I Have A Sword

Chapter 878: My Sword Dropped

The world was so silent that even a pin drop could be heard.

The Heavenly Ruler Demon was quiet. The Weapon Master was silent as well. The two of them were quiet for a long time before the Weapon Master shattered the ice with a grim face. "This is a bit tricky."

The Heavenly Ruler Demon asked, "Did you sense her?"

The Weapon Master shook his head. "I just saw a flash of sword light flying by with a whoosh, and the next thing I saw was nothing. That fool was obliterated."

The Heavenly Ruler Demon fell silent. Neither of them had sensed the presence of that lady in a plain skirt. The Evil Dao Alliance had stated that she was severely injured, but it didn’t seem like she was even injured, much less severely injured.

The experts in the shadows were quiet, stunned by the sword move. It had to be known that the assailant was a Path Creation Realm expert. Despite that, he was obliterated by just one sword light.

This was too absurd!

Thus, two more experts left quietly. The situation was too tricky for them to handle, and they valued their lives more than cultivation resources.

Just then, Zhou Fan appeared in the sky above the Imperial City of the Great Zhou. She opened her palm, and a storage ring fell into her hand. It was the storage ring of the expert who had just been slain by the lady in a plain skirt's sword energy.

Zhou Fan put away the ring and said, "I appreciate that fool for delivering these two hundred Ancestral Veins."

With that, she turned around and left, rendering everyone speechless.

"She's trying to crush our spirits..." the Heavenly Ruler Demon muttered, shaking his head.

The Weapon Master looked up at the sky above the Imperial City of the Great Zhou with a solemn face. "Could you withstand that sword energy?"

The Heavenly Ruler Demon hesitated briefly before saying, "Of course. What about you?"

The Weapon Master calmly replied, "If you can take it, so can I."

The Heavenly Ruler Demon was silent.

The two of them remained silent with each overwhelmed by their own thoughts.

***

There were still a few experts nearby, but they had retreated a bit farther away from the Great Zhou Imperial City. The "injured" swordsman in a plain skirt seemed a bit too formidable.

***

Ye Guan stood with his sword in the space above the tiny pagoda. Ye Guan's eyes were half open, and he seemed to be concentrating on something.

Rumble!

Just then, the spacetime around him trembled slightly.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Guan opened his eyes and flicked his left thumb. The Qingxuan Sword flew out and slashed out.

Swoosh!

The nearby stars went dark, and the desolate planets nearby withered, burning away like paper until they vanished into nothingness

One sword, thirty thousand years' worth of lifespan!

Thirty thousand years! Ye Guan was thrilled. Every single technique of his had improved by leaps and bounds along with his fleshly body, and he was now capable of severing thirty thousand years' worth of his opponent’s lifespan in one slash!

What was the meaning of that? To put it simply, Ye Guan was now invincible below the Path Creation Realm. With one sword strike, his opponent would basically disappear on the spot.

Even those in the Path Creation Realm would find it difficult to withstand such an attack.

Ye Guan had checked, and those in the Path Creation Realm had a long lifespan of at least a billion years. Thirty thousand years compared to a billion years was like a drop in the ocean, but the majority of the Path Creation Realm experts he had encountered so far had all lived for a very long time. Of course, there were some Path Creation Realm experts capable of extending their lives through secret techniques.

Generally speaking, a billion years was the limit for those in the Path Creation Realm, which meant that every year was precious for such experts. Moreover, except for experts from a Tier Five civilization, none had managed to shatter the ceiling of the Path Creation Realm. In other words, every Path Creation Realm expert would find their hearts bleeding from Ye Guan's devastating strike unless, of course, they had just made a breakthrough into the Path Creation Realm.

Ye Guan had also discovered something important; he could cut down the lifespan of a universe region!

With enough sword strikes, Ye Guan reckoned that he could make a universe region perish prematurely.

It was truly a sword strike in defiance of the heavens! Ye Guan laughed boisterously. He had to thank Yi Nian. If it hadn't been for her, he wouldn’t have grasped the Dao of Time and developed such an incredible sword technique.

Yi Nian was truly a treasure that kept on giving!

Little Pagoda suddenly asked, "Are you aware of Yi Nian's identity?"

Ye Guan smiled and replied, "Master Pagoda, I remember doing something to you. What changes did she make?"

Little Pagoda laughed, "It was an across-the-board enhancement. I’ll show you when I get the chance."

Ye Guan laughed heartily. "All right."

With that, Ye Guan sheathed the Qingxuan Sword and left the tiny pagoda.

As soon as he left, Zhou Fan appeared in front of him.

"I found it," said Zhou Fan, handing over a scroll to Ye Guan.

Ye Guan accepted the scroll.

Zhou Fan worriedly asked, "Are you sure about this?"

Ye Guan smiled. "Passiveness isn't my style, and I also want to meet the Eighth Hall Master."

The scroll contained the locations of the Evil Dao's Ten Halls.

Zhou Fan nodded. "Be careful."

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Are the experts above the Great Zhou Imperial City still there?"

"Around ninety percent of them have left since we revealed the Tianxing Flame. Some are still hiding in the shadows, probably trying to take advantage of the chaos."

Ye Guan nodded. "They haven’t made a move, which means they're observing us for now. I can probably talk to them, so I'll go out and meet them."

With that, Ye Guan hopped onto his sword and disappeared into the starry sky.

***

The Weapon Master and the Heavenly Ruler Demon looked up. A spacetime rift had manifested above them, and a young man in a dark robe emerged from it.

The young man was none other than Ye Guan.

Seeing Ye Guan, the Weapon Master, and the Heavenly Ruler Demon were both a little surprised. What was this guy doing here?

The Heavenly Ruler Demon transmitted, "What’s this guy here for?"

"No idea," the Weapon Master replied.

The Heavenly Ruler Demon asked seriously, "If he attacks us, what do we do?"

The Weapon Master replied, "I don't know."

The Heavenly Ruler Demon wanted to say more, but Ye Guan had already reached them.

Ye Guan cupped his fist and smiled. "Are you two from the Ascension World?"

The two nodded.

Ye Guan exclaimed, "I’ve long admired you two!"

The Heavenly Ruler Demon and the Weapon Master revealed dark looks. They hadn't even introduced themselves, so how could he have "long admired" them?

Ye Guan smiled. "Are you here for the Evil Dao Alliance’s bounty?"

"We're just here to take a look," the Heavenly Ruler Demon said, smiling. "We don’t have any other intentions at the moment."

Ye Guan went for it. "Why don't the two of you join me?"

The two were stunned.

Ye Guan smiled. "To be honest, I have a powerful backer."

The two were silent. Of course, you have someone backing you! You might as well carve "I have a backer" on your forehead.

"You two are here for the reward, right?" asked Ye Guan.

The two nodded.

Ye Guan waved his sleeve, and two Eternal Crystals appeared in front of them.

The two were completely stunned.

Ye Guan smiled. "A small gift as a token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

An Eternal Crystal! As a gift? The two were visibly moved. Damn! You're this generous?

They were tempted, but neither of them accepted it, as the situation was fishy.

Ye Guan was taken aback. "Is it too little?"

The Heavenly Ruler Demon hesitated for a moment, and then he said, "It's not that, Young Master Ye. It's just that we’ve just met, and you’re suddenly giving us an Eternal Crystal."

The Weapon Master snatched the Eternal Crystal away and said, "Thank you, Young Master Ye."

The Weapon Master couldn’t resist it. He couldn't be bothered to think about Ye Guan's intentions. If Ye Guan retracted his gift, then he'd be left with nothing.

The Heavenly Ruler Demon's expression stiffened at the sight. He looked at the Eternal Crystal before accepting it decisively.

Might as well secure some profit first! the Heavenly Ruler Demon thought. As for what trick Ye Guan was playing here, the Heavenly Ruler Demon didn't believe that a young man could outsmart a wise old man like him.

Ye Guan smiled at the sight and remarked, "This isn’t the best place to talk; let’s go somewhere else."

With that, he waved his hand, bringing the two inside the tiny pagoda.

Little Pagoda was speechless.

As soon as the two entered the tiny pagoda, their expressions instantly became serious.

They exchanged glances in disbelief.

"There are too many eyes and ears outside, so it's not convenient for us to talk out there. It's a different story here," explained Ye Guan with a smile. He then gestured forward and said, "Let’s talk while we walk."

Ye Guan started walking away, and the two subconsciously followed. Although they appeared calm, their hearts were in chaos.

This was unbelievable! Ten years inside the pagoda was only a day outside!

What kind of divine spell was used on this pagoda?

The Heavenly Ruler Demon couldn’t resist help it and asked, "Young Master Ye, the spacetime here."

Ye Guan frowned slightly and acted confused. "What’s wrong with the spacetime here?"

The Heavenly Ruler Demon gravely added, "Ten years inside here is equivalent to one day outside..."

"Yeah." Ye Guan nodded and casually asked, "Is there a problem?"

The Heavenly Ruler Demon was stunned. "Young Master Ye, don’t you think this is quite outrageous?"

Ye Guan frowned. "What? You don’t have a cultivation ground like this?"

The Heavenly Ruler Demon was at a loss for words.

The Weapon Master was dumbfounded.

Ye Guan asked, "Where do you usually cultivate?"

"In a normal cultivation grounds," the Heavenly Ruler Demon replied.

"I really envy you," Ye Guan said, shaking his head. "I'm envious by the fact that you can train in normal cultivation grounds. I had to always cultivate here, so I can’t even experience the joys of ordinary people. Ha..."

The Heavenly Ruler Demon was bewildered, while the Weapon Master's face twitched.

Ye Guan laughed. "You two can come here to cultivate if you want.. If you don’t want to cultivate in my pagoda, then that’s fine, too. Once I've inherited the family business, I’ll give you two a pagoda like this one."

Little Pagoda was speechless.

The Heavenly Ruler Demon gulped. "Young Master Ye... these pagodas are common in your family?"

Ye Guan nodded nonchalantly. "We have plenty of this. Every servant in our family actually has one."

One for every servant?! The Heavenly Ruler Demon and the Weapon Master exchanged glances.

They couldn’t tell whether Young Master Ye was truly incredible or was just bluffing.

Clang!

A clanging noise echoed, and Ye Guan exclaimed, "Oh no, my sword dropped!"