“Arrogant!”
From the distant horizon, the voice roared in anger. “You dare boast of slaughtering my Spirit Demon clan? Who do you think you—”
Ye Xuan suddenly opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword vanished from his hand.
*Swish!*
At the edge of the sky, the voice cut off abruptly. A blood-soaked head slowly fell from the heavens.
A Spirit Demon’s head!
Ye Xuan opened his palm again, and the Qingxuan Sword returned to its sheath. He turned and walked away.
Make enemies?
Ye Xuan’s principle was simple: If you don’t provoke me, I won’t provoke you. If you do, I’ll kill you! Unless… I can’t beat you!
After a few steps, the sound of footsteps came from behind.
Ye Xuan stopped and turned. Not far off stood a middle-aged man.
The man smiled faintly. “Young Master Ye?”
Ye Xuan grinned. “From the Immortal Treasure Pavilion?”
The man nodded. “I am Li Sheng, president of this realm’s Immortal Treasure Pavilion branch.”
Ye Xuan asked, “What’s up?”
Li Sheng looked at him. “Young Master Ye, you’re a super VIP of our pavilion. Why did you kill two of our members?”
Ye Xuan chuckled. “Are you here to hold me accountable?”
Li Sheng smiled. “Young Master Ye, I’m just here for an explanation.”
Ye Xuan smirked. “President Li Sheng, do you know the full story?”
Li Sheng smiled faintly. “Young Master Ye, Agai may have offended you, but his crime didn’t warrant death, did it?”
Ye Xuan stared at him. “He offended me—why doesn’t that warrant death? Does he have to kill me first for it to be justified?”
Li Sheng’s smile faded. “Young Master Ye, if I may be blunt, your actions are a bit too extreme. As the saying goes, leave room for reconciliation so we can meet amicably in the future.”
Ye Xuan sneered. “He’s not my son—why should I leave him room? Besides, haven’t you heard? Let a tiger return to the mountain, and trouble follows.”
Li Sheng looked at Ye Xuan, silent.
Ye Xuan turned to leave.
Li Sheng suddenly said gravely, “Young Master Ye, I don’t know why the Pavilion Master gave you the Mysterious Heaven Token… but I advise you: don’t be too full of yourself, and don’t act too ruthlessly, or else…”
Ye Xuan spun around and swung his sword.
*Boom!*
Li Sheng was blasted back thousands of feet!
When he stopped, his right arm was severed at the shoulder, blood gushing out!
Ye Xuan looked at him. “You’re teaching me how to act?”
Li Sheng stared at Ye Xuan, disbelief in his eyes. “You… how are you so strong?!”
Ye Xuan didn’t answer. He walked slowly toward Li Sheng, the Qingxuan Sword back in its sheath.
Seeing him approach, Li Sheng’s face paled. He hurriedly said, “Young Master Ye, I didn’t come to accuse you, I came…”
Noticing Ye Xuan’s thumb resting on the sword hilt, Li Sheng’s heart raced. He quickly added, “Young Master Ye, my vice-president offended you. I came to apologize!”
Apologize!
Ye Xuan stopped. He looked at Li Sheng. “How are you apologizing?”
Li Sheng hesitated, then produced a storage ring and placed it before Ye Xuan. “Please accept this, Young Master Ye.”
Ye Xuan glanced at the ring. Inside were 30,000 Star God Veins!
His brows furrowed. He looked at Li Sheng. “President Li Sheng, as I understand it, with the Mysterious Heaven Token, I have the right to command all divine artifacts in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, correct?”
Li Sheng’s face changed. “Young Master Ye, you…”
Ye Xuan stared at him. “From now on, I’m taking over the Immortal Treasure Pavilion!”
Li Sheng roared, “Young Master Ye, how can you do this? You…”
Before he could finish, a sword pierced his brow!
*Swish!*
Li Sheng was pinned in place!
He glared at Ye Xuan, furious. “Young Master Ye, how is this any different from banditry?”
Ye Xuan held up the Mysterious Heaven Token. “Let me ask you: this token was given to me by your Pavilion Master. With it, it’s as if the Pavilion Master herself is present, correct?”
Li Sheng was dumbfounded. “Young Master Ye… what are you talking about? This is a VIP token! Since when does it mean ‘as if the Pavilion Master is present’? Are you making this up?”
Ye Xuan frowned. “It doesn’t?”
As he spoke, the Qingxuan Sword trembled slightly, beginning to absorb Li Sheng’s soul!
Li Sheng’s face changed drastically. He hurriedly said, “I remember now! It does! Young Master Ye, it does!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Really?”
Li Sheng nodded, sweating profusely. “Yes! It’s true!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. He opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword returned to his hand. He glanced at Li Sheng. “To the Immortal Treasure Pavilion!”
Li Sheng hesitated.
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed, a glint of killing intent flashing. Seeing this, Li Sheng’s face paled, and he quickly said, “Young Master Ye, please, this way!”
At that moment, he wanted to slap himself!
*Why did I come to confront this Ye Xuan?*
*Courting death!*
Moments later, Ye Xuan and Li Sheng left.
Shortly after, a Spirit Demon appeared. It stared at the departing duo, excitement in its eyes. “Such a unique bloodline…”
With that, it turned and vanished at the edge of the horizon.
…
The Immortal Treasure Pavilion was located in a valley. Compared to the pavilions Ye Xuan had seen before, this one was somewhat simpler.
Still, it had nine floors!
Li Sheng said, “Young Master Ye, you can stay on the eighth floor!”
Ye Xuan, however, looked straight at the ninth. “That’s where the Pavilion Master resides, right?”
Li Sheng nodded. “Yes! No one is allowed to enter!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly and walked toward the ninth floor!
Li Sheng’s face changed. “Young Master Ye, the Pavilion Master has ordered that no one may enter, not even you…”
Ye Xuan turned to him. “Do you know my relationship with the Pavilion Master?”
Li Sheng was stunned. “Relationship? What relationship?”
Ye Xuan suddenly glared at him. “Don’t get the wrong idea! It’s not *that* kind of relationship!”
With that, he turned and headed to the ninth floor.
Li Sheng stood frozen, dumbfounded. *Did I get the wrong idea? That kind of relationship…*
He suddenly felt his scalp tingle!
Why had the Pavilion Master given this young man the Mysterious Heaven Token?
Could it be…
Li Sheng shuddered, not daring to think further!
By then, Ye Xuan had entered the ninth floor.
Inside, it was as simple as expected: just a bookshelf and a desk. The desk was positioned by the edge, offering a view of the distant mountains.
Ye Xuan walked to the bookshelf, which was filled with books, but the script was unfamiliar to him.
He glanced at them and asked, “Small Tower, can you read these?”
Small Tower replied, “Nope!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Didn’t you go to the Milky Way?”
Small Tower said, “I went there to show off, not to study!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. *Damn it, the phrase ‘ignorant and incompetent’ comes to mind!*
He shook his head and collected all the books.
Small Tower asked, “Little Master, you can’t read them. Why take them?”
Ye Xuan chuckled. “I can’t read them, but maybe my son will! As a father, I’ve got to prepare some treasures for him!”
Small Tower said gravely, “You don’t have a son!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Ignoring the tower, he walked to the desk. On it lay an ancient book, its text legible.
The cover bore four large characters: *Law of Conservation*.
“Law of Conservation?”
Ye Xuan frowned. He opened the first page and read: “The Law of Conservation: the principle that the total value of all things in the universe remains constant. Simply put, no matter what happens, the quantity of anything remains unchanged. Even if the universe collapses, its essential quantity persists. By cultivating with this law, one’s life can be eternally indestructible, and martial techniques can be eternally unextinguished.”
Ye Xuan was silent for a long time before turning to the next page: “The Eternal Immortal Realm has too many flaws. Without understanding the Law of Conservation, how can one achieve true immortality? This foreign world has chaotic realms and too many loopholes… There’s no complete, detailed cultivation system… Very well, since I’m here, I’ll create a comprehensive cultivation system! From today, I’ll usher in a new era! Hmm… what to call it?”
Ye Xuan quickly flipped to the next page: “The Era of Showing Off?”
Seeing those words, Ye Xuan’s expression froze. He hurriedly looked further: “Hmm, no, too vulgar!”
He kept flipping, but the pages were blank.
Nothing more?
Ye Xuan frowned and flipped through several more pages—all blank. Clearly, the writer had stopped.
He looked at the ancient book, deep in thought.
The writer hadn’t stopped deliberately. The last sentence had a stray stroke, suggesting they’d been interrupted by something urgent.
Ye Xuan was silent for a long time before murmuring, “This Pavilion Master… is no ordinary figure!”
He didn’t understand the Law of Conservation, but from what the Pavilion Master wrote, it sounded incredibly profound.
And Qing’er had said the Pavilion Master’s knowledge surpassed even Sister Nian’s…
*Is the Milky Way really that impressive?*
Small Tower suddenly said, “I get it!”
Ye Xuan was curious. “Get what?”
Small Tower said gravely, “I understand why our realms are so numerous and chaotic!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “How so?”
Small Tower said, “Little Master, did you know that in Master’s era, the cultivation system was actually very complete? Know why?”
Ye Xuan asked, “Why?”
Small Tower explained, “Because that era’s system was created by the original, complete Destiny Sister. That’s why it was flawless. That era was called the Destiny Era! One person suppressed the third and fourth dimensions, unrivaled through the ages! But in our era… Destiny Sister wouldn’t bother with something like this, so our cultivation system is a mess…”
Ye Xuan was silent for a long time before saying, “I understand!”
He looked at the ancient book and said, “This Pavilion Master wants to create a new era… Hmm, I’ll help her. When the time comes, she can reserve a title for me… What should it be? Emperor Ye? Emperor Xuan? Sword Emperor?”
Small Tower suddenly said, “Emperor of Showing Off!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
