Chapter 120: Top Sect
Ye Guan was sitting cross-legged at the bow of the cloud ship. His hands were on his knees, and his eyes were shut. He was currently a Space Annihilation Realm cultivator, and he was strong enough to annihilate space.
However, Ye Guan found his current cultivation base to be insufficient.
His sword cultivation realm was extremely high, but his cultivation base as a cultivator was low. This was his biggest flaw at the moment. He wouldn’t last long in battles. How could a man be just fast? He had to last long as well?
Ye Guan had decided to learn more about the Earth Law Realm. Simply put, the Earth Law Realm was all about taking control of the Earth Law.
The Earth Law was a catch-all term for every remnant power of nature. An example of this was lightning, magma, and wind.
The remnant power of these forces of nature would eventually settle deep underground, and an Earth Law Realm cultivator had to be proficient at using it.
Of course, there was a reason why the Earth Law Realm was a high cultivation realm, and it was all because the remnant power of nature was too strong for weak mortals to handle.
However, there was a power that was more difficult to handle than the Earth Law, and it was the so-called Great Earth Force. The Great Earth Force was endless, and it was born within the deepest part of the earth.
In addition, the Great Earth Force could only be harnessed under the permission of a Great Earth Spirit, so one had to acquire a Great Earth Spirit first before they could dabble into harnessing the Great Earth Force.
Ye Qing had the Great Earth Law Imprint, so he could harness as much Great Earth Force as he wanted as long as his feet were connected to the ground. In other words, Ye Qing was virtually inexhaustible so long as the earth existed.
Ye Guan carefully studied the Earth Law Realm. He had never neglected his own cultivation just because he was a powerful swordsman.
His cultivation base and his sword cultivation base were both important to him, so he made sure not to neglect either of them.
It was unfortunate that Little Pagoda seemed ignorant about the intricacies of the cultivation realms. Every time Ye Guan asked Little Pagoda questions, the latter would always say that he had to find the answer by himself, rendering Ye Guan speechless.
Helpless, he could only ponder over it by himself.
The difference between a rogue cultivator and one with a backing had become even clearer to Ye Guan. Rogue cultivators had to think about everything by themselves, whereas those with backers could always ask others for help.
Rogue cultivators were destined to take the hard path to the summit of cultivation.
Ji Xuan glanced at Ye Guan as she walked past him. The closer she got to Ye Guan, the more mysterious Ye Guan appeared in her eyes.
He was so young, but he was already a Sword Sovereign, and he also had a mysterious master whose name was apparently Pagoda.
Ji Xuan felt like Ye Guan was a young master of a powerful clan who was deliberately abandoned to train and grow by himself. It felt like Ye Guan was being forced to go through so many obstacles to reach the peak of cultivation and unite the entire universe.
But what kind of training is this? This is too much. They’re basically letting him die!
Ye Guan’s eyes suddenly shot open. He stared at Ji Xuan and said seriously, “Lady Ji Xuan, I would like to ask you a few questions about the Earth Law Realm.”
Ji Xuan smiled and said, “Okay.”
Ji Xuan and Ye Guan started discussing the dao on an unassuming cloud ship flying through the starry skies. Ye Guan was overjoyed to find that Ji Xuan was knowledgeable enough to answer all of his questions.
Meanwhile, Ji Xuan was surprised by Ye Guan’s comprehension. The latter understood the abstract concepts and subtleties of cultivation realms with just a few clues, and he also managed to extrapolate so much information from a piece of information.
His comprehension was high, and he was a monstrous talent. Ji Xuan had no doubt that he would have become an even more terrifying monster if he had become a student of the Main Guanxuan Academy.
Ji Xuan sighed. The Guanxuan Academy had lost an excellent seedling. Of course, Guanxuan Academy probably didn’t care that much as they had many talents. They were huge enough to disregard Ye Guan’s talent.
Rumble!
A terrifying energy abruptly enveloped their cloud ship, forcing it to stop.
Sword force! Ye Guan and Ji Xuan shot to their feet and looked around. A long-haired young man wearing a plain robe was hovering about a hundred meters away from the cloud ship. A sword case was on his back.
A swordsman! Ye Guan was surprised. He didn’t expect to see a swordsman here.
The young man’s eyes were transfixed on Ye Guan.
He put his hands together and said, “My name is Cao Bai, and I’m from the Sword Sect. I’m on a mission to fight a Sword Sovereign on the Zhongtu Divine Continent.
”I’ve heard that Young Master Ye is the Sword Sovereign that I am seeking, so I hope that you’ll guide me, Young Master Ye.”
Ji Xuan’s expression changed. “He’s from the Sword Sect!”
Ye Guan looked at her. “The Sword Sect?”
Ji Xuan’s expression turned grim. “It’s the top sect within the Main Guanxuan Academy.”
Ye Guan was stunned. He turned to look at Cao Bai and smiled.
“Are you here because of the bounty on my head?”
Cao Bai shook his head and said, “I investigated the issue myself, and the An Clan is definitely at fault. Your actions of resisting arrest are perfectly justified because it was issued unfairly. Of course, I will not involve myself in politics.”
Ye Guan was surprised. It seemed that logical people still existed in the vast universe.
Cao Bai added, “I’ve told the sect about the injustice that you’ve suffered. Unfortunately, our three Great Sword Sovereigns are all at the Xuzhen battlefield, and I don’t think they’re going to return anytime soon.”
Ye Guan smiled softly and said, “My friend told me that everyone in the Main Guanxuan Academy is trying to suppress me. However, it seems that my friend was mistaken.”
Cao Bai replied, “My Sword Sect is not interested in such matters.”
Ye Guan nodded and said, “Brother Cao, I’ve also been wanting to exchange moves with another swordsman.”
Cao Bai gestured. “Brother Ye, we should move somewhere else.”
Ye Guan nodded and vanished from the cloud ship with a simple tap of his foot.
He reappeared a few hundred meters away.
Ji Xuan put the cloud ship away for safekeeping.
Cao Bai looked at Ye Guan and said, “Brother Ye, you’re definitely a better swordsman than me, but my cultivation base is higher than yours. I guess that balances things out.”
Ye Guan smiled. “I agree.”
Cao Bai suddenly stepped out and pointed. “Attack!”
Buzz!
A buzzing sound echoed as the sword within the sword case on Cao Bai’s back soared into the sky. It left a multicolored trail in the air as it made a beeline for Ye Guan. Terrifying flames covered the sword’s blade, and the air melted under the heat that it was carrying. The sword seemed capable of melting just about anything.
Ji Xuan’s eyes narrowed. Cao Bai was a Half-step Sword Sovereign.
Ye Guan abruptly vanished just as the sword was about to hit him. He didn’t dare to be careless in front of a fellow swordsman.
Cao Bai pointed his palms at his chest before pushing them outward.
“Subdue!” he shouted.
Rumble!
The space around Cao Bai quivered and split. Moments later, the space around him turned into a terrifying cage filled with swords.
A Sword Domain! Ji Xuan was shocked to see the legendary Sword Domain. She truly didn’t expect to see a Sword Domain, considering how those books had depicted a Sword Domain as a technique that belongs only in legends.
Ye Guan instantly slowed down, and a flying sword flew toward him from behind. Ye Guan frowned upon being suppressed by a mysterious force. He put his thoughts aside and swung his sword at the oncoming sword behind him.
Clang!
The space was shattered from the collision, and the sword returned to Cao Bai.
A strange light flashed in Cao Bai’s eyes. Ye Guan had just shattered the spacetime rules in front of him. However, he set his thoughts aside and reappeared a few hundred meters away from his original location while sending another sword toward Ye Guan.
Bzzzt!
The sword was covered in lightning and was fast as lightning.
Ye Guan’s attack had just fallen into empty air, but Cao Bai’s next attack was already flying toward him. However, there was a second sword heading toward his head from behind him. It was a pincer attack!
The sword in front of him was covered in lightning, while the other was covered in flames. Ye Guan took a moment to compose himself before opening his palm and sending a sword made out of sword energy toward the flaming sword behind him.
At the same time, he wielded another sword made out of sword energy and charged at the oncoming lightning sword in front of him.
Ye Guan executed the Royal Sword Art and stopped the lightning sword dead in its tracks before reappearing in front of Cao Bai. However, Cao Bai’s expression remained as calm as placid water because Ye Guan was within his Sword Domain.
Ye Guan’s speed was terrifying, so he had to slow the former down with his Sword Domain. Otherwise, he would die without realizing it.
Ye Guan had slowed down, but a terrifying sword force emerged from him. A Sword Sovereign’s sword force! Cao Bai’s expression changed. His Sword Domain couldn’t contain Ye Guan’s sword force and had begun to crack under the pressure.
Ye Guan vanished once more. Cao Bai was horrified. He flipped open his palm and sent another sword flying toward Ye Guan while the flaming sword and the lightning sword hurriedly returned to him.
Unfortunately, Ye Guan’s sword reached Cao Bai’s forehead first.
The flaming sword and the lightning sword stopped about a meter away from Ye Guan, while the sword that Cao Bai had attempted to use against Ye Guan had only made it halfway out of the sword case.
Cao Bai remained still. He was sure that if he made even the slightest movement, Ye Guan’s sword would pierce his forehead.
Ye Guan was just slightly faster than him, and the slight difference determined victory.
Ye Guan’s face was beyond pallid. He had used up too much profound energy. If he had failed in his gambit, he would have lost after running out of profound energy.
Cao Bai said, “I’ve lost.”
“You were lenient to me,” replied Ye Guan before his sword shattered into innumerable light particles.
Ji Xuan appeared next to him and asked, “Are you okay?”
Ye Guan shook his head and said, “I’m a bit tired.”
Ji Xuan’s expression was solemn as she said, “We’ve been surrounded by a few powerful groups.”
Ye Guan looked around and frowned. This was troublesome. These people had obviously been waiting until his spar with Cao Bai was over, but Ye Guan couldn’t really blame them because it was the best way to increase their chances of victory.
Cao Bai suddenly said, “Brother Ye, let me protect you.”
Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at Cao Bai.
Cao Bai looked around and said coldly, “Whoever dares to attack Brother Ye in the next three days will die, your backers be damned. If you’re unhappy, you can visit the Sword Sect to look for me.”
With that, the powerful auras that had locked onto them vanished.
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