Kneeling!
Nantian Yan remained kneeling there, unable to resist no matter how he struggled!
At that moment, Nantian Yan was utterly horrified!
He was a God Transformation Realm powerhouse, yet in front of this middle-aged man, he had no power to resist?
How was that possible?
His face was full of disbelief!
The Wenren sisters nearby were equally stunned, especially Wenren Lan. She knew this middle-aged man was strong, but not *this* strong!
A casual wave of his hand, and a God Transformation Realm powerhouse was forced to kneel?
This had to be at least Half-Step Upper God Realm!
At that moment, Nantian Yan looked at Envoy Zhang and said gravely, “Who are you, sir?”
Envoy Zhang didn’t answer, stepping back half a pace behind Ye Xuan.
Seeing this, Nantian Yan turned to Ye Xuan, “Who are you?”
Ye Xuan smiled slightly, “Ye Xuan, Dean of Guanxuan Academy!”
Nantian Yan stared at Ye Xuan, his thoughts unreadable.
Ye Xuan turned to Envoy Zhang and smiled, “Let him stand and speak.”
Envoy Zhang nodded immediately, “Alright!”
With a wave of his sleeve, the terrifying force pinning Nantian Yan vanished.
As Nantian Yan stood, he gave Envoy Zhang a deep look, his eyes filled with both gravity and wariness.
Ye Xuan smiled, “How may I address you?”
Nantian Yan shifted his gaze to Ye Xuan, “Nantian Clan, Nantian Yan!”
Ye Xuan nodded, about to speak, when Nantian Yan said gravely, “Sir, my Nantian Clan has no grudge with you. Why meddle in our affairs?”
Ye Xuan turned to Wenren Lan, “She doesn’t like you!”
Nantian Yan nodded, “I know she doesn’t like me, but we have a marriage agreement. Is it appropriate for her to pursue another man while still betrothed to me?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then shook his head, “Not appropriate!”
Nantian Yan was taken aback. Was this guy actually reasonable?
Ye Xuan continued, “Pursuing someone else while betrothed to you is indeed inappropriate. That’s her mistake, but she’s already paid the price for it.”
Nantian Yan fell silent.
Ye Xuan was about to say more when Nantian Yan suddenly said, “Since Young Master Ye has spoken, I naturally won’t pursue this further. I’ll give you this face.”
Ye Xuan was silent.
This guy’s words made it sound like Ye Xuan owed him a favour!
Speechless!
Nantian Yan suddenly looked at Wenren Yi, “Miss Yi, our grievances are settled today. Let’s each go our own way in the future.”
With that, he turned to Ye Xuan, “Young Master Ye, if you have time, please visit the Nantian Clan!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “I will!”
Nantian Yan gave a slight smile, “Farewell!”
He turned and vanished at the edge of the starry sky.
Ye Xuan looked at the horizon and smiled faintly, then turned to Wenren Yi, “You’re truly free now!”
Wenren Yi looked at Ye Xuan, “Thank you!”
Ye Xuan smiled slightly, “You’re welcome.”
He then looked at Wenren Lan, “Are you returning to your clan now?”
Wenren Lan nodded, “If I go back now, I’ll definitely be put in a key position, but I’m not sure about becoming clan leader yet. After all, my old man hasn’t… er, retired yet!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened.
What a filial daughter!
Wenren Lan turned to Wenren Yi, “Sis, you really won’t come back with me?”
Wenren Yi shook her head, “No.”
Wenren Lan thought for a moment, then said, “Alright! Once I’m clan leader, I’ll come get you!”
She turned to Ye Xuan, “Can I borrow that tower for a few days?”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened again.
Wenren Lan giggled, “Just kidding!”
Then, seriously, she said, “You helped me reach the God Transformation Realm. I’ll remember this favour for life. When I’m clan leader, I’ll fully support your academy!”
With that, she vanished on the spot.
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile and looked at Wenren Yi, “Go to the Guanxuan Academy in the Gods Universe first. A young girl there will arrange everything for you!”
Wenren Yi nodded, “Alright!”
On the spot, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and a storage ring appeared.
He now had less than 100 million cosmic veins left!
It was a bit painful, to be honest.
But it was worth it!
If Wenren Lan became clan leader, Guanxuan Academy could extend its reach to the Wenren Clan!
As if recalling something, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and a surge of sword intent burst forth!
Mortal Sword Intent!
Looking at it, Ye Xuan fell silent.
The sword intent had grown stronger!
Much, much stronger!
Qingqiu!
Ye Xuan put away the sword intent, his heart warm.
At that moment, Envoy Zhang suddenly said, “Young Master, this sword intent is extraordinary!”
Ye Xuan turned to Envoy Zhang and smiled, “Is it?”
Envoy Zhang nodded, his expression grave, “Young Master’s sword intent has limitless potential!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily, then said, “Aren’t you returning to the Upper God Realm?”
Envoy Zhang quickly said, “I’ll follow Young Master and serve you!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then nodded, “Good!”
Envoy Zhang was overjoyed. Ye Xuan’s agreement meant he could legitimately follow him, and with Ye Xuan, his future was boundless!
Ye Xuan smiled, “I’m going to cultivate!”
Envoy Zhang nodded quickly, “Alright!”
He respectfully withdrew.
In the starry sky, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged. The next moment, he entered the small tower, closed his eyes, and began cultivating.
The Great Dao Brush trembled slightly, and the next moment, his realm jumped from Ancient God to Ancestral God!
As he reached the Ancestral God Realm, his Mortal Sword Intent surged out like a tide!
In truth, his Mortal Sword Intent was akin to the power of faith!
Endless faith power converged into a sword, becoming the Mortal Sword Intent!
Inside the small tower, Ye Xuan cultivated slowly.
With the tower, he could take his time, as there was plenty of it!
Ten years passed like this!
But in the outside world, only a day had gone by!
When Ye Xuan left the tower, he had reached the Ancestral God Realm. Unlike before, his realm was stable this time, as he’d spent nearly a decade consolidating it!
Of course, he still needed real combat!
What gave him a headache was that breaking through to God Transformation would require a lot of money.
Like Wenren Lan, at least several billion cosmic veins!
Several billion!
Ye Xuan’s head spun!
At that moment, he thought of Qin Guan…
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile. He was really starting to lean towards living off someone else.
Besides cultivating his realm, he also studied the “Human” character of the Six True Words.
So far, its power was second only to his own “Moment of Invincibility.”
What was terrifying was that he could only unleash one-tenth of the character’s power, and to his surprise, when he used it with his Mortal Sword Intent, its power multiplied.
In short, though he was only at the Ancestral God Realm, killing a God Transformation Realm cultivator was quite easy!
However, facing Envoy Zhang, he still felt an extremely terrifying oppressive force.
Clearly, the Upper God Realm still posed a significant threat!
After reaching the Ancestral God Realm, Ye Xuan left his cultivation site. As soon as he did, Envoy Zhang appeared, gave a slight bow, and stepped behind him.
At that moment, Envoy Zhang was shocked. Ye Xuan had reached the Ancestral God Realm!
So fast?
Just a day ago, Ye Xuan was only at the Ancient God Realm, and now he was Ancestral God!
This speed was frankly abnormal.
Envoy Zhang sighed inwardly. Worthy of the Young Master!
At that moment, Fu E and Xiao Lan appeared before Ye Xuan, giving him a slight bow.
Ye Xuan smiled, “The matter’s settled. I’m heading back to my academy!”
He looked at Fu E, “Have you contacted Qin Guan?”
Fu E shook his head, “No!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “No contact, no worries!”
Fu E gave a wry smile.
Ye Xuan smiled, “Take care, both of you!”
With that, he vanished with Envoy Zhang.
After they left, Fu E said softly, “Young Master Ye has reached the Ancestral God Realm!”
Xiao Lan nodded, his expression grave.
Fu E shook his head with a smile, “Young Master Ye’s progress is just too terrifying!”
Xiao Lan said softly, “Did you see the man beside him?”
Fu E frowned slightly, “Who was that?”
Xiao Lan said gravely, “The one who destroyed the clan!”
Fu E: “…”
Xiao Lan added, “That must be someone from the Yang Clan!”
Looking to the horizon, he said softly, “Is this mysterious Yang Clan finally starting to reveal itself?”
…
Ye Xuan returned to Guanxuan Academy with Envoy Zhang. By now, the academy had grown to tens of thousands of students.
This was just in the Ancestral God Universe. Elsewhere, Qingqiu had established over a dozen branch academies.
The reason for the relatively small numbers was that Guanxuan Academy was extremely strict in its admissions.
This strictness wasn’t about talent but character and temperament.
Every student admitted faced various tests, which slowed recruitment. However, Guanxuan Academy’s reputation had spread, and more people were actively seeking to join!
Currently, Ye Xuan was the dean, Shuxian led the Literary Academy, and Qingqiu led the Martial Academy. But Qingqiu undoubtedly held the most power, as Shuxian focused on teaching and scholarship, while Ye Xuan was a hands-off leader. Thus, Qingqiu was effectively in charge.
When Ye Xuan returned to Guanxuan Academy, Qingqiu appeared before him instantly. Looking at Ye Xuan, she gave a sweet smile, “Brother!”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when he froze, stunned, “Little girl… you’ve reached the Ancestral God Realm?”
Qingqiu nodded, “Yep!”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly, “When?”
Qingqiu blinked, “Just now!”
Just now!
Ye Xuan was stunned, his heart filled with shock.
Qingqiu’s lips curved slightly.
In martial arts, if she wanted, she could reach the pinnacle right now, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Three Swords.
But she didn’t want to!
She wanted to walk the path with her brother!
Invincibility?
How boring would that be!
When Ye Xuan became invincible, she would too!
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