Though he knew Qingqiu was a prodigy, Ye Xuan was still stunned.
Ancestral God Realm!
This girl had reached the Ancestral God Realm in such a short time!
He’d only achieved it thanks to his small tower and the Great Dao Brush, but Qingqiu had nothing!
Could someone really be this monstrously talented?
But then, remembering she was once Qing’er’s true form, he understood.
Qing’er!
Ye Xuan snapped out of his thoughts, gently ruffling Qingqiu’s head with a chuckle. “Impressive!”
Qingqiu gave a sweet smile, hugging his right arm and resting her head on his shoulder. “Brother’s the most impressive!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily.
After spending half a day with Qingqiu, she left to attend to her busy schedule, and Ye Xuan didn’t know what she was up to.
He also learned that the Guanxuan Academy now had nearly a hundred branches, and it was still expanding.
Under Qingqiu’s leadership, the academy had gained fame.
Before, the academy sought out talent, but now countless prodigies flocked to join.
As numbers grew, so did the faith power Ye Xuan received.
This was just the start. Qingqiu was positioning the academy above major powers, setting rules that empires and dynasties had to follow.
She chose a gentle approach, not bloody suppression. Those who followed the academy gained significant boosts, as it held cultivation methods far surpassing many worlds’ martial civilizations.
Faced with such incentives, those powers didn’t resist the academy much.
In front of the Guanxuan Hall, Ye Xuan lay on a chair, sunlight warming him.
Deep in thought.
The academy was on track, and he’d reached the Ancestral God Realm. To reach the God Transformation Realm, things were looking up for him and the academy.
The future!
Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes. He had to plan ahead.
Go out!
Staying in this universe, he could be invincible with his strength, but he disliked such hollow invincibility.
Only by venturing out, facing stronger opponents, could he truly improve!
Of course, the main issue was he was broke!
The academy was burning through funds, and he needed money too!
Plus, he owed Qin Guan twelve billion!
That debt had to be repaid!
“Sigh!”
Ye Xuan let out a soft sigh.
Moments later, he stood and found Zhang Shi. Seeing him, Zhang Shi bowed slightly. “Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Senior Zhang Shi, got any money?”
Zhang Shi was taken aback, then chuckled. “How much does Young Master need?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment. “How about twenty billion cosmic veins to start?”
Zhang Shi froze.
Ye Xuan blinked. “Too much?”
Zhang Shi gave a wry smile. “Young Master, I don’t have that many cosmic veins!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Not even in the Upper God Realm?”
Zhang Shi shook his head. “No. The Upper God Realm produces about ten billion a year, but after expenses, only one or two billion remain.”
He smiled bitterly. “Young Master may not know, though I’m the Upper God Realm’s lord, it’s a title granted by the Yang Clan. I’m basically a salaried official, like a county magistrate in the mortal world!”
Ye Xuan understood.
Though Zhang Shi was the realm lord, the Upper God Realm belonged to the Yang Clan!
Ye Xuan sighed inwardly.
He thought of Qin Guan again.
That rich woman!
A single branch of her Immortal Treasure Pavilion earned far more than an entire realm!
Then Zhang Shi said, “Young Master, if you need money, there’s a place you can go!”
Ye Xuan was curious. “Where?”
Zhang Shi smiled. “Luo Realm!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Luo Realm?”
Zhang Shi nodded. “Luo Realm is a major realm I know of, with nearly a hundred thousand cosmic worlds. They produce at least a hundred billion cosmic veins yearly. If you’re short on cash, go to the Luo Realm’s lord!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Will he give it?”
Zhang Shi gave a wry smile. “Young Master, why wouldn’t he? Would he dare refuse? He works for you, that money’s rightfully yours!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “It’s mine?”
Zhang Shi nodded. “Naturally! You’re the Young Master of the Yang Clan, everything of the Yang Clan is yours, right?”
Ye Xuan nodded quickly. “Right!”
Zhang Shi smiled. “So, to Luo Realm?”
Ye Xuan grinned. “Let’s go!”
Zhang Shi nodded. “Alright!”
He opened his palm, revealing a large disk that transformed into a blue light, landing before them.
Zhang Shi said gravely, “Luo Realm is too far. Even with our strength, crossing space-time would take at least a century! We need this teleportation array to reach the Star Realm, an Immortal Treasure Pavilion’s space station, to get to Luo Realm!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “A century?”
Zhang Shi nodded. “The universe is vast beyond imagination.”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
He recalled Qing’er’s words about the Known Universe and the Boundless Universe.
He was still in the Known Universe, beyond which lay the Boundless Universe!
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan felt a headache.
Damn it!
This was maddening.
Looking up at the starry depths, he wondered what he was in the grand scheme of the Known and Boundless Universes.
He shook his head, dismissing the thought. No matter how vast the universe, walking the path ahead was what mattered!
After arranging academy matters, he and Zhang Shi entered the teleportation array. As they did, Ye Xuan saw countless stars flashing by!
They were traversing space-time at a terrifying speed!
Ye Xuan turned to Zhang Shi. “Senior Zhang Shi…”
Zhang Shi quickly said, “Young Master, no need for ‘senior’! Just call me Old Zhang!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Alright, Old Zhang. A question, you’re Upper God Realm, right?”
Zhang Shi nodded.
Ye Xuan asked, “In Luo Realm, are there many Upper God Realm experts?”
Zhang Shi shook his head. “Not many! In all of Luo Realm, there are no more than two Upper God Realm experts!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Why?”
Zhang Shi gave a wry smile. “Reaching Upper God Realm requires immense wealth and faith power. It took me seven hundred thousand years to go from God Transformation Ninth Layer to Upper God, spending over a hundred billion cosmic veins! That was with some fortunate encounters. Without them, it’d be impossible. Plus, as the Upper God Realm’s lord, I had the faith power of the entire realm, which helped me reach Upper God!”
He shook his head. “Those conditions are indispensable! Even in a major realm like Luo, at most two Upper God experts can emerge, that’s the limit!”
Upper God!
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “Got it!”
Zhang Shi continued, “I’ve seen your academy, Young Master. If it grows big, it’ll be terrifying!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Why do you say that?”
Zhang Shi said gravely, “Your faith power is incredibly pure, I’ve never seen anything like it. If your academy keeps growing, one day, your faith power will become utterly terrifying!”
Ye Xuan grinned. “It’ll only get bigger!”
Zhang Shi glanced at him, saying no more.
Ye Xuan suddenly asked, “Old Zhang, what’s above Upper God Realm?”
Before Zhang Shi could answer, a white light appeared ahead, and the next moment, they vanished from the space-time tunnel.
Soon, they appeared on a teleportation platform.
Ye Xuan looked around, finding himself in an endless starry expanse, standing on a platform surrounded by countless others, stretching beyond sight.
There were at least a million teleportation platforms in this starry space.
Ye Xuan was surprised and shocked, not expecting so many arrays!
An old man appeared before them, glancing at their platform. “Three hundred thousand!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Three hundred thousand cosmic veins?”
The old man nodded. “Exactly!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. “Three hundred thousand for one teleport?”
The old man looked at him. “Young sir, you came from quite far, so the fee is three hundred thousand cosmic veins!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
This was a money-making machine!
How much profit did this starry teleportation array bring that rich woman daily?
Zhang Shi wasn’t surprised and was about to pay when Ye Xuan opened his palm, revealing a token. When he handed it to the old man, the man’s face changed instantly. He stammered, “This… are you Young Master Ye?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The old man gave a wry smile. “Young Master Ye, my apologies for any offense!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “No offense taken!”
The old man quickly said, “Since it’s Young Master Ye, no fees are needed!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment. “I’m a super VIP at the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, right?”
The old man nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan continued, “I hear the Immortal Treasure Pavilion offers loans. If Miss Qin Guan vouches for me, how much can I borrow?”
The old man: “…”
