After resolving the matter, Ye Xuan and Zhou Xin prepared to leave. At that moment, Emperor Ming suddenly spoke, “Young Master Ye, are you truly not interested in the Cosmic Book?”
*The Cosmic Book!*
Ye Xuan paused and turned to Zhou Xin. “What’s so special about this Cosmic Book?”
Zhou Xin said gravely, “I don’t know much, only that it’s the origin of civilization in our Prime Universe!”
Emperor Ming interjected, “As Miss Zhou said, it is indeed the origin of the Prime Universe’s civilization, but it’s far more than that! From what I know, the book records all the realms of this universe and their cultivation methods. Moreover, legend has it that it possesses a terrifying ability: if you write someone’s name in it, that person dies!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “That mystical?”
Emperor Ming nodded. “To be precise, anyone who has cultivated the realms in the Cosmic Book will die if their name is written in it! Beyond that, the book has many mysterious functions, though I don’t know the specifics.”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Clan Leader Ming, why do you keep insisting I join you to find this Cosmic Book?”
Emperor Ming said solemnly, “To be frank, the book is in the Cosmic Space-Time, an extremely terrifying spatial boundary. Entering it is incredibly difficult! But the sword in your hand, Young Master Ye, can counter space-time!”
Ye Xuan said softly, “I see!”
Emperor Ming glanced at him but said no more.
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Let’s go take a look!”
He turned to Zhou Xin, who nodded. “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Then we’re going!”
Emperor Ming said, “You two, follow me!”
With that, he led the Shangqiu experts and vanished into the horizon.
Ye Xuan and Zhou Xin followed.
On the way, Zhou Xin glanced at Ye Xuan, hesitating to speak.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Want to ask how I managed to control the Reverse Time power without the Qingxuan Sword?”
Zhou Xin looked at him. “Would it be too forward to ask?”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Not at all!”
Zhou Xin said gravely, “I’m truly curious. That Reverse Time power—I don’t know it, nor have I ever seen it. But the Power of Passage in Daytime Space-Time, I understand well. It’s not something a physical body can withstand, not even a Life Mysterious Body. Yet you endured it. I can’t wrap my head around it!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “If it were just the Power of Passage, I couldn’t endure it either. But with another force, one completely opposite, they can coexist!”
Zhou Xin was silent for a moment, then said, “I understand! One reverse, one forward—achieving balance, allowing them to coexist!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Exactly!”
Zhou Xin sighed softly.
She knew this ability was unique to Ye Xuan, as no one else had access to Reverse Time power!
As if struck by a thought, Zhou Xin glanced at Emperor Ming and his group ahead. “We need to be cautious of them!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Of course!”
The group sped up. About an hour later, Emperor Ming stopped. Before him was a seemingly endless staircase.
Emperor Ming looked at it and said gravely, “This is the passage to the Cosmic Space-Time!”
He led the Shangqiu experts toward it.
Ye Xuan and Zhou Xin followed closely.
As Ye Xuan stepped onto the stone steps, his brows furrowed slightly.
A faint unease stirred deep within him!
At his level, he could sense unknown dangers!
Zhou Xin’s brows also furrowed.
Emperor Ming suddenly said, “Young Master Ye, if I may ask, your father and brother aren’t from the Prime Universe, are they?”
Ye Xuan glanced at him and smiled. “Why do you ask?”
Emperor Ming smiled faintly. “Just pure curiosity!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “They’re indeed not from the Prime Universe!”
Emperor Ming smiled. “Now I’m curious!”
Ye Xuan was also curious. “Clan Leader Ming, are there universes stronger than the Prime Universe?”
Emperor Ming nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Which one?”
Emperor Ming said softly, “The Ancient Universe!”
Ye Xuan frowned and turned to Zhou Xin. “Do you know about it?”
Zhou Xin shook her head.
Emperor Ming smiled. “It’s normal that she doesn’t. The Ancient Universe is extremely far from here, and they don’t allow people from ‘lesser’ universes to enter.”
Ye Xuan asked, “Not even Life Mysterious Realm experts?”
Emperor Ming shook his head. “No.”
Ye Xuan chuckled. “That’s interesting!”
Emperor Ming suddenly asked, “Young Master Ye, are you from the Ancient Universe?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “No!”
Emperor Ming nodded slightly, but a glint of coldness flashed deep in his eyes!
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “I’m from a universe even greater than the Ancient Universe!”
Emperor Ming’s expression froze. He turned to Ye Xuan. “A universe greater than the Ancient Universe?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “What, Clan Leader Ming, do you think the Ancient Universe is the strongest in the vast cosmos?”
Emperor Ming was silent for a moment, then said, “What universe are you from, Young Master Ye?”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Why don’t you guess?”
Emperor Ming looked at him. “I can’t guess!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “In my homeland, Life Mysterious experts are as common as dogs!”
Emperor Ming couldn’t help but ask, “As common as dogs?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Yes!”
Emperor Ming glanced at him, clearly skeptical.
He only believed a third of Ye Xuan’s words!
Zhou Xin suddenly asked, “What’s the realm above Life Mysterious?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Mysterious Fate!”
Zhou Xin: “…”
After about an hour, the group stopped. Before them was a massive stone gate, with a huge black character in the center: *Prime*.
Emperor Ming said softly, “We’re here!”
He turned to Ye Xuan. “Young Master Ye, this gate is imbued with a space-time force. Please use your sword to break it!”
Ye Xuan nodded and approached the gate, about to act. Suddenly, the gate opened on its own.
Everyone froze.
It opened automatically?
Emperor Ming said gravely, “The space-time force is gone! Someone’s already entered!”
Someone entered?
Before Ye Xuan could speak, Emperor Ming led the Shangqiu experts rushing inside.
Zhou Xin said gravely, “Should we go in?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “You sense the danger too?”
Zhou Xin nodded.
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “We’ve come this far. Let’s go in and see!”
He walked toward the open gate.
Zhou Xin hesitated, then followed.
Inside, a vast bluestone plaza appeared before them. Above, an endless starry sky stretched, and not far overhead, a deep blue orb floated.
Emperor Ming and his group were there, but so were two others—a man and a woman, both appearing young.
The woman wore a tight white dress, her long hair tied back with a purple ribbon. In her right hand, she held a black ancient tome.
Ye Xuan glanced at her, instantly on guard!
*Damn it!*
*Any woman who reads is no pushover!*
Every book-loving woman he’d met was terrifying—Sister Nian, Qing’er…
*Women aren’t scary, but cultured women are!*
The man and woman were staring at the floating orb, their eyes tinged with surprise.
Emperor Ming watched them, his gaze filled with caution.
The woman turned to glance at Emperor Ming’s group. “Something the matter?”
Emperor Ming said gravely, “Who are you?”
The woman smiled faintly. “Kill them!”
As her voice fell, the man beside her vanished. Emperor Ming’s pupils shrank, and he threw a fierce punch.
*Boom!*
The surrounding space trembled violently, and a figure was sent flying!
It was Emperor Ming!
Seeing this, his companions’ faces changed. Without hesitation, they charged at the man.
The man opened his palm, and a blood-red thread shot out. Then, something eerie happened! The thread pierced the brows of the Life Mysterious Realm experts before they could react!
In an instant, all forty-eight Life Mysterious Realm experts were reduced to nothing!
*Total annihilation!*
Ye Xuan was silent.
These forty-eight Life Mysterious Realm experts had cultivated for millennia, emerged, and then perished…
*Life is too dramatic!*
Emperor Ming was stunned.
All gone!
Dozens of Life Mysterious Realm experts, wiped out just like that?
The man turned to Emperor Ming. Seeing this, Emperor Ming’s face paled, and he quickly hid behind Ye Xuan. “Young… Young Master Ye…”
The man looked at Ye Xuan with a gaze like he was staring at an ant. As he prepared to act, the woman suddenly said, “Wait!”
The man stopped.
The woman pointed two fingers at him. Instantly, a sword appeared at his brow, held in place by her gesture!
*One Sword Slays the Future!*
The man’s pupils shrank, and he looked at Ye Xuan, his eyes now tinged with caution.
The woman turned to Ye Xuan and smiled faintly. “Slaying the future with a sword. I never imagined there’d be a powerhouse like you outside the Ancient Realm. Truly surprising!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “How may I address you, miss?”
The woman laughed. “Second Immortal!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Miss Second Immortal, are you here for the Cosmic Book?”
Second Immortal nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, about to speak, when Second Immortal suddenly smiled. “I’m short one servant. Are you interested?”
Ye Xuan froze.
*Good grief!*
He called out inwardly. He thought he’d made a friend, but she wanted to make him her servant?
Second Immortal added, “Being my servant is something countless people dream of!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then smiled. “I’m short one woman. Interested? Being Ye Xuan’s woman is something countless women dream of!”
Second Immortal looked at him. “Ten breaths from now, you’ll be kneeling before me, licking my toes!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Did Tian Ye give you that courage?”
Tian Ye: “…”
