Upon hearing Little Pagoda’s words, Xu Mikong’s expression immediately darkened.
He understood now!
This man and his pagoda were toying with him!
Xu Mikong’s right hand clenched tightly, and he swung a fist towards Ye Xuan.
In the distance, Ye Xuan remained calm, showing no intention of retaliating.
At that moment, Nan Si suddenly stepped in front of Ye Xuan, throwing a fierce punch to meet Xu Mikong’s.
*Boom!*
As their powerful forces collided, the surrounding starry sky boiled and then disintegrated. The two were instantly drawn into a mysterious abyss of space-time.
Xu Mikong glared at Nan Si. “Nan Si, what are you doing?”
Nan Si turned to look at Ye Xuan, awaiting his instructions.
Ye Xuan smiled. “I’ll handle this!”
Nan Si froze. “Young Master Ye… you? You’re taking this on?”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, glancing at Xu Mikong with a smile. “I’ll do it!”
In truth, he had long wanted to test himself against a Boundary Breaker Realm powerhouse!
He had no idea where his combat strength currently stood. He knew he could easily defeat those at the Manifestation Realm, but he wanted to see if he could slay a Boundary Breaker Realm expert!
At this, Nan Si hesitated, then asked, “Young Master Ye, are you sure?”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Don’t worry. If I can’t handle it, I’ll call for help!”
With that, he walked towards Xu Mikong.
Nearby, Nan Si’s expression stiffened at Ye Xuan’s words.
Call for help?
The thought of that terrifying woman in the plain skirt sent a shiver down his spine!
By now, Ye Xuan had reached Xu Mikong. Looking at him, he smiled. “Make your move!”
Xu Mikong stared at Ye Xuan. “You overestimate yourself!”
As his voice fell, he flipped his right hand, instantly sending Ye Xuan into the Daylight Realm!
Yet Ye Xuan remained utterly composed, not a trace of panic on his face!
Soon, Xu Mikong’s brows furrowed. He noticed that Ye Xuan was completely unaffected within the Daylight Realm!
At that moment, Ye Xuan took a step forward, and with that single step, he exited the Daylight Realm!
Seeing this, the three Boundary Breaker Realm powerhouses in the area all paled, their eyes filled with disbelief.
He just… walked out?
Xu Mikong stared at Ye Xuan as if he were a monster. “You…”
Ye Xuan lightly flicked his thumb, and the Qingxuan Sword shot out.
Its speed was blinding, reaching Xu Mikong in the blink of an eye.
Xu Mikong’s expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to act, his hair turned white in an instant. Not only that, his entire body began to fade at a visible rate.
Nearby, Nan Si and Tian Chan’s faces also changed, and they hurriedly retreated, backing away tens of thousands of feet!
They looked at Ye Xuan in the distance, their eyes filled with horror.
Time was slipping away!
In Ye Xuan’s vicinity, time was flowing at a terrifying speed, far faster than in the Daylight Realm!
The Qingxuan Sword stopped a dozen inches from Xu Mikong’s brow. By now, Xu Mikong had aged to the point of looking like withered wood!
His lifespan was exhausted!
Ye Xuan’s single sword strike had severed his entire lifespan!
At that moment, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword returned to his hand.
Xu Mikong, with a hoarse voice, suddenly rasped, “What… is this sword called?”
Ye Xuan paused, thought for a moment, and said, “Life-Severing!”
Life-Severing!
A look of bewilderment appeared in Xu Mikong’s eyes.
In the distance, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Sorry, I didn’t expect you to be this weak. But… that was already my weakest sword strike… Sigh!”
Xu Mikong: “…”
Seeing Ye Xuan about to leave, Xu Mikong mustered his last strength to ask, “Since you’re this strong, why pretend to be so weak?”
Ye Xuan turned to glance at Xu Mikong and said, “To show off. Understand?”
Xu Mikong died on the spot!
Ye Xuan, with Little Pagoda, vanished at the edge of the horizon.
Nan Si and Tian Chan stood in silence. Just then, Ye Xuan returned, startling them.
Ye Xuan gave an awkward smile. “I was so busy showing off, I forgot to take something!”
With that, he opened his palm, and Xu Mikong’s storage ring flew into his hand. Then, he turned and disappeared at the horizon’s edge.
Nan Si and Tian Chan stood dumbfounded.
After a long pause, Tian Chan said gravely, “Did he kill Gu Ming and the others?”
Nan Si was silent for a moment before saying, “If I said it wasn’t him, would you believe me?”
Tian Chan looked at Nan Si. “It wasn’t?”
Nan Si said softly, “It was his sister who killed them… from who-knows-how-many star domains away…”
Tian Chan said gravely, “His sister? Is she strong?”
Nan Si glanced at Tian Chan. “Against that guy… I mean, against Young Master Ye, you and I still have a chance to survive. Against his sister…”
He shook his head. “You might as well just wait for death!”
Tian Chan: “…”
Nan Si suddenly asked, “Why was Xu Mikong so foolish? It doesn’t make sense!”
Tian Chan was silent for a moment before saying, “I didn’t expect him to be that foolish either!”
Nan Si sighed softly. “We need to keep a low profile, stay humble…”
Why did Gu Ming die?
Because he was too arrogant!
Nan Si still remembered Gu Ming’s words: “I refuse to believe she can kill me instantly…”
He tried, and he perished!
One mustn’t be too ostentatious!
…
Ye Xuan, with Little Pagoda, appeared among the clouds. At this moment, Ye Xuan was brimming with excitement!
Life-Severing!
He hadn’t expected the sword technique he created to be so terrifyingly powerful!
A single strike that severed life!
That one sword strike was unstoppable, even for a Boundary Breaker Realm powerhouse. It was simply too horrifying!
At that moment, Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Young Master, if I’d known you were this formidable, I wouldn’t have bothered with all those fancy tricks!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily. “Little Pagoda, do you think I’m impressive too?”
Little Pagoda said, “A bit more impressive than before!”
It paused, as if recalling something, then added, “Young Master, when I was taken, weren’t you worried at all?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “Worried? I think I should be worried for Gu Ming and the others!”
Little Pagoda froze, then said excitedly, “Why?”
Ye Xuan said earnestly, “Who are you? You’re the number one pagoda of all heavens and myriad realms! I can’t imagine, with your intelligence, anyone in this world besides the Three Swords who could kill you.”
Little Pagoda laughed. “Young Master… low profile! Low profile!”
Ye Xuan sighed softly. “Gu Ming and the others meeting you was their misfortune!”
Little Pagoda laughed heartily. “Young Master, honestly, I think you’re pretty amazing too. Your strength may not match the Master’s yet, but you’re still young! Let me tell you, when the Master was your age, he was far inferior to you!”
Ye Xuan cautiously glanced around before saying, “Don’t talk nonsense. Father is still very formidable!”
Little Pagoda laughed. “At your age, the Master truly wasn’t as good as you. He had backers too, though not as powerful as yours, but he relied on others as well. In my heart, Young Master, you’re not inferior to him at all! Surpassing him is only a matter of time!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Little Pagoda, you’ve been with Father since early on. I believe half the credit for his achievements today belongs to you!”
Little Pagoda laughed heartily. “Low profile! Low profile! Haha!”
Ye Xuan glanced around nervously, then turned and vanished from the spot!
Not long after, Ye Xuan arrived in the Spirit Realm!
Ling Tian had already learned of Gu Ming and the others’ deaths and knew it was related to Ye Xuan!
In a room, Ling Tian looked at Ye Xuan. “Your doing?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “You mean Gu Ming and the others?”
Ling Tian nodded.
Ye Xuan laughed. “I killed them!”
Ling Tian frowned slightly. “All three were killed by you?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Yes! And I only used one sword strike!”
He paused, then added, “And Little Pagoda. The two of us teamed up and instantly killed all three!”
Little Pagoda quickly chimed in, “Yes! Young Master and I teamed up and took them out effortlessly! It was almost too easy, though it took a bit of talking…”
It abruptly stopped.
Ling Tian looked at Ye Xuan, silent.
Ye Xuan said seriously, “You don’t believe me?”
Ling Tian sighed softly. “There’s no way you could have killed them!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask Nan Si!”
With that, he turned and entered Little Pagoda.
Ling Tian hesitated, then turned and vanished from the spot.
Soon, she arrived in the Nether Realm and found Nan Si.
After a moment of silence, Nan Si said, “He said he killed them?”
Ling Tian nodded.
Nan Si said, “Then he killed them!”
Ling Tian’s expression froze.
Nan Si glanced at her. “Yes, Young Master Ye killed three Boundary Breaker Realm powerhouses with a single sword strike!”
Ling Tian’s face darkened. “He’s not that strong!”
Nan Si sighed softly. “Don’t dwell on it! If Young Master Ye says he’s invincible, I’d believe him!”
Ling Tian: “…”
Nan Si suddenly said, “Patriarch Ling Tian, about Young Master Ye and your Spirit Clan…”
Ling Tian said, “Close allies!”
She wasn’t foolish. Even if Ye Xuan didn’t kill those three, it was certainly related to him!
Didn’t she see Nan Si addressing Ye Xuan as “Young Master Ye”?
At that moment, Nan Si suddenly said, “Patriarch Ling Tian, let’s form an alliance!”
Ling Tian looked at Nan Si. “An alliance?”
Nan Si nodded. “An alliance, forever in friendship!”
Ling Tian: “…”
After a moment, Ling Tian said gravely, “Patriarch Nan Si, what exactly happened? Can you tell me?”
Nan Si was silent for a long time before saying, “Young Master Ye… he’s a second-generation…”
Ling Tian: “…”
…
Inside Little Pagoda.
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged, having entered a wondrous state of meditative focus!
In this state, he began to concentrate his spirit!
Was concentrating the spirit difficult?
Extremely, extremely difficult!
But for Ye Xuan, it wasn’t difficult at all!
Why?
Because Qing’er had explained this realm in detail and even taught him how to cultivate it…
All the problems had been solved for him by Qing’er!
One day later.
Ye Xuan successfully entered the “Concentrated Spirit” state…
At that moment, he seemed to recall something and suddenly asked, “I wonder how those guys surrounding Qing’er are doing now.”
Little Pagoda said gravely, “Young Master, you should be asking how the Milky Way is doing now.”
Ye Xuan: “…”
