Great Thousand Domain
When Ye Xuan followed Qin Guan into the Great Thousand Domain, he couldn’t help but be awestruck.
In the starry sky, he saw countless floating cities, grand and luxurious, stretching endlessly across the cosmos, a breathtaking sight.
Moreover, the sky was bustling with people coming and going, their auras exceptionally strong—not ordinary cultivators.
Lively!
That was Ye Xuan’s first impression. The Great Thousand Domain was incredibly prosperous!
At that moment, Qin Guan suddenly smiled and said, “Let’s go to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion!”
Ye Xuan said in a low voice, “Miss Qin, there’s an Immortal Treasure Pavilion here too?”
Qin Guan turned to him with a sweet smile. “Of course! Any world of decent size has an Immortal Treasure Pavilion!”
Ye Xuan, curious, asked, “How many Immortal Treasure Pavilions have you opened?”
Qin Guan tilted her head, thinking for a moment before shaking it slightly. “I’m not entirely sure of the exact number, but there should be a few tens of millions—maybe more!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
On the way, he asked again, “Is the one here the headquarters?”
Qin Guan shook her head. “No!”
Ye Xuan grew curious. “Then where is your headquarters?”
Just as Qin Guan was about to answer, a young man suddenly appeared before her, flanked by two black-robed elders whose auras were as vast as the starry sky, exuding an invisible pressure just by standing there.
The young man smiled slightly. “Pavilion Master Qin!”
Qin Guan smiled back. “So it’s Young Master Qianji. Is something the matter?”
Qianji’s smile was gentle. “Nothing much. I just heard you’d returned, so I came to see you!”
He glanced at Ye Xuan and smiled. “And this is…?”
Qin Guan smiled. “This is Young Master Ye Xuan, my friend!”
Friend!
A flicker of surprise passed through Qianji’s eyes, but he quickly regained composure. Turning to Ye Xuan, he smiled. “Young Master Ye, a pleasure to meet you!”
Ye Xuan returned a slight smile. “The pleasure is mine!”
Qin Guan said with a smile, “Young Master Qianji, I have some matters to attend to. Farewell for now!”
With that, she led Ye Xuan away.
Qianji watched Qin Guan and Ye Xuan disappear into the distance, lost in thought.
One of the elders behind him suddenly said, “Shall we investigate this young man?”
Qianji paused, then shook his head. “Pavilion Master Qin’s associates are no ordinary people. Investigating rashly could offend someone. Besides, it would be disrespectful to her.”
The elder nodded slightly and said no more.
Qianji gazed into the distance, sighing after a long moment with a bitter smile. “People think I, Qianji, have everything I could want, but… alas…”
The two elders remained silent.
They knew their young master’s intentions. For any other woman, a wave of his hand would suffice, but Pavilion Master Qin was different.
She was polite to everyone—courteous, but distant!
…
On the road, Ye Xuan asked curiously, “Miss Qin, did you seek me out intentionally before?”
Qin Guan shook her head. “Not exactly. I went there to see the Heavenly Pulse of the Dao, and you happened to be there. Call it fate!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Indeed, fate!”
Soon, Qin Guan brought Ye Xuan to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, a twelve-story building with a vast footprint.
As soon as Qin Guan reached the entrance, an elder greeted her, immediately kneeling. “Pavilion Master!”
Qin Guan rolled her eyes. “Old Li, haven’t I told you? I don’t like people kneeling all the time. No kneeling when you see me!”
Old Li gave an awkward smile. “Forgot! Forgot!”
Qin Guan shook her head, exasperated. “You always say you forgot! Have all the branch leaders and stewards arrived?”
Old Li quickly replied, “One thousand three hundred sixty branch leaders and three hundred fifty stewards are all here!”
Qin Guan nodded. “Tell them to wait a bit longer!”
With that, she walked into the Immortal Treasure Pavilion.
Ye Xuan followed.
Old Li glanced at Ye Xuan, curious, but didn’t dwell on it and hurried after them.
Qin Guan went straight to the twelfth floor. Seeing Ye Xuan follow, Old Li hesitated but said nothing.
To his shock, Ye Xuan entered the twelfth floor with Qin Guan!
She didn’t make him wait outside!
Old Li was incredulous.
In all these years, no one had ever entered the twelfth floor!
Who was this young man?
Old Li’s curiosity grew.
Inside the twelfth floor, Ye Xuan looked around. The room was filled with bookshelves packed with books. A quick glance revealed they weren’t from this world.
Qin Guan sat at the desk and smiled at Ye Xuan. “Can I borrow your sword again?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Of course!”
With a thought, the Qingxuan Sword flew to the desk in front of Qin Guan.
She examined it closely, then picked up a pen and began writing.
Ye Xuan leaned in and saw the text—unreadable, not from this world.
Curious, he asked, “Miss Qin, what are you writing?”
Qin Guan smiled. “I’m compiling a Record of Exotic Treasures from Other Worlds. I document every divine item I encounter!”
Ye Xuan asked, “How many have you recorded?”
Qin Guan shook her head. “Not many. So far, only thirty-seven!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Is there a ranking?”
Qin Guan nodded, smiling. “Yes! Your sword ranks third!”
Third!
Ye Xuan was instantly indignant, waving his hand. “Why only third? I’m not convinced!”
Little Soul chimed in, “Not convinced!”
Qin Guan blinked, smiling. “Do you know what the first and second are?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I don’t care what they are—I’m not convinced! We don’t accept your ranking!”
Qin Guan giggled. “You really don’t want to know what the first and second are?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “I don’t believe anything’s better than the Qingxuan Sword!”
Qin Guan studied the sword, then said, “This sword is indeed peerless, but compared to the first and second, there’s still a gap.”
Ye Xuan couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the first?”
Qin Guan flipped to a page and said, “Let’s talk about the second first. It’s called the Great Dao Pen, the sharpest divine object in the multiverse. One stroke can decide the life or death of all beings in countless realms. Its tip is the sharpest known, surpassing your sword. It can easily tear through thousands of universes, unmatched. Moreover, it transcends all laws and principles, untouched by time, never falling into reincarnation!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then asked, “That powerful?”
Qin Guan nodded. “Incredibly powerful. Your sword can’t compete with it yet. But I can sense the one who crafted your sword deliberately made it to suit you.”
Ye Xuan fell silent, then asked, “Is the Great Dao Pen in your hands?”
Qin Guan smiled. “Not with me, but I know where it is!”
Ye Xuan asked curiously, “Where?”
Qin Guan replied, “My hometown!”
Ye Xuan was stunned. “The Milky Way?”
Qin Guan nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Damn!
So many big shots in the Milky Way?
Snapping out of it, Ye Xuan asked, “And the first?”
Qin Guan blinked playfully. “Keeping that a secret for now!”
Ye Xuan was speechless. “Miss Qin, don’t tease like that!”
Qin Guan smiled. “You’ll find out later! But I can tell you, the first is also in my hometown, the Milky Way!”
As she spoke, she began documenting the Qingxuan Sword.
Ye Xuan, exasperated, stood by.
What a tease!
He was growing more curious about the Milky Way.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Qin, is the martial civilization of the Milky Way advanced?”
Qin Guan paused, then shook her head. “The Milky Way’s martial civilization isn’t high—compared to the vast cosmos, it’s quite primitive. But there’s a super big shot there, making the Milky Way special.”
Ye Xuan asked curiously, “What kind of super big shot?”
Qin Guan thought for a moment, then said, “Unspeakable, unspeakable!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. Another tease!
After a moment, Qin Guan closed the ancient book and smiled. “Done! Let’s go to the meeting!”
She put down her pen and headed out.
Ye Xuan hesitated, then asked, “I’m going too?”
Qin Guan smiled. “Of course! You’re a super VIP of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion. Technically, you’re one of us!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Soon, Qin Guan led him to a sealed starry expanse. Over 1,700 people were already gathered!
Ye Xuan noticed most were at the Transformation Realm, with over thirty whose auras were unfathomably deep, clearly beyond Transformation.
What a scene!
Ye Xuan sighed softly. The Immortal Treasure Pavilion was even more terrifying than he’d imagined!
Seeing Qin Guan, the crowd bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Pavilion Master!”
Qin Guan smiled. “No need for formalities. Everyone, sit!”
As she spoke, a massive table appeared, and the crowd quickly gathered around it.
Qin Guan took the main seat, then glanced at Ye Xuan, who was still looking for a spot. “Young Master Ye, sit beside me!”
The elder next to her froze, but quickly stood, smiling at Ye Xuan. “Young Master Ye, please!”
The crowd watched Ye Xuan, eyes filled with curiosity.
Ye Xuan clasped his fists to the elder and sat beside Qin Guan.
Qin Guan glanced at the elder, smiling. “Old Zhang, you don’t mind, do you?”
Old Zhang quickly said, “Of course not, Pavilion Master. It’s just a seat—why would I mind?”
Qin Guan giggled. “I knew you wouldn’t mind, so I let him take your spot. It’s just a seat, nothing more. Don’t overthink it!”
Old Zhang relaxed, saying, “I won’t! I won’t!”
Qin Guan nodded. “Find a seat. We’re discussing something important!”
A middle-aged man quickly stood. “Elder Zhang, please take my seat!”
Elder Zhang, second only to a few hidden supreme elders in the Pavilion, nodded slightly and took the seat. The middle-aged man was about to find another spot when another man stood. “Lord Jun, take my seat.”
Seeing this, Ye Xuan was speechless.
Qin Guan rubbed her head, exasperated. “I know where there are people, there are politics. But can’t you pick a better time? If you keep yielding seats, we’ll be here for an hour!”
The crowd: “…”
Qin Guan pulled out a notebook from her small pouch and said, “I called you here for two matters. First, Young Master Ye held my Qingxuan Token, but some of you disregarded my rules, not only failing to assist him but even plotting against him. Regarding this, you…”
Elder Zhang suddenly said coldly, “Kill! Those who disrespect the Pavilion Master deserve death!”
“Yes! Kill! Disrespecting the Pavilion Master—exterminate their three clans!”
“No! Three clans isn’t enough for such a crime—exterminate nine clans!”
“I follow the Pavilion Master’s will, whatever she says goes…”
“Pavilion Master, wise and mighty, virtuous and martial, eternal ruler of the cosmos…”
“Long live the Pavilion Master!”
“Ten thousand years for the Pavilion Master…”
“Pavilion Master is awesome…”
“…”
Ye Xuan watched, dumbfounded.
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