Chapter 281: He Likes Water
How would Ye Guan not know what they were thinking? There's no way I'll let you take away the Divine Tree of Nature!
Sovereign Qing gave him the Divine Tree of Nature, so he couldn't possibly hand it over to these clans.
Ye Guan's good impression of these people vanished when he realized their intentions.
The Ling Clan's Clan Leader stared at Ye Guan with a dark look.
He quickly realized that Young Lord Ye was just acting dumb.
The cultivators of the other clans wore gloomy expressions as well. Ye Guan clearly had no intentions of returning the Divine Tree of Nature to them. With that thought in mind, killing intent suffused their eyes.
Meanwhile, Ye Guan remained calm. He wasn't afraid of them.
He wouldn't hesitate to conduct a massacre here if even one of them dared to make a move. He had engraved Sovereign Qing's kindness in his heart, but these people hadn't done anything for him.
“Leave!” someone shouted.
Everyone turned and saw a white-robed young man walking toward them.
Everyone went quiet at the sight. The white-robed young man was one of Sovereign Qing's descendants.
Of course, Sovereign Qing had descendants. The Qing Clan could no longer compare to how it was during its glory days, but it was still a formidable power in the Wujian Universe.
Everyone stared at the white-robed young man with strange expressions.
Why was that?
The white-robed young man was a descendant of Sovereign Qing, but Sovereign Qing didn't pass down the Qing Clan’s inheritance to him. Instead, he gave it to an outsider, which was as good as slapping the entire Qing Clan in the face.
The powerhouses of the Qing Clan stood behind the white-robed young man, and their expressions were unkind as they stared at Ye Guan. It was understandable, however, as they had been waiting for far too long to obtain the inheritance of the Qing Clan, but their ancestor had actually passed it on to an outsider.
It was a difficult-to-swallow pill.
And that was exactly why they didn't bother to hide their hatred toward Ye Guan…
The white-robed young man walked up to Ye Guan and cupped his fist. “Young Lord Ye, I'm Qing Yue, and I'm from the Qing Clan. I'm the current Clan Leader of the Qing Clan.”
Ye Guan stared quietly at the white-robed young man, but waves had already stirred up in his heart. The young man was a Divine Sovereign!
Qing Yue smiled and said, “I’ve long heard of your reputation, and it seems none of the rumors about you were unfounded.”
“Young Lord Ye, the Divine Tree of Nature is an ancient tree of the Wujian Universe, but it does not belong to the clans of the Wujian Universe," said Qing Yue, "It has its own will, and it must have chosen you as its new master, as it didn't resist you.
"In other words, our Qing Clan will not dare to even think of stealing it from you.”
Ye Guan was taken aback. Similarly, the powerhouses of the Qing Clan were in disbelief. They thought their own clan leader would fight for the Divine Tree of Nature.
What was going on?
Qing Yue said, “Young Lord Ye, I'm planning on visiting the Guanxuan Universe soon. Do you think it's fine if I visit?”
Ye Guan smiled. “Of course, it's fine!”
Qing Yue laughed and said, “I’ll have to thank you for your generosity, then.”
Ye Guan nodded slightly.
“The doors of the Guanxuan Universe will always be open for you," he declared.
Qing Yue asked, “Young Lord Ye, why don’t you visit the Qing World—”
Ye Guan shook his head and declined. “I still have important matters to attend to, so I’ll have to decline. However, I’ll definitely come to visit the Qing World next time!”
Qing Yue didn't make any attempts to make Ye Guan stay. He nodded and said, “You are welcome to visit us at any time.”
“I'm leaving, then. Farewell,” Ye Guan said with his fists cupped. He hopped onto his sword and disappeared into the horizon.
Qing Yue fell into deep contemplation while staring at the distant horizon. After a while, he broke out of his trance and said, “Let’s go.”
He led the powerhouses of the Qing Clan away.
The powerhouses of the other clans looked extremely ugly at the moment. Of course, they wanted to take the Divine Tree of Nature for themselves, but they didn't dare to attack Ye Guan.
Ye Guan was from the Guanxuan Universe, after all. The Guanxuan Universe had always been a threat to the True Universe, which was a testament to their strength.
Furthermore, Ye Guan had also fought his way into the True Universe not too long ago, and he had killed many heaven-defying talents along the way. To make matters worse, he managed to escape unscathed.
They truly didn't dare to snatch the Divine Tree of Nature from him by force.
The Grand Elder of the Qing Clan suddenly walked over to Qing Yue and asked in a low voice, “Qing Yue, why did you give the Divine Tree of Nature up so easily?”
The elders of the Qing Clan were visibly confused, while some were even staring at Qing Yue with dissatisfaction.
Qing Yue stopped in his tracks and said, “Elders, what do you think of our ancestor?”
"Of course, he's invincible…” said the Grand Elder. However, he frowned almost immediately and asked, “What are you trying to say?”
Qing Yue sighed and explained, "It is unfortunate, but the Wujian Universe is no longer as formidable as it had been many years ago. The same goes for the Qing Clan. This is just my assumption, but there are two reasons why our ancestor decided against leaving the Divine Tree of Nature in our hands.
"First of all, he doesn't think that our Qing Clan is strong enough to protect the Divine Tree of Nature. Think about it; how do you think the myriad clans will react once they discover that the Divine Tree of Nature is in our hands?"
The expressions of the nearby elders soured.
The myriad clans of the Wujian Universe would definitely cast covetous gazes upon the Divine Tree of Nature. In addition, Qing Yue was right—the Qing Clan was no longer as powerful as it had been.
A prized treasure in the hands of the weak would only bring about disaster for them.
The elders' expressions turned complicated.
"Actually, we're still strong enough to deal with the myriad clans," Qing Yue said, "However, I can't say for sure about the powers outside the Wujian Universe. I'm talking about the Panwu Clan, and the Heaven Seizing Clan.
"The Divine Tree of Nature is precious, and it possesses heaven-defying abilities, so those two clans will definitely set their eyes on it. In other words, we would have encountered a catastrophe if the Divine Tree of Nature had fallen into our hands.
"Of course, if our ancestors' will were still here, they would be a bit afraid. However, our ancestor's will has vanished, so there's no way they'll still have any reservations about attacking us."
The Grand Elder sighed to himself and went silent.
Qing Yue chuckled and added, “Our ancestor has done the Wujian Universe and our Qing Clan a huge favor by passing his inheritance on to Young Lord Ye. The myriad clans are greedy and short-sighted. They have no idea that allowing Young Lord Ye to possess the Divine Tree of Nature means that he'll owe us a favor.
"If anything were to happen to us in the future, Young Lord Ye and the Guanxuan Universe would surely extend a helping hand to us."
The elders nodded profusely upon hearing that, and they were all smiles.
No wonder the old ancestor had chosen Qing Yue as the next clan leader back then!
Qing Yue said, “The myriad clans are coveting the Divine Tree of Nature, but we cannot covet it. I had to let Young Lord Ye take it with him, or we would have thrown everything away, including Young Lord Ye's favor.
"If I had chosen to covet the Divine Tree of Nature, it would have been equivalent to wasting our ancestor's efforts.”
Rumble!
The spacetime around the Qing Clan contingent trembled violently.
Countless cyan light orbs manifested, and they all flew toward Qing Yue.
Sovereign Qing’s inheritance! The powerhouses of the Qing Clan were taken aback. So our ancestor did not forget us! He chose to leave a bit of his inheritance behind!
Qing Yue clenched his fists as the cyan light orbs melted into him. Of course, he was thrilled to have also received Sovereign Qing's inheritance.
Qing Yue understood why Sovereign Qing had decided to give his inheritance and the Divine Tree of Nature to an outsider, but Qing Yue would be lying if he said that he was happy about it.
Of course, he had no choice but to accept it.
Sovereign Qing had done it for the Qing Clan's sake, after all.
If he had to blame someone, he could only blame himself for failing to receive his ancestor's acknowledgment. However, it turned out that Qing Yue was mistaken, and he was both thrilled and excited upon receiving his ancestor's acknowledgment.
The best course of action an ancestor could take when their descendants were weak was to allow their descendants to live an ordinary life. After all, power in the hands of those incapable would only invite disaster. If the descendants were capable and talented, however, the ancestor ought to lend a helping hand.
…
Ye Guan went straight to the Divine Dao World upon leaving the Wujian Universe.
Ye Guan was standing like a stone statue in a teleportation array.
Everything that happened over the past two days felt surreal, and he couldn't quite accept it, especially the revelation about how Ba Wan was actually a Divine Spirit all this while and how the mysterious senior in the pagoda was a Divine Spirit as well.
It was a good thing that Little Pagoda wasn't a Divine Spirit. Otherwise, Ye Guan would have started doubting his own humanity.
Based on the conversation between the mysterious senior in the tiny pagoda and the Adjudication Sword Master, the True God had done something in the past that caused some sort of conflict between all of them, which led to the departure of Ba Wan and the mysterious senior.
However, Ye Guan could tell that Ba Wan and the mysterious senior in the pagoda still had lingering feelings toward the True Universe, especially toward the legendary True God.
"Senior, are you from the Stone Village like Ba Wan, the True God, and the Adjudication Sword Master?" Ye Guan asked.
The mysterious young woman replied, “Yes.”
Ye Guan was slightly curious. “Are all of you sisters by blood?”
The mysterious young woman said in a soft voice, “They're not related to me by blood, but we're closer than most blood-related siblings.”
After a few moments of silence, Ye Guan asked once more, “Could you elaborate?”
"The Adjudication Sword God, the True God, Ba Wan, and I were all orphans in the Stone Village many years ago. Our parents perished at the hands of the great demonic beasts, and since then, we started relying on each other.
"The True God is the oldest, followed by me, and then the Adjudication Sword Master. The youngest is Ba Wan. However, our youngest, Ba Wan, is extremely talented; her talent is second only to Big Sister.
"Actually, she's the only one strong enough to match up to Big Sister," said the mysterious young woman.
“What happened next?” Ye Guan asked.
“We cultivated ravenously and with all our might for the sake of protecting the Stone Village. However, during the final battle against the great demonic beasts…" the mysterious young woman trailed off.
Ye Guan asked, “What happened?”
The mysterious young woman was silent.
Ye Guan was really curious about what had transpired, but he didn't pry.
The mysterious young woman finally said, "Since time immemorial, there has never been an individual whose nature is either extremely good or extremely evil. Everyone is born neutral until they start doing things for their own vested interests or for the vested interests of others.
"Anyway, you're still on the good side even though the Mad Demon Bloodline is running through your veins, but it might change depending on how you wield the power you possess as the King of the Guanxuan Universe."
"You have to be very careful with the way you do things in the future because you've grown influential enough to determine the life and death of a myriad lives with just a single word!"
Ye Guan nodded. “I understand.”
Power was like a sharp knife; it could prove useful by using it to chop ingredients and slice meat for cooking, but it could be a bad influence if its wielder had an insatiable killing intent in their heart.
Of course, Ye Guan was by no means a saint. He wouldn't go out of his way to kick up a fuss or bully others, but he wouldn't hesitate to fight back if someone were to provoke or attempt to bully him.
Ye Guan saw a white light in the distance, and he found himself standing on an island after exiting the white light. He was surrounded by the boundless ocean, and aside from seawater, he couldn't see anything else around him.
“The Great Daoist Brush Master lives on an island?"
"Well, I guess you can say it's because he likes water!" Little Pagoda replied.
The mysterious young woman had no idea what to say.
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