The woman looked at Little Pagoda in front of her, a playful smile glinting in her eyes.
This man and his pagoda were rather interesting!
Little Pagoda was about to say something more when the woman suddenly turned her head. In the distance, four figures approached, all clad in mourning robes and white mourning caps, with a white talisman pasted between their brows. Beneath the talismans, their faces were decayed and rotting.
The four carried a ceremonial box!
As they appeared, the surrounding temperature plummeted, as if plunging into a millennia-old ice cavern!
Not only that, but a chilling, eerie ghostly melody drifted through the air, sounding like a child’s wail mixed with desolation—utterly unsettling.
At that moment, the woman turned, now wearing a red robe that fully concealed her graceful figure.
She looked at the four figures approaching her, her expression calm.
The lead rotting figure spoke in a hoarse voice, “Lady Zhao, please accept this.”
The woman’s eyes narrowed. “Get lost!”
The rotting figure gave a slight bow. “We take our leave.”
With that, he set down the ceremonial box and glanced at Ye Xuan. In the next moment, a surge of black energy erupted from his body, rushing towards Ye Xuan!
Ye Xuan’s expression changed drastically. Damn it, what was this fool’s problem? She told you to leave, and you attack me?
At that moment, he was unable to act—his soul was still bound by the woman. But he wasn’t without options!
Within his body, a wisp of sword qi trembled faintly!
This sword qi was the one he had taken from Princess Ling, a strand of his father’s sword qi. He was reluctant to use it—it was one of his trump cards, and he only had one! Once used, getting another would be nearly impossible!
Just as Ye Xuan was about to unleash the sword qi, the woman suddenly flicked her sleeve, and the countless strands of black energy instantly dissipated.
The lead rotting figure looked at the woman. “Lady Zhao, the Lord of the Dead has said you cannot have other men by your side!”
The woman stared at the rotting figure. “Go back and tell him, this human beside me is my man. Understood?”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened.
Damn it!
This woman was using him as a shield!
Hearing her words, the rotting figure’s brows furrowed slightly. As he frowned, the rotting flesh on his face seemed ready to fall off, utterly grotesque!
The woman’s right hand slowly clenched. “If you don’t leave now, I’ll obliterate you!”
The rotting figure was silent for a moment, then gave a slight bow. He turned, leading the other three rotting figures away.
The woman turned to Ye Xuan, studying him. “What are you doing here?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “I came to find a master!”
Little Pagoda: “…”
The woman frowned. “Find a master?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The woman studied him, then said, “I think you came here to die!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The woman glanced into the distance. “Go back!”
Ye Xuan quickly said, “Alright!”
With that, he turned to leave!
This place wasn’t safe to linger in. He needed to train for a while and come back!
But just then, the woman suddenly said, “Wait!”
Ye Xuan turned to look at her. Inside Little Pagoda, the sword qi of the man in the green robe trembled faintly!
The woman said calmly, “You can’t leave now.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Those four not-quite-human, not-quite-ghost things?”
The woman nodded.
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed further.
The woman continued, “Even if I protect you and get you out, they won’t let you go.”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Miss, what kind of place is this?”
The woman looked at Ye Xuan. “You came here without even knowing what this place is?”
Ye Xuan gave an awkward smile. “I was careless! Careless!”
The woman shook her head slightly. “I won’t kill you. You’re on your own now.”
With that, she turned and walked to the side.
Ye Xuan hesitated, then hurriedly followed.
The woman suddenly stopped and turned to him. “Why are you following me?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “I’m afraid of dying!”
The woman stared at him, silent.
Ye Xuan felt his scalp tingle under her gaze. He hesitated, then said, “Miss Zhao…”
The woman suddenly shook her head. “You never speak a word of truth! Follow me!”
With that, she walked into the distance.
Ye Xuan hurriedly followed!
Soon, the woman led Ye Xuan to a dilapidated ancient temple nestled in the mountains, surrounded by an eerie atmosphere.
Ye Xuan glanced around, feeling a bit exasperated.
This place felt like the underworld!
He looked at the plaque above the temple, which bore three black characters: Hongzhao Temple!
The woman led Ye Xuan inside. The temple’s interior was simple—just a burning bonfire, nothing else.
The woman sat by the fire and glanced at Ye Xuan. He quickly sat down as well, hesitating before saying, “Miss Zhao, when you attacked me earlier, why did my sword return to its sheath?”
The woman said calmly, “Reverse time.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Reverse time?”
The woman nodded.
Ye Xuan fell silent. Boundary Breaker Realm powerhouses could only use the Daylight Realm to accelerate the passage of time on others, but this Miss Zhao could reverse time directly without relying on any space-time!
Ye Xuan looked at her. “Miss Zhao, how does one reverse time?”
The woman looked at him. “Do you know about Daylight Space-Time?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “It can make time pass quickly.”
The woman nodded. “If you can control the time within the Daylight Realm, then you can reverse time.”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “How do I do that?”
The woman said, “Make a move!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then threw a punch at her!
But as he completed the punch, he was horrified to find his fist had somehow retracted!
The woman said, “I can make your time revert by one breath. Though it’s only one breath, for powerhouses of our level, one breath is enough to change everything.”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
One breath!
As she said, though it was only a moment’s reversal, that moment was enough to change everything!
As if struck by a thought, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Let’s try again!”
The woman looked at him. “Try again?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Again! Be careful, miss!”
As his voice fell, he flicked his thumb lightly.
*Whoosh!*
The Qingxuan Sword shot out, slashing forward!
In that instant, the woman’s expression changed drastically. She trembled and retreated thousands of feet. When she stopped, the temple had turned to dust!
Life-Severing!
This strike was different from before—he had used Life-Severing!
By unleashing Life-Severing, his sword broke through the woman’s time reversal!
Her time reversal rewound one breath, but his sword caused the time in their area to surge forward by countless millennia!
Forward!
In simple terms, he moved time forward. Like her, he didn’t need the Daylight Realm.
In the distance, the woman stared at Ye Xuan, her eyes filled with solemnity. “How did you do it?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “I can connect with the Daylight Realm!”
The woman frowned. “Impossible! No divine artifact can withstand the erosive power of the Daylight Realm…”
She paused, then looked at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Xuan’s hand. “Your sword can!”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The woman gave Ye Xuan a deep look but said nothing. She transformed into a streak of red light and vanished.
Ye Xuan was stunned!
She fled!
Ye Xuan hurriedly scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, but he couldn’t find any trace of her!
She had escaped without a trace!
Standing there, Ye Xuan’s face darkened. “Damn it! She didn’t follow the script!”
