Chapter 436: Suppress Everything!
Xuanyuan Ling closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes once again, her expression showed determination as if she had come to a decision.
She clenched her fists, and the bloodline inside of her boiled swiftly, erupting into a conflagration that reduced all of her clothes to ashes.
Ye Guan’s mind immediately went blank. He finally understood why she had always glared at him whenever he asked her to show him her bloodline!
Ye Guan pulled on the blanket near him and was going to cover her up, but Xuanyuan Ling suddenly pressed herself against him. Xuanyuan Ling's voice was trembling as she said, "Don’t move. I want you to feel it."
Ye Guan felt a faint energy seeping out of her.
Bloodline power! Ye Guan closed his eyes to feel it, and he soon realized that Xuanyuan Ling hadn't lied to him at all. Her bloodline was markedly different from his but was similar as well at the same time.
"Can you feel it?" Xuanyuan Ling asked in a quivering voice, and she was trembling along with her voice.
Ye Guan decided against pushing her away and covering her with a blanket. He pulled the blanket over the two of them before placing his hands on her waist. Ye Guan's heart skipped a beat the moment her hands landed on her soft waist.
Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Ling became even more nervous, and she buried her head into Ye Guan's neck; she dared not to look him in the eye.
Ye Guan's hands slid down, and they slowly made their way over to—
"No!" Xuanyuan Ling exclaimed as a tremor ran through her.
Ye Guan snapped out of his trance and asked himself. What am I doing?
After taking a moment to compose himself, he pushed her aside gently and tucked her in. Then, he got off the bed and walked straight to the bathroom. He sobered up by taking a cold shower.
Ye Guan looked into the mirror and laughed mockingly at himself. He couldn't suppress his desires without his cultivation base, and the realization made Ye Guan feel like he was such a failure.
It also became clear to Ye Guan that his mind wasn't exactly that firm, so he might have done the same even if he could still access his cultivation base.
Ye Guan closed his eyes. He had to admit that he had discovered quite a few weaknesses he never knew he had since he came to the Milky Way. In addition to such weaknesses, he also realized that he had many obsessions and that his mind was a bit too weak to withstand temptations.
Ye Guan took a deep breath before going back into the room. Xuanyuan Ling was still lying on the bed, seemingly frozen in shock after Ye Guan had stood up and rushed into the bathroom.
"Miss Ling, I’m sorry about what happened just now," Ye Guan said. He placed Xuanyuan on the table and continued, "This is a treasure of the Xuanyuan Clan, and I can’t take it away with a clear conscience, so I’m returning it to you."
With that, Ye Guan turned around to leave.
Xuanyuan Ling stared at the Xuanyuan on the table, but her heart felt incomparably empty.
...
Ye Guan left the Xuanyuan Residence and told Xuanyuan Ling's chauffeur to send him to Yanjing. Ye Guan decided to take a stroll on the streets. It was already late in the night, but the streets were still bustling with people.
Ye Guan reckoned that evenings were probably the most enjoyable time of the day for the majority of ordinary people. After all, they often enjoyed barbecues and drinks with their friends during the evenings.
Just then, Ye Guan came to a halt upon recalling something. He took out his mobile phone and called Su Zi. The call was answered almost immediately, and Su Zi’s voice echoed from the other end of the line.
"I thought you already forgot about me!" Su Zi exclaimed.
Ye Guan smiled upon hearing her voice. "I really miss you."
Su Zi replied belatedly, "I miss you, too."
Ye Guan smiled. "Are you busy?"
"Yes. I've been handling many things since the project started," replied Su zI.
Ye Guan said, "Go ahead and do what you need to, then."
"Did something happen?"
"No. Don’t stay up too late; rest early."
"Okay."
Ye Guan ended the call, and he walked toward a quiet street alleyway.
The alleyway was deserted and dark, so not many people would deliberately take a turn into this alleyway. However, a middle-aged man appeared behind Ye Guan.
The middle-aged man was the same Master who had attacked Ye Guan when he first met Cizhen.
Ye Guan smiled lightly and said, "It seems that you haven’t given up on me yet."
The middle-aged man glared at him and said, "You lured me here?!"
Ye Guan was about to say something, but the middle-aged man was already running away.
Ye Guan was stunned, and he couldn't quite believe what he had seen. He ran away just like that? What the hell? Running away at the first sign of danger? Are the people of this Blue Planet a bunch of cowards?
Ye Guan shook his head. He truly had no idea what to say. He wanted to use his sword energy to kill the middle-aged man, but he couldn't have expected the middle-aged man to run away without even attempting to fight Ye Guan.
Ye Guan looked around for a few moments before exiting the alleyway and making a beeline for the pedestrian bridge where Cizhen peddled her books. Ye Xuan and the plain-skirt lady had apparently visited the pedestrian bridge once, so he wanted to try his luck and see if he would stumble upon them here.
Unfortunately, he wasn't that lucky. However, Cizhen was on the pedestrian bridge.
Today, she was wearing a light yellow long dress. Her long hair fell past her shoulders, and as usual, she was extremely beautiful. Her books were placed neatly in front of her as she sat quietly on a stool, waiting for a customer.
Cizhen attracted quite a few heads, as she was simply too beautiful. She was a stunning sight on the dull pedestrian bridge. When Cizhen saw Ye Guan, she smiled at him as a greeting.
"Sister Zhen," Ye Guan greeted before sitting down on a stool next to her.
Cizhen looked at Ye Guan's face and said, "You look sad today."
"Sister Zhen, have you heard of the Time Reversers?" Ye Guan asked.
Cizhen nodded. "Yes."
"Have you fought with them before?" Ye Guan asked.
Cizhen nodded once again.
Ye Guan asked, "What kind of people are they?"
Cizhen replied, "They exist outside the Order but within the Dao at the same time."
"Outside the Order but within the Dao?" Ye Guan asked in confusion.
Cizhen nodded and said, "Those that can become a Time Reverser are the strongest of their own generation. They possess infinite strength, and they are capable of transcending the Order, allowing them to break free from the constraints of the universe's rules and order. Of course, they still can't transcend the Dao."
Ye Guan asked in a low voice, "Since they're so strong, why do they even bother attacking the Blue Planet?"
"They're extremely powerful, but they still have enemies."
"Is one of them the Great Daoist Brush Master?"
"No, I'm talking about the Great Dao behind the Great Daoist Brush Master."
"The Great Dao is a tangible existence?"
"The support of the Great Dao is the reason behind the Great Daoist Brush Master's rise. If it hadn't been for the Great Dao's support, he would have been unable to establish rules and order throughout the vast expanse.
"He understands the Great Dao the most, so you can say that he is a spokesperson of the Great Dao."
"So the archnemesis of the Time Reversers are the Great Daoist Brush Master and the Great Dao!"
Cizhen nodded and explained, "Yes, they’re like fire and water. They’ve been fighting since ancient times because of some irreconcilable differences between them."
"How about the Universe Tribulation? Just what exactly is it?"
"It's the Great Dao."
Ye Guan was confused.
Cizhen smiled and explained, "The vast expanse is a part of the Great Dao. You can think of the Universe Tribulation as the dark side of the Great Dao. Of course, the Universe Tribulation isn't really evil in the eyes of the vast expanse itself.
"However, we see the Universe Tribulation as a bad thing. Of course, everyone has their own opinion when it comes to the Universe Tribulation."
Ye Guan stared deeply at Cizhen and asked, "Are you a Time Reverser, too?"
Cizhen shook her head and laughed. "I’m not."
Ye Guan was confused. "But you're going against the Universe Tribulation, which means going against the Great Dao."
"All I can say is that there are many things in existence capable of making people feel a sense of helplessness," Cizhen replied.
"Sister Zhen, I have a few relatives who are extremely powerful. If they work together with you, will you guys be able to deal with the Universe Tribulation?" Ye Guan asked.
Cizhen shook her head.
"They're really strong!" Ye Guan emphasized.
Cizhen smiled. "It doesn’t matter."
"Why?" Ye Guan asked, sounding confused.
Cizhen blinked and explained, "Actually, I can destroy the Universe Tribulation."
"What happens if you do that?"
"The Universe Tribulation is a part of the Great Dao, so destroying it means destroying the Great Dao of this vast expanse. Once the Great Dao is destroyed, a myriad of living beings will die, aside from a few extremely powerful supreme elites and those who exist outside of the Dao."
"Those Time Reversers..."
"They won't die. Those people have relied on the Dao Origin of their respective world to become even stronger, but the Great Dao ended up becoming their constraint after they had taken that step and transcended their world.
"That is the reason they're striving to transcend the Great Dao. Unfortunately, the Great Dao will remain a threat to them even after they transcend it. They knew that the Great Dao would prevent them from achieving their goal of eternal life, so they decided to find a way to destroy the Great Dao itself.
"A myriad of living beings will be annihilated as a result, and they will achieve their goal of eternal life. Of course, things aren't that simple. You'll start to understand it once the time comes."
Ye Guan pondered silently for a while. Eventually, he summarized what she said, saying, "So, the Great Dao wants to annihilate all living beings, while the side effect of the Time Reversers' goal is the annihilation of all living beings."
Ye Guan shook his head and smiled wryly as he pointed out. "Either choice results in the death of all living beings.
Cizhen smiled and said, "There's a saying in the Milky Way that goes, ‘During good times, the people suffer; during bad times, the people suffer as well.' The rulers of ancient times thought of their subjects as tools for their power struggles. How many rulers have truly cared about the interests of their subjects?"
Ye Guan sighed and asked, "Can I change the current course of events?"
"Do you want to change the current course of events?" Cizhen asked.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"I can try. Sister Zhen, what can I do to change the current course of events?"
"I only have one word of advice: Kill!"
Ye Guan was stunned.
Cizhen smiled and explained, "Kill the Time Reversers, kill until the Great Dao submits, kill to the point that no one in the future would dare to claim that they're a god or claim that they're invincible. Re-establish the rules and order of the vast expanse and suppress everything! Everyone will listen to you by then!"
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