Chapter 1046: He Is a Calamity

When Zhang Nan actually left him behind and took her people away, Ye Guan felt as if a herd of ten thousand alpacas were stampeding in his heart.

Of course, he calmed down quickly.

Three Verity Immortals—he couldn't even dream of fighting back against such a lineup.

While he was in deep thought, a terrifying aura swept toward him from behind.

Ye Guan's expression changed slightly, and his figure trembled as he transformed into a streak of sword light, vanishing from his original position.

As soon as Ye Guan disappeared, three mysterious figures in black robes suddenly appeared where he was standing a few moments ago. The black-robed figure leading them glanced around, his gaze dark and cold. "Let's go."

The next moment, the three of them disappeared into thin air.

***

Ye Guan rode his sword, swiftly flying through the air. He had instructed Master Pagoda to conceal his presence completely. Although he had no idea whether it would work or not, it was the best option at the moment.

Little Pagoda asked, "Why not return to the Great Zhou?"

Ye Guan shook his head. "If I run back to the Great Zhou every time I encounter a strong enemy, then I'll be useless."

Little Pagoda thought for a moment before saying, "True."

Ye Guan gazed into the depths of the starry sky, and his eyes flickered with a strange gleam. "Three Verity Immortals... still manageable."

With that, his figure trembled, and he transformed into a streak of sword light that disappeared into the far reaches of space.

Soon, he arrived at a desolate, dead planet. He found a spot beside a waterfall and sat down cross-legged before entering the tiny pagoda.

Ye Guan took out the

Book of Time

that the Chaotic Ancient Emperor had given to him. After hearing the white-armored lady's introduction to the Multiverse, he became even more interested in the forbidden spells of the Multiverse.

Entering a timeline!

He had reversed time before, but that was just one universe region's timeline, and it wasn't even a complete one. It was entirely different from what the Chaotic Ancient Emperor had described, which was entering another universe region's timeline.

When Ye Guan opened the Book of Time, he was completely dumbfounded.

He couldn't understand it!

Ye Guan's face darkened.

Little Pagoda suddenly said, "The Chaotic Ancient Clan obtained this book in a fragmented state, and they spent over a billion years trying to piece it together. The spacetime knowledge contained within is vast and profound.

"Don't expect to learn it all in one go."

Ye Guan nodded. "I want to see if I can combine this book with the special spacetime inside the pagoda."

"I advise you not to study this thing."

Ye Guan was puzzled. "Why?"

"You are a swordsman. What you should focus on is the sword. If you can take the sword to the extreme, you can break every law in existence. As for the Dao of Time, let Yi Nian study it for you."

Ye Guan was silent for a moment, and then he laughed. "That's true."

With that, he put the Book of Time away.

He had encountered many unique techniques and divine spells, all of which were powerful and tempting to use. However, Master Pagoda was correct; he was a swordsman. If he could perfect his sword, a single sword could break every law in existence.

There was no need to abandon the fundamentals for the superficial by studying other things.

Being greedy and taking on too much would result in him not mastering anything!

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Little Pagoda asked, "What's your plan now?"

Ye Guan thought for a moment and then said, "Going to the Gui Zhe Civilization. My mother might still be there."

"That's fine, but what about those people coming to get you..."

Ye Guan said in a low voice, "No rush..."

***

Zhang Nan and the twelve guards were still in the teleportation array.

Zhang Nan's eyes were slightly closed, and her expression was calm.

Just then, a guard beside her said, "Miss Zhang, the commander sent us to fetch that young man. If we leave him behind, the commander might..."

Zhang Nan turned to look at the guard. "Three Verity Immortals. Can you fight them?"

The guard fell silent.

If it were just one Verity Immortal, they could hold their own by working together. However, they stood no chance against three Verity Immortals. If they were to insist on escorting him, they would perish.

The guard was still a bit worried. "Venerable Yama Dharmaraja has invited that young man..."

Zhang Nan turned to the guard and asked, "Do you want to live?"

The guard quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Zhang Nan said coldly, "That young man and the person behind him not only destroyed the Great Sorcerer Clan but also killed the powerhouses of the Devourer Civilization.

"I'm certain Venerable Yama Dharmaraja doesn't know about it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have invited that young man to the Gui Zhe Civilization. That boy is a calamity personified.

"If we take him back to the Gui Zhe Civilization, it will be like bringing a calamity with us. I believe Yama Dharmaraja absolutely won't want us to bring something like that back to the Gui Zhe Civilization."

The real reason Zhang Nan abandoned Ye Guan wasn't the three Verity Immortals but the fact that Ye Guan and his backer had killed powerhouses from the Devourer Civilization.

The fact that the Devourer Civilization had sent three Verity Immortals indicated they wouldn't let the matter rest. If they brought Ye Guan back with them, it would certainly put Yama Dharmaraja in a difficult position, or worse, it could create conflict between the two civilizations.

Zhang Nan believed that Yama Dharmaraja wouldn't go to war with the Devourer Civilization for the sake of a human from a low-tier civilization—it wasn't worth it!

Thus, she decisively made up her mind.

After hearing Zhang Nan's explanation, the guard said nothing more.

***

On the desolate planet, Ye Guan was sitting cross-legged on a boulder inside the tiny pagoda. He was exuding an extremely powerful sword intent.

After training with the meteors, his sword intent had greatly improved. Among the people he knew, his sword intent was second only to Jing Chu and Fu Wu.

Since his fleshly body was condensed from sword intent, as long as his sword intent grew stronger, his physical body would naturally become stronger as well. He recalled what Zhang Nan had told him—if his soul became Immortal, he could attempt to make a breakthrough into the Verity Immortal Realm.

In other words, his soul was still somewhat weak.

Ye Guan took out some Creation Crystals and began absorbing them. These crystals were made of pure soul energy and were highly beneficial to the soul. In addition to the Creation Crystals, he also enlisted the help of Little Soul to strengthen his soul.

Little Soul's sword[1] contained boundless soul power!

Ye Guan spent the next several years frantically absorbing Creation Crystals. His method of cultivating his soul was simple—he had an endless supply of crystals, and so he absorbed them like mad.

Whatever was lacking, he supplemented it with more Creation Crystals.

As he absorbed more and more Creation Crystals, Ye Guan's soul began to undergo a qualitative change, especially under Little Soul's assistance.

Several years later, Ye Guan had already absorbed tens of thousands of Creation Crystals, and his soul had undergone a metamorphosis, becoming several times stronger than before.

However, he had no plans of stopping. He was planning on absorbing more Creation Crystals, but an unexpected change occurred.

Sitting cross-legged, Ye Guan looked up. Then, he left the pagoda. As soon as he exited, a terrifying aura descended toward him.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed. He immediately transformed into a streak of sword light that took to the sky.

Boom!

The desolate planet was reduced to dust.

However, a streak of sword light had already exited the planet.

Ye Guan stood with his sword in hand in the starry sky. Three black-robed figures stood not too far away from him, and their terrifying auras crashed toward him like tidal waves.

However, their auras were suppressed by Ye Guan's sword intent.

The three black-robed figures stared at Ye Guan, wasting no words.

The leader disappeared from his position.

Shhh!

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed into slits, and his figure trembled as he transformed into a streak of sword light—Decisive Strike!

He wasn't wielding the Qingxuan Sword.

When the attack was unleashed, Ye Guan's sword intent surged wildly.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed throughout the starry sky, and everything nearby was reduced to ashes in an instant. Ye Guan was forced to retreat upon impact.

The two black-robed figures nearby were about to attack, but the leader raised his hand to stop them.

The leader stared at Ye Guan, and then he suddenly disappeared like a ghost. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of afterimages rushed toward Ye Guan from all directions.

Ye Guan's pupils contracted sharply. A savage light flashed in his eyes as he gripped his sword and swung it violently. Instantly, countless sword lights surged forth, densely packed like a torrential rainstorm.

The air was filled with the sound of countless explosions. Sword energy and afterimages were shattered one after another, leaving the starry region in ruins.

The fight continued for fifteen minutes before the sword energy and afterimages dissipated. By now, Ye Guan had retreated tens of thousands of meters away.

Amidst the densely packed sword energy, a trace of blood could be seen at the corner of Ye Guan's mouth, but his eyes were brimming with delight.

It was all because he had yet to use the Qingxuan Sword!

He was just using a sword made out of his sword intent, but he was able to fight a Verity Immortal. Of course, he was being suppressed, but it didn't matter.

Ye Guan burst out laughing and immediately transformed into a streak of sword light that flew toward the black-robed leader. A terrifying sword intent swept across the battlefield as he rushed at his target.

The black-robed leader disappeared, charging straight at Ye Guan.

***

Zhang Nan and her guards returned to the Gui Zhe Civilization, and they immediately entered a grand hall. The mighty statue of none other than Yama Dharmaraja was inside the grand hall.

Zhang Nan led the guards in. They knelt down and said, "Greetings, Venerable Yama."

The statue trembled slightly, and a projection of Yama Dharmaraja appeared before them.

Yama Dharmaraja looked at Zhang Nan and asked, "Where is Young Master Ye?"

Zhang Nan hesitated for a moment before replying, "Venerable, I did not bring him back because he is a calamity..."

Yama Dharmaraja froze. He was just about to speak when Zhang Nan added, "He and the person behind him killed the powerhouses from both the Great Sorcerer Clan and the Devourer Civilization.

"The Devourer Civilization is already hunting him down. To prevent conflict between our two civilizations, I decided to leave him behind."

Crack!

Yama Dharmaraja's statue cracked open with a loud snap.

1. no further info about this; I suspect it's the soul inside the Qingxuan Sword, but I might be misremembering things - Veela ☜