“Sense it!”
Ye Xuan’s expression turned peculiar. He had initially thought Liangren was about to fight the black-skirted woman!
Who was this black-skirted woman?
Ye Xuan sized her up. She was tall, clad in an ink-black skirt, her beauty no less striking than Liangren’s. However, the slight upward curl of her lips gave her an air of arrogance.
At her waist hung a sheathed blade, its black scabbard engraved with countless mysterious runes.
Who was this woman?
Ye Xuan’s curiosity was piqued.
In front of Liangren, the black-skirted woman glanced at the Qingxuan Sword. Her eyes narrowed, and the sheathed blade at her waist trembled slightly. A sharp blade intent surged towards the Qingxuan Sword.
Faced with this provocation, how could the Qingxuan Sword tolerate it?
Buzz!
A sword hum resounded, and a surge of sword intent shot towards the sheathed blade!
Boom!
In an instant, the entire pavilion trembled violently!
Yet, astonishingly, the pavilion wasn’t damaged!
Ye Xuan was somewhat shocked—this pavilion was no ordinary structure!
At that moment, the black-skirted woman’s blade began to unsheathe, and the Qingxuan Sword struggled to break free from Liangren’s grip. The blade and sword were about to clash!
Just then, a voice rang out in the arena. “Ladies, no fighting is allowed here!”
As the voice fell, Ye Xuan turned to see an old man with a large smoking pipe standing at the entrance.
Seeing this old man, both Liangren and the black-skirted woman frowned slightly.
The pipe-smoking old man glanced at the Qingxuan Sword in Liangren’s hand, exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, and said, “Fine sword! Unparalleled in the world!”
The black-skirted woman’s brows furrowed. “Old ghost, with that kind of praise, my ‘Kaifeng’ here isn’t pleased!”
The old man grinned. “Miss Xilei, don’t be upset. The creator of this sword far surpasses the forger of Kaifeng.”
The woman named Xilei said calmly, “Is that so?”
The old man laughed heartily, then turned to Ye Xuan. He sized him up and asked, “Young friend, you’re no ordinary person! Who is your master?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Destiny!”
Destiny!
The old man’s brows furrowed. “Destiny…”
A flicker of battle intent flashed in his eyes.
But the moment that intent appeared, his pupils contracted sharply. In the next instant, countless tiny sword qi appeared across his body, and as they did, his body began to disintegrate inch by inch!
Seeing this, the two women’s faces changed dramatically!
Ye Xuan was stunned.
What was happening?
Qing’er making a move?
That shouldn’t be!
Qing’er wouldn’t act without reason!
Nearby, the old man suddenly clasped his hands together. “All heavens, suppress me!”
Boom!
In an instant, countless forces converged on him, but they couldn’t suppress the tiny sword qi on his body!
The old man hurriedly looked at Ye Xuan. “Young friend, please put in a good word!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Qing’er, let it go!”
At that moment, the tiny sword qi on the old man’s body trembled slightly, then vanished as if they had never been there!
But the old man was drenched in sweat, his face pale as paper!
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Senior?”
The old man gave a bitter smile. “Mingxuan… I never imagined your master would be a Mingxuan realm expert!”
Mingxuan!
Hearing the old man’s words, the two women’s faces changed dramatically. They looked at Ye Xuan, their eyes filled with shock.
Ye Xuan frowned. “Mingxuan?”
The old man was surprised. “You don’t know?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “I don’t!”
The old man said gravely, “Mingxuan… a realm of legend. It’s said that those who reach this realm can sense any being who speaks their name! No, rather, no being is allowed to speak their name directly…”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “That’s not right. Others have spoken Qing’er’s name before, and she didn’t act…”
The old man gave a bitter smile. “When I spoke her name just now, I harboured a challenge in my heart.”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Still, he was somewhat shocked. What kind of realm was Mingxuan? So mysterious!
No one could speak their name directly?
The old man said gravely, “I never thought there’d truly be a Mingxuan realm expert in this world.”
Ye Xuan suddenly asked Little Tower in his mind, “Little Tower, do you think Qing’er is in the Mingxuan realm?”
Little Tower was silent for a moment, then said, “Never measure Sister Destiny by realms. Like some people you met before who claimed they could withstand one of her strikes… why did they say that? Because they underestimated her. In their minds, they thought they’d already overestimated her, but in reality? It’s like a frog in a well looking up at the sky, thinking the sky is only as big as the well’s mouth. But in truth?”
It sighed softly. “This old man before you seems very strong to you now, Little Master. But based on my experience, it won’t be long before he’s just an ant in your eyes!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Why?”
Little Tower sounded helpless. “Why? Little Master, haven’t you noticed? Our realm system has already collapsed! From the beginning until now, do you even remember how many realms you’ve cultivated?”
Ye Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, “I can’t remember!”
Little Tower said, “Exactly!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Why is it like this?”
Little Tower said calmly, “I refuse to answer that question!”
Ye Xuan was confused. “Why?”
Little Tower was silent for a long time, then said, “You have a halo, but I might not. I’d better watch what I say! If one day I, Little Tower, die inexplicably, that’d be too unfair!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
At that moment, the old man suddenly said, “Young friend, is this your first time here?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The old man hesitated, then handed Ye Xuan a black card. “This is a VIP card. With it, you can come here anytime!”
Ye Xuan was curious. “Senior, what is this place?”
The old man smiled. “The Dao Assembly!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Dao Assembly?”
The old man nodded. “To join the Dao Assembly, one must at least be in the Peering Mysterious realm!”
Peering Mysterious!
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Is Mingxuan above Peering Mysterious?”
The old man shook his head. “No, above Peering Mysterious is Knowing Mysterious, and above that is Mingxuan!”
He glanced at Liangren and Xilei. “They’re both in the Peering Mysterious realm, while I’m half a step into Knowing Mysterious!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
The old man smiled. “Young friend, the Dao Assembly is an organisation, but everyone in it is free, with no restrictions. You can leave anytime! The purpose of the Dao Assembly is simply to gather the top experts of this universe, where we discuss the Dao or exchange things we need, without any constraints.”
Ye Xuan gave a bitter smile. “Senior, what I mean is, my realm is so low…”
The old man quickly said, “That’s no issue. Rules are dead; people are alive!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Then I’ll join!”
The old man was delighted and said, “Good! If you need anything in the future, young friend, just say so. If it’s within my power, I won’t refuse!”
Ye Xuan clasped his fists. “Then I’ll thank you in advance, Senior!”
The old man laughed. “No need to be so polite—we’re all family!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The old man glanced at Liangren and Xilei. “Ladies, if you must fight, please do so in another spacetime.”
With that, he turned and left.
In the room, the two women fell silent.
At that moment, they had no heart for fighting.
Mingxuan!
Liangren glanced at Ye Xuan. This guy had such a powerful background?
Xilei suddenly said, “Liangren, what’s this? Here to gang up on me this time?”
Liangren said calmly, “Gang up on you? You think too highly of yourself! Last time, you only got the upper hand because of that blade. Come, let’s fight again!”
Xilei sneered, “Fine, let’s fight!”
With that, Liangren vanished from the spot.
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed. He hesitated, then chose not to follow. Two women fighting—what was there to see?
More importantly, he feared their power was too great and might affect him.
His current strength was still far below theirs!
At that moment, Little Tower said, “Little Master, it’s time to cultivate!”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Cultivate!
In this place, he’d become the underdog again!
That wouldn’t do!
Ye Xuan entered Little Tower. He opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword appeared. He closed his eyes slowly, carefully sensing the Realm of Day!
One Sword to Sever Fate!
He wanted to master this Severing Fate to its utmost!
Beyond that, he needed to absorb Liangren’s memories—her cultivation memories were incredibly valuable!
In the following time, Ye Xuan entered a frenzied cultivation mode!
The Realm of Day was a unique spacetime, and how vast was it?
As far as was known, it was an infinitely large spacetime!
This meant the power of his Severing Fate could be limitless!
With Liangren’s memories, he clearly understood the gap between himself and powerhouses like her.
What he needed most now was time!
Cultivation knows no time.
Decades passed in a flash, though outside, only a few days had elapsed.
By now, he could, with a single thought, gather all the temporal power of the Realm of Day into the Qingxuan Sword!
Moreover, his Focus realm had seen a new breakthrough—his own soul.
Casting One Sword to Sever Fate in a state of calm and focus produced unimaginable power!
Yet Ye Xuan didn’t stop. He began studying reverse time!
However, he found that reverse time was far, far more difficult than forward time!
Inside Little Tower, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged.
The time in Little Tower flowed backward. If he could borrow the temporal power of the Realm of Day, why not the reverse time power of Little Tower?
At this thought, Ye Xuan grew excited!
It was entirely possible!
How had he not thought of this before?
Just as Ye Xuan was about to try, his brows furrowed, and he left Little Tower. The moment he did, Liangren appeared before him. She was in a dire state—both arms gone, a flying dagger embedded in her forehead!
Ye Xuan was stunned, then said, “You…”
Liangren said hoarsely, “Sorry, the sword was taken!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Taken? You didn’t beat Xilei?”
Liangren’s face was grim. “She had help… Go, quick, their target is you!”
Ye Xuan was shocked. “What the hell? Why am I the target? You…”
At that moment, a white light suddenly appeared at Liangren’s forehead, and she slowly collapsed.
Ye Xuan’s expression froze. “Little Tower… what do we do?”
Little Tower was silent for a moment, then said, “They’re targeting you—what’s that got to do with me?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
