In the field, Ye Xuan’s current state was beyond description—his body aged to an unimaginable degree, his aura nearly nonexistent.
His lifespan was gone!
He was truly down to his last breath!
Yet, even so, he didn’t reach for the Qingxuan Sword.
*Have I ever fought with my life on the line in this lifetime?*
Yes!
Back in Qingcheng, he had risked his life many times.
But after leaving Qingcheng, those moments of desperation grew fewer and fewer.
As Little Pagoda said, he had been spoiled by Qing’er!
He had become increasingly flamboyant!
As Emperor Ming had pointed out, without Qing’er and Father, what was he?
What was he?
After soul-searching, the answer was clear: nothing!
What was the most pitiful thing for a man?
Looking back on his life and realizing he had accomplished nothing!
Suddenly, he felt tired.
Tired of these passionless, struggle-free days.
If he didn’t want to strive, didn’t want to fight, why not just follow Qing’er? With her, couldn’t he show off however he pleased?
And Father!
All this time, Father had seemed distant, indifferent. Was he truly cold and heartless?
No!
Father knew Qing’er doted on him too much. If he doted as well, Ye Xuan would have soared to the heavens!
Asking himself honestly, if he had a son, would he want him to be like this?
Would he?
Clearly, no!
Looking back, aside from his time in Qingcheng, what had he been?
He felt disgust!
He was genuinely starting to despise his former self.
That was why he chose to risk everything now.
At that moment, the corners of Ye Xuan’s mouth curved upward. He was smiling. In the next instant, his aged visage rapidly regained its youth.
*Reverse!*
At this critical moment, he had finally balanced the two forces.
Soon, Ye Xuan returned to normal.
He glanced around, his eyes filled with a weathered depth. Though it had been a brief moment, it felt like a rebirth.
Notably, he had used the two forces to reconstruct his physical body!
Zhou Xin had previously taught him how to cultivate a Life Mysterious Body, and he had followed her method. But he used the Power of Passage and Reverse Time to forge his Life Mysterious Body!
His Life Mysterious Body was utterly unique!
Moreover, he had fully mastered the two forces, having found their balance.
Little Pagoda suddenly asked, “Little Master, you did it?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Little Pagoda was silent for a moment before saying, “Little Master, you seem… different!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “It’s time I grew up!”
At that moment, a wisp of sword qi floated out from his body, hovering before him.
It was the sword qi of the Man in Green!
A hearty laugh echoed from the qi. “Brat, you’ve finally made your old man proud for once!”
It was the Man in Green’s voice!
Ye Xuan smiled. “Father, I’ll keep working hard! This time, I’m serious.”
The Man in Green laughed heartily. “Good! Your old man’s in a great mood today. You can make one request!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Take good care of Mother.”
The Man in Green was silent for a moment before saying softly, “Alright.”
Ye Xuan added, “Tell Mother she doesn’t need to pave the way for me. From now on, her son will walk his own path.”
The Man in Green sighed helplessly. “That’s not doable. She’s too stubborn. But don’t dwell on it—let her do what she wants. It makes her happy!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “Then I have no other requests.”
The Man in Green laughed. “That’s not like you! Your old man’s rarely this pleased. Make a request—anything—and I’ll grant it!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Really, I don’t need anything.”
As the Man in Green was about to speak, Little Pagoda suddenly chimed in, “Master, if Little Master won’t make a request, can I? My request is the same as his!”
The Man in Green barked, “Scram!”
Little Pagoda: “…”
The Man in Green continued, “Little guy, you’ve really grown up! Your old man’s proud. I’ll be waiting for you at the end of this path.”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Alright!”
The sword qi slowly faded.
Ye Xuan knew Father was gone.
He was silent for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. As if struck by a thought, he drew the Qingxuan Sword and lightly sliced his body.
*Slash!*
A gash tore open across his chest, but in an instant, it vanished.
*Life Mysterious Body?*
No!
He preferred to call it the *Body of Reverse and Flow*!
*Time restoration!*
Normally, a wound like this would take at least half an hour to heal with his Immortal Bloodline. But he could accelerate time!
In simple terms, he had amplified the Immortal Bloodline’s healing ability by thousands of times!
No exaggeration!
Now, as long as he didn’t want to die, it was nearly impossible to kill him!
Moreover, even without the Qingxuan Sword, he could now perform *One Sword Slays Fate* and *One Sword Slays the Future*.
At that moment, Zhou Xin appeared before him. She studied him and asked, “Breakthrough?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Zhou Xin fell silent.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Something up?”
Zhou Xin nodded. “After Shangqiu Kingdom vanished, my Zhou Clan rose to power, taking over their territory. Now that they’ve reappeared…”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “They want their territory back?”
Zhou Xin nodded.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Their real target is me, isn’t it? They abandoned that territory long ago, so their true goal isn’t the land—it’s to get me to help them find the Cosmic Book.”
Zhou Xin nodded again.
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll go to them!”
With that, he rose on his sword, vanishing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, he turned back. Zhou Xin had appeared beside him. She looked at him. “I’m going with you!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Alright!”
Zhou Xin suddenly asked, “The man speaking earlier—was that your father?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
In truth, Zhou Xin had arrived earlier but hadn’t interrupted his conversation with his father.
Zhou Xin said gravely, “He’s very strong!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “How strong?”
Zhou Xin thought for a moment, then said, “I don’t know!”
She looked at Ye Xuan. “Do you know?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I don’t know either!”
Zhou Xin glanced at him but said no more.
Soon, they arrived at the Imperial Tomb. As they did, a Life Mysterious Realm elder appeared before them.
The elder stared at them. “What’s your business?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “I want to see Emperor Ming.”
The elder glared. “Who do you think you are, demanding to—”
His pupils shrank, and he retreated frantically, covering hundreds of thousands of feet. As he stopped, a sword pierced his brow!
It wasn’t the Qingxuan Sword—just an ordinary one!
The sudden turn stunned the hidden Life Mysterious Realm experts of Shangqiu, their faces paling.
Even Zhou Xin, beside Ye Xuan, showed a trace of shock!
*One Sword Slays the Future!*
Ye Xuan had used this move on her before, but its power then paled compared to this strike. Back then, he’d used his divine sword. Now, it was just an ordinary one!
How had Ye Xuan done it?
Zhou Xin’s mind swirled with questions.
Ye Xuan looked at the shocked elder and smiled faintly. “Old man, next time, speak to me with some respect!”
As he spoke, the sword in the elder’s brow silently returned to Ye Xuan’s hand.
At that moment, Emperor Ming appeared before them.
He stared at Ye Xuan. “How did you do that?”
He was undeniably shocked. Ye Xuan’s strike had reversed time, but it was entirely different from their own time-reversal techniques.
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “Emperor Ming, your target is me. Why trouble the Zhou Clan? Miss Zhou Xin is my friend. Can you give me some face and leave her and her clan alone?”
Emperor Ming stared at him. “And if I say no?”
Ye Xuan’s thumb gently nudged his sword, and it vanished instantly.
Emperor Ming’s eyes narrowed, but he couldn’t sense Ye Xuan’s sword.
No one could!
Ye Xuan looked at Emperor Ming and smiled. “No rush—let the sword fly for a bit. Of course, if you agree now, I can make it stop.”
Emperor Ming glared at Ye Xuan. “What are you playing—”
*Slash!*
Hundreds of feet behind Emperor Ming, a Life Mysterious Realm expert’s head flew off silently.
Blood sprayed!
The crowd’s faces changed, and they retreated in panic.
Emperor Ming’s pupils shrank, his heart overwhelmed with shock.
Zhou Xin was silent, her mind roiling like a stormy sea!
Ye Xuan’s *One Sword Slays the Future* was far more terrifying than before!
Mastered with greater precision!
Silent and invisible, even Life Mysterious Realm experts couldn’t defend against it, even if prepared!
Ye Xuan looked at Emperor Ming and smiled. “Clan Leader Ming, your target is me. If you have any issues or grievances, come to me. Don’t trouble Miss Zhou Xin or her Zhou Clan. Can you do that?”
As he spoke, his thumb rested lightly on his scabbard.
Seeing this, the Shangqiu experts tensed, their faces pale as if facing a mortal threat!
They were genuinely terrified of Ye Xuan’s eerie sword!
One strike to kill their future selves!
How could they defend against that?
The Life Mysterious Realm experts stared at Ye Xuan as if he were a monster.
Emperor Ming gripped his right hand tightly, staring at Ye Xuan.
His heart was beyond shocked.
It hadn’t been long, yet this man had become so terrifying!
Ye Xuan suddenly smiled and asked, “Can you?”
Emperor Ming was silent for a moment before saying, “Young Master Ye, this was a misunderstanding—a huge misunderstanding.”
He clasped his fists and continued, “I was offensive before. I apologise to Young Master Ye. Please don’t take it to heart.”
Ye Xuan turned to Zhou Xin and smiled. “Problem solved!”
Zhou Xin was silent for a moment, then said, “I thought you’d call for help!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “You helped me so much before because I have powerful backers, right?”
Zhou Xin nodded.
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, saying nothing.
Zhou Xin looked him in the eye. “Are you angry?”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily. “Not angry. You told the truth!”
He smiled again. “Let’s reintroduce ourselves. I’m Ye Xuan, and I’m still a second-generation.”
Zhou Xin was silent for a moment, then said, “I’m Zhou Xin, and I still want to use you!”
They looked at each other and burst into laughter.
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