On the same wavelength!
Ye Xuan was speechless. This girl’s choice of words was truly hard to describe.
Zhantai Ling’er laughed, “Come, I’ll teach you to cultivate the Divine Knowledge Heart Method!”
She pointed with two fingers, and a beam of white light shot into Ye Xuan’s forehead.
Boom!
Ye Xuan’s body trembled violently, his mind suddenly flooded with countless pieces of information.
Moments later, he slowly opened his eyes, sat cross-legged, and placed his hands on his knees.
Meditation!
Soon, countless star-like specks of light gathered toward him!
The power of the cosmic starry sky!
As this power entered his body, black specks began to seep out from within him!
Purification!
Nearby, Zhantai Ling’er watched silently.
After a long while, Ye Xuan opened his eyes, discovering a new kind of power within him.
Zhantai Ling’er smiled, “This is starry sky divine power. Paired with strong divine techniques, it’s even more formidable!”
Ye Xuan looked at her, “Divine techniques?”
Zhantai Ling’er nodded, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then asked, “In your Divine Knowledge Civilization, are there realm divisions?”
Zhantai Ling’er smiled, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan said, “Can you explain?”
Zhantai Ling’er nodded, “Our Divine Knowledge Civilization has five realms: Star Mysterious, Knowledge Mysterious, Divine Mysterious, Fate Mysterious, and Cosmic Mysterious.”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Just five realms?”
Zhantai Ling’er nodded, “Yes! These realms are distinguished by the colour of the starry sky divine power. For example, Star Mysterious is white, Knowledge Mysterious is gold, Divine Mysterious is black, Fate Mysterious is red, and Cosmic Mysterious is multicoloured!”
She opened her palm, and a black light appeared in it.
Divine Mysterious!
Ye Xuan opened his right hand, a faint white light shimmering in his palm.
Zhantai Ling’er laughed, “You’re a beginner!”
Ye Xuan was silent.
He wouldn’t follow the Divine Knowledge Civilization’s realms, but he felt immense pressure. His martial arts civilization was far behind theirs!
Zhantai Ling’er said, “Cultivating in this little tower is great, but sadly, you don’t have Divine Knowledge Crystals, or it’d be faster!”
Ye Xuan looked at her, “Divine Knowledge Crystals?”
Zhantai Ling’er nodded, “A crystal containing starry sky divine power, very precious!”
Ye Xuan blinked, “Can you lend me some?”
Zhantai Ling’er shook her head, “No, no! I don’t lend!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled, “Why not?”
Zhantai Ling’er thought for a moment, then said, “In your words, when I lend money, I’m the boss. When I ask for it back, I’m the beggar!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
Zhantai Ling’er added, “From the information I’ve gathered, you humans are very untrustworthy, especially fond of borrowing without repaying.”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
He couldn’t argue!
Zhantai Ling’er said, “You keep cultivating. I have a meeting to attend! I’ll find you after!”
With that, she left the tower.
Ye Xuan glanced around, opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword appeared. He poured the starry sky divine power into it!
Boom!
The Qingxuan Sword trembled violently, emitting a piercing sword hum.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s lips curved slightly. As expected, the starry sky divine power could merge with the Qingxuan Sword!
In the days that followed, Ye Xuan meditated daily, absorbing starry sky divine power and fusing it with the Qingxuan Sword!
Thus, his Qingxuan Sword Strike gained another powerful force!
Yet, he didn’t solely pursue starry sky divine power. He also studied his Human Sword Intent!
Swordsmanship was his core!
Though Zhantai Ling’er said martial arts lagged behind the Divine Knowledge Civilization, he didn’t think so!
After all, Qing’er, his dad, and big brother were sword cultivators. He firmly believed that, though the Divine Knowledge Civilization was strong, it couldn’t beat those three!
Qing’er’s single sword proved it all!
In the little tower, a hundred years passed in a blink!
Ye Xuan had cultivated his starry sky divine power to gold!
By Divine Knowledge Civilization standards, he was at Knowledge Mysterious!
But his focus remained on swordsmanship. When he killed that Divine Mysterious expert before, he used the power of faith, summoning the entire universe’s faith power, which transformed it!
It became purer!
Over these hundred years, Ye Xuan tirelessly refined his Qingxuan Sword Strike!
He aimed to perfect it, and through his efforts, the strike’s speed achieved a qualitative leap!
He also made another breakthrough: the third level of the Great Dao Divine Scripture!
He used starry sky divine power to cultivate it, and to his surprise, it worked!
Thus, his Great Dao Divine Scripture reached the third level, and his divine power underwent earth-shattering changes!
In these hundred years, his personal strength had vastly improved compared to before!
Now, he was confident to face Zhantai Ling’er in a fight!
Whether he could win was uncertain.
One day, Zhantai Ling’er suddenly appeared in the tower.
Ye Xuan sheathed the Qingxuan Sword and looked at her. She smiled, “How’s your cultivation going?”
Ye Xuan smiled back, “Pretty good!”
Zhantai Ling’er smiled, “I’ve got bad news and good news. Which do you want first?”
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “Bad news first.”
Zhantai Ling’er looked at him, “The clan held a meeting, and the gist is, whether to kill you or not, they chose to kill you!”
Ye Xuan stayed calm and silent.
Zhantai Ling’er blinked, “You don’t seem worried at all!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Aren’t you afraid of my sister anymore?”
Zhantai Ling’er sighed softly, “Some clan elders said, per Divine Knowledge laws, someone like you can’t have a higher civilization sister. It doesn’t fit the laws, so they think you’re sweet-talking us!”
Ye Xuan was silent.
Zhantai Ling’er added, “Now the good news! I pleaded for you, turning your death sentence into a suspended one, a temporary reprieve!”
Suspended death sentence!
Ye Xuan glanced at her, then smiled, “Thanks!”
Zhantai Ling’er shook her head, “No need! You must prove your sister is from a higher civilization, or they’ll still kill you!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Divine Knowledge laws say higher civilizations will devour lower ones. Are you sure you want to meet my sister?”
Zhantai Ling’er was silent for a moment, then said, “We know this, but overlooked it. Why? Because you’re too weak! You make us think your sister’s probably a nobody… er, is that the right word?”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Fine! It’s all my fault!”
Zhantai Ling’er looked at him, “Can you take me to meet your sister now? Don’t worry, we’re very pragmatic. If she’s super strong, we’re okay with surrendering!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Sure!”
Zhantai Ling’er nodded, “Good!”
Ye Xuan took her out of the tower and back to the Guanxuan Academy.
He didn’t dare take her to see Plain Skirt Qing’er. Qing’er wasn’t easy to talk to, and one misstep could send the Divine Knowledge Civilization into early reincarnation!
Back at the academy, Ye Xuan was speechless.
Qingqiu wasn’t there!
In the hall, Ye Xuan looked at An You, “Did she say where she went?”
An You said gravely, “She didn’t!”
Ye Xuan asked, “When did she leave?”
An You said, “The day Young Master Ye summoned the universe’s faith power!”
Ye Xuan closed his eyes, trying to contact Qingqiu, but was disappointed!
No contact!
Ye Xuan was utterly speechless.
Zhantai Ling’er said gravely, “This is trouble!”
Ye Xuan looked at her, about to speak, when she suddenly said, “Oh no! They’re here!”
Ye Xuan looked up. Above Guanxuan Academy, several powerful auras appeared.
Ye Xuan frowned.
Zhantai Ling’er appeared in the sky, and Ye Xuan followed.
In the air, not far from them, stood a middle-aged man with two elders behind him.
All three were Divine Mysterious, like Zhantai Ling’er!
The man glanced at Ye Xuan, then looked at Zhantai Ling’er, “I told you, how could a low-level civilization being have a higher civilization sister?”
Since Ye Xuan had received the Divine Knowledge Civilization’s language, he understood them.
Zhantai Ling’er was displeased, “Amogan, this is my responsibility. Don’t interfere!”
Amogan stared at her, “You’ve been deceived! Don’t think we don’t know. You took him to the cleansing pool and taught him the Divine Knowledge Heart Method. That’s a grave crime!”
Zhantai Ling’er frowned, “He’s on a suspended sentence, the deadline is a month away. You have no right…”
Amogan shook his head, “What right does this low-level being have to learn our Divine Knowledge Heart Method? Zhantai Ling’er, don’t degrade yourself by associating with such a lowlife, lowering our civilization’s taste.”
Before Zhantai Ling’er could respond, Ye Xuan suddenly drew his sword!
Buzz!
A sword hum rang out, and a sword light slashed toward Amogan.
Boom!
Before anyone could react, Amogan was blasted back hundreds of thousands of feet!
When he stopped, his body shattered into nothingness, leaving only a wisp of soul.
Zhantai Ling’er and the others were stunned.
This strong?
Ye Xuan glanced at the soul-only Amogan, “Think I’m weak?”
Amogan stared at Ye Xuan in shock, eyes full of disbelief.
Ye Xuan looked at Zhantai Ling’er, smiling, “Actually, I’m not weak at all. I’ve been hiding my strength!”
Zhantai Ling’er: “…”
