The Southern Domain Lord was somewhat incredulous at this moment!
To think there could be someone with such thick skin in this world!
Daoling and Shitian, standing nearby, were also somewhat embarrassed.
One year?
Invincible under the heavens?
It had to be said, that was a bit exaggerated!
At this moment, the Southern Domain Lord said in a deep voice, “Young Master Ye, I don’t really want to get involved in your matters with Lord Jie!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I understand, and I respect that, but if the Southern Domain Lord is willing to offer some help…”
The Southern Domain Lord shook his head, “Sorry, I don’t want to get involved!”
With that, he turned and vanished at the horizon’s end.
In place, Ye Xuan fell silent.
After a moment, Ye Xuan said, “Let’s go!”
As the three were about to leave, an old man suddenly appeared before them, dressed in a loose hemp robe with a wine gourd hanging at his waist.
The old man smiled, “Hold on! Hold on!”
Ye Xuan looked at the old man, “And you are, senior?”
The old man smiled, “I am the Northern Domain Lord!”
Ye Xuan was slightly taken aback, then said, “Does senior have some business?”
The old man nodded, smiling, “Young friend, I overheard everything you said to the Southern Domain Lord. Since he’s unwilling to help you three brothers, I am willing! Come, to my Northern Domain!”
The three exchanged glances, and finally, Ye Xuan said in a deep voice, “Why?”
The old man laughed heartily, then said, “I’m willing to let you three owe me a favour. I believe that, though your favour may not be worth much now, in the future, it will surely be worth its weight in gold!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Senior, I might have exaggerated a bit earlier about being invincible in a year!”
The old man winked, “That’s your own business! Anyway, I’ll only protect you for one year. Within that year, I guarantee Lord Jie won’t trouble you. After one year, I won’t interfere anymore, after all, the forces behind Lord Jie are far from simple, and I don’t particularly want to provoke them!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Deal!”
The Northern Domain Lord smiled, “Come, to my Northern Domain!”
With that, he turned and vanished into the horizon.
Ye Xuan, along with Daoling and Shitian, followed. Soon, they arrived in the Northern Domain!
In a stone hall, the Northern Domain Lord smiled, “Lord Jie has already arrived here!”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly, “He’s already here?”
The Northern Domain Lord nodded, “He’s entered this place. At most, in half a quarter of an hour, he’ll reach my Northern Domain!”
He glanced at the three, “One year, is that enough?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “It’s enough!”
The Northern Domain Lord nodded, “I don’t have cultivation resources to provide you, but I do have a place for cultivation. If you need a training ground, I can provide one!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Many thanks!”
The Northern Domain Lord suddenly looked outside the stone hall, smiling, “He’s here! I’ll go meet him!”
With that, he got up and left.
Inside the stone hall, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Normal cultivation won’t allow us to surpass the Realm of Time in a short period. We don’t have enough time to cultivate our realms, so my idea is that the three of us train our coordination!”
Daoling frowned slightly, “Coordination?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I’ve estimated the strength gap between us three and Lord Jie. It’s not too large. If we can coordinate better, we have a chance to kill him! To coordinate, we need to know each other thoroughly, understand each other’s trump cards and techniques. Only then can we perfectly synergise when we join forces!”
Daoling suddenly said, “I’m fine with that!”
Shitian also said, “I’ve got no issue either!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “Then I’ll start. My strongest trump card is the Three Slashes of the Future, Slash the Past, Slash the Present…”
Soon, in the stone hall, the three began introducing their killing moves and trump cards.
Outside the stone hall.
Lord Jie looked at the Northern Domain Lord before him, his expression calm, “Are you truly set on interfering in this matter?”
The Northern Domain Lord smiled, “Lord Jie, I’m a bit curious. You should know these three are no ordinary people, so why target them? Aren’t you afraid of the Pen of the Great Dao?”
Lord Jie said indifferently, “That’s our business!”
The Northern Domain Lord smiled, “Looks like there’s no room for discussion!”
Lord Jie looked at the Northern Domain Lord, “Northern Domain Lord, I advise you not to meddle in this. This matter, let alone you, even the entire Ancient Divine Land cannot bear.”
The Northern Domain Lord’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Is that so?”
Lord Jie’s expression remained calm, “Since we can’t talk it out, let’s fight!”
With that, he vanished from the spot!
In the scene, the Northern Domain Lord laughed heartily, “Just what I wanted!”
With that, he too vanished from the spot.
…
On the other side, the Southern Domain Lord was watching the battle between the Northern Domain Lord and Lord Jie, and beside him stood a middle-aged man, none other than the Eastern Domain Lord.
The Eastern Domain Lord said softly, “That old fox of the Northern Domain never does anything at a loss. For him to go head-to-head with Lord Jie for those three youngsters…”
The Southern Domain Lord’s expression was calm, “Don’t you think those three youngsters are truly extraordinary?”
The Eastern Domain Lord nodded, “Indeed, they’re extraordinary. Even in the Ancient Era, they’d be true prodigies! But… the ones targeting them are *those* people!”
The Southern Domain Lord fell silent.
The Eastern Domain Lord glanced at the Southern Domain Lord, smiling, “What are you thinking?”
The Southern Domain Lord shook his head slightly, “When that youngster asked for my help earlier, I was tempted to form a bond with him, but…”
He shook his head again, “I was still wary! Lord Jie isn’t frightening, but the people behind him are. If I help that youngster, I might form a good bond, but I’d also make enemies with the people behind Lord Jie!”
The Eastern Domain Lord nodded slightly, “Those people are indeed terrifying!”
At this, he looked at the Northern Domain Lord in the distance, “This old fellow knows about those people, yet he still dares to do this… What’s he relying on?”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
At that moment, a voice suddenly came from the side.
The two turned to look, and not far away, a beautiful woman approached slowly.
It was the Western Domain Lord.
The Western Domain Lord smiled lightly, “Gentlemen, tell me, what’s the one thing the three of us most want to do right now?”
The Eastern Domain Lord frowned slightly, “Of course, to transcend the Realm of Time…”
At this, his pupils suddenly contracted, “That youngster can help him transcend the Realm of Time?”
The Southern Domain Lord frowned slightly, “That’s unlikely!”
The Western Domain Lord shook her head with a smile, “Why is it unlikely? I think it’s entirely possible!”
The Eastern Domain Lord was puzzled, “Why?”
The Western Domain Lord said softly, “Intuition!”
The expressions of the Southern and Eastern Domain Lords froze.
The Western Domain Lord shook her head with a smile, “Actually, I really admire that old fellow from the Northern Domain. He’s got real guts, and he dares to take a gamble!”
The Eastern Domain Lord said indifferently, “He dares to gamble, but if he fails, he might lose his life!”
The Western Domain Lord turned to look at the horizon, saying softly, “But what if he succeeds? What if that youngster really brings him a tremendous opportunity?”
The three fell into silence.
…
Inside the stone hall, Ye Xuan and the others began to exchange in depth.
Sharing their cultivation insights and martial arts experiences!
It had to be said, their exchange yielded great benefits!
Their fighting styles were all different, and their use of various powers was entirely distinct. Daoling focused on the Law and Dao, specifically his Myriad Phenomena Body. Shitian, on the other hand, emphasised pure speed and strength, with no fixed techniques or many martial skills, just speed and power. Ye Xuan was a sword cultivator, but his swordsmanship differed from others, focusing on the ‘strange’ and ‘sinister,’ aiming for unpredictability and a single, fatal strike!
After their exchange, all three gained insights.
After a long while, they began sparring, or more accurately, practising coordination. With their current strength, to kill Lord Jie, they needed perfect synergy! And for them, this wasn’t too difficult!
Outside the stone hall.
In the void, Lord Jie and the Northern Domain Lord suddenly stopped.
Lord Jie looked at the Northern Domain Lord before him, his face rather grim.
He realised he couldn’t do anything to the Northern Domain Lord.
The Northern Domain Lord smiled, “Lord Jie, you can’t handle me, and I don’t want to kill you. You’d better go back!”
Lord Jie stared intently at the Northern Domain Lord, “Northern Domain Lord, are you truly set on interfering?”
The Northern Domain Lord smiled, “I won’t hide it from you, I want to take a gamble! Even if I lose in the end, I’ll have no regrets!”
Lord Jie shook his head, “You will definitely lose!”
With that, he opened his palm, and a transmission talisman in his hand suddenly vanished.
Seeing this, the Northern Domain Lord’s eyes narrowed instantly.
Clearly, Lord Jie was calling for reinforcements.
Lord Jie’s expression was calm, “Northern Domain Lord, you will regret this!”
The Northern Domain Lord laughed heartily, “We’ll see!”
With that, he turned and left.
In the scene, Lord Jie’s expression remained calm, lost in thought.
Below, the Northern Domain Lord returned to his stone hall. On his desk lay a scroll.
He opened the scroll, which contained all of Ye Xuan’s information, very detailed.
At this moment, an old man appeared beside the Northern Domain Lord, saying in a deep voice, “Domain Lord, this time, we’re betting big!”
The Northern Domain Lord said softly, “Without a tremendous opportunity, my life is at its end! Besides waiting for death, it’s just waiting for death. What’s the point of living like that?”
The old man hesitated, then said, “Can that youngster really help us?”
The Northern Domain Lord said softly, “I don’t know. I only know he’s that man’s son!”
The old man was puzzled, “Who?”
A trace of fear appeared in the Northern Domain Lord’s eyes, “That sword cultivator… the terrifying sword cultivator who, with a single glance, made me feel as if I were already dead…”
As he spoke, a ferocious glint flashed in his eyes, “I’m going to bet, bet that this youngster is a super second-generation powerhouse. Damn it, my life’s at its end. If I don’t latch onto a big thigh, how can I reach the next level? Even if I lose the bet, I’ll have no regrets!”
The old man: “…”
…
An hour later, Daoling and Shitian appeared before Lord Jie. Daoling looked at him, “Let’s fight again!”
Lord Jie’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Where’s Ye Xuan?”
Daoling frowned, “Just the two of us will fight you!”
Lord Jie angrily shouted, “Fight your mother’s head! Get Ye Xuan out here, if he doesn’t show, I’m not fighting you!”
With that, he retreated thousands of feet away.
Daoling: “…”
