Ye Xuan was utterly speechless.
Damn it!
No Qingxuan Sword, no threat to you; no bloodline power, no threat to you; no power of myriad realms, no threat to you…
Was this something a human would say?
He realized that when he chose to keep his dignity, others chose to be shameless!
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword appeared. He smiled and said, “Sir, let’s end this sparring here!”
With that, he turned and vanished at the edge of the starry expanse.
Buer Yan didn’t stop him, letting Ye Xuan leave.
At that moment, an old man suddenly appeared beside Buer Yan.
This old man was also a Cosmos Heart Realm expert!
The old man stared coldly at Ye Xuan’s departing figure. “Why didn’t you keep him?”
Buer Yan said softly, “Have you ever seen someone so monstrous?”
The old man froze.
Buer Yan shook his head. “Even Monk Fan, that super prodigy from the Monk Sect, likely can’t compare to him!”
The old man said gravely, “You mean he has someone backing him?”
Buer Yan nodded. “Perhaps a massive, unknown force! Look at the divine techniques and sword skills he used against me—they’re not from our world. Especially that Slash the Future… and that sword in his hand…”
His eyes grew solemn.
The old man shook his head slightly. “He killed Xian’er!”
Buer Yan looked at him. “Why did he dare to kill Xian’er?”
The old man fell silent.
How could he not understand Buer Yan’s meaning? Ye Xuan’s killing of Buer Xian’er showed he had no fear of the Buer Clan.
Buer Yan added, “Why did he dare to come to our clan alone?”
The old man said grimly, “Are we just letting it go?”
Buer Yan replied softly, “Our priority is to uncover his origins. Until then, no one touches him!”
With that, he turned and left.
The old man didn’t notice the deep sword mark hidden in Buer Yan’s right palm.
Glancing into the distance, the old man turned and departed.
…
After leaving the Buer Clan, Ye Xuan found a quiet starry expanse. He entered Little Tower, sat cross-legged, and slowly closed his eyes.
Cosmos Heart Realm!
He was undeniably excited.
He realized he could hold his own against the universe’s top-tier Cosmos Heart Realm experts. Of course, he wasn’t confident he could defeat them outright!
Slash the Future and Sever Life needed strengthening!
Especially Sever Life—against the Cosmos Heart Realm’s Power of Immortality, its time-eroding effect was no longer a threat!
It had to be enhanced!
Not just Sever Life—Slash the Future needed work too.
Currently, his Slash the Future could only target a quarter-hour ahead. If he could extend it to an hour, could anyone defend against it?
At that moment, he realized how vastly different his Slash the Future was from his father’s.
His father’s could target a far-distant future, while his was limited to a quarter-hour.
Extend the time!
The longer the timeframe, the harder it would be to defend!
To extend it, he needed to find a new balance between time-eroding and reverse-time powers.
This was somewhat dangerous—one misstep, and the time-eroding power could destroy him!
Suddenly, Ye Xuan’s eyes lit up.
The Power of Immortality!
Reverse-time posed no threat to him; the real danger was time-eroding power. If he could cultivate the Power of Immortality, wouldn’t he be immune to it?
Then, couldn’t he achieve his father’s level of Slash the Future?
One sword, and you die days later…
Utterly heaven-defying!
The thought thrilled Ye Xuan.
But he quickly calmed down. The Power of Immortality required reaching Cosmos Heart Realm, which meant swallowing a universe…
And he couldn’t bring himself to do such a thing!
Suddenly, Little Tower said, “Young Master, don’t you have a Cosmos Heart already?”
Ye Xuan paused, then said, “But I didn’t cultivate that one!”
Little Tower said gravely, “You can merge it with your heart. Then you’d become a Cosmos Heart. It wouldn’t be exactly the same as a true Cosmos Heart, but you only need the Power of Immortality, and you don’t cultivate realms, right?”
Ye Xuan asked, “Can it really work?”
Little Tower replied, “Try it!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then asked, “Does Little Yuan agree?”
Little Tower said, “Of course it agrees! If it merges with your heart, who’d dare kill it? They’d have to kill you first, meaning its fate would be tied to yours. As long as it doesn’t betray you, it’s basically immortal. Plus, merging with your heart lets it absorb your bloodline power—a huge boon!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Little Yuan, are you willing?”
Little Yuan said, “Young Master, I’m willing.”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Then let’s merge!”
Little Yuan giggled. “Alright!”
It moved to Ye Xuan’s heart, transforming into a white light that fused into it.
*Boom!*
Ye Xuan’s body trembled violently as a powerful aura surged from within.
*Boom!*
The space inside Little Tower shook intensely!
Ye Xuan grew nervous. He sensed an incredibly terrifying power in his body, one that didn’t belong to him—it was Little Yuan’s!
He was shocked. Little Yuan was formidable!
He was also relieved his body was now a Time Body, or it couldn’t have withstood Little Yuan’s terrifying power—it would’ve burst!
Little Tower suddenly said, “Young Master, absorb Little Yuan’s power and fully merge with it!”
Ye Xuan nodded, sat cross-legged, placed his hands on his knees, and began absorbing Little Yuan’s energy.
Soon, he sensed a mysterious force!
The Power of Immortality!
The Cosmos Heart inherently contained this power, cultivated by Little Yuan’s former master. Ye Xuan was reaping the benefits!
No need to cultivate—just use it!
Gradually, Ye Xuan absorbed all of Little Yuan’s energy. In return, Little Yuan gained much from him, like his bloodline power, which was no ordinary bloodline and greatly benefited it.
Ye Xuan stood slowly, opened his right hand, and clenched it. Instantly, the world inside Little Tower cracked!
Ye Xuan froze.
Little Tower said gravely, “Young Master, are you trying to sacrifice me to the heavens?”
Ye Xuan gave an awkward smile. “Little Tower, you’re a bit fragile! Maybe you should cultivate a bit when you have time!”
Little Tower was silent for a moment, then said, “I can’t cultivate anymore!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Why not?”
Little Tower said calmly, “Tell me, how am I supposed to cultivate?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Indeed, how could a tower cultivate? It wasn’t human.
Little Tower continued, “Unlike Little Soul, I can’t devour… Honestly, it’s my fault. Back when I was with Little White, I just played all day and didn’t cultivate. With Little White, I could’ve cultivated—she could’ve raised my limits… But back then, with Master, Little White, and Erya, who in the myriad realms dared touch me? Did I need to cultivate? I just stood there, and who wouldn’t give me face?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Little Tower added, “But since following you, my tower life has been tragic! No one gives me face anymore! You’re either getting beaten or on your way to getting beaten. Damn it… A strong master brings me glory; a weak one brings me shame!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. “Are you blaming me?”
Little Tower said calmly, “I didn’t mean that, really!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Little Tower, you’re with me now, and I won’t let you down! Next time I see Qing’er, I’ll personally ask her to upgrade you, making you the true number-one tower in the myriad realms!”
Little Tower stayed silent.
Ye Xuan frowned. “What, you don’t believe me?”
Little Tower said calmly, “As far as I know, you’ve made promises to many people. You took their inheritances and vowed to help them, but have you? And in the Prison World Tower, there’s a Demon Lord who asked you to revive his woman—have you done it? And so many others. Think back—how many promises have you made? Your character… it’s almost as bad as Master’s!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
Little Tower added, “What, nothing to say?”
Ye Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, “My bad!”
He opened his palm, and the Prison World Tower appeared. With a wave of his right hand, an ice-sealed woman appeared before him.
Ye Xuan looked at her, silent for a long time, then gently brushed his right hand over her face, sending a mysterious force into her body.
Revival?
For true death—soul and all gone—he couldn’t revive. But this woman wasn’t fully dead; a trace of her soul remained.
With a soul or a wisp of consciousness, it was manageable!
Gradually, the woman’s body trembled. After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with confusion.
She stood and looked at Ye Xuan, whispering, “Who are you?”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “Do you remember who you are?”
She shook her head after a long pause. “I don’t.”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Maybe it’s better that way.”
He opened his palm, and a storage ring floated to her. “This is for you. It contains cultivation resources and a wisp of my sword qi. If you’re in danger, activate the sword qi, and no matter how far, I’ll come.”
The woman stared at Ye Xuan. “He’s dead, isn’t he?”
Ye Xuan froze.
She closed her eyes slowly. After a long moment, she glanced around and whispered, “This isn’t the world I knew.”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “I promised him I’d revive you.”
She looked at him. “Can you revive him?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
The Demon Lord was truly gone!
Not even he, nor likely his father or Qing’er, could do it. After all, they specialized in killing, not reviving!
The woman smiled faintly. “Thank you.”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “No need. I owed him.”
Her right hand slowly clenched, her life force rapidly fading.
Ye Xuan’s face changed, and he quickly stopped her. “You…”
She looked at him. “Have you ever loved?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
She asked, “Would you die for her?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “I love quite a few people…”
The woman: “…”
