Ye Xuan was utterly speechless!
He handed another storage ring to Xiu Fan, “No mistakes this time, right?”
Xiu Fan quickly took it, “No, no!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Cultivate here, it’s quiet!”
Xiu Fan nodded, sat cross-legged, and began absorbing the cosmic veins Ye Xuan gave her.
Ye Xuan watched, shocked, as her aura surged wildly.
Clearly, this girl only lacked money!
With funds, she’d have reached Cave Mysterious Realm long ago!
If Xiu Fan hit that realm, her combat power would far exceed others of the same rank!
Even before Cave Mysterious, she could slay those in it, imagine her strength at that level?
The Ancient God Clan and Ancient Gods incident made Ye Xuan realise he needed to train a group of top-tier experts!
Until he had absolute strength, group battles were the way to go!
Of course, training experts required money, he’d seen many with talent and strength stuck in place for lack of funds, with money, they could soar!
He needed to find ways to make money!
Footsteps approached, and Ye Xuan turned to see Yan Bei!
Today, Yan Bei wore a purple gown, her long hair flowing, her veil gone.
Still breathtakingly beautiful!
Looking at her, Ye Xuan sighed inwardly, why did he always enjoy looking at beautiful women?
Was he really that lustful?
Yan Bei glanced at Xiu Fan cultivating, then said, “She’s reaching Cave Mysterious?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Yan Bei looked at him, “I want to break through to Cave Mysterious too!”
Ye Xuan asked seriously, “Need money?”
Yan Bei nodded.
Ye Xuan smiled, “How much?”
Yan Bei raised one finger.
Ye Xuan rubbed his head, “Five million?”
Yan Bei nodded.
Ye Xuan was speechless but didn’t argue, he opened his palm, and a storage ring flew to her, containing six million cosmic veins!
Yan Bei blinked, “Why an extra million?”
Ye Xuan said flatly, “No reason, I’m rich, I’m willful!”
Yan Bei paused, then chuckled, covering her mouth, “Gotta say, your generosity is really charming, it’s captivating!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Yan Bei suddenly said seriously, “I won’t be a decorative vase by your side!”
She turned to leave.
Ye Xuan called out, “I have someone I like!”
Yan Bei stopped, turned, and asked, “Are you rejecting me?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “I mean, can I like two people at once?”
He turned and bolted.
Yan Bei was stunned, then spat, “Shameless! My god…”
…
With Ye Xuan’s connections across the Universe of Gods, Guanxuan Academy began recruiting students from various regions, growing to over eight hundred members!
Ye Xuan focused on the Martial Academy, knowing that to make the academy thrive and set a moral foundation for the universe, it needed strong martial force to deter threats, otherwise, who’d take it seriously?
This universe still valued strength!
His earlier thinking was wrong, he’d believed the academy shouldn’t dominate, but now he saw that to change the universe, he had to dominate it first!
Only as the top power could he alter rules and reality!
But he knew if the Martial Academy grew too strong, the Literary Academy might weaken, leading to internal strife.
This issue troubled him, with no good solution, suppressing one side would weaken the other.
Neither overemphasising martial nor literary arts worked!
For now, with him around, this problem wouldn’t surface, but it’d need addressing later!
The priority was strengthening Guanxuan Academy!
During this time, Ye Xuan pondered his swordsmanship.
Human Swordsmanship!
His Human Swordsmanship had only a belief foundation, no substantial progress, but he wasn’t rushed.
It had to develop slowly!
No one’s swordsmanship was achieved overnight!
Ye Xuan didn’t meditate at the academy, to cultivate Human Swordsmanship, he needed to immerse in the secular world.
…
In some city, Ye Xuan walked slowly.
He didn’t know its name, just wandered here.
On the streets, he observed calmly.
People hurried by, faces tense, wary of their surroundings.
This place had a strong martial culture, with decently powerful pedestrians, shops selling weapons and manuals, but almost none selling food.
Something was missing?
Soon, Ye Xuan realised it lacked the vibrancy of human life!
The cultivators he saw were all chasing their future, once on the martial path, there was no turning back, to live longer and better, they had to cultivate relentlessly, and that required money!
In the face of survival, morality and principles were often worthless!
This world was too restless!
Ye Xuan stopped, frowning.
Who was he to judge these struggling people from a high perch?
Honestly, without his father and Qing’er, could he have reached this point?
Effort?
He admitted he worked hard, but without their support, could effort alone have brought him here?
Clearly not!
Was refining his heart in the mortal world about critiquing others from above?
These people rushed for survival, for the Great Dao, for longevity, what was wrong with that?
He wasn’t like them because he had a powerful father and sister.
Had he ever lacked money?
Never!
He’d never worried about funds!
Had he lacked cultivation methods or martial techniques?
Never!
He’d always had access to them.
His strongest sword skill, Void Slash, came effortlessly!
But these people?
No invincible father or sister… without striving, could they change their fate?
Ye Xuan closed his eyes.
Human Swordsmanship?
He realised he’d been wrong from the start, always looking down on the mortal world, thinking his journey from Qing City was tough, but compared to countless others, it wasn’t!
When you complain about having no shoes, think of those without feet!
The mortal world wasn’t about detachment but immersion, feeling it.
How could he refine his heart by looking down?
Ye Xuan sat on the ground, smiling!
Joy!
Gratitude!
He was happy to find his shortcomings and flaws in his mindset!
He was grateful he hadn’t lost himself or strayed.
Boom!
His sword trembled.
Ye Xuan picked it up, walking toward the street’s end.
In that moment, he felt back in Qing City.
A small world, yet full of human vibrancy!
Qing City’s streets bustled with vendors’ calls, brimming with life…
Memories flashed through his mind.
Tuoba Yan, Jiang Jiu, Ji Anzhi, Lian Wanli, Mo Yunqi, Tuoba Xiaoyao…
Walking, he reached the Weiyang Star Domain, meeting old friends: Weiyang Tian, Painter, Burial Sky Great Wall, Mo Ye…
Later, he arrived at the Chaos Universe, seeing Xiao Qi, Shangguan Xian’er…
Time passed, and in the Fifth Dimension, his lips curved, seeing Sister Nian, who loved fish!
Ye Xuan’s smile grew brighter.
Later, in the Spirit Domain, he met Guan Yin, A-Jiu, A-Mu, Situ…
On the streets, Ye Xuan slowed.
Much later, in the Sixth Dimension, he saw the Ancient Temple Abbot, Demon Path Family’s Mo Xiaodao, Ye Clan Prophet, Dao Court, White-Robed Divine General, Dao Ancestor, Luo Hou, King A-Ku, Red Demon King…
Xiaodao!
Ye Xuan paused, silent for a long time, his left hand clenching, then he moved on.
Ninth Dimension!
He met Dongli Jing of the Immortal Emperor Clan…
More and more people.
Dao Yi, A-Ming, Calamity, Xiaodao, An Lianyun, Ninth Floor, Jian Zizai, Second Floor Great God, Demon Lord, Emperor Dog, Xiao Ling’er…
Walking, Ye Xuan’s smile turned to reluctance, then complexity.
Along the way, countless people had quietly vanished.
He walked out of the city, it was midnight, a full moon hanging in the sky.
Ye Xuan opened his eyes, filled with vicissitudes.
After a long time, he whispered, “The moon remains, but old friends are gone!”
He shook his head, stepping forward, “Cherish the present!”
Boom!
A terrifying sword intent surged from him, twisting the surrounding space, growing stronger, piercing the sky into the starry depths!
Boom!
Millions of miles of star domains boiled, but didn’t collapse!
Ye Xuan opened his palm, a sword appearing.
A mysterious force mingled with his sword intent spread around!
Human Sword Intent!
Human Power!
The Human Swordsmanship had begun to take shape!
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