Ye Xuan withdrew his gaze, thinking to himself that he needed to be more cautious with his words in the future.
Too terrifying!
At that moment, Gu walked up to Ye Xuan, looking at him, “What now?”
All eyes in the crowd turned to Ye Xuan.
He looked at the distant Yuan City. With the Yuan Emperor dead, the Yuan Empire was now leaderless.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Let the Yuan Empire choose a new emperor!”
Gu was momentarily stunned, then asked, “Are you sure?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Otherwise, the Yuan Realm will fall into chaos. Once that happens, the people at the bottom will suffer. Besides, we don’t have the ability to control the entire empire!”
Gu nodded slightly, “Fair point!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Let’s go!”
With that, he walked toward Yuan City.
At the city gate, a young man in a yellow robe stood waiting, his expression calm.
Seeing Ye Xuan, the young man bowed slightly, “Young Master Ye, all the wealth in the city is yours to take. I only ask that you spare my people and the city’s residents!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “And you are?”
The young man replied, “Yuan Qinghe, Crown Prince of the Yuan Empire!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “From now on, you are the emperor of the Yuan Empire!”
Yuan Qinghe was stunned, then understood Ye Xuan’s intention.
He was to be a puppet!
At this thought, Yuan Qinghe’s feelings grew complicated.
Ye Xuan smiled, “Don’t worry, I’m not trying to make you a puppet!”
Yuan Qinghe looked at Ye Xuan, who continued, “I have only one request: I want to establish an academy in the Yuan Realm, and I need the Yuan Empire’s help. Other than that, the Yuan Empire can continue as usual!”
Yuan Qinghe said solemnly, “Young Master Ye, is this true?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Yes!”
He turned to Gu, “Kill that Qiu Yuan!”
Gu raised her axe.
Slash!
Somewhere in the city, an old man’s head shot into the sky.
Instant kill!
At the gate, Gu looked at Ye Xuan, smiling, “Done!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, turning to Yuan Qinghe, “The construction of my academy is in your hands, Yuan Empire. Someone will contact you soon!”
Yuan Qinghe nodded, “Understood!”
Ye Xuan turned to the Heavenly Dao in the sky, smiling, “Thank you!”
The Heavenly Dao nodded slightly, “Take care, Young Master Ye!”
With that, it vanished into the starry sky.
Ye Xuan then looked at the lone old man, who grinned, “Young Master Ye, hello!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Our grudges are settled!”
With that, he turned and left.
The old man let out a sigh of relief.
He could live!
Watching Ye Xuan leave in the distance, the old man sighed softly.
Even at the Order Realm, a single misstep could lead to ruin!
With that thought, he shook his head and left.
He’d keep a lower profile from now on!
Beside him, Yuan Qinghe stared into the distance, silent.
A woman appeared beside him, looking afar with venomous resentment, “Qinghe, we must remember this grudge. I…”
Yuan Qinghe suddenly turned and slapped her.
Slap!
A crisp sound rang out.
The woman was stunned.
Yuan Qinghe glared at her coldly, “What kind of intelligence is that? They don’t even care about Order Realm experts, and you think they’d care about us now? Don’t you know who that Gu girl is? The top figure of the ancient era, the number one Order Realm expert, someone who dared to challenge the Master of the Great Dao Pen! And now, she’s following Ye Xuan as a subordinate! A subordinate! Use your brain—can we afford to take revenge?”
The woman said aggrievedly, “Are we just going to let it go?”
Yuan Qinghe closed his eyes slowly, “Let it go! The Yuan Empire lives on. Don’t, and there’ll be no Yuan Empire left!”
The woman fell silent.
Yuan Qinghe suddenly said, “Issue an order: gather craftsmen from across the nation to Yuan City to build an academy for Young Master Ye! Also, select a group of outstanding clan members to join the academy first!”
He added softly, “This four-sided universe will belong to the academy in the future!”
…
After Ye Xuan, Gu, and Alan left, they arrived in a desolate starry sky.
Ye Xuan glanced around, then looked at Gu, “I’m at the Heavenly Dao Realm now. To reach the Human Realm…”
Gu interrupted, “To reach the Human Realm, you first need the Good and Evil Realm! Do you understand good and evil?”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and two streams of sword intent floated out.
Good and Evil Sword Intent!
Now, the Good and Evil Sword Intent had merged with the Human Sword Intent, becoming part of it.
Seeing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Gu’s eyes. After a moment, she said softly, “That makes things much simpler!”
Alan, beside her, nodded slightly, “Indeed!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Really?”
Gu nodded, “To the small tower!”
The three entered the small tower.
It was Alan’s first time inside. Upon entering, she was momentarily stunned, her shock turning to solemnity.
Gu suddenly said, “The Good and Evil Realm! This was set by the Master of the Great Dao Pen. Its main purpose is to teach people what is good and what is evil. The Master created a complete standard for it. To him, some things are simply right or wrong…”
She paused, then continued, “Of course, right and wrong can be complex. What seems wrong to you might be right to someone else. Looking at something from different perspectives yields different results. So, to judge right from wrong, it depends on ourselves. My understanding is that one must have a scale of justice in their heart to measure right and wrong, to examine their conscience.”
Ye Xuan said softly, “I understand!”
Gu blinked, “You really understand?”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened, “Am I that dumb?”
Gu laughed, “No, no! If you understand, start cultivating!”
Ye Xuan asked seriously, “Is there a cultivation method?”
Gu smiled, “Others might need one, but you don’t. You already have the Good and Evil Sword Intent! You’ve overlooked it before, but now you can use it to reach the Good and Evil Realm!”
Ye Xuan looked at Gu, silent.
Gu said seriously, “Didn’t you say you understood?”
Ye Xuan was helpless.
Alan smiled, “Young Master Ye has never cultivated the Good and Evil Realm. That’s normal!”
She walked to Ye Xuan, placing a finger on his forehead.
Boom!
Instantly, countless images and cultivation methods flooded Ye Xuan’s mind.
How to cultivate the Good and Evil Realm!
Moments later, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged, hands open, as countless sword intents surged out.
Good and Evil Sword Intent!
Gu sat nearby, then lay on a rock, hands behind her head, gazing at the blue sky and white clouds, lost in thought.
Alan sat beside her, asking, “What’s next?”
Gu said softly, “Go out and see the world!”
Out there!
Alan looked into the depths of the starry sky, “I wonder what kind of world it is out there!”
Gu smiled, “That’s why I want to see!”
She glanced at Alan, “And you?”
Alan was silent for a moment, then said, “I want to stay in the four-sided universe!”
Gu shook her head, “I have no attachment to this place anymore!”
Alan smiled, “What about the Gu Sect?”
Gu shrugged, “They’d rather I didn’t return! If I did, it’d affect their interests!”
Alan smiled and shook her head.
Gu glanced at Ye Xuan, then said, “We need to get this guy to the Order Realm before going out. Otherwise, it’ll be troublesome!”
Alan turned to Ye Xuan, “Will his order overturn the Master of the Great Dao Pen’s order?”
Gu fell silent.
Alan looked at her. After a long pause, Gu said, “I don’t know. But if anyone in this world can overturn the Master’s order, it’s him!”
Alan was surprised, “Why?”
Gu said calmly, “Because he’s not afraid of the Master! In fact, the Master is a bit wary of him!”
Alan fell silent.
Gu glanced at Ye Xuan, then said, “He’s still young, lacking some maturity. Sometimes he’s not seasoned enough. Otherwise, his Human Sword Intent would be stronger. He needs more experiences!”
Alan asked, “Will you keep following him?”
Gu nodded.
Alan looked at her, and Gu smiled, “It’s safer with him! Otherwise, who knows when the Master might come for me!”
Alan smiled and shook her head.
At that moment, a terrifying aura erupted from Ye Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged.
Boom!
The space around him boiled, and two sword intents shot into the sky from his body.
Human Sword Intent!
As the intents appeared, the Qingxuan Sword in front of Ye Xuan trembled slightly.
Gu and Alan stood, walking to him. Ye Xuan opened his eyes, one black, one white.
Good and Evil Sword Intent!
He opened his palm, and the surrounding sword intents surged back into his body.
Ye Xuan took a deep breath, stood slowly, and said excitedly, “Good and Evil Realm!”
Gu studied him, then said, “Release your Good and Evil Sword Intent!”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and a sword intent surged out, half black, half white.
Gu grabbed it, and after a moment, she said softly, “Impressive!”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “How so?”
Gu looked at him, “Your Good and Evil Realm, combined with your swordsmanship, is far more powerful than an ordinary Good and Evil Realm. Congratulations!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Thanks!”
Gu suddenly said, “Want to go out and see the world?”
Ye Xuan asked, “Beyond the four-sided universe?”
Gu nodded, “Go explore!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then shook his head.
Gu was puzzled, “Why not?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “I’ll go out after reaching the Order Realm! From now on, I won’t move to the next map until I’m invincible!”
Too many losses!
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