Chapter 371: Shameless
Ye Guan shook his head and smiled. "Let's better assist myself first."
The black-robed old man hesitated for a moment and then said, "Young Master, the Eternal Civilization went all-out, bringing their powerful sorcerers with them. They mean business!"
Ye Guan was stunned. He truly didn't expect that the entire Eternal Civilization would go to the Milky Way to assassinate his plain-skirt aunt!
Who told them to do that?
Upon recalling something, Ye Guan frowned and asked, "Has the True Universe launched an attack on us?"
The black-robed old man shook his head. "So far, they haven't taken action yet, even though they've sent their powerhouses to the Xuzhen Battlefield. Actually, we're quite baffled by their actions as well."
Ye Guan pondered over it in silence. It was definitely not a coincidence that the Eternal Civilization and the True Universe had taken action at the same time. Could this be the machinations of that evil woman Cirou?
The Eternal Civilization was unaware of his plain-skirt aunt’s true powers, but Cirou was different. She had to have done something that resulted in the Eternal Civilization targeting his aunt.
Ye Guan shook his head. He truly couldn't quite see through the scheming Cirou
The black-robed old man suddenly said, "Young Master, are we really not going to help your aunt?"
The elders of the Guanxuan Academy weren't aware of Plain-Skirt Destiny's true strength, and all they knew was that she was Ye Guan's aunt. Chief An You knew that Plain-Skirt Destiny was extremely powerful, but he didn't know the full extent of the latter's strength.
Ye Guan smiled wryly and said, "Let's mourn for them."
The black-robed old man was confused.
"You can leave," said Ye Guan. "Tell An You to keep an eye on the True Universe."
He was warier of the True Universe than the Eternal Civilization, especially since the True Universe was under Cirou's lead at the moment.
The black-robed old man bowed and turned around to leave.
Ye Guan asked, "Did the Eternal Sovereign join them?"
The black-robed old man shook his head and replied, "No."
Ye Guan was slightly disappointed. Why did he not go?
In the end, Ye Guan could only shake his head and say, "You may leave."
The black-robed old man bowed before leaving.
Ye Guan looked at Ba Wang. Seeing Ye Guan's gaze, Ba Wang became somewhat nervous. His actions weren't that big of a deal in his eyes, as he had done it for the sake of his survival, but it was a big deal in the eyes of the Guanxuan Universe.
After all, he had fled the battlefield and abandoned the Guanxuan Universe.
Ye Guan said, "You can leave."
Ba Wang was stunned. He was surprised that the young master had decided to let him go so easily.
Ye Guan couldn't be bothered to explain. He turned to Mu Niannian and said, "Aunt Mu, let's go!"
Mu Niannian made a sidelong glance at Ba Wang before saying, "All right."
With that, they disappeared into the distant horizon, leaving only trails of dazzling lights in their wake.
Ba Wang breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around and grinned. "I've become a Great Destiny Sovereign, so it should be okay for me to be a bit more arrogant than usual. Hmm, how about I greet those old friends of mine first? Hahaha!"
He turned into a streak of light and disappeared.
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Ye Guan and his group were heading to the Dao Sect.
Mu Niannian glanced at Ye Guan and smiled. "How was it?"
Ye Guan smiled and said, "I gained a lot."
He then glanced at Little White and smiled.
Little White was too scary.
He finally understood why the Eternal Civilization had coveted Little White upon hearing that she was a Spirit Progenitor. She looked so adorable that she seemed harmless, but she was strong. In addition, it was fun to have Little White around.
Little White grinned at Ye Guan and waved her tiny paw at him. A stick of candied hawthorn appeared in front of Ye Guan. Ye Guan laughed heartily and started eating the candied hawthorn.
Mu Niannian said, "I wonder how many cultivators the Eternal Sovereign has recruited."
Ye Guan spoke in a deep voice, "Aunt Mu, I'm quite worried about that. I think the Eternal Sovereign's appearance will cause the collapse of the universe's order. The Great Daoist Brush Master isn't around after all, and the True God is suppressing the Universe Tribulation of her True Universe."
"You're wrong," Mu Niannian said. She shook her head and added, "It has already collapsed."
Ye Guan was shocked.
Mu Niannian chuckled lightly, "The Eternal Sovereign's goal is the collapse of the universe's order! He's not like the True God at all. The True God managed to defeat the Great Daoist Brush Master, but she didn't overturn the order that he had established. She maintained his order and didn't mess with the reincarnation cycles.
"However, the Eternal Sovereign is different. His goal is to completely overturn the existing order and bring back the Eternal Civilization's glory. He wants the vast expanse to become like the Eternal Civilization—an era with neither rules nor order."
Ye Guan fell into deep contemplation.
"Of course, we don't have to worry about the universe's order for now. We should focus on the Eternal Sovereign. He cannot be underestimated at all, so we have to focus all of our attention on him," said Mu Niannian.
Ye Guan nodded without saying anything.
Mu Niannian suddenly asked, "Do you have the confidence to face the Eternal Sovereign on your own?"
Ye Guan was stunned.
Mu Niannian looked at Ye Guan and smiled without saying anything.
Ye Guan finally responded, "I need time!"
Ye Guan knew that he would lose if he were to face the Eternal Sovereign right now.
He wasn't some kind of divine being capable of performing miracles. He would lose without a shadow of a doubt.
Mu Niannian blinked and asked, "How much time are we talking about here?"
"Give me ten years," Ye Guan said, sounding solemn.
"You wish," said Mu Niannian with a smile. She shook her head, and she sounded serious as she added, "You're not his match, but it's exactly because he's extremely powerful that you have to face him. He's going to become your whetstone."
"How much time are you going to give me, Aunt?" asked Ye Guan.
Mu Niannian replied, "Three years!"
Three years! Ye Guan nodded. "Sure!"
"Oh?" Mu Niannian was intrigued. "So you're confident?"
Ye Guan chuckled and said, "If I were a lone cultivator, I wouldn't dare to face the Eternal Sovereign, even if you gave me a hundred years. However, I'm not alone. I have money, connections, and abundant resources. I'm destined to move faster than others."
Mu Niannian smiled. "Your father was right to let you wander for a while back then."
If Ye Guan had started with the guidance of the Sword Master and Qin Guan, he would have been undoubtedly stronger than he was at the moment, but his mindset would have been markedly different. After all, it was something his parents couldn't give him, but they were extremely important to a cultivator.
Three years... Ye Guan suddenly recalled his one-year deal with Cijing. Are we still going to fight? My future is indeed stormy
Just then, Mu Niannian said, "We're here."
Ye Guan snapped out of his thoughts and looked into the distance. At the end of his line of sight, there was an isolated mountain towering a thousand meters high. It pierced the clouds and was surrounded by steep and precipitous cliffs.
Dozens of ancient temples were on top of the mountain...
They were staring at none other than the Dao Sect!
Ye Guan started moving when Mu Niannian suddenly said, "Are you not concerned that the Eternal Sovereign will find out that you're here?"
Ye Guan smiled and replied, "He won't know that I'm here."
Mu Niannian cast an intrigued gaze at Ye Guan and asked, "How come?"
Ye Guan calmly said, "Our Guanxuan Universe pays a lot of attention to the Eternal Sovereign. Therefore, we are always keeping an eye on his movements. However, the Eternal Sovereign is arrogant and self-centered, and he thinks he's invincible because the Great Daoist Brush Master isn't here.
"In fact, I don't think he even considers the True God as a threat, despite the fact that the True God had actually vanquished the Great Daoist Brush Master. He's that arrogant."
Ye Guan paused to stare at Mu Niannian.
"Isn’t that the reason you brought me here, Aunt?" Ye Guan pointed out.
Mu Niannian was stupefied, and she realized right there and then that she still ended up underestimating Ye Guan. The seemingly honest and straightforward fellow was actually a cunning fox inside. No wonder he managed to outsmart the tiny pagoda, forcing the latter to reveal his identity earlier than planned.
Mu Niannian was convinced that most people wouldn't be able to deal with Ye Guan.
Mu Niannian took a moment to compose herself before saying, "Let's go."
The three of them arrived at the top of the mountain. The first thing that caught their eyes was a huge stone gate. The gate was about a hundred meters wide, supported on both sides by two stone pillars towering to a height of a hundred meters each.
Two characters written in a dark gold script were carved on the gate—Dao Sect.
Ye Guan looked past the stone gate and saw a flight of stone steps that stretched for several kilometers. A magnificent hall was at the end of the stone steps.
The entire mountain was eerily silent, emphasizing its desolation.
"Go in!" Mu Niannian urged.
Ye Guan looked at Mu Niannian and asked, "Aunt Mu, are you not going in with me?"
Mu Niannian smiled. "You go! I trust you."
Ye Guan was speechless. You trust me, but I don't trust myself...
He had become powerful, but he knew that he was about to deal with creatures millions of years old, and they were all at least at the level of a Great Sovereign Realm cultivator.
Ye Guan inwardly lampooned. Life's really hard. My enemies are getting stronger and stronger!
"Hurry up and enter!" Mu Niannian urged once more.
Ye Guan nodded and started walking toward the stone steps.
Mu Niannian stared at Ye Guan's departing back with an amused and enigmatic smile.
After entering the stone gate, Ye Guan walked up the blue stone steps until he reached the magnificent hall. However, he didn't step inside the hall. Mu Niannian clearly wanted to test him, and Ye Guan felt that there was something fishy going on based on her decision to stay outside, even though they had come here together.
Ye Guan stared deeply at the empty hall and felt his anxiety rise.
He hesitated briefly before saying, "Senior, come out and let's talk."
There was no response.
"Senior, I'm going to leave if you don't come out!" Ye Guan exclaimed. He waited for a while and didn't receive any response. Having made up his mind, he turned around to leave. Something was off here, and he decided to err on the side of caution.
Boom!
A terrifying undulation burst from the hall and suppressed Ye Guan. A mysterious force then dragged him into the hall.
It happened so fast that by the time Ye Guan realized what was going on, he was already in mid-air. Stupefied, he created a sword made out of sword energy and slashed out.
Boom!
However, the sword made out of sword energy shattered upon making contact with the mysterious force. Ye Guan's expression changed abruptly; he was about to draw his real sword, but he was already inside the hall.
Erya frowned. She bent her knees and was about to jump and take action when Mu Niannian raised her hand and stopped her.
Erya looked at Mu Niannian.
Mu Niannian smiled and said, "It's okay."
Erya nodded. She knew that Mu Niannian wouldn't harm Ye Guan, so she decided to trust her.
Ye Guan found himself facing a woman. The woman was dressed in red, and she had a head full of silver hair. Her beauty was otherworldly, and her eyes glittered like stars in the night sky.
Ye Guan had encountered many stunning women, but the woman in front of him was so beautiful that he was at a loss for words.
The woman asked, "Am I pretty?"
Ye Guan nodded almost immediately.
The woman's eyes narrowed, and a terrifying pressure bored down on Ye Guan.
Ye Guan felt as though a thousand mountains had landed on his shoulders, and he found himself struggling to breathe. Despite that, he remained steadfast and stared right into the woman's eyes.
"Senior, is there any harm in speaking the truth?"
The woman examined Ye Guan from top to bottom, and a sinister smile soon suffused her lips.
"Neither humble nor arrogant, but you're quite audacious," she said.
Ye Guan adjusted his clothes and spoke seriously, "Senior, I'm here to establish friendly ties with the Dao Sect."
Swoosh!
The Dao Imprint burst out of Ye Guan's glabella.
The woman's eyes narrowed, and a light green light glimmered briefly in her starry eyes.
"Friendly ties?" she asked.
Ye Guan nodded.
The woman stared quietly at Ye Guan.
Ye Guan couldn't deduce whether she was happy or angry.
"Have you met the Great Daoist Brush Master?" she asked.
Ye Guan nodded.
The woman examined the Dao Imprint for a moment, and then she looked at Ye Guan before asking, "Why did he give you the Dao Imprint?"
Ye Guan replied, "He didn't give it to me directly. He gave it to someone else, and I snatched it from them. However, he didn't tell me to return it when we met sometime later."
The woman's piercing gaze seemed to be trying to uncover the truth.
Unfazed, Ye Guan met her gaze and said, "Senior, to be honest, I'm an enemy of the Eternal Sovereign. My intentions were not entirely pure when I told you that I was here to establish friendly ties. While I genuinely want to establish friendly ties with the Dao Sect, I'm also hoping that your sect will lend me a helping hand in the future."
The woman revealed an ambiguous smile and asked, "What if my Dao Sect refuses to help you?"
Ye Guan pondered for a moment before replying, "That's fine. You just don't have to become one of my enemies."
The woman chuckled and asked, "What if we become your enemies as soon as you leave?"
Ye Guan shook his head slightly and replied, "That's a possibility, but I prefer to think positively. Of course, it's also a gamble—a gamble if Dao Sect has any decency. If you choose to be shameless like my Dad—Ah, no, I mean, if you choose to be shameless, then there's nothing I can do about it!"
Ye Guan felt a bit embarrassed. It was still better not to speak ill of his father. In addition, he believed that his father wasn't really that bad. He was actually a decent person.
The woman smiled subtly and asked, "What if I take your Dao Imprint away from you?"
Ye Guan calmly replied, "If you like it, then you can take it. It's just a Dao Imprint."
The woman blinked before snatching the Dao Imprint out of mid-air and putting it away.
Ye Guan's face immediately darkened. Damn it! I was joking when I said that it was just a Dao Imprint, and you actually proceeded to snatch it from me? You actually chose to be shameless?!
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