Chapter 1219: A Mere Hand Elicits Supreme Power

The elder beside her was visibly shocked. "Miss, t-t-that's..."

Zuo Yan softly replied, "Do you find it hard to believe?"

The elder nodded hastily. "Yes! The Nine Continents Master is a legendary figure. Despite the Nine Continents Domain's billions of years of history, an individual like him has appeared only once.

"How could he possibly lack the qualifications to accept Young Master Ye as a disciple?"

Zuo Yan sighed faintly. She had refrained from discussing this with her father earlier for a simple reason. Her father and the elites of the Zuo Clan would never believe her.

Instead, they would assume that there was some improper relationship between her and Ye Guan, which would inadvertently endanger the latter.

Ye Guan's overwhelming luck was too much for the Zuo Clan to bear, and there was nothing she could do about it.

Just then, Zuo Yan frowned. "Something's not right."

The elder quickly asked, "Miss, what is it?"

Zuo Yan's voice turned solemn. "Father might become an ally of the Genesis Daoist Temple..."

Swoosh!

Without another word, she vanished on the spot. Even though her father would probably not believe her, she decided to talk to him about it for the sake of the Zuo Clan.

***

Zuo Lou stared at Zuo Yan. "You're saying that Ye Guan's background is so extraordinary that even the Nine Continents Master isn't qualified to take him as a disciple?"

Zuo Yan nodded.

Zuo Lou gazed at her in silence.

Zuo Yan said, "Father, you don't believe me, do you?"

Zuo Lou shook his head slightly. "It doesn't matter whether I believe you or not. Focus on your cultivation and master his inheritance as soon as possible."

Zuo Yan glanced at him but said no more. She turned around and left.

Left all alone, Zuo Lou frowned and muttered, "It seems her relationship with that young man is not so simple..."

***

Zuo Yan returned to her courtyard and found the same elder from earlier.

Zuo Yan calmly remarked, "Father doesn't believe me at all."

The elder asked gravely, "Then, Miss, are you planning to... leave the Zuo Clan?"

Zuo Yan shook her head. "No."

"Then—" the elder started.

However, Zuo Yan beat him to the chase. "I want a separate page in the clan registry."

The elder was left speechless.

***

Dozens of top-tier experts from the Helian Clan gathered around the Nine Continents tower. Even elders had emerged from cultivation seclusion. The Helian Clan's grand mobilization naturally shocked many outsiders.

Inside a hall, Helian Yu was sitting at the head of the table.

Helian Fu, Helian Qi, and the other elders of the Helian Clan.

All the elders wore grave expressions.

Helian Fu had slain an elite from the Genesis Daoist Temple, so they knew the Genesis Daoist Temple wouldn't let the matter rest.

However, they had little knowledge about the mysterious force.

Helian Yu looked at an elder below. "Ninth Brother, what's the situation on your end?"

The elder gravely replied, "We've employed all our resources but still can't uncover much about the Genesis Daoist Temple. All we know is that their strongest member is the Creation God, followed by his four disciples, the four Divine Attendants. However, we know little about their true strength."

Helian Yu frowned. "Did you ask the Shadowless Mercenary Group for help?"

The Shadowless Mercenary Group was one of the top three mercenary groups in the Nine Continents Domain. It was renowned not for combat but for intelligence gathering.

The elder said, "I did, but their asking price is just too much."

"How much?" Helian Yu asked.

"Five billion Immortal Essence Crystals."

The Helian Clan members were furious upon hearing that. What an exorbitant demand!

Helian Fu remarked, "They're likely trying to avoid getting involved, hence the high price."

Helian Yu nodded. "Indeed."

Another elder solemnly said, "Clan Leader, we're facing not only the Genesis Daoist Temple but also the Shikigami Mercenary Group and Wuzhou. Although Wuzhou hasn't openly declared being allies with the Shikigami Mercenary Group, they've effectively joined forces."

Helian Yu said, "Their alliance likely targets the Bandit Mercenary Group and Panzhou. I've reached out to Panzhou, but Pan Zhen is currently absent. His daughter, Pan Ling, said that she can't make decisions on her father's behalf."

Helian Yu shook his head and added, "Pan Ling hinted that if the Genesis Daoist Temple weren't involved, they'd gladly ally with us against the Shikigami Mercenary Group and Wuzhou. However..."

An elder coldly sneered, "Short-sighted! If Panzhou doesn't join forces with us now, they'll eventually be isolated and attacked without allies."

Helian Yu nodded slightly. "We'll have to wait until Pan Zhen's return."

The elder asked, "What about the Bandit Mercenary Group?"

Helian Yu sighed. "Since their leader's disappearance, the group's factions have fractured, and each of them is acting independently. They're nothing more than a scattered force, so it's impossible to talk to them."

The elder frowned deeply.

Helian Fu suddenly said, "We shall wait."

Everyone looked at him.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Before Helian Fu could elaborate, his expression shifted, and he disappeared from the hall.

***

An elderly man in a gray robe was standing outside the inn. His hair was white, and his face was full of wrinkles.

Helian Fu stared at the elderly man without saying anything.

"May I see Young Master Ye?" asked the elderly man.

Just then, Ye Guan emerged from the inn.

"You are Ye Guan?"

Ye Guan nodded.

The elderly man scrutinized Ye Guan before shaking his head in disappointment. "So it's just you. How dare you provoke my master?"

Ye Guan asked, "Your master is the Creation God?"

The elderly man nodded. "Indeed."

Ye Guan smiled faintly. "Why stoop to being someone's dog?"

"Many aspire to be dogs but lack the qualifications." The elderly man chuckled. He raised his right hand, and a terrifying power converged on his palm.

The onlookers were shocked. Was he going to make a move within a region being protected by the Nine Continents Master seal?

When the elderly man unleashed his power, many froze in shock. From his aura, he was at least in the Supreme Profound[1]Realm. Experts of his level were rare, even in the Nine Continents Domain.

Helian Fu was taken aback to see the other party intent on making a move here. However, his expression quickly turned peculiar.

The gray-robed elderly man clenched his right hand.

Boom!

A terrifying aura engulfed the entire Nine Continents Tower.

In response, an illusory seal manifested in the sky.

The elderly man sensed something and looked up sharply only to find an invisible wave of will that came crashing down toward him. His pupils shrank abruptly, and he punched out.

When his fist collided with the wave of will, his pupils contracted to pinpoints.

The next moment, he was erased on the spot.

A deathly silence descended!

Ye Guan looked up and saw that the mysterious seal had already disappeared.

Ye Guan's expression grew solemn. Nine Continents Master!

A remnant seal left by the Nine Continents Master could actually obliterate a Supreme Profound Realm cultivator?

The onlookers were stunned, too.

In the Nine Continents Domain, the Nine Continents Master was an undefeated legend. No one dared to disrespect him here, even though he had been absent for so many years.

Yet the outsider actually dared to offend the Nine Continents Master.

Elder Gu's face turned as pale as if he were attending a funeral. He had never expected that someone from the Genesis Daoist Temple would make a move here. Damn it, wasn't he just courting death?

The Nine Continents Master had unified the Nine Continents Domain, and he was invincible during his glory days.

Elder Gu shook his head. The followers of the Genesis Daoist Temple were too arrogant.

Just then, Helian Fu remarked, "Let's go."

With that, he led Ye Guan back into the inn.

Meanwhile, the Helian Clan's experts cast curious gazes at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan turned to Helian Yu and asked, "Senior, what is the cultivation base of the Nine Continents Master?"

Although he had seen the Nine Continents Master, he was unaware of the latter's cultivation base.

Helian Yu chuckled and shook his head. "I don't know either. I only know that back then, he was invincible. Later on, he left for some reason. And the three divine artifacts of that era—Nine Continents Seal, Nine Continents Sword, and the Nine Continents Cauldron—vanished along with him..."

"Three divine artifacts?"

Helian Yu nodded. "They were the supreme artifacts of the Nine Continents Domain, each possessing the terrifying power to destroy the heavens and the earth..."

Ye Guan opened his palm, revealing the Nine Continents Cauldron. "This thing doesn't seem that special to me."

When the Nine Continents Cauldron appeared, everyone froze.

Helian Fu was also stunned.

Helian Yu's voice trembled, "L-Little friend... isn't that the Nine Continents Cauldron?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

The Nine Continents Cauldron!

Upon hearing Ye Guan's confirmation, all eyes turned to the cauldron.

Helian Fu approached Ye Guan and inspected the cauldron.

"It's real!" he declared.

Helian Yu gravely asked, "Little friend, how did you get it?"

Ye Guan replied, "I found it in the Nine Continents Town."

Helian Yu pressed on, "Did you receive the Nine Continents Master's inheritance?"

Ye Guan shook his head. "No."

Helian Yu was stunned.

Ye Guan explained, "He passed his inheritance to Zuo Yan. As for me, he said I already had my own path, and it wasn't suitable for me to follow his, so he didn't give me his inheritance.

"However, the Nine Continents Cauldron came to me on its own."

Everyone's expressions grew strange.

Helian Fu looked into the cauldron and said, "The Nine Continents Technique..."

Everyone turned their gaze to the cauldron, but Helian Fu quickly covered its mouth and looked at Ye Guan. "Young Master Ye, this cauldron is precious. Put it away."

Ye Guan chuckled, waved his left hand, and instantly copied the runes inside the cauldron. He then handed the copied runes to Helian Qi. "Miss Qi, this is for you."

Helian Qi was surprised; the Helian Clan elites were surprised as well.

"The Nine Continents Cauldron has a soul and can speak. Miss Qi can spend some time in my tiny pagoda to study and cultivate with it."

Helian Yu broke out into a smile. The Nine Continents Technique was hailed as the number one cultivation method in the Nine Continents Domain, at least two levels above his clan's techniques.

And Ye Guan had just offered that cultivation method to the Helian Clan.

He knew what Ye Guan was trying to do here; it was a gesture of his goodwill.

Helian Qi looked at Helian Yu.

Helian Yu nodded quietly.

Helian Qi accepted the offer and smiled at Ye Guan. "Thank you."

Ye Guan said, "Senior, Miss Qi, this matter concerns me, Ye Guan. I can't let the Helian Clan bear the brunt entirely. Therefore, I wish to enter the Nine Continents Tower to find my sister..."

The Helian Clan's assistance had already been exceedingly generous, and he could not let them fight for him.

His priority was to locate his elder sister, Ye An.

If she couldn't fight the people outside, he would let her take him and flee.

"This..." Helian Yu hesitated and glanced at Helian Fu.

Helian Fu shook his head. "It's impossible. The Nine Continents Tower is restricted. Everything must proceed according to the rules. If Miss Ye An is in the middle of a challenge, no one is allowed to interrupt it."

Helian Qi chimed in, "Could your sister be deliberately avoiding you?"

Ye Guan froze, and then he firmly denied it, saying, "No way; there's absolutely no way. We share a bond deeper than blood..."

"T-there's no way... right?" Ye Guan stammered.

1. This is above the Supreme Dao Realm ☜