Chapter 52: Trash Can
Ye Guan stopped talking to Little Pagoda. He retrieved An Mu’s storage ring and saw two hundred thousand gold spiritual crystals. As for the remaining items, such as his internal pills, Ye Guan had already sold them to the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.
He had a total of 570,000 gold spiritual crystals. It was his entire fortune, and it should be enough for him for the time being.
He decided not to sell the two dragon corpses that he had stored in his storage ring because Little Pagoda had advised him to eat them to strengthen his physique. Ye Guan also thought that it made sense, so he decided not to sell them.
Ye Guan closed his eyes. He took out some gold spiritual crystals and started absorbing their spiritual energy. It was time for him to cultivate!
From now on, he would spend all his free time cultivating. He wouldn’t take it easy, even for a moment. This time, his goal was the Space Shattering Realm.
The Space Shattering Realm wasn’t as simple as the Spacetime Realm. A Space Shattering Realm cultivator could tear space apart and teleport long distances. A thought was enough for them to travel thousands of kilometers.
In other words, a powerful Space Shattering Realm cultivator could chop off someone’s head from thousands of kilometers away.
The realm above the Space Shattering Realm was the Space Annihilation Realm.
A Space Annihilation Realm could detonate space, and a Space Annihilation Realm cultivator could destroy a massive city with a population of millions with just a wave of his hand, especially if he had a powerful spiritual artifact or Divine Way.
A Space Annihilation Realm cultivator was disgustingly powerful.
Time passed, and Ye Guan finally absorbed the spiritual energy from a thousand gold spiritual crystals. He was about to continue cultivating, but a white light appeared in front of him.
Ye Guan stood up. He would soon be at his destination. He hurriedly walked into that white light, and the scenery in front of him peeled away.
Soon, the movement ceased, and Ye Guan opened his eyes once more. He found himself standing in a teleportation array.
An old hunchback was standing in front of Ye Guan, and he was staring at the latter without saying anything.
Ye Guan walked out of the teleportation array and asked, “Senior, how do I go to the Undying Clan?”
Ye Guan was aware that the Undying Clan would most likely reject him, but he still wanted to give it a try. The old hunchback pointed at a teleportation array on the right and said, “Two thousand gold spiritual crystals!”
Two thousand! Ye Guan’s heart was bleeding at the thought of parting with so many gold spiritual crystals. However, he had already made a decision, so he wordlessly passed two thousand gold spiritual crystals to the old hunchback.
The old hunchback accepted Ye Guan’s storage ring and put it away.
Ye Guan walked toward the teleportation array on the right and disappeared into it.
…
Ye Guan soon found himself standing in a sea of clouds. He looked around and saw a stone stele.
The stone stele was emblazoned with two words—Undying World!
Ye Guan walked toward the stone stele.
Swoosh!
An old man suddenly appeared in front of him.
Ye Guan cupped his hands and bowed slightly. “My name is Ye Guan, and I am here to request an audience with the Clan Leader of the Undying Clan, could you please—”
The old man interrupted. “You’re Ye Guan?”
Ye Guan froze, but he quickly composed himself and asked, “Do you know me, Senior?”
The old man stared at Ye Guan and asked, “What are you doing here at my Undying Clan?”
Ye Guan replied, “I’m here to help the Undying Clan with the Destiny Contest!”
The old man chuckled and retorted, “Are you sure you’re here to help us with the Destiny Contest rather than to seek our protection?”
Ye Guan didn’t say anything in response.
The old man shook his head and said, “So what if you’re the champion of the Upper Realm’s martial contest? You’re on the Zhongtu Divine Continent! Do you have any idea just what kind of heaven-defying talents are participating in the Destiny Contest?
“Our relationship with the True Dragon Clan has always been neutral, and there’s no way we’re going to offend them for your sake. We also have our own share of heaven-defying talents, so we don’t need someone like you—do you understand?”
Ye Guan was silent for quite a while before he nodded and said, “I understand!”
With that, he turned around to leave.
The old man watched as Ye Guan left. He chuckled and jeered, “How dare you get all cocky after becoming the champion of a martial contest on the Upper Realm. You’re overestimating yourself!”
With that, the old man turned around and left as well.
…
Ye Guan went back to where the old hunchback was located, and the old hunchback was stunned to see Ye Guan.
Ye Guan walked up to him and asked, “Senior, how do I get to the Li Clan?”
Li Clan! They were one of the six great clans of the Zhongtu Divine Continent. Their ancestor—Li Banzhi—was particularly powerful, and she was an elder of the Main Guanxuan Academy’s Committee.
The Committee was a group of people that made up the core of decision-making at the Main Guanxuan Academy, which meant that they were tremendously powerful.
It was a pity that she also had to abide by the Guanxuan Law, so she couldn’t directly bring the Li Clan under the Main Guanxuan Academy’s protection and influence.
However, the fact that she was an elder of the Committee was enough to bring endless profits to the Li Clan!
If it hadn’t been for the fact that the Sword Master was related to the Undying Clan, the Li Clan would have become the number one clan of the Zhongtu Divine Continent.
In fact, the reason Ye Guan chose to go to the Li Clan next was that the Li Clan would not be afraid of the True Dragon Clan.
The old hunchback replied, “The Li Clan is in the Half Realm. You need to pay 1,200 gold spiritual crystals.”
1,200 gold spiritual crystals?! Prices here are indeed different from the prices outside, everything is too costly here!
However, Ye Guan still obediently handed 1,200 gold spiritual crystals to the old hunchback.
The old hunchback examined the gold spiritual crystals.
“Follow me, come here,” he said and brought Ye Guan over to another Teleportation Area. He pointed at one of the teleportation arrays and said, “Use that one.”
Ye Guan nodded and stepped into the teleportation array that the old hunchback had pointed out for him.
Rumble!
The teleportation array was activated, and Ye Guan disappeared. He soon found himself standing in a sea of clouds.
A massive stone stele that was at least a kilometer tall was standing about thirty meters in front of him. The words emblazoned on the stone stele made Ye Guan realize that he had arrived at the Half Realm.
Ye Guan walked toward the stone stele, but before he could get any closer to it, a powerful divine sense engulfed him.
The divine sense was powerful. Ye Guan reckoned that it came from a cultivator whose cultivation base was above the Space Annihilation Realm.
An old man suddenly appeared in front of Ye Guan.
He glared at Ye Guan and asked fiercely, “Who are you?”
Ye Guan cupped his hands and greeted the old man. “My name is Ye Guan…”
“Ye Guan!” The old man interrupted him with narrowed eyes. “You’re that Ye Guan!”
Ye Guan was taken aback as he asked, “Do you know me, Senior?”
The old man glared at Ye Guan. “I’ve heard that in addition to killing a dragon from the True Dragon Clan, you also killed An Mu from Qingzhou’s An Clan!”
Ye Guan nodded.
The old man examined Ye Guan from top to bottom and asked, “Did you come here to join my Li Clan?”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “Yes!”
The old man laughed. “What can you offer us?”
Ye Guan replied, “I will help your family in the Destiny Contest!”
The old man froze.
However, Ye Guan’s gaze was unwavering as he stared at the old man.
A deafening silence blanketed the sea of clouds.
The old man eventually said, “Wait here.”
With that, he turned around to leave.
Ye Guan watched him leave, and he eventually closed his eyes upon seeing the old man disappear.
…
The old man left Ye Guan and went over to the Administrative Hall of the Li Clan.
A middle-aged man was in front of the old man. The middle-aged man was none other than the Clan Leader of the Li Clan—Li Yungang.
Li Yungang shattered the ice and asked, “How strong is he?”
The old man replied, “He’s a swordsman capable of killing a young True Dragon, so he’s an extraordinary talent.”
Li Yungang was silent for quite a while before he shook his head and said, “No…”
The old man looked at Li Yungang and asked, “Clan Leader, are you worried about the True Dragon Clan? As long as that young man is talented enough, our Li Clan is capable of going against the True Dragon Clan for him. We have Ancestor Banzhi with us, so we don’t have to be afraid of the True Dragon Clan at all!”
Li Yungang shook his head and explained, “It is not just the True Dragon Clan. The An Clan is also involved. He killed An Mu, so the An Clan will definitely pursue him. The An Clan also has those two martial goddesses…”
A glint of worry flashed in Li Yungang’s eyes as he added, “If we take him in and the An Clan visits us to avenge An Mu, how do you think we should handle that?
”If we abandon him after taking him in, we’ll become a laughingstock, but if we don’t abandon him, we’ll become the enemies of those two martial goddesses. Do you really think that we can afford that?”
The old man was speechless.
Indeed, they couldn’t afford to offend the An Clan’s two martial goddesses.
The Li Clan had Li Banzhi, but there was a limit to what she could do for the Li Clan.
Li Yungang sighed. “Ask him to leave…”
The old man hesitated and said, “There’s something unique about that young man. In the future, I think he will—”
Li Yungang shook his head and said firmly, “Our Li Clan cannot handle the risk!”
With that, the old man could only sigh and leave.
…
The old man appeared in front of Ye Guan once more. His expression was complicated as he said, “I’m sorry, Young Lord Ye!”
“I understand.” Ye Guan shook his head and cupped his fists before turning around to leave.
The old man watched as Ye Guan left. He shook his head and muttered, “Perhaps I should tell Ancestor Banzhi about this.”
However, he suddenly laughed at himself and muttered, “Ancestor Banzhi’s position is high in the Committee, so she must be busy with many different matters every day. In addition, why would she pay attention to something as trivial as this?”
With that, the old man turned around and left as well.
Ye Guan opened his hand, revealing a jade pendant.
The jade pendant was from that mysterious woman he met in the starry sky of the Lower Realm. The mysterious woman said that he should go to the Shen Clan to find her once he was at the Zhongtu Divine Continent.
To be honest, he didn’t quite like the idea of disturbing them. The Shen Clan had never really fought for the Great Dao Destiny Aura, and it seemed like they still had no intentions of fighting for it for this century’s Destiny Contest.
There was a high chance that he would end up being a burden to them. The mysterious woman had also gifted him the jade pendant out of courtesy. If he went there to ask for their help against the True Dragon Clan and the Clan Clan… even Ye Guan wasn’t shameless enough to ask for such a tremendous favor.
Little Pagoda suddenly spoke, “Try your luck at the Shenge Clan before going to the Shen Clan. If it doesn’t work out, then go ahead and visit the Shen Clan.”
Ye Guan’s curiosity was piqued. “The Shenge Clan?”
Little Pagoda replied, “Yes! I know one of their ancestors. She’s extremely smart, so I’m sure her descendants are as smart as her.”
Ye Guan got even more curious. “You know one of their ancestors, Master Pagoda?”
Little Pagoda avoided the question and said, “You should go.”
Ye Guan nodded. He entered the teleportation array, and he soon found himself in the Teleportation Area.
The old hunchback wordlessly stared at Ye Guan.
Ye Guan nodded and exclaimed, “To the Shenge Clan!”
The old hunchback stretched his right hand toward Ye Guan.
Ye Guan took out a storage ring and placed it on the old hunchback’s hand.
The old hunchback pointed at a nearby teleportation array and said, “Use that one.”
Ye Guan obliged, and he was whisked away by the teleportation array’s dazzling light. There was a travel time between vast distances, even if one was using a teleportation array as their means of travel.
While Ye Guan was waiting in the teleportation array, he decided to pass the time by talking to Little Pagoda.
“Master Pagoda, did the Immortal Treasures Pavilion build every single teleportation array in this world?” he asked.
Little Pagoda answered, “Yes!”
Ye Guan sighed in awe. “It’s such a profitable business! I wonder how much they earn every day from the teleportation arrays alone.”
“It’s you who—” Little Pagoda barely stopped himself in time.
Ye Guan was confused, so he asked, “It’s me who did what?”
Little Pagoda was silent for quite a while before he said, “What you’re seeing is just the tip of the iceberg. They have businesses all over the world in many different industries, so the money they’re earning from operating these teleportation arrays isn’t that much compared to their overall profit from all of their businesses.”
Ye Guan hesitated before saying, “What you said really makes me feel like robbing them…”
Little Pagoda didn’t know what to say.
Soon, Ye Guan arrived in the sea of clouds once again. He looked around and saw another towering stone stele, and it was emblazoned with the words—Lee World.
Ye Guan walked up to the stone stele, and he was soon enveloped by a powerful divine sense.
Ye Guan’s heart turned cold. The divine sense was too strong!
A black-robed old man appeared in front of Ye Guan. “What do you want?” he asked.
Ye Guan cupped his fists and introduced himself for the third time. “My name is Ye Guan, and I came here to—”
“Ye Guan!” The black-robed old man interrupted with narrowed eyes and exclaimed, “You’re that Ye Guan!”
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”
The black-robed old man stared deeply at Ye Guan before asking, “Are you here to join my Shenge Clan?”
Ye Guan nodded slightly.
The black-robed old man responded, “Wait here.”
With that, he turned around to leave.
Ye Guan obliged and stayed put.
“Don’t worry,” Little Pagoda said, “I’ll show myself if they refuse, and their ancestor will definitely give me some face!”
Ye Guan nodded slightly. “I trust you, Master Pagoda!”
Crackle!
The space in the horizon distorted, and a rift in space appeared afterward. A destructive power descended upon the sea of clouds.
Rumble!
Spacetime distorted as a massive rift in space opened up in front of Ye Guan.
Ye Guan froze, and his eyes narrowed upon seeing a True Dragon.
The True Dragon Clan!
However, the surprise wasn’t over just yet as ten powerful cultivators from the Shenge Clan appeared to surround him.
Ye Guan had nowhere to run!
Ye Guan’s expression turned ugly. The Shenge Clan had informed the True Dragon Clan of his arrival!
A middle-aged man appeared in front of Ye Guan.
He was none other than the Clan Leader of the Shenge Clan, Lee Yun.
Lee Yun sneered at Ye Guan and jeered, “What were you thinking? Did you really want to join my Shenge Clan? Do you really think that my clan will offend the True Dragon Clan and the An Clan for you? Hilarious.
”However, it’s great that you’ve come here. We’ll use you to obtain the right to ask the True Dragon Clan and the An Clan for a favor in the future!”
Swoosh!
Little Pagoda abruptly appeared in front of Ye Guan. He glared at Lee Yun and shouted arrogantly, “Tell your ancestor, Lee Ge, to come out and meet me!”
Lee Yun frowned at Little Pagoda and mocked the latter. “Why is a trash can[1] talking like it's qualified to meet one of our family's ancestors?”
Little Pagoda and Ye Guan were rendered speechless.
1. I guess our Little Pagoda is in his tiny pagoda form and that’s why he looks like a trash can. I think ☜
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