Bloodline!
At this moment, the Celestial Envoy was utterly shocked. Unlike Supervisor Xiao, who only saw the power within the bloodline, she perceived its essence!
As a figure of real authority in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, she had seen many powerful bloodlines, but never one so unique, so formidable.
In that instant, she grew even more convinced—she hadn’t bet wrongly.
This young man was no ordinary person!
The Left Envoy suddenly spoke, “This young man… should we investigate his background?”
The Celestial Envoy shook her head. “That would be disrespectful.”
The Left Envoy nodded slightly. “Fair point.”
Then, the Celestial Envoy mused, “This bloodline, if given to a demon beast…”
She trailed off, leaving the thought unfinished.
…
After leaving the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, Ye Xuan immediately found a secluded spot and entered the small pagoda.
Devouring Cosmic Hearts!
Ye Xuan began frantically consuming Cosmic Hearts, driven by one goal: to increase his cultivation.
His aim wasn’t the fifth or sixth stage of the Cosmic Heart Realm, but beyond it!
To grow stronger!
Why grow stronger?
If you’re not strong, how can you show off?
He wanted to be like his big brother, casually declaring to anyone, “I seek death!”
Or like his father, no matter who he faced, saying, “That’s it? That’s all you’ve got?”
Even more, he wanted to be like Qing’er, nonchalantly asking, “Where’s your family from?”
Was showing off a bad thing?
No!
In his view, showing off was a good thing.
Life needed ambition, or what was the difference between a man and a salted fish?
Many thought he showed off to satisfy some perverse psychological thrill, but that wasn’t true. He did it to make his struggles more meaningful! Was it wrong to have ambition, desire, or goals?
With ambition, desire, and goals, you’d fight desperately to achieve them.
In the mundane world, life was but a century—why not live it with flair?
Besides, that’s how society worked: if you didn’t show off, someone else would!
If you didn’t believe it, look around.
In rural villages, among neighbors and relatives, if someone’s child achieved even a modicum of success, didn’t their parents boast to the heavens?
In cities, at class reunions, who wasn’t busy flattering, flaunting, and showing off?
Not just small fry—even the big shots did it!
For example, someone once said, “I’m not interested in money!”
Or another: “Let’s set a small goal first…”
In Ye Xuan’s view, those who claimed they didn’t want to show off fell into two categories: either they were truly so great they didn’t need to, or they lacked the ability to do so.
In life, you either showed off yourself or served as a backdrop for someone else’s display.
He naturally wanted to be the former.
Anyway, watching his father show off annoyed him, but there was nothing he could do about it!
And his big brother, always tossing out, “Kill me if you can!”
Every time he thought of them, his scalp tingled.
His ultimate goal was to one day give his big brother a thrashing, and his father too…
As for Qing’er… he couldn’t beat her. To take on his brother and father, he’d need her help. Doing it alone might be a tad difficult!
…
While Ye Xuan cultivated, the Demon Sect was frantically searching for him.
When Ye Xuan had stood up the Demon Sect, it wasn’t just disrespect—it was a slap in their face. And now, word had spread that he’d killed one of their experts.
In this cosmos, who dared defy the Demon Sect?
Those who did were generally long dead!
The intelligence networks of the Demon Sect’s four halls had mobilized. Their system was terrifyingly efficient, and it didn’t take long to learn Ye Xuan had entered Demon God City.
Upon receiving this, the Demon Sect began slowly sealing off the entire city.
Then, countless experts started methodically combing through it…
…
Inside the small pagoda.
Three months later, Ye Xuan had devoured over a hundred Cosmic Hearts, reaching the third stage of the Cosmic Heart Realm.
A hundred-odd Cosmic Hearts for just one stage.
Ye Xuan was a bit speechless.
He knew each advancement increased the difficulty, but he hadn’t expected it to be this hard!
Over a hundred stellar veins for a single stage!
It was almost painful!
But thankfully, reaching the third stage had significantly boosted his strength.
Notably, his “One Sword Slashes the Future” had improved dramatically. Now, a single strike could kill an opponent an hour later!
An hour!
It had pros and cons. The pro: it was nearly impossible to defend against. Even a fifth-stage expert would fall easily, and sixth-stage experts would struggle to block it.
The con: for that hour, he had to avoid being killed himself.
That was the move’s biggest flaw, but there was no helping it. Too fast, and the opponent could sense and block it; too slow, and he had to survive the interim.
Overall, the pros outweighed the cons!
He could now unleash not just one sword but several in an instant, all striking an hour later.
Some might argue, “Wouldn’t the opponent be stronger in the future?”
But it was only an hour’s difference—how much could they improve in that time?
Beyond “One Sword Slashes the Future,” his “One Sword Slashes Fate” had also grown far more powerful.
With his bloodline’s power, even fifth-stage experts couldn’t withstand it. The combined force of time erosion and his bloodline could easily crush a fifth-stage expert. Add the power and momentum of the myriad realms, and the strike became even more terrifying!
All along, he’d been refining his techniques, melding them into one sword!
One sword!
To kill, one sword was enough!
One Sword Reigns Supreme!
That was his ultimate goal.
Ye Xuan continued devouring Cosmic Hearts, now tackling second-stage ones. When he consumed one, he was stunned!
The second-stage Cosmic Heart’s energy was vastly purer than the first-stage’s!
They were incomparable!
This gave him hope of reaching the fourth stage!
He devoured frantically!
His physique, strengthened at the third stage, could handle the endless energy. As for his bloodline, it was even less of an issue—the Cosmic Hearts’ energy couldn’t harm it!
What gave Ye Xuan a headache was that his bloodline power hadn’t grown!
By now, every aspect of him, including his soul, had strengthened significantly, but his bloodline power hadn’t budged!
As the small pagoda put it, the strength of his bloodline depended on how “crazy” he was.
The crazier he got, the stronger it became!
But now, as the “King of Backers,” it was hard for him to go mad…
This made him abandon hopes of boosting his bloodline power, as he found that even activating it, he couldn’t enter a fully crazed state!
He didn’t know why he retained clarity when activating his bloodline.
Perhaps only his father knew!
Two more months passed, and Ye Xuan had devoured all the second-stage Cosmic Hearts. His aura reached a peak, just half a step from the fourth stage!
But he was confident, as he still had third- and fourth-stage Cosmic Hearts, plus one sixth-stage heart!
Truth be told, he was itching to devour that sixth-stage heart!
But he held back!
Slow and steady!
Just as Ye Xuan was about to consume a third-stage Cosmic Heart, his brows furrowed. The next moment, he left the pagoda. As he did, a giant hand slammed down.
*Boom!*
The house he was in collapsed.
Ye Xuan had already retreated hundreds of meters. As he stopped, an old man appeared before him, joined by over a dozen powerful auras—mostly fourth-stage experts.
The Demon Sect!
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed. He hadn’t expected them to find him so quickly!
He didn’t act, but the Qingxuan Sword in its sheath vanished.
In the distance, the old man stared at him. “You’re Ye Xuan!”
Ye Xuan!
The surrounding experts, drawn by the commotion, were shocked to hear the old man’s words!
Ye Xuan!
The sword cultivator who’d boasted he’d face the Demon Sect in a life-or-death battle?
Of course, everyone knew Ye Xuan had broken his word and never showed up. Their gazes turned playful as they looked at him.
The untrustworthy sword cultivator!
More people and demons gathered around.
Ye Xuan glanced at the old man and said, “I’m not Ye Xuan!”
The old man frowned. “You’re not Ye Xuan?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “You’ve got the wrong guy! I’m really not Ye Xuan!”
The old man turned to a man beside him. “Did you make a mistake?”
The man looked at Ye Xuan, hesitated, then said, “No mistake. It should be him!”
The old man said gravely, “Should? You’re not sure?”
The man replied, “I was sure, but he…”
He glanced at Ye Xuan again. “You’re really not Ye Xuan?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Really not Ye Xuan!”
The man asked, “Then who are you?”
Ye Xuan said, “Yang Xuan!”
The man frowned. “Yang Xuan?”
Ye Xuan nodded, looking innocently at the crowd. “Folks, if you’re looking for Ye Xuan, go find him. Why come after me, Yang Xuan?”
The old man stared hard at Ye Xuan. “You’re really not Ye Xuan?”
Ye Xuan raised his right hand. “I swear to the heavens, if I’m not Yang Xuan, may my soul be obliterated!”
The crowd: “…”
Inside the pagoda, Shen Zhao hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye… you really shouldn’t make such oaths lightly! It’ll bring retribution!”
The pagoda sighed softly. “Woman, you’re still too young.”
Shen Zhao: “…”
