I’m invincible, do as you please!
Hearing Ye Xuan’s words, the old man’s face darkened to the extreme.
Arrogant!
Utterly arrogant!
The old man glared at Ye Xuan. “Do you even know what you’re saying?”
Below, Ye Xuan gave a slight smile, turned, and walked away. In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the distance.
Gone?
The old man frowned, about to say something, when suddenly his pupils shrank as he sensed something. In an instant, his entire body began to turn ethereal!
The old man stared in horror at Ye Xuan, who had reappeared in the distance, trembling as he asked, “What did you do to me?!”
Ye Xuan looked at the old man without speaking.
**Slash the Past!**
In that fleeting moment, he had gone to the future to kill his opponent.
The first time he used this **Slash the Future**, he discovered its greatest flaw and its greatest strength.
What was the flaw?
The technique couldn’t be used against someone far stronger than him. If he couldn’t kill them now, he wouldn’t be able to kill them in the near past either!
With his current strength, he couldn’t travel too far back in time—otherwise, he could return millions of years. At most, he could go back one month. Any further, and his body couldn’t withstand it.
A month wasn’t very useful. If he couldn’t defeat someone now, he likely couldn’t defeat them a month ago either. In the past, his opponent wasn’t defenceless.
But the strength? It was unpredictability!
Even more mysterious than **Slash the Future**, it was impossible for the opponent to foresee!
Moreover, he discovered something even more terrifying: when fighting, he could return to the past, knowing exactly what move his opponent would make next!
It was like cheating!
Beyond that, he realised that when he attacked from within the river of time, his opponent was completely blindsided. In the past, there was already a “him,” so the opponent had no guard against the “him” from the future.
In other words, he could have his current self cooperate with his past self!
**Two of him** working together!
However, he needed to coordinate with his future self in advance. For example, he could decide to act a quarter of an hour from now, while his current self acted immediately, and his future self joined in a quarter of an hour later…
With this thought, Ye Xuan slowly closed his eyes. Suddenly, he thrust his sword, a beam of sword light piercing the old man’s brow. Almost simultaneously, another beam of sword light, from an unknown source, pierced the old man’s brow as well!
Two beams of sword light in the old man’s brow!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan grew ecstatic!
It really worked!
A perfect collaboration between his current and future selves!
But at that moment, Ye Xuan’s body suddenly began to turn ethereal!
Seeing this, his expression changed drastically. Damn it, the Law of Time was trying to erase him!
Ye Xuan hurriedly activated the two words given to him by the Master of Time. As those words took effect, his body gradually returned to normal.
Ye Xuan let out a sigh of relief!
It seemed his actions were far too heaven-defying, and the Law of Time wouldn’t permit such things. Fortunately, the Master of Time had given him a backdoor, and thankfully, he had the Qingxuan Sword.
Otherwise, he couldn’t have pulled this off!
Needless to say, Ye Xuan was thrilled.
This **Slash the Past** was exponentially more terrifying than **Slash the Future**. As long as he didn’t face an overwhelmingly perverse powerhouse, this technique made him nearly invincible!
At that moment, the old man in the distance trembled as he asked, “You… how did you do it?”
Ye Xuan glanced at him. “Want to know?”
The old man nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan grinned. “I’m not telling you!”
“Pfft!”
The old man spat out a mouthful of blood and died on the spot.
After the old man’s death, Ye Xuan slowly closed his eyes.
In that moment, he realised just how terrifying the Way of Time was. If someone mastered it… it was simply too heaven-defying!
Snapping out of his thoughts, Ye Xuan returned to the small pagoda and took out the *Immortal Codex*.
Though he hadn’t reached Eternal Immortality, he could now do things even those at that level couldn’t, essentially skipping several major realms!
Currently, he didn’t need to cultivate realms. In fact, he wasn’t really cultivating realms at all. His study of the *Immortal Codex* was to enhance his soul, body, and will. These three determined how long he could remain in the river of time.
His ultimate goal was the Way of Time!
Simply put, he was now focusing on four things: swordsmanship, soul, body, and will.
**Immortal Body!**
Ye Xuan began with his body.
What was immortality?
Eternal and indestructible, forever enduring.
But as he prepared to cultivate an immortal body, he encountered an awkward problem.
Star Veins!
No, Star God Veins!
A spiritual vein far superior to ordinary Star Veins, with a purity over ten times greater. Only such pure spiritual energy could transform his body. And one Star God Vein wasn’t enough—he needed at least a hundred!
Beyond that, he required numerous rare treasures he’d never even heard of, like Immortal Sacred Fruit, Celestial Azure Spirit…
Ye Xuan felt a headache coming on!
Damn it!
Cultivation often wasn’t just about talent—it was about money!
And sometimes, money was more important than talent!
No money? Good luck cultivating!
Right now, without Star God Veins, even the greatest genius of all time could only sit and stare.
Make money!
Ye Xuan sighed softly and left the pagoda. He opened his palm, and a storage ring appeared—it belonged to the old man from the Mysterious Sword Immortal Sect. Inside, there were only Star Veins, no Star God Veins!
This made Ye Xuan’s headache worse!
This meant even Saint Heart Realm experts might not have access to Star God Veins!
Go to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion?
Ye Xuan shook his head. He didn’t want to deal with that Southern Envoy right now.
At that moment, Ye Xuan suddenly looked up. In the sky, a middle-aged man approached slowly.
Ye Xuan remained calm. No need to guess—this was surely another from the Mysterious Sword Immortal Sect.
The middle-aged man appeared before Ye Xuan, looking at him. Ye Xuan’s expression was serene.
The man smiled slightly. “Young Master Ye, I am Xiao Ming, the Great Elder of the Mysterious Sword Immortal Sect!”
Ye Xuan grinned. “Just you alone?”
The man nodded. “Young Master Ye, rest assured, I’ve come alone. I—”
Ye Xuan suddenly interrupted. “You’ve misunderstood me! I meant you should’ve brought more people!”
At that, the man’s smile vanished. He looked at Ye Xuan, who remained calm and composed.
In that moment, Xiao Ming’s heart sank.
Ye Xuan laughed. “Sir, you can call for reinforcements now!”
Xiao Ming hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye, I’ve come to reason with you!”
“Reason?!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “What reasoning? Don’t reason! I destroyed your affiliate, the Immortal Path Temple, and killed several of your sect’s members. I’m clearly disrespecting the Mysterious Sword Immortal Sect and mocking you… Can you tolerate this? Don’t! Hurry up and call for backup to take me down! Bring as many as you can—preferably someone who can summon an ancestor!”
Xiao Ming was dumbfounded. What kind of tactic was this?
Ye Xuan’s expression grew cold. “Are you sure you’re not calling anyone?”
Xiao Ming quickly said, “Young Master Ye, I’ve come to reason! Reason! We’re civilized people—how could we resort to barbaric acts? Right?”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “I annihilated your affiliate, the Immortal Path Temple!”
Xiao Ming immediately replied, “They provoked you first, Young Master Ye. They deserved it, deserved it!”
Ye Xuan pressed, “I killed two of your sect’s Saint Heart Realm experts…”
Xiao Ming interjected, “That was a spar! A spar! You sparred with our two experts and accidentally killed them… Accidents happen in spars. We understand, we understand!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Damn it!
You can even understand *that*?
This sudden deviation from the script threw him off.
Xiao Ming continued, “Young Master Ye, I’ve come with sincerity and goodwill. Though we’ve had misunderstandings, I believe through friendly communication, they’ll all dissipate.”
He paused, then added, “In this world, anything can vanish, but justice and righteousness must endure!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Xiao Ming glanced at Ye Xuan, hesitated, then asked, “Young Master Ye, may I ask who your master is…?”
Clearly, he was probing Ye Xuan’s background.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Elder Xiao, I, Ye Xuan, have no backing—truly!”
Xiao Ming gave a faint smile, thinking, *I’d be a fool to believe you!*
Ye Xuan added, “Elder Xiao… are you sure you don’t want to call more people to fight me?”
Xiao Ming shook his head quickly. “No, no! Young Master Ye, as I said, I’m here to resolve misunderstandings!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then asked, “Do you have any Star God Veins?”
At that, Xiao Ming’s pupils shrank. “Young Master Ye… you know about Star God Veins?!”
**Star God Veins!**
Xiao Ming was utterly shocked. Star God Veins were so rare that even some of the old monsters in the Mysterious Sword Immortal Sect didn’t know of them!
They were incredibly precious!
He only knew of them due to his position. To achieve the legendary Immortal Body, Star God Veins were essential!
Could there be an Immortal Body Realm powerhouse behind this Young Master Ye?
The thought made Xiao Ming break out in a cold sweat.
Ye Xuan asked again, “Elder Xiao, do you have any?”
Xiao Ming looked at Ye Xuan, hesitated, then said, “No!”
None!
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Do you know where I can find some? I’ll go… borrow a few…”
Xiao Ming’s expression froze.
