone here is an ant!”
The room froze, expressions stiffening.
Bi Xiao’s smile slowly solidified.
Ye Xuan looked at her. “You… won’t get mad, will you?”
Bi Xiao’s smile turned awkward. “You… go on!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Everyone, do you really think the Otherworld is the center of the universe? Do you know how vast this universe is?”
Silence fell.
How vast was the universe?
No one truly knew!
Bi Xiao looked at Ye Xuan. “Do you know, Young Master Ye?”
Ye Xuan thought: *I know jack all!*
Of course, he didn’t say that. He scanned the group, finally settling on Tian Yan. “Miss Tian Yan, do you know?”
Tian Yan stared at him coldly. “I don’t. Do you?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Tian Yan frowned. “How vast?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “Infinitely vast!”
Tian Yan’s expression froze.
Everyone in the room looked bewildered.
*What the hell? That works?*
Infinitely vast? Wasn’t that just nonsense?!
Tian Yan glared at Ye Xuan. “Do you think we’re fun to mess with?”
Bi Xiao rubbed her temples. “Young Master Ye, say something useful, please!”
Ye Xuan grinned. “Miss Bi Xiao, to be honest, I come from a higher-civilization universe!”
Bi Xiao asked gravely, “What universe?”
In his mind, Ye Xuan said, “Little Tower, quick, come up with a universe!”
Little Tower replied solemnly, “Little Master, you’re good at bluffing—don’t drag me into it!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. “You’ve been with Dad for ages—you’ve seen more than me. Give me a universe that’ll convince them! Something impressive!”
Little Tower paused, then said, “The Primordial Universe!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “What’s that?”
Little Tower explained, “People in the Milky Way say the universe came from a Big Bang. The Primordial Universe is the starting point of that explosion—simply put, it’s where the universe began, the origin of all universes and star domains.”
Ye Xuan asked solemnly, “Did the universe really come from a Big Bang?”
Little Tower replied casually, “Who knows? Maybe the universe was just some guy’s random creation. Like humans—if we made a big ball and an ant found it, wouldn’t it study it for generations? If we made a few more, could that ant ever figure it out?”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Are we really so insignificant in the universe?”
Little Tower retorted, “What else? Little Master, let’s be clear: we still don’t know how big the universe is or how it formed! You cultivators obsess over essences—the essence of the Great Dao, the essence of all things—but have you ever considered where that essence came from? What’s the essence of essence? And how did the very first essence come to be?”
Ye Xuan fell silent, then asked, “Little Tower, where do you think Qing’er ranks in this vast universe?”
Little Tower went quiet.
Ye Xuan pressed, “If we’re all ants, then Qing’er—”
Little Tower sighed softly. “Little Master, you’re thinking about this wrong. Your starting point’s off! Understand?”
Ye Xuan frowned. “What do you mean?”
Little Tower said, “Can you… not put yourself on the same level as Sister Qing’er? Ask yourself honestly—are you and Sister Qing’er in the same league? Little Master, no offense, but sometimes you start bluffing and can’t stop. Worse, you end up believing it! If there’s a god in this world, I’d only believe in one: Destiny! In my heart, she’s the eternal god!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
At that moment, Bi Xiao called out, “Young Master Ye?”
With Ye Xuan’s current strength, they naturally couldn’t hear his exchange with Little Tower.
Snapping back, Ye Xuan smiled. “The Primordial Universe!”
Bi Xiao frowned. “The Primordial Universe?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Do you know how the universe was born? It came from a Big Bang. The universe exploded, giving rise to countless star domains, which, over eons, birthed life.”
Tian Yan suddenly asked, “A Big Bang? What was the universe like before that?”
All eyes turned to Ye Xuan, clearly intrigued.
Ye Xuan grinned. “Before the Big Bang, the universe was a chaotic void!”
Tian Yan stared at him. “Then why did this chaotic void explode?”
Ye Xuan said, “I split it open!”
Everyone: “…”
Little Tower: “…”
The room filled with bizarre expressions.
*This guy split it open…*
Ye Xuan quickly added, “Miss Tian Yan, let’s drop this topic. Can you tell me about the Burial Well now?”
Tian Yan remained expressionless and silent.
Tian Ji spoke up gravely, “Young Master Ye, the Burial Well is a forbidden place of our Tianqi Clan from ancient times. What’s inside, even we don’t fully know.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “You don’t know either?”
Tian Ji nodded. “We only know it seals something, but what exactly, we’re unclear on! My sister went down once but didn’t venture deep.”
Ye Xuan looked at Tian Yan, who, after a pause, said, “I’ll only tell you this: if she went down there and went deep, she has no chance of survival! Don’t tell me about her strength—just answer me this: is she stronger than that woman in the plain skirt?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Tian Yan said coldly, “If she’s not as strong as the plain-skirt woman, then she’s dead if she went down!”
Bi Xiao suddenly asked, “Tian Yan, what’s in the Burial Well?”
Tian Yan shot her a cold look. “Your bloody head! Are we that close?”
Bi Xiao: “…”
Everyone: “…”
