Chapter 159: They Will Kneel

Everyone was stunned, and they stared at the woman in disbelief. What’s going on?

Zhang Yuntian coughed to clear his throat, and his voice was shaking as he cried out, “A-Ancestor, Young Lord Ye is exceptional, but… he isn’t a part of our clan!”

Had she been lying in the coffin for so long that she had lost her mind?

However, Zhang Yuntian didn’t dare to utter such words. He wasn’t the only one who was shell-shocked, and even Ye Guan was taken aback.

What’s going on? Me? The Leader of the Lingxu Blessed Land?

It didn’t sound right!

However, the woman was right when she said that he could do it.

Ye Guan had to stop himself from laughing at the thought of it.

The woman frowned at Zhang Yuntian’s words. If Ye Guan was willing, she was willing as well. However, she knew that Ye Guan was the young master of the two most powerful superpowers in this universe.

How could she tie him down to the Lingxu Blessed Land?

As she thought of this, the woman sighed to herself. She looked at Zhang Yuntian and transmitted her voice using profound energy. “This young man’s future is extremely bright. The Lingxu Blessed Land must support him. Do you understand?”

“I know, Ancestor,” Zhang Yuntian replied in a solemn manner, “However, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion and the Guanxuan Academy are—”

The woman shook her head and said, “Stop thinking about them and just follow my advice—support him. If the Immortal Treasures Pavilion wants to become our enemy, so be it. They can do whatever they want, but the destiny of the Lingxu Blessed Land has to be tied to this young man. Do you understand?”

Zhang Yuntian stared agape at the woman. He didn’t expect their ancestor to take such a huge gamble. It was a massive gamble that would make or break the Lingxu Blessed Land.

This is strange… Zhang Yuntian glanced at Ye Guan. He was convinced that his ancestor had to have discovered something.

However, he didn’t ask any more questions.

He turned toward Ye Guan and said seriously, “Young Lord Ye, please ignore what I said just now. Don’t worry, you’re the Lingxu Blessed Land’s friend. We are relatively weak, but we will not abandon our friends.

”It doesn’t matter even if the Immortal Treasures Pavilion declares us their enemy. The Lingxu Blessed Land is willing to die with you.”

The woman looked at Zhang Yuntian with a look of admiration. Not bad. It turns out that this generation’s Clan Leader is an excellent individual.

However, Ye Guan was still hesitant.

“Senior, I don’t think I should drag you down with me. I—”

Zhang Yuntian cut him off and said, “Young Lord Ye, you’re not dragging us down at all. The Lingxu Blessed Land is a small clan, but we’re willing to take this journey with you.”

Ye Guan fell silent and remained silent for quite a while. In the end, he stared resolutely at Zhang Yuntian and said, “I will carve Senior and the Lingxu Blessed Land’s kindness in my heart.”

Zhang Yuntian surreptitiously glanced at the woman, and he was finally freed from the burdens weighing down on his heart the moment he saw the woman’s bright smile.

After all, it only meant one thing—Ye Guan’s background was enough for them to take such a gamble!

Ye Guan smiled and said, “Senior, I will head out for a while.”

Zhang Yuntian warned, “The Immortal Treasures Pavilion has issued an arrest warrant for you. I’m afraid that you’ll be in danger once you head out.”

“Don’t worry, I can take the opportunity to take them—” Ye Guan stopped talking mid-sentence.

Zhang Yuntian saw that, and he hurriedly took out a command token.

“Please take this with you, young friend.”

Ye Guan glanced at the command token and asked, “What is this, Senior?”

Zhang Yuntian explained, “It’s a command token of the Lingxu Blessed Land, and it is of the highest grade. A teleportation array is emblazoned on it. If you ever find yourself in trouble, activate it, and I’ll personally lead our powerhouses to assist you.”

Ye Guan was hesitant, but Zhang Yuntian persuaded him. “Don’t turn me down, young friend. It is a type of insurance. You’re strong, but you’re just an individual in the end. You’ll be at a disadvantage against a group of powerhouses.”

Ye Guan pondered for a while before he accepted the command token.

“Senior, thank you very much,” said Ye Guan.”

Zhang Yuntian smiled. “Don’t mention it.”

Ye Guan nodded. He wordlessly turned around and hopped onto his sword before disappearing into the horizon.

Zhang Yuntian turned to the woman. He bowed deeply and asked, “Ancestor, can you tell me Young Lord Ye’s true identity?”

The woman was still staring at the distant horizon as she said, “I shan’t tell you.”

Zhang Yuntian was disappointed.

The woman continued. “I want you to remember one thing—the Lingxu Blessed Land will have to stay by his side. Even if the Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasures Pavilion declare him as their arch-enemy, the Lingxu Blessed Land must not abandon him.”

Zhang Yuntian sounded serious as he asked, “Ancestor, can you give me a hint?”

The woman calmly replied, “You’ll thank me in the future.”

“Ancestor…” Zhang Yuntian muttered, “The Immortal Treasures Pavilion, The Guanxuan Academy and the Chosen One—”

He felt like giving Ye Guan’s enemies a tip.

The woman scoffed, “They will kneel.”

She said no more and turned around to leave.

Zhang Yuntian was left all alone in the ancestral ground, staring blankly into the void.

...

Ye Guan streaked across the skies and gracefully pierced clouds after clouds.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, “Master Pagoda, are you acquainted with the ancestor of the Zhang Family? Am I right?”

LIttle Pagoda didn’t respond.

Ye Guan was crafty, and he couldn’t allow himself to fall for Ye Guan’s tricks again.

Ye Guan said, “My enemies are the Guanxuan Academy, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion and the Chosen One. The Lingxu Blessed Land should have chased me away to avoid becoming enemies with the Academy and the Immortal Treasures Pavilion. However, their ancestor had insisted on supporting me.”

Ye Guan for quite a while before continuing. “Could it be that my family background is stronger than the Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasures Pavilion?”

Little Pagoda was still silent.

Ye Guan shook his head and asked, “Master Pagoda, why don’t you say something?”

Little Pagoda stated, “You’re overthinking it.”

Ye Guan frowned and asked, “How come?”

Little Pagoda said, “Perhaps they’re just kind, and they truly see you as a friend. It is natural to help a friend in need.”

Ye Guan went silent for a few moments before saying, “Master Pagoda, can you stop saying nonsense? You should put some more effort into lying to me.”

“I—” Ye Guan started.

However, Little Pagoda snapped, “Why are you concerned with all that? You should just focus on cultivating. Your personal strength is the most important here. It’s useless even if you have a powerful family behind you.”

Ye Guan was at a loss for words.

Little Pagoda continued. “Your backers and even your family don’t last forever, and they might even abandon you eventually. However, your own strength will always be there for you.”

Ye Guan nodded. “Makes sense.”

Little Pagoda smiled. “All right, that’s it. You said this yourself before: For some, their strength comes from their backing, but for others, their strength belongs to them. You want to be the latter, right?”

Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”

Little Pagoda continued. “In that case, you have to work hard. Work hard for your goals, and don’t bother thinking about everything else. Understood?”

Ye Guan pondered for a while before asking, “Master Pagoda, do you think the Main Guanxuan Academy will pardon me if I were to go there and show you to them?”

Little Pagoda didn’t respond.

The mysterious voice chimed in, “Don’t even try to deceive him anymore. You should just shut up! At this rate, he’ll eventually discover his real identity.”

Little Pagoda sighed; this brat was indeed crafty.

Ye Guan suddenly said, “Master Pagoda—”

Little Pagoda immediately interrupted. “I’m hungry; I’m sleepy. Haaa…”

Ye Guan was at a loss for words.

He called for Little Pagoda a few more times, but he received no response.

Ye Guan shook his head and chuckled. “Master Pagoda, I was just wondering. If I return to my real family and pay respects to my ancestors, how much money do you think they’ll give me?”

Little Pagoda was still silent, leaving Ye Guan helpless.

In the end, he decided to focus on his journey and picked up the pace.

This time, his destination was the Time Paradise.

Divine Mages! Ye Guan was fearful of Divine Mages.

They were a mysterious bunch with inscrutable powers.

He was going to the Time Paradise in hopes of sparring with powerful Divine Mages.

An hour later, Ye Guan came to a halt.

An old man wearing a gray shirt was up ahead. The old man wearing a gray shirt was holding a black rod, and he floated among the clouds while staring at Ye Guan.

It seemed that he had been waiting for Ye Guan all this while.

Ye Guan wordlessly stared at the old man wearing a gray shirt.

Rumble!

The space around Ye Guan vibrated slightly, and a dozen powerful auras enveloped Ye Guan. However, he remained as calm as a placid lake. The old man wearing a gray shirt said, “We’ve been waiting for you, Young Lord Ye!”

Ye Guan calmly asked, “Why?”

The old man wearing a gray shirt responded, “We heard that your head is worth five million immortal spiritual crystals, so we’re—”

Slash!

A streak of sword light flashed, and a dozen heads plummeted to the ground.

The old man wearing a gray shirt was stupefied.

Ye Guan opened his palm and examined the twelve storage rings in his hand.

They contained a total of ten million gold spiritual crystals, but it wasn’t a lot of money when compared to his one hundred and fifty million gold spiritual crystals.

Ye Guan stored the storage rings away and turned to the old man wearing a gray shirt. “Did you not investigate me at all?”

The old man wearing a gray shirt’s voice was trembling as he said, “The Immortal Treasures Pavilion said that you were just a Space Annihilation Realm cultivator.”

Ye Guan thought briefly before asking, “Are there many people who have set their sights on me?”

The old man wearing a gray shirt nodded and said, “Many mercenaries are after the bounty on your head.”

Ye Guan fell silent. He reckoned that the Immortal Treasures Pavilion had two goals they wanted to achieve by issuing an arrest warrant for him: they wanted others to stop him from visiting the Chosen One, and they wanted to find out Ye Guan’s true strength by sending waves of powerful cultivators toward him.

If the Immortal Treasures Pavilion truly wanted to kill him, they could have just sent their most powerful cultivator to kill him. Of course, it had to be a cultivator as strong as An Wujun at the very least!

Ye Guan wasn’t confident of defeating such a strong foe, even with the Path Sword.

The Immortal Treasures Pavilion and the Guanxuan Academy definitely had such powerful individuals. They might even have cultivators stronger than An Wujun.

In other words, the superpowers behind the Chosen One wouldn’t let Ye Guan die, as the Chosen One had to kill him in front of everyone to redeem himself.

Ye Guan was just a stepping stone for the Chosen One’s journey to the summit.

Ye Guan chuckled lightly.

The old man wearing a gray shirt suddenly asked, “Y-Young Lord Ye, are you short of money?”

Ye Guan stared at the elder and asked, “So what?”

The old man wearing a gray shirt hesitated for quite a while before saying, “I have a good friend, and he’s very rich. He has at least fifty million gold spiritual crystals. I can trick him, and you can—”