Chapter 1384: My Aunt

After arriving at the Forbidden Wildlands, Ye Guan followed his memories and walked deeper into the endless desert that stretched before him. The yellow sand swirling in the air obscured the skies, but Ye Guan could see many people in the distance. All of them were gazing into the depths of the desert.

As Ye Guan walked toward the desert's depths, a man suddenly called out to him, asking, "Mister, are you going in right now?"

Ye Guan turned his head to see a young man, seemingly in his twenties, dressed in a luxurious embroidered robe.

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

The young man smiled. "Is this your first time here?"

"Yes."

The young man glanced at the desert's depths and said, "Now's not the right time to go there. Going in now is basically suicide. Look, everyone is waiting here."

Ye Guan was curious. "Why?"

The young man sized up Ye Guan before smiling. "Brother, aren't you here for the treasure of the Ancient Tianlan Kingdom?"

Ye Guan frowned slightly. "The Ancient Tianlan Kingdom?"

The young man's expression turned odd. "Then... why are you here?"

"I'm just here to look around."

The young man's expression froze. He assessed Ye Guan once more before saying, "We are here for the Ancient Tianlan Kingdom's treasures... have you heard of the Ancient Tianlan Kingdom?"

Ye Guan shook his head.

The young man stared at him without speaking.

Ye Guan replied, "I was just passing by and got curious when I saw everyone here. Can you tell me more about what's going on here?"

The young man hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Ancient Tianlan Kingdom was once a mighty empire, but for some unknown reason, it was destroyed overnight.

"No one knows how many years have passed since then, and the entire kingdom is buried beneath the sands. We've come here to search for its treasures. However, there's a mysterious and terrifying figure lurking deep within the desert. Anyone who encounters that entity is instantly annihilated, both body and soul."

Saying this, he looked toward the desert. "We're all waiting for him to head into the deepest part of the desert. Once he's gone, we'll explore the outskirts and see if we can find anything valuable."

"I see." Ye Guan nodded and walked forward.

The young man was momentarily stunned. Then, he frantically called out, "Brother! That man is unbelievably strong! Even a Quasi Emperor is no match for him!"

Ye Guan chuckled. "A Quasi Emperor isn't his match? What about a Supreme Emperor?"

The young man instinctively replied, "A Supreme Emperor would naturally be invincible—huh?"

Something clicked in his mind, and his eyes widened in shock.

Ye Guan smiled and walked away.

The young man watched as Ye Guan disappeared into the sea of swirling sands. Swallowing hard, he muttered, "No... way..."

After walking for a while, Ye Guan stopped and looked down. Beneath his feet, a skeleton was buried in the sand. As a gust of hot wind blew past him, the sands shifted, revealing more bones.

Ye Guan remained silent for a moment before pressing forward. He didn't know how long he had been walking until he spotted a familiar figure. A white-haired man riding a black horse, wandering aimlessly through the desert.

Ye Guan walked up to the white-haired man.

Just then, the man came to a halt and turned to face Ye Guan. The next moment, his blade slashed through the air toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan extended two fingers.

Little Soul appeared, effortlessly suppressing the blade in midair.

The man turned his horse around and advanced toward Ye Guan. His eyes were vacant, as if he were not fully conscious, yet a terrifying aura radiated from him.

Ye Guan was astonished. The man wasn't a Supreme Emperor, yet his aura far surpassed that of an ordinary Quasi Emperor.

His aura was incredibly dense! He was a peak Quasi Emperor, and he needed just a wisp of Supreme Emperor Origin Essence to advance. If he had one, he would undoubtedly become a Supreme Emperor.

Realizing that the man was unconscious, Ye Guan called out, "Little Soul."

Hum!

A resonant sword hum echoed, and a terrifying sword force instantly enveloped the man, pinning him in place. However, the man clenched his fist, and in an instant, a powerful force gathered from the heavens and earth, attempting to break free from Ye Guan's sword force.

It was a powerful attack, but it was too weak compared to Little Soul.

Ye Guan's expression remained serious. After becoming a Supreme Emperor, Little Soul became way stronger than ordinary Supreme Emperors. The man before him was extremely close to the Supreme Emperor, and the reason he was still a Quasi Emperor was that he had no Supreme Emperor Origin Essences.

Ye Guan inwardly said, "Little Soul, wake him up."

Hum!

Little Soul trembled, and a wave of sword force pressed down.

The man struggled to resist, but before Ye Guan's overwhelming power, he was powerless.

Gradually, clarity returned to his gaze.

After a while, Ye Guan waved his hand, and Little Soul returned to him.

The man, still atop his horse, looked around before fixing his gaze on Ye Guan. In a hoarse voice, he asked, "Why?"

Ye Guan stepped forward and looked at him. "Do you wish to become a Supreme Emperor?"

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"No." The man shook his head. Then, he dismounted and turned to gaze into the depths of the desert. His expression became blank once again.

Ye Guan frowned deeply. The man had lost all will to live. He had given up on himself. Ye Guan shook his head and left. A man without desire could not be recruited. He had even refused the chance to become a Supreme Emperor.

"Wait!" the man exclaimed.

Ye Guan stopped and turned around.

"Can a Supreme Emperor bring someone back to life?" the man asked.

Ye Guan shook his head. "No."

As far as he knew, only his aunt could do that. Of course, if someone's soul were still around, he could reconstruct it and revive them. However, he couldn't resurrect those who were annihilated.

Hearing Ye Guan's answer, the man's eyes darkened. "Not even a Supreme Emperor can do it?"

Ye Guan nodded.

"Is there anyone who can?"

Ye Guan answered honestly, "Yes."

The man's eyes instantly lit up. He stared intently at Ye Guan and asked, "Really?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes, I've seen it with my own eyes."

The man's voice trembled. "Is it someone stronger than a Supreme Emperor?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

The man clenched his fists tightly. "You just asked me if I wanted to become a Supreme Emperor. What do you want me to do?"

Ye Guan hesitated before replying, "I'll be honest with you. I have seen someone capable of bringing the dead back to life, and that person is my aunt. But her power is beyond imagination, not just for you but even for me.

"If you seek to reach her level, it's probably impossible..."

The man locked eyes with Ye Guan. "But there's still a chance, right? I still have to keep becoming even stronger."

"Technically, yes," Ye Guan said, "but it's unimaginably difficult."

The man remained silent and opened his palm. A wisp of his soul floated toward Ye Guan. "If you help me grow stronger, I will serve you for the rest of my life."

"

Ha...

" Ye Guan sighed. "That's not the issue... It's just that resurrecting the dead is nearly impossible."

The man's gaze was firm. "No matter how hard it is, I will try it."

Ye Guan was silent for a moment before saying, "Alright."

He could see that the only thing keeping this man alive was a sliver of hope. If he were to deny him any further, that hope would be completely extinguished.

Ye Guan flicked his fingers, sending the wisp of the man's soul back to the latter. "I don't need this. Follow me, and I'll help you become a Supreme Emperor."

The man bowed deeply.

Ye Guan asked, "Shall we leave now?"

The man shook his head. "This place is the ruins of the Ancient Tianlan Kingdom. When it fell, all its treasures remained. They could be of use to you."

"Alright."

He had just established the Guanxuan Academy in the Ten Desolate Universe, and what he lacked the most were money and artifacts.

The man led Ye Guan deeper into the desert. After an unknown period of time, the man suddenly stopped. He raised his hands slightly, and in an instant, countless grains of sand rose into the air before dispersing.

Immediately afterward, a magnificent palace appeared before Ye Guan and the man.

The man led Ye Guan into the palace. When they arrived in front of a grand hall, the man bowed deeply toward it. After the bow, he pushed open the doors. As soon as the doors were opened, a pungent, musty odor rushed out.

The man waved his right hand, and the odor dissipated instantly.

Ye Guan followed the man into the grand hall. Inside, there was a coffin made of an unknown material, entirely snow-white, resembling both ice and crystal.

A middle-aged man was inside the coffin.

The man walked up to the coffin and slowly knelt down, his voice trembling as he said, "Greetings, my lord."

Ye Guan walked up to the coffin and looked at the middle-aged man inside. His fleshly body was still intact, but his soul was no more.

Ye Guan looked at the kneeling man. "The one you wish to resurrect is him?"

The man nodded slightly.

Ye Guan asked, "What exactly happened here?"

The man spoke softly. "Many, many years ago, a residual energy descended from the depths of the starry sky. That energy carried the power to destroy heaven and earth.

"Before it even touched the Tianlan Kingdom, the souls of all living beings within the kingdom were already wiped out. Just as it was about to make full contact, a hand suddenly tore through space and forcibly shattered it..."

"I was not in the kingdom at the time, which is why I survived," said the man with clenched fists.

A residual energy?

Ye Guan furrowed his brows deeply. It was highly likely that some mighty experts had been fighting at the time, and the shockwaves from their fight swept across the kingdom, killing everyone.

Just then, Ye Guan turned and saw someone approaching him.

"It's you..." he muttered, stunned.