Truth be told, Ye Xuan and Dao Ling were utterly stunned at this moment!
He actually ran!
How could this happen?
Damn it!
Neither had expected that the middle-aged man, who seemed so kind, would deceive them!
Careless!
But both were puzzled. Wasn’t this guy from the past? How could he take a sword from the present?
No time to ponder, as without the Qingxuan Sword, they could no longer resist the surrounding time power. The overwhelming force was about to annihilate them!
They hurriedly left the River of Time!
Upon exiting, their bodies had begun to decay!
Seeing this, both broke out in a cold sweat!
They nearly died!
Dao Ling suddenly said gravely, “No martial ethics, playing dirty, utterly shameless! Shameless to the extreme!”
Ye Xuan’s face was grim too!
Damn it!
He hadn’t expected the man to play such a trick!
What the hell?
How could someone be so shameless?
Dao Ling suddenly asked, “Brother Ye, what now?”
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “Let me check!”
He closed his eyes, sensing the Qingxuan Sword!
Moments later, his face darkened. He couldn’t sense the sword at all! Perhaps it was too far!
Ye Xuan’s expression was grim.
Dao Ling asked, “Brother Ye, any ideas?”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “We can’t beat that guy!”
The man could move freely in the River of Time, his strength clearly terrifying!
After a moment’s silence, Ye Xuan said, “We need help!”
Dao Ling asked, “Who?”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Miss Qin Guan!”
He didn’t want to bother Qing’er with this. It felt wrong to trouble her, and her intervention might escalate things.
Ye Xuan took out the Xuantian Token, activating it. Soon, it trembled, and the space before him split, revealing the masked old man!
The masked old man glanced at Ye Xuan, “Young Master Ye… is something wrong?”
He was a bit wary of Ye Xuan, whose actions were sometimes less than honorable!
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “I’d like to speak with Miss Qin Guan!”
The masked old man thought, then nodded, “Alright!”
He opened his palm, and a white light shot up. Soon, a screen appeared in the sky, a figure gradually solidifying. Qin Guan appeared on the screen.
She stood on an unknown island, with an old man and a woman nearby, the latter being the scythe-wielding woman from before.
They seemed to be discussing something!
Qin Guan turned, slightly stunned to see Ye Xuan, then smiled, “Young Master Ye, what’s up?”
The scythe woman and the old man looked at Ye Xuan, curious.
Ye Xuan said seriously, “Qin Guan, I need your help with something!”
Qin Guan smiled, “What kind of help?”
Ye Xuan recounted the earlier events.
Hearing him, Qin Guan frowned slightly, “In the River of Time?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Qin Guan thought, then said, “Likely a Time Walker!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Time Walker?”
Qin Guan nodded, “A group of ancient cultivators who roam the ages. They’re not in the Time Realm, but they’ve mastered time power. They’re early cultivators who don’t focus on realms, studying the River of Time instead. Those who reach the other shore are called Time Immortals.”
She looked at Ye Xuan, “Do you know what he looked like?”
Ye Xuan nodded, waving his hand to conjure the middle-aged man’s image.
Qin Guan glanced at it, then said, “Wait a moment!”
She turned to the scythe woman and the old man, “I need to handle something. Wait for me, alright?”
The scythe woman smiled faintly, “Pavilion Master Qin, need help? I can fight for you, free of charge!”
Qin Guan thought, then said, “Sure!”
She opened her palm, and a storage ring appeared before the scythe woman, containing 300,000 Cosmic Veins!
300,000 Cosmic Veins!
The scythe woman’s eyes twitched, and she quickly took the ring, “Thank you, Pavilion Master Qin!”
The old man suddenly slammed the table, “Outrageous, daring to bully Pavilion Master Qin’s friend! I’ll fight for your friend, free of charge, to my last breath!”
Qin Guan smiled faintly, “Thank you!”
She opened her palm, and another storage ring flew to the old man.
Also 300,000 Cosmic Veins!
The old man took it eagerly, thrilled!
For powerhouses like them, Cosmic Veins were as essential as air to ordinary people!
But earning Cosmic Veins was incredibly difficult!
A single Cosmic Vein represented a universe, requiring endless travel…
Qin Guan suddenly said, “Let’s go!”
They vanished, reappearing before Ye Xuan and Dao Ling.
Qin Guan smiled, “Let’s find him!”
She led Ye Xuan and Dao Ling into the River of Time. Upon entering, a Taiji pattern appeared beneath their feet, shielding them from the surrounding time power!
The old man and scythe woman were also unaffected!
Under Qin Guan’s lead, they headed into the distance!
Ye Xuan, curious, asked, “Qin Guan, what’s this under our feet?”
Qin Guan said, “Taiji Circle!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Taiji Circle?”
Qin Guan nodded, “I created it. So far, its defense is second in the universe.”
Dao Ling asked, “What’s first?”
Qin Guan smiled, “Erya from the Milky Way! Her body can’t be broken except by the Three Swords! Even then, she can withstand one strike without dying!”
Dao Ling was puzzled, “Miss Qin Guan, who are the Three Swords?”
Qin Guan glanced at Ye Xuan, smiling, “His sister, his father, his big brother!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Dao Ling’s expression froze. His throat bobbed, and he turned to Ye Xuan, “Brother Ye… are you a second-generation?”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “No!”
Dao Ling: “…”
Qin Guan suddenly laughed, “Young Master Ye, you’re moving faster than I expected, touching the River of Time so soon. That speed is impressive!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Qin Guan, what’ve you been up to lately?”
Qin Guan blinked, “Some things! Not convenient to share!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The scythe woman suddenly said, “Pavilion Master Qin, we should be careful!”
Qin Guan looked at her. The scythe woman said gravely, “These Time Walkers aren’t simple, and they’re eccentric!”
Qin Guan smiled, “No worries! We’ll be polite first, forceful later!”
The scythe woman glanced at Qin Guan, nodding slightly.
Soon, they saw an ancient city at the edge of their vision.
Ye Xuan frowned, “There’s a city here?”
Qin Guan smiled, “The River of Time is like a universe. Not all places are filled with time power. Where there’s none, cities can be built!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Got it!”
They reached the city. A grey-robed old man appeared before them.
He glanced at Qin Guan and the others, “What’s the matter?”
Qin Guan smiled, “Looking for someone!”
The old man’s face was expressionless, “The person you seek isn’t here!”
Ye Xuan tugged Qin Guan’s sleeve, “They don’t know you?”
Qin Guan rolled her eyes at Ye Xuan, “I keep a low profile!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Qin Guan looked at the old man, smiling, “Someone here took my friend’s sword. Have him return it and apologise, and I’ll let it slide!”
The old man looked at Qin Guan, “Leave now if you don’t want to die!”
Qin Guan suddenly pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger.
Boom!
A white light surged out!
The old man’s pupils shrank, his arms blocking forward.
Rumble!
The white light exploded, and the old man was thrown back, his body disintegrating. By the time he reached the city wall, his body was gone!
His soul was barely intact!
That shot nearly obliterated him!
The scythe woman and old man’s throats bobbed, their eyes shocked!
Damn!
This Pavilion Master Qin was terrifying!
This was a Time Walker, nearly killed by one shot!
The old man was stunned.
His body was gone?
In the distance, Qin Guan said calmly, “Old man, mind your tone!”
The old man: “…”
Qin Guan aimed the gun at him, “Where’s that man? Tell him to come out!”
The old man quickly said, “Sir, who are you talking about?”
Qin Guan turned to Ye Xuan, “Can’t you conjure his image?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “You’ve said many times you don’t cultivate! You have no strength!”
Hearing this, the others nearly collapsed!
No cultivation… and you’re scarier than those who do!
Ye Xuan was exasperated. He waved his hand, conjuring the middle-aged man’s image.
Seeing it, the old man was stunned, then said, “Sirs… he’s not in our city!”
Qin Guan frowned, “Not here?”
The old man nodded quickly, “Yes! He’s in Time City, some distance away…”
Qin Guan glanced at him, stowed her gun, and said, displeased, “If he’s not here, why act so tough?”
The old man hesitated, then trembled, “I didn’t know you were this strong…”
The group: “…”
