Chapter 240: Kill An Entire Generation
Make one for myself? Ye Guan was dumbfounded. What nonsense was that?
Ye Guan shook his head and waved his sleeve. The sword that was a few inches away from Yan Jun’s forehead returned to Ye Guan. Ye Guan stored it away and cupped his fist. “Thank you for the fight.”
He turned around to leave.
“You should go to the True City because you’ve already taken first place,” said Yan Jun.
Ye Guan stopped and turned toward Yan Jun.
“The True City?” he asked
Yan Jun nodded and explained. “You can head there, and you might get lucky enough to obtain an inheritance.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly and asked, “How do I get there?”
Yan Jun stared deeply at Ye Guan before replying, “The people of the Governor’s Mansion were supposed to bring you there, but the Governor’s Mansion is no more, and I actually have no idea where it is.”
Yan Jun had visited the True City, but he went there using a teleportation array in the Governor’s Mansion. Unfortunately, the Governor’s Mansion was now empty.
Ye Guan was stunned.
The mysterious voice chimed in, “Just fly across the starry skies, and I’ll lead the way.”
“Okay,” said Ye Guan with a nod. He glanced at Yan Jun and said, “Farewell.”
With that, he hopped onto a sword and streaked across the starry skies, leaving Yan Jun by himself in the Galactic Arena. Yan Jun stood frozen by himself in the arena before eventually sighing to himself and leaving the Galactic Arena.
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Unbeknownst to Ye Guan, a woman had been observing the events at the Galactic Arena. The woman was wearing a clean white skirt, and her eyes were covered by a black sash. Her expression was stone cold, and her hands were behind her.
A hunchbacked old man stood not too far away from her.
The woman suddenly said, “He’s a Great Sword Sovereign whose Sword Dao has formed, and he’s a Martial God as well. He’s just a step away from the Mortal Sword Realm, and he’s suppressing his own cultivation realm.
“He has complete mastery of the Critical Method, and I think he can execute it using thirty swords at once.
”A human being at the Immortal Realm cultivator is nothing to him, and he can even stand his ground against Earth Immortal Realm cultivators. He has three special bloodlines in him, and I have no idea how strong he’s going to be once he activates all of them.
”Conservatively, he can probably kill an Earth Immortal Realm cultivator with all of his bloodlines in action, and he should be able to stand his ground against a True Immortal Realm cultivator.
“He has a special sword in him, and if he uses that on top of his special bloodlines, he can definitely kill a True Immortal Realm cultivator, and he might even be able to stand his ground against a Heaven Immortal Realm cultivator using that sword.”
The hunchbacked old man’s eyes narrowed, and his expression was that of disbelief.
Ye Guan was just a Minor Tribulation Realm cultivator, but he could actually kill a True Immortal if he were to use all his might along with that special sword. Just what kind of sword was it that it would enable Ye Guan to do something so ridiculous?
The hunchbacked old man was beyond stupefied. If the sword could actually enable Ye Guan to kill a True Immortal, which was twelve realms away from him, then it wasn’t just a special sword—the sword had to be a legendary sword!
The woman was silent for a long time before she spoke once more, “I’m not sure about the full extent of that sword’s might, but it is definitely a dangerous sword. I’ve examined it myself from afar, and the sword is beyond my comprehension. There’s something special in it, and there has to be a mysterious individual living inside of it.
“They’ve been hiding in the sword on purpose, and they’re at least as powerful as a Divine Sovereign. Anyway, Ye Guan is an absolute prodigy, and his potential cannot be measured at all.
“I’m convinced that only those within the top twenty of the True Martial List can stand their ground against him.”
The woman was silent for quite a while before continuing. “He’s incredibly dangerous, and we cannot allow him to grow anymore. Pass my orders down; an additional one million true core crystals will be given as a reward in addition to the one hundred million spiritual cores of bounty on Ye Guan’s head.
”Ye Guan’s killer will also be allowed to cultivate in the True God Martial Court for three years, and they can take any item they want from the True God Pavilion.”
The hunchbacked old man’s expression turned grim. He bowed deeply and said, “I heed your orders, Left Councilor.”
The woman was the Left Councilor of the True God Hall, Feng Qi. She was in charge of the True Universe and the All Worlds whenever the True God wasn’t around.
The hunchbacked old man hesitated for a while before asking, “Will we allow people to gang up on him?”
Feng Qi frowned. “Do you really think that the True Universe is that lousy?”
The hunchbacked old man fell to his knees and cried out, “I was wrong!”
Feng Qi turned to look into the distance and said, “The True Universe respects talents, so I want you to pass my orders down—the younger generation of the True Universe shall challenge the members of the Guanxuan Universe’s younger generation.
”The members of the old generation aren’t allowed to interfere, and those daring enough to violate this order will be summarily executed. The members of our younger generation will fight with the members of their younger generation!”
Feng Qi turned around and walked away. “We’ll kill every young talent of the Guanxuan Universe, and we will keep on doing that until we’ve annihilated an entire generation of talents.”
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Ye Guan’s eyes were closed as he streaked across the vast expanse on his sword.
Little Pagoda asked, “Why did you not use the Invincible Sword Intent against Yan Jun?”
Ye Guan had only used his flying swords and the Critical Method. He didn’t use his sword intent even once when he would be much stronger under the support of the Invincible Sword Intent.
Ye Guan replied blandly, “I have to make sure that my trump cards are hidden until it’s time to use them.”
Little Pagoda went silent. He had just realized that Ye Guan had never really felt completely safe, even after discovering his parent’s identity. Still, it was within Little Pagoda’s expectations. They were facing the True Universe, after all.
In fact, even Little Pagoda himself was uneasy.
The Three Swords were still fighting each other as well…
Little Pagoda sighed.
It seemed that it was about time he shook off the rust on himself.
Ye Guan opened his palm, and a powerful sword intent rushed out of his palm to form a sword. This was the Invincible Sword Intent, and it was extremely powerful.
The sword made out of the Invincible Sword Intent was as strong as the Invisible Immortal Sword. Ye Guan could have made quick work of Yan Jun if he had employed his Invincible Sword Intent during their fight.
Ye Guan suddenly thought of something, and he asked, “Senior, I’m only eighteen, but I’ve already become a Great Sword Sovereign whose Dao has already formed. Am I improving too quickly?”
The mysterious voice’s reply came a bit late, “Nope!”
Ye Guan asked, “How come?”
“I’ve seen better talents than you,” said the mysterious voice.
Ye Guan was completely taken aback.
The mysterious voice continued, “I know what you’re worried about, but you don’t have to worry about a weak foundation or anything. You have an extraordinary talent, but your talent isn’t the best out there.
”Compared to all the other talents that had appeared throughout the long history of the universe, you’re only above average.”
Ye Guan frowned slightly.
The mysterious voice said, “I can still remember a particularly remarkable genius who became a Divine Sovereign before he was twenty years old.”
A Divine Sovereign below twenty years old?! Ye Guan’s expression stiffened in disbelief.
The mysterious voice continued. “Do you still remember the Adjudication Sword Master? She’s actually more talented than you, and she was bestowed the Great Sovereign title[1] before she was eighteen years old, which meant she was already as strong as the Unyielding Sovereign despite her young age.
“When she finally turned eighteen, she became strong enough to take on Divine Sovereigns. In fact, she could even kill Cosmic Spirits. Of course, her accomplishment in the Sword Dao was incredibly high as well. Only your father and the Three Swords could match up to her back then.”
The Adjudication Sword Master!
Ye Guan went silent. His memories about the Adjudication Sword were still vivid, and the sword left him with the impression that it was invincible.
The Little Pagoda suddenly muttered, “Mu Niannian’s talent in the Sword Dao…”
The mysterious voice responded, “She’s incredibly talented with the sword, but she doesn’t belong to the same generation as the Adjudication Sword Master.
”She could probably become as strong as the Adjudication Sword Master if she’s given enough time to develop, but unfortunately, she’s holding on to a belief in her heart. She has to let go of it, or her Sword Dao won’t be able to take the next step.”
Puzzled, Little Pagoda asked, “Belief? What belief?”
The mysterious voice calmly said, “There are some questions you shouldn’t ask.”
Little Pagoda went silent.
The mysterious voice continued. “There’s one more thing that you have to keep in mind: talent will let you progress quickly, but things will become a bit more complicated once your accomplishments in the cultivation path are high enough.
“The Unyielding Sovereign is a good example of this. He was only thirty years old when he was bestowed the Great Sovereign title, but he only managed to take that crucial step when he fought the True God a million years later.”
The mysterious voice went silent for a long while before saying, “Your father was also in the same boat as the Unyielding Sovereign. He was a heaven-defying monstrous talent, but it took him a long time to take that last step.
“What I’m saying here is that cultivation becomes harder toward the end. Most would have a smooth beginning, and they could easily make breakthroughs. However, they would one day get stuck in a bottleneck for a long time.
”The Adjudication Sword Master is a great example of this. She still hasn’t been able to escape the bottleneck of her current cultivation realm even though it has been a few million years since her last breakthrough.”
Ye Guan nodded in understanding. “I understand! In other words, I have to make sure that the steps I take on the path to the summit of cultivation are well thought out. I should focus on the present but think about the future as well.”
The mysterious voice sounded mirthful as she said, “Yes, that’s right.”
She had to admit that she truly liked Ye Guan because he was smart with an exceptional character.
Ye Guan sighed deeply before smiling. He felt relaxed after his doubts were cleared.
What a great feeling!
The mysterious voice suddenly added, “Every generation will have its own outstanding talents. However, there will only be a handful of talents that will dominate the cosmos and reach the summit.”
Ye Guan’s curiosity was piqued, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, can you tell me the identities of the previous generations’ talents who have reached the summit of cultivation?”
The mysterious voice chuckled and said, “You know a few of them, so I won’t mention them anymore. Anyway, there is also the Great Daoist Brush Master and a knowledge-loving lady with the Divine Dao bloodline, and then the Clan Leader of the Heaven Seizing Clan as well as the Clan Leader of the Panwu Universe’s Panwu Clan. They were outstanding geniuses among their peers, and obviously, they were unrivaled.”
“What about you, Senior?” asked Ye Guan.
“Me?”
Ye Guan chuckled and said, “Your own generation probably belonged to you.”
The mysterious voice laughed lightly and said, “I… I’m not worth mentioning.”
Ye Guan smiled. “I’m really looking forward to the day you come out of the pagoda.”
“It’s not necessarily a good thing for you if I come out of the pagoda,” said the mysterious voice with a chuckle.
Ye Guan was curious. He was about to ask more questions, but a stone gate appeared not too far away from him.
The mysterious voice said, “Go in!”
Ye Guan decisively went through the gate.
Ye Guan soon found himself in a village. The village was constructed on the side of what seemed like a kilometer-high mountain.
The village was small, and it only had a few hundred households. However, it was a lively village. One would often hear the laughter of children throughout the village. It was a peaceful village overall.
“What should I do next, Senior?” Ye Guan asked.
The mysterious voice was silent.
Ye Guan took the mysterious voice’s silence as an answer, and he headed into the village with a smile. There was a sign at the entrance of the village with a few words scribbled on it—no outsiders allowed.
Ye Guan couldn’t help but worry if he was considered an outsider, but he decided to set his thoughts aside for now and enter the village.
Ye Guan soon discovered that the villagers were just ordinary people rather than cultivators. They cast curious gazes on Ye Guan as the latter walked down the village.
A young woman not too far away from Ye Guan suddenly turned around and ran somewhere. “Sister Ba Wan, someone’s here! He’s pretty handsome, so I really hope that you won’t ruin his face!”
1. This is a title that allows you to call yourself a Sovereign. This is just a title. So if your name is Bread and you received the Great Sovereign title, you can call yourself Bread Sovereign, just like how Undyielding Sovereign has Sovereign in his name xD. ☜
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