Hearing Ye Xuan’s words, in the distance, Qingqiu opened her palm, and the Qingxuan Sword suddenly flew into her hand.
Qingqiu looked up at the sky. The next moment, she gripped the Qingxuan Sword and slashed downward, “Open!”
Boom!
With this slash, a sword aura tore through the air. In an instant, the entire star river was ripped apart, revealing a massive fissure spanning hundreds of thousands of feet in the starry sky.
At the depths of this enormous fissure, a woman coldly stared at Qingqiu.
This was the legendary Heavenly Secret Path.
The one who governed the secrets of the heavens.
Within the Dao Court, she held an absolutely high position, overseeing the path of heavenly secrets.
Qingqiu looked at the Heavenly Secret Path, smiling faintly, “Mind if I borrow your head?”
The Heavenly Secret Path glared at Qingqiu, pointing to her own head with a light laugh, “My head is right here. If you have the skill, come take it.”
Qingqiu’s lips curved slightly, “I’ll take it now.”
As her words fell, she opened her palm, and the Qingxuan Sword shot out.
Swish!
A streak of sword light, like a bolt of lightning, flew straight into the fissure.
A single sword spanning a million miles.
Deep within the fissure, the Heavenly Secret Path’s pupils contracted sharply. She pressed her right hand forward, and in an instant, countless mysterious forces of the heavenly secrets surged downward. At that moment, the endless star river universe trembled, and countless powerhouses looked toward the depths of the starry sky, shocked.
The sword arrived.
Swish!
This sword broke through everything, piercing through the Heavenly Secret Path’s right hand and then plunging into her throat along her arm.
Swish!
A spurt of blood shot out, and the Heavenly Secret Path’s body was pinned in place.
Her eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
At that moment, Qingqiu swiped two fingers.
Swish!
The Heavenly Secret Path’s head separated from her body. The Qingxuan Sword carried her head, vanishing from the spot and reappearing before Qingqiu.
In the starry sky, the fissure suddenly disappeared, and everything returned to normal.
Qingqiu brought the Heavenly Secret Path’s head to Ye Xuan. Though only a head remained, the Heavenly Secret Path was not fully dead, as Qingqiu had locked her soul within the head using the Qingxuan Sword.
The Heavenly Secret Path stared at Qingqiu, as if looking at a ghost.
Qingqiu looked at Ye Qianqian on the ground and pointed with two fingers, sending a streak of sword light into her body.
Boom!
Ye Qianqian’s body trembled violently, and the mysterious force within her was slashed out.
Ye Qianqian gradually returned to normal.
Ye Xuan said softly, “Are you alright?”
Ye Qianqian shook her head slightly, giving a self-deprecating smile, “I’m too weak.”
Ye Xuan said, “Take it slow. After all, you were in the Ruins for so long.”
Ye Qianqian nodded. What she lacked most now was time. With enough time, she could absolutely become one of the strongest in the heavens and earth.
Ye Xuan suddenly turned to the Heavenly Secret Path, “Qing’er, hang her head at the gate of Guanxuan Academy. From now on, the people of Guanxuan Academy are not under the Master of the Great Dao Pen. Whoever tries to control us, I’ll kill them.”
Qingqiu nodded, “Alright.”
With that, she gestured with two fingers, and the Heavenly Secret Path’s head flew to the gate of Guanxuan Academy.
The Heavenly Secret Path roared furiously, “You can kill a warrior, but you cannot humiliate one. Ye Xuan, if you have the guts, kill me.”
Ye Xuan ignored her and turned to Qingqiu, “Little one, do you know what Study Luck is?”
Qingqiu was silent for a moment, then said, “I don’t know much about these things.”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
This girl, aside from matters concerning the academy and himself, cared about nothing else.
At that moment, the Great Dao Pen suddenly said, “Actually, you can ask me. Though I’m not what I used to be, I once followed the Master. Calling myself knowledgeable wouldn’t be an exaggeration.”
Ye Xuan asked in his mind, “Then what is Pen Luck?”
The Great Dao Pen said, “Do you know who has the greatest Pen Luck so far?”
Ye Xuan replied, “No idea.”
The Great Dao Pen sighed softly, “It’s your sister, Plain Skirt Destiny.”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan frowned.
The Great Dao Pen continued, “Pen Luck is tied to the Master, but often, it’s beyond his control. This thing is very mysterious, so mysterious that even the Master can’t fully grasp it. That girl was right. If your Pen Luck is exhausted, that’s when you’re truly finished. Right now, in a sense, you’re being carried by your sister’s Pen Luck. Her Pen Luck is so heaven-defying that even the Master can’t do anything about her. Of course, in terms of strength, she might not care about these things at all. Even in your father’s era, when your father and your eldest brother’s Pen Luck were the most heaven-defying, they couldn’t defeat your sister together.”
It sighed softly, “You can’t yet understand what this means. All I can say is, it’s insanely heaven-defying. In your father’s era, she had no Pen Luck, yet she still didn’t die and could defy the heavens. Even your father and brother were helpless. If not for her care for you, that battle might have overturned my understanding. Now, not only does she have Pen Luck, but it’s the strongest. I can’t even describe her anymore. Simply put, with it, she’s invincible. Without it, she’s still invincible.”
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “Is your Master scheming against my Pen Luck?”
Little Pen said, “I don’t know.”
Little Tower suddenly said, “Little Master, it definitely knows. This thing has a rebellious streak. I suggest you turn it into a sword and devour it.”
Little Pen: “…”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Can it be turned into a sword?”
Little Pen: “…”
Little Tower said, “Little Master, let me say something. I think you shouldn’t bother with these things. Learn from your father. He just lived by ‘life and death are fated, if you don’t accept it, fight.’ Why care about all this?”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily, “Well said.”
Pen Luck?
To hell with Pen Luck.
Why should he care about this nonsense?
Didn’t Little Pen say it?
Qing’er was invincible even without Pen Luck.
And now, her Pen Luck was the strongest.
Pen Luck was like connections. If you have strength and wealth, connections come easily. Without strength or wealth, who stays by your side?
Little Pen suddenly sighed softly, “Having a backer is nice. I wish I had one…”
At that moment, Qingqiu suddenly said, “Brother, take a look at your Human Sword Intent.”
Ye Xuan snapped back to reality. He opened his palm, and the Human Sword Intent surged out. Seeing it, he froze.
Because he noticed the Human Sword Intent had grown much stronger.
Qingqiu smiled faintly, “This is good.”
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “My sword intent…”
Qingqiu said, “I’ve integrated the Dao Sect. Now, the order of the Dao Sect in our universe has been changed to the Human Order. Everyone no longer believes in the Master of the Great Dao Pen but in the Human Sword Master. Thus, your faith power has greatly increased.”
She looked Ye Xuan over, then smiled, “This is just the beginning. From now on, your Human Sword Intent will grow at a terrifying rate every day.”
Ye Xuan was stunned, then said, “Really?”
Qingqiu nodded, “Yes. Not only that, the order in the other worlds of the Guanxuan Universe is also taking shape. This means, for some time, your Human Sword Intent will keep strengthening. To what extent, even I can’t predict.”
She smiled faintly, then said, “Brother, you can start opening a new universe.”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily, “Can do. Absolutely can do. Haha.”
As he spoke, he opened his palm, and the Human Sword Intent appeared again. As Qingqiu said, it was indeed growing stronger.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but say, “Badass.”
After all this time, the Human Sword Intent was finally transforming.
Though his purpose in founding the academy was indeed for the masses, if he could gain benefits, he wouldn’t refuse.
Ye Xuan wasn’t a saint.
At that moment, Qingqiu glanced at the Qingxuan Sword, then said, “This sword should be unsealed.”
Ye Xuan quickly asked, “How do I unseal it?”
He knew this sword wasn’t fully unsealed. If it could be, the Qingxuan Sword’s power would be absolutely terrifying.
Qingqiu looked at Ye Xuan, smiling, “You have to unseal this sword yourself.”
Ye Xuan was stunned, “I unseal it myself?”
Qingqiu nodded, “This sword was specially forged for you by her. Only you can unseal it. There are two ways. First, keep feeding it, letting it absorb powerful souls. When it reaches a certain level, it will unseal naturally. Second, break through your swordsmanship mentality, letting it resonate with you, allowing it to break through as well. You know, a sword’s strength comes from its wielder.”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “I understand.”
Qingqiu returned the Qingxuan Sword to Ye Xuan, then said, “I’m off to handle things.”
She glanced at Ye Qianqian nearby, “Come with me.”
Ye Qianqian looked at Ye Xuan, then followed Qingqiu away.
In the scene, Ye Xuan examined the Qingxuan Sword. After a moment, he said, “Little Soul, can you cultivate on your own and break through?”
Little Soul was silent for a moment, then said, “I’ll wait for you to help me break through, Little Master.”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened, “You can’t be this lazy.”
Little Soul hesitated, then said, “I cultivate very slowly. Besides, when you break through, I can break through. I’ll just lie flat.”
Ye Xuan felt a headache coming on.
Little Pen learned from Little Tower, and now Little Soul was learning from Little Tower.
That Little Tower was truly a bad influence.
Who did it learn from?
At that moment, the space in front of Ye Xuan suddenly split open, and a shadowy figure rushed out. It was An You.
Seeing An You, Ye Xuan was slightly stunned, then said, “An You, what’s got you so panicked?”
An You said in a trembling voice, “Young Master Ye, the Pavilion Master is in danger. Come with me quickly.”
Qin Guan? In danger?
Ye Xuan froze in place.
