The woman was utterly powerless before Lord Wubian.
In no time, the entire blood sea was evaporated by the force of their clash.
Lord Wubian did not kill the woman. After giving her a severe beating, he returned to the small tower.
In the distance, the woman’s expression was extremely unsightly.
She had not expected that, apart from the Zero Degree Realm, there existed such a terrifying powerhouse here.
She had been careless.
Ye Xuan glanced at the woman, paid her no further attention, and turned to leave.
At that moment, the woman suddenly said, “Why were you able to go up and come back down?”
Ye Xuan turned his head to look at her, “Guess.”
With that, he directly soared on his sword and vanished into the horizon.
Seeing this, the Taichu woman’s expression immediately became exceedingly grim.
In the sky, the blood dragon had already been beaten by Da Shan until its body was cracked all over.
It was completely outmatched.
At this point, Ye Xuan suddenly called, “Da Shan.”
Hearing this, Da Shan immediately stopped. He returned to Ye Xuan’s side and grinned, “Young Master Ye.”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Let’s go.”
Da Shan nodded, “Alright.”
With that, he returned to the small tower.
Ye Xuan glanced at the blood dragon. When it saw Ye Xuan looking over, murderous intent flashed in its eyes, and its ferocious aura erupted, but it backed away.
It was a little afraid.
Ye Xuan took Princess Xin and directly left the area.
In the starry sky, Ye Xuan looked at the blood-coloured planet and then said, “This woman should have escaped from the Taichu Clan in the Zero Degree Realm. However, I don’t know why she fled down here.”
Princess Xin smiled, “This woman has quite a temper.”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “She comes from the Taichu Clan, so she is arrogant.”
Princess Xin looked at Ye Xuan, “Is the Taichu Clan very strong?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Very strong.”
Princess Xin blinked, “Can we conquer them now?”
Ye Xuan laughed, “I’m afraid not.”
Princess Xin smiled but said nothing.
Ye Xuan continued, “Princess Xin, how many universes do we control now?”
Princess Xin said in a deep voice, “Excluding the Guanxuan Universe, I now control one hundred and ninety universes. I have paused conquests and am fully focused on governing these universes. Some universes are quite complex, so managing them is still a bit troublesome.”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “The Guanxuan Law must be popularised across all universes.”
Princess Xin glanced at Ye Xuan, “Will you leave this universe?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “I will.”
Princess Xin fell silent.
Ye Xuan looked at her, “What is it?”
Princess Xin said gravely, “Forgive my frankness, but if you truly leave this universe, the academy may face many problems.”
Ye Xuan asked, “For example?”
Princess Xin looked at him, “Aristocratic families vying for power, heads of various branches competing for authority. Some academies in lower universes will gradually form various feudal lords…”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Princess Xin continued, “Right now, the Guanxuan Academy’s main branch can deter all branch academies across the universes, but that may not hold in the future. Some branches develop at a terrifying pace. If a monstrous genius leads one, it is not impossible for it to grow into a super branch capable of rivalling the main branch. One such branch is manageable, but if many appear, how will the main branch restrain them?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Isn’t there still you?”
Princess Xin blinked, “How do you know I won’t become the strongest feudal lord?”
Ye Xuan looked at her, “Will you?”
Princess Xin smiled, “Are you gambling on human nature?”
Ye Xuan said softly, “You won’t. At least, not while I am alive, right?”
After a moment of silence, Princess Xin said, “Yes. While you live, I won’t. But if you are gone, for the sake of my country and my interests, I will fight. And if I fight, forgive my bluntness, no one in the Guanxuan Academy now can compete with me.”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll strip your military authority now?”
Princess Xin shook her head, “You won’t. At most, you’ll cultivate two forces to check me.”
Ye Xuan looked at her without speaking.
Princess Xin smiled, “I won’t overthink it, because if I were you, I would do the same.”
Ye Xuan asked, “Do you have a better suggestion to prevent chaos in this universe after I leave?”
After a brief silence, Princess Xin said, “You need an heir.”
Ye Xuan said softly, “Not possible in the short term.”
Princess Xin said, “Then find a few people capable of holding the fort to guard the Guanxuan Academy’s main branch.”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “I understand.”
People who can hold the fort.
And who can be trusted.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Princess Xin, have you heard of the Virtual Truth World?”
Princess Xin shook her head.
Ye Xuan looked up into the depths of the starry sky, “This Virtual Truth World is a cosmic realm far surpassing our current martial civilisation.”
Princess Xin shook her head with a smile, “Seeing you so worried, I know this is no ordinary cosmic realm. Anyway, I have no interest. I just want to develop this universe first. Unifying the entire universe, that is my goal.”
Ye Xuan looked at her. Princess Xin smiled, “In the future, I will surely leave my name in the annals of this universe, won’t I?”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Yes. Let’s go.”
With that, he took Princess Xin and left the area.
After parting, Ye Xuan returned to the Guanxuan Academy.
Inside the small tower, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground. The entire world was filled with his Human Sword Intent.
His Human Sword Intent was undoubtedly the strongest sword intent in this universe now.
Endless and boundless.
Ye Xuan circulated the Taichu Heart Method and began tempering this Human Sword Intent.
Under his tempering, the quality of the Human Sword Intent grew higher and higher. Then, he began folding it. The endless Human Sword Intent was compressed by him into a single thread.
Looking at the Human Sword Intent in his hand, Ye Xuan fell silent.
Its power was very, very strong.
But it was still not enough.
The Taichu Clan Chief and the Grand Priest were truly too terrifying.
At this moment, Lord Wubian suddenly appeared before Ye Xuan. He sized him up and then said, “Your Human Sword Intent is starting to become interesting.”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile, “It still cannot contend with the Taichu Clan.”
Lord Wubian said, “That’s normal. Those two are very strong.”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment and then said, “And the Virtual Truth World is even stronger than them. That means even if we subdue the Taichu Divine Clan, once we go to the Virtual Truth World, we will become super underdogs.”
Lord Wubian laughed, “What meaning is there in dominating this universe? Going to the Virtual Truth World and seeing our own insignificance, I think that’s pretty good.”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Indeed.”
Lord Wubian said, “If we want to subdue the Taichu Divine Clan, we must deal with that Taichu Divine Tree. Because with that tree, the Taichu Clan Chief, the Grand Priest, and even the Guardian are invincible. Moreover, this tree can bestow blessings on the group. That is, if all the Taichu Divine Clan powerhouses come out and receive group blessings, their combat power…”
He did not continue.
Ye Xuan fell silent.
The terror of that Taichu Divine Tree far exceeded even the Taichu Clan Chief and Grand Priest.
Even a wisp of Tu’s clone could easily destroy it, so one could imagine how terrifying it was.
Lord Wubian said, “You’re no longer pursuing realms now?”
Ye Xuan nodded. He had completely abandoned realms and focused solely on swordsmanship.
Lord Wubian sized him up, “I can sense that your Human Sword Intent is strengthening every moment. However, your swordsmanship still cannot contend with them. You must wait.”
Ye Xuan smiled bitterly. Indeed, he could only wait now, wait for this Human Sword Intent to undergo another qualitative change.
However, he would not rely entirely on this Human Sword Intent.
Placing all hope on the faith of others was not acceptable.
Lord Wubian said, “Come. I’ll take you to a place.”
Ye Xuan looked at him, “Where?”
Lord Wubian smiled, “You’ll know when we get there.”
With that, he directly took Ye Xuan and vanished from the small tower.
Soon, the two traversed countless spaces and times, finally arriving in a land of ruins.
Ye Xuan frowned slightly, “What is this place?”
Lord Wubian pointed to the ruins, “Do you know what this place is?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Lord Wubian smiled, “This is the first civilisation beneath the Virtual Truth World, the Initial Civilisation.”
The Initial Civilisation.
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Above the Taichu Clan?”
Lord Wubian nodded, “Above the Taichu Clan. Back then, the Taichu Clan was merely one member of this civilisation.”
Ye Xuan frowned, “The Taichu Clan was just one member of this civilisation?”
Lord Wubian nodded, “This Initial Civilisation was the first beneath the Virtual Truth World, but do not think it weak. In fact, they were very, very strong. And the strongest among them back then was not the Taichu Divine Clan, but the Great Wilderness Clan. Unfortunately, the Great Wilderness Clan was annihilated in a great war with the Taichu Divine Clan.”
He smiled and continued, “I know you’re wondering why, if the Great Wilderness Clan was stronger than the Taichu Divine Clan, they were still wiped out by them.”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Indeed.”
Lord Wubian said, “Because the ancestor of the Taichu Divine Clan, that terrifying figure who fought his way to the Virtual Truth World, endured for over a thousand years. Only in the final critical battle did he reveal his true strength. The Great Wilderness Clan Chief was slain by him in combat, and thus the entire Great Wilderness Clan was destroyed.”
Ye Xuan was curious, “What about the other civilisations here in the end? They weren’t all exterminated by them, were they?”
Lord Wubian looked at Ye Xuan, “They were.”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan said softly, “Ruthless.”
Lord Wubian smiled, “Do you know why they were punished by the Avenue Brush Master back then? Because what they did was truly immoral. They exploited all the resources of the Initial Civilisation to elevate their entire clan, then tried to break through the void and enter the Virtual Truth World. Their ancestor did succeed. Unfortunately, after entering the Virtual Truth World, their ancestor was thoroughly beaten and driven back. Moreover, they became gatekeepers for both worlds, imprisoning others and ultimately imprisoning themselves. One can only say, the heavens repay in kind.”
Ye Xuan glanced around and then said, “Why did you bring me here?”
Lord Wubian grinned, “There are descendants of the Great Wilderness Clan here, and not only that, but also descendants of some other clans.”
Ye Xuan was somewhat surprised, “How do you know so much?”
Lord Wubian frowned, “Why wouldn’t I know so much? In your eyes, am I a slacker?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
