Travel the universe!
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “I think it’s doable!”
His goal was to establish an academy and transform the entire universe, while Qin Guan’s aim was to open the Immortal Treasure Pavilion and become the voice of the universe. Moreover, Qin Guan also enjoyed founding academies, so their interests aligned perfectly.
Absolutely doable!
Ye Xuan said earnestly, “It’s settled! Once your spaceship is built, we’ll conquer the universe!”
Qin Guan laughed heartily, “Great!”
As they spoke, they arrived at the island.
The moment Ye Xuan set foot on it, his brow furrowed, a faint unease stirring deep within.
With his current strength, aside from top-tier powerhouses, few things could make him feel danger!
As if struck by a thought, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the Great Dao Pen appeared. He looked into the distance, “Little Pen, do you know what’s ahead?”
The Great Dao Pen replied, “I know!”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “What is it?”
The Great Dao Pen said, “Know nothing!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened, “I feel like you’re getting less useful!”
The Great Dao Pen retorted, “Brother, it’s not that I’m less useful, it’s that your enemies are getting stronger! The things you provoke, good grief! Honestly, I get you sometimes. Without a backer, who could handle it? Your enemies… not one’s normal! Often, I think you have it worse than your father did…”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Qin Guan suddenly said, “Look!”
Ye Xuan snapped out of his thoughts and looked ahead. A hundred zhang away stood a massive, opulent palace. At its entrance were twelve enormous crimson-gold statues, each a hundred zhang tall, holding long spears, exuding immense majesty.
Ye Xuan, curious, asked, “What’s this?”
Qin Guan smiled, “A ruin. I’ve deduced it likely belonged to a Divine Tribulation Realm powerhouse. The treasures left by someone of that level… heh heh…”
Ye Xuan glanced at Qin Guan, this wealthy woman’s laugh…
Qin Guan led Ye Xuan to the twelve statues. After inspecting them, she smiled, “They’re puppets! Impressive!”
Ye Xuan, intrigued, asked, “Puppets?”
Qin Guan nodded, “These twelve statues are puppets, each containing a soul, all at the Ten Thousand Tribulations Realm. They were forcibly sealed inside. And the material of these statues, look, it’s special, incredibly valuable, though still far inferior to the materials I use for my spaceship.”
Ye Xuan, curious, asked, “What materials do you use for your spaceship and that super-duper artifact?”
Qin Guan grinned, “The absolute top-tier materials in the universe!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Qin Guan added, “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Not taking these twelve statues?”
Qin Guan shook her head, “Not yet! If you touch them now, they’ll attack you! Once we deal with their master, they’ll submit to us!”
With that, she led Ye Xuan toward the palace.
As they reached the entrance, the doors trembled slightly. The next moment, a shadowy figure appeared before them.
The figure solidified into a middle-aged man, hands tucked in wide sleeves, silently observing Qin Guan and Ye Xuan.
Qin Guan smiled, “Does your house have an inheritance?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The man glanced at Qin Guan and said gravely, “Young lady… are you here for the inheritance?”
Quite polite!
Clearly, though Qin Guan seemed harmless, true powerhouses could sense her danger and terror!
Hearing the man, Qin Guan nodded eagerly, “Yes!”
The man gave a wry smile, “With your abilities, would you even care for my master’s inheritance? I…”
Qin Guan suddenly smiled, “Let me talk to your master!”
The man fell silent.
Qin Guan blinked, “Is that not allowed?”
She pulled out a star bomb.
Seeing it, Ye Xuan’s eyelids twitched. That thing had obliterated the entire Tai Ling Clan!
The man gave a wry smile, “Please, young lady!”
Thus, he led Ye Xuan into the palace. Inside, Ye Xuan found it vast and empty, with an old man seated cross-legged at the centre.
Seeing the old man, Ye Xuan’s expression grew solemn.
The old man slowly raised his head, smiling slightly at Qin Guan, “How may I address you, young lady?”
Qin Guan smiled, “Qin Guan!”
The old man nodded slightly, about to speak, when he noticed Ye Xuan. He froze, then his expression grew serious.
Qin Guan smiled, “Senior, do you wish to pass your inheritance to future generations?”
The old man, retracting his gaze, shook his head with a smile, “I’ve fallen, dust to dust, earth to earth. After my death, what does the world’s affairs matter?”
Qin Guan laughed, “You see things clearly! But since you left a wisp of divine sense, you must have a need. Tell me, perhaps I can fulfil your wish!”
After a moment’s silence, the old man said, “I’ve changed my mind!”
Qin Guan: “Hm?”
The old man looked at Ye Xuan, smiling, “I wish to give my entire inheritance to this young friend!”
Ye Xuan was stunned, then asked, “Why?”
The old man stroked his beard, smiling, “Fate!”
Fate!
Ye Xuan was speechless, thinking, I don’t buy it.
Suddenly, the old man opened his palm, and a white light shot into Ye Xuan’s forehead!
Boom!
Instantly, countless pieces of information flooded Ye Xuan’s mind.
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Xuan, eyes lowered, lost in thought.
Qin Guan smiled slightly, saying nothing.
After a long while, Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes, looking at the old man gravely, “Senior, this is…”
The old man smiled, “Consider it forging a good bond!”
Ye Xuan asked, “A bond with whom?”
The old man laughed, “You’ll know soon!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “Thank you!”
The old man turned to Qin Guan, “What do you seek, young lady?”
Qin Guan grinned, “Wealth!”
The old man smiled, opened his palm, and a storage ring floated to Qin Guan.
She glanced at it, her lips curling slightly, then tucked it away, smiling, “Anything you need?”
After a moment’s silence, the old man said, “You have no cultivation aura, yet I sense danger from you. Is your realm above Divine Tribulation?”
Qin Guan shook her head, “I don’t cultivate realms!”
The old man, puzzled, asked, “No realms?”
Qin Guan nodded, laughing, “I’m not great at fighting, just rich with lots of gear!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
The old man froze, then shook his head with a laugh, “You’re truly a remarkable person!”
Qin Guan smiled, “Senior, may I ask, what era are you from?”
The old man chuckled, “The Boundless Era!”
Qin Guan, after a pause, said, “The era of the Boundless Lord?”
The old man looked at her, “You know the Boundless Lord!”
Qin Guan smiled, “Met him once!”
The old man’s expression grew solemn, “The Boundless Lord, truly a remarkable figure!”
His eyes flickered with complexity, “Living in his era was our misfortune!”
Ye Xuan suddenly asked, “Can you tell us about him?”
After a moment’s silence, the old man said, “Invincible in his time, never defeated!”
Ye Xuan looked at Qin Guan, “Should we go blow him up?”
Qin Guan thought, then said, “I’ll give you the bomb, you go blow him up! I’m not going!”
Ye Xuan considered, then dropped the idea!
Though Qin Guan’s bombs were powerful, they might not threaten the Boundless Lord. He’d likely not return from that trip!
The old man suddenly smiled, “You two, please go!”
Ye Xuan snapped back, clasped his fists, “Senior, thank you!”
With that, he and Qin Guan turned to leave.
After they left, the old man looked at the middle-aged man, smiling, “Feeling resentful?”
The man nodded, “I’m no worse than that boy!”
The old man shook his head, “You’re not, but he carries great karma! I hope you’ll follow him!”
The man frowned, “Follow him?”
The old man nodded.
The man’s face darkened, “He’s only at Thousand Tribulations Realm, while I’m at the peak of Ten Thousand Tribulations. Follow him?”
The old man looked at him, “You’ve guarded this place for ten thousand years. I know you want…”
The man suddenly roared, “You don’t know! I guarded you for ten thousand years, yet you gave your entire inheritance to someone you just met. Just one meeting! Is that boy really so exceptional that you’d hand it over after one glance?”
The old man sighed softly, “With my inheritance, you’d at most reach Divine Tribulation Realm. But following him, your achievements will far surpass that, you…”
“Get lost!”
The man roared, “You think I’d believe your nonsense? Old ghost, I guarded you for ten thousand years, and this is how you treat me? You deserve to die!”
With that, he slammed his palm down.
The old man didn’t resist, only sighing softly, “You fool…”
Boom!
The old man vanished on the spot.
After killing him, the man turned and disappeared.
Just as Qin Guan and Ye Xuan left the palace, they stopped, as the middle-aged man blocked their path.
He glared at Ye Xuan, “You damned ant, you…”
Qin Guan suddenly pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger!
Boom!
A white light poured out, and the man’s face changed. He raised his arms to block.
Boom!
Instantly, he was thrown back ten thousand zhang. When he stopped, his body was gone, leaving only a fading soul, dissipating at a terrifying rate.
The man, stunned, looked at Qin Guan, “I’m at Ten Thousand Tribulations Realm…”
Qin Guan blinked, opened her palm, and his storage ring floated to her. She glanced at it, frowning, so little?
Without thinking, she turned and handed it to Ye Xuan, saying earnestly, “This is for you! Good brother, let’s get rich together!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
