Ye Xuan was momentarily speechless. A spar? He definitely couldn’t beat this woman. She knew he was no match for her, yet she suggested such terms.
Truly lacking in martial virtue.
Ye Xuan said, “Miss Yun Qi, if there are divine artifacts or legacies, they’re all yours. I don’t want them.”
Yun Qi blinked. “Really?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Really.”
Yun Qi smiled. “Alright.”
With that, she headed upward. Just then, the black clouds began to churn, and a massive pillar of black rain pressed down.
The immense force distorted the surrounding space.
Seeing this terrifying power, Ye Xuan’s expression turned grave.
At that moment, Yun Qi raised her umbrella, letting the force crash against its top.
Boom.
The umbrella trembled violently, but to Ye Xuan’s astonishment, the black rain pillar vanished completely.
Fully blocked.
Ye Xuan was stunned.
He looked at the umbrella in Yun Qi’s hand and asked, “Miss Yun Qi, what kind of umbrella is this?”
Yun Qi smiled. “The Great Dao Umbrella. Pretty impressive, right?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Indeed, very impressive.”
Yun Qi looked at him. “Do you have any powerful divine artifacts?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then smiled. “Nope.”
Yun Qi glanced at him. “Don’t worry, I’m a principled person. Under normal circumstances, I don’t rob people.”
Ye Xuan was curious. “What counts as abnormal circumstances?”
Yun Qi said earnestly, “When I’m so poor I can’t afford to eat.”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Yun Qi suddenly said, “Let’s go.”
She walked toward the black clouds nearby.
Ye Xuan glanced at her, then followed. Soon, they reached the edge of the clouds, where a surging undercurrent pulsed within.
Yun Qi turned to him. “Seems like there’s nothing here.”
Ye Xuan looked around and said, “Wait a moment.”
He opened his palm, and the Great Dao Pen appeared.
“Wow.”
Yun Qi exclaimed, “Is that the legendary Great Dao Pen?”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “Yes.”
Yun Qi stepped closer, examining the pen closely, then said in shock, “It’s the real deal. You actually have the Great Dao Pen. Impressive.”
Ye Xuan smiled. “It’s just a pen, nothing special.”
Great Dao Pen: “…”
Yun Qi glanced at him. “You said you had no treasures.”
Ye Xuan laughed. “A pen, a treasure?”
Great Dao Pen: “…”
Yun Qi grew excited. “Do you have even better treasures?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Maybe I’ll show you someday.”
He looked at the pen and asked, “Little Pen, any treasures here?”
The Great Dao Pen said gravely, “Do you think I’m a treasure hunter?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “You’re the Great Dao Pen. You can’t lack that function, right?”
The pen snapped, “You know I’m just a pen.”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
The pen suddenly said, “Go inside and check. There’s a faint trace of fate’s aura, likely a soul entity.”
A soul entity.
Ye Xuan looked at the clouds and said, “Let’s go in.”
Go in.
Yun Qi looked at him. “You sure?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Let’s go.”
With that, he led Yun Qi toward the black clouds.
As they approached, Ye Xuan saw countless mysterious, eerie forces swirling within. His expression grew extremely serious.
His ancient battle body definitely couldn’t withstand these forces.
He looked at Yun Qi, who opened her umbrella. A terrifying force erupted from it, instantly pushing back the surrounding clouds.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan glanced at her Great Dao Umbrella.
This umbrella was formidable.
Yun Qi said, “Let’s go.”
Ye Xuan nodded, and they walked into the thick clouds. Inside, Ye Xuan realised how terrifying the forces were. Countless tiny black specks floated within, the source of the rain of death, endless in number.
He glanced at Yun Qi’s umbrella. “Is this thing sturdy?”
If it wasn’t, and those specks surged in, he’d likely perish on the spot.
Yun Qi nodded. “Don’t worry, these forces can’t break the Great Dao Umbrella.”
No sooner had she spoken than the specks began to stir, rushing toward them like a tide.
Boom.
The umbrella trembled violently.
Ye Xuan’s face darkened as he noticed the umbrella was being corroded bit by bit.
Yun Qi’s brows furrowed slightly.
Ye Xuan tugged at her sleeve. “Can it hold?”
Yun Qi paused, then said, “I’m afraid it can’t.”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
Yun Qi suddenly pulled out another umbrella, identical to the first but larger.
Seeing it, Ye Xuan was stunned. “What’s this?”
Yun Qi said, “Great Dao Umbrella.”
Ye Xuan looked at her. “You have two identical Great Dao Umbrellas?”
Yun Qi shook her head. “Look, this one’s much bigger.”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Is there a difference?”
Yun Qi said, “Of course. This big one is the Great Dao Umbrella’s father, the small one’s the son. The father’s stronger than the son.”
She looked at Ye Xuan. “Your father’s probably stronger than you, right?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Yun Qi opened the larger umbrella, and an invisible force rippled outward, instantly pushing back the black specks.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression turned odd.
The father was indeed stronger than the son.
Yun Qi put away the smaller umbrella and said, “Let’s go.”
They continued deeper.
Ye Xuan suddenly asked, “Does your family wholesale umbrellas?”
Yun Qi said, “My family not only wholesales umbrellas but sells lots of things.”
She opened her palm, revealing a pen. Seeing it, Ye Xuan froze.
A Great Dao Pen.
It was identical to his.
Yun Qi smiled. “See, it’s exactly like yours, even the aura.”
Ye Xuan examined it closely. It was indistinguishable, even the aura matched.
Impossible to tell apart.
Yun Qi gripped her pen and swung it, releasing a sharp stroke.
Swish.
The black specks scattered, unable to approach the stroke.
Ye Xuan hesitated, then swung his pen.
Swish.
His stroke vanished upon touching the specks.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
Yun Qi blinked, puzzled.
Ye Xuan looked at his pen. “Little Pen, care to explain?”
The pen was silent for a moment, then said, “You’re too weak.”
Ye Xuan handed it to Yun Qi. “You try.”
Yun Qi nodded and swung it.
Swish.
Her stroke collapsed upon touching the specks.
Yun Qi’s expression froze.
She curiously examined the real and fake pens, bewildered.
Ye Xuan felt embarrassed, wishing he could disappear.
Yun Qi suddenly asked, “Is this the real thing?”
Ye Xuan paused, then said, “Little Pen, explain yourself.”
The pen said gravely, “I don’t know.”
Ye Xuan said, “You don’t know? Are you joking? Their fake is so powerful, and you, the real thing… what’s the problem?”
The pen said helplessly, “I really don’t know.”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Yun Qi returned the pen to Ye Xuan. “Maybe we made the fake too strong.”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Yun Qi added, “Is yours… really the real thing?”
Ye Xuan paused, then said, “Actually, mine’s a fake too. You know the Great Dao Pen couldn’t be this weak, right?”
Great Dao Pen: “…”
Yun Qi nodded slightly. “True.”
She glanced at Ye Xuan’s pen, still doubtful.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Let’s move.”
They continued forward.
In his mind, Ye Xuan said, “Little Pen, are you really the real thing?”
The pen said gravely, “You doubt me too?”
Ye Xuan sighed softly. “I’m starting to wonder if your master sent you to trick me.”
Great Dao Pen: “…”
Yun Qi suddenly said, “Look.”
Ye Xuan snapped out of his thoughts and looked ahead. In the distance, a star gate appeared, leading to an endless starry sky.
A hidden world.
Ye Xuan and Yun Qi exchanged a glance, then quickened their pace.
Soon, they passed through the star gate into a vast starry expanse.
Not far ahead, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged, head bowed, with no trace of aura.
Ye Xuan suddenly called, “Senior?”
The man slowly raised his head. Seeing Ye Xuan and Yun Qi, his gaze skipped Ye Xuan and landed on Yun Qi, his brows furrowing slightly. But soon, his eyes shifted to Ye Xuan, and he froze.
Ye Xuan felt uneasy under the man’s sharp, sword-like gaze, as if it could see through him.
Clearly, this man was at least Heavenly End Realm.
At that moment, Yun Qi beside him said, “Hello.”
The man looked at her. Yun Qi said earnestly, “Do you have a legacy?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
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