Chapter 160: Ancestor, I Summon You!

Ye Guan didn’t bother to reply to the old man’s words. He waved his sleeve, and a sword light flashed.

Squelch!

The old man’s head exploded, scattering brain matter and blood everywhere.

Ye Guan took the old man’s storage ring and found ten million gold spiritual crystals inside of it.

It’s not that much money, but it’s better than nothing.

Little Pagoda suddenly said, “You could have followed his suggestion and used the Entrapment Technique.”

Ye Guan shook his head and said, “It doesn’t sound like it’s a good idea to extort people by baiting them into committing a crime. I won’t go easy on my enemies, but baiting them to come and kill me… it doesn’t sound right.”

Little Pagoda didn’t say anything in response.

Ye Guan hopped onto his sword once more and disappeared into the horizon.

Time Paradise was located in the Time World.

Time World was a world that belonged to Time Paradise.

Powerful organizations like Time Paradise often had their own worlds.

An old man appeared in front of Ye Guan right at the entrance of the Time World. His eyes were narrowed in suspicion as he asked, “Who are you?”

Ye Guan cupped his fist and said, “My name is Ye Guan, and I’m here to visit Lady Qiao Xingyao.”

“Ye Guan?” The old man was shocked, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Are you the same Ye Guan with an outstanding warrant of arrest from the Immortal Treasures Pavilion?”

The old man was familiar with Ye Guan. Those unfamiliar with the latter had to have been living in a rock.

As far as he knew, Ye Guan had a penchant for burying people.

“Yes, that’s me,” said Ye Guan with a nod.

The old man wordlessly stared at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan smiled and explained, “I met Lady Qiao Xingyao before, so can you please let her know that I’m here? If she doesn’t wish to meet with me, I’ll leave and won’t disturb you guys ever again.”

The old man thought for a while before he nodded and said, “All right, then, please give me a moment, Young Lord Ye.”

The old man turned around to leave.

The Immortal Treasures Pavilion had issued an arrest warrant for Ye Guan, but the old man wasn’t hostile toward the latter. Ye Guan’s status wasn’t as prestigious as the Chosen One’s, but he was still a Quasi-Great Sword Sovereign!

A mere gatekeeper like him couldn’t afford to provoke such a powerful cultivator, and there was no way he would go out of his way to provoke Ye Guan.

Soon, the space in front of Ye Guan was split open, and a woman slowly walked out of the rift in space.

She was none other than Qiao Xingyao!

Qiao Xingyao was wearing a dark green long skirt, and her long hair fell all the way down to her hips. Her big, watery eyes stared at Ye Guan with a tinge of mirth. She was an esteemed Divine Mage, but she wasn’t overbearing at all.

She walked up to Ye Guan with a smile and said, “Young Lord Ye!”

Ye Guan smiled as well and said, “Lady Qiao, am I causing you any trouble by coming here?”

Qiao Xingyao reassured him. “Of course not! Come on in, let’s go inside.”

She dragged Ye Guan by the latter’s arm into the Time World.

Ye Guan was awed by the magnificent view that unfolded before him the moment he stepped into the Time World. A cluster of mountain ranges suspended in the air stretched out endlessly and floated leisurely among the clouds. Gigantic waterfalls were at the summit of each mountain, creating an awe-inspiring sight.

Ye Guan also saw flocks of cranes passing by the hanging mountains.

Qiao Xingyao soon brought Ye Guan to the foot of a suspended mountain, and they walked slowly next to a lake. Qiao Xingyao turned to look at Ye Guan. She smiled as she said, “Young Lord Ye, did you come here for me?”

“Um…” Ye Guan froze and fell silent.

“Pfft! Hahaha!” Qiao Xingyao burst out laughing. “I was just teasing you.”

Ye Guan shook his head and smiled. Then, he said seriously, “I truly came here to see you, Lady Qiao, but it’s because I would like to exchange some moves with you!”

Qiao Xingyao blinked a few times before asking, “Exchange moves?”

“Yes!” Ye Guan nodded.

Qiao Xingyao pondered briefly before she nodded and said, “All right! Follow me, then.”

She tapped the ground lightly with her foot, but her figure shot toward the clouds at high speeds.

Ye Guan hopped onto his sword and followed her closely.

Qiao Xingyao soon brought Ye Guan to the peak of a mountain. They landed at a tournament square.

A statue was erected in the middle of the tournament square.

It was a lifelike statue of a woman, and she was holding an ancient scroll.

Qiao Xingyao smiled and said, “You’re looking at an ancestor of Time Paradise. Her name is Nanli Meng, and she’s extremely strong, even among powerhouses!”

Nanli Meng! Ye Guan inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda, do you recognize her?”

After a long silence, Little Pagoda muttered, “Who would’ve thought?”

“Who would’ve thought?” Ye Guan asked.

Little Pagoda snapped, “I don’t want to talk to you!”

Ye Guan was speechless.

Qiao Xingyao suddenly said, “Young Lord Ye, let’s begin.”

Ye Guan had no idea when Qiao Xingyao retrieved a staff, but she was staring at Ye Guan with a staff in her hand.

Swoosh!

Ye Guan suddenly vanished.

A sword reached Qiao Xingyao in the blink of an eye.

However, Qiao Xingyao also disappeared.

Boom!

Ye Guan’s sword thrust pierced and shattered space. Ye Guan turned and saw that Qiao Xingyao had already reappeared thirty meters away to his right.

Qiao Xingyao giggled and said, “Young Lord Ye, be careful!”

Multiple rifts in space opened, and ten strange-looking bloodied hands emerged from the rifts and grabbed at Ye Guan.

However, Ye Guan vanished once more before the bloodied hands could reach him.

Rumble!

The space in front of Qiao Xingyao was torn apart, but she had already disappeared and reappeared another thirty meters away to the right.

However, Qiao Xingyao’s expression changed. A sword had been waiting for her, and it looked like she had thrown herself toward the sword!

The sword stopped a few inches away from Qiao Xingyao’s forehead.

Qiao Xingyao stared incredulously at Ye Guan and muttered, “You…”

Ye Guan hesitated briefly before saying, “I was predicting your moves.”

Qiao Xingyao stared at him and asked, “How are your predictions so accurate?”

“I’m faster, so I can afford to take a split second to predict where you’ll reappear,” said Ye Guan.

“Let’s do it one more time!” Qiao Xingyao exclaimed.

Ye Guan nodded. He opened his palm, and the sword returned to his hand.

Qiao Xingyao started chanting in an inscrutable, mysterious language.

Boom!

The space in a three-hundred-meter radius around Qiao Xingyao was torn apart as a terrifying aura descended upon the tournament square. Unfortunately, a sword had already reached Qiao Xingyao’s forehead, rendering her speechless.

Ye Guan said, “I got a bit impatient waiting for you to cast your spell.”

Qiao Xingyao’s watery eyes were soon filled with tears.

Ye Guan’s head started to ache. Why are you crying?

Qiao Xingyao felt a little aggrieved. “You’re a bully! Why did you not wait until I was done channeling my spell before making your move?”

Ye Guan was silent. He suddenly felt that he had made a mistake by coming here to exchange a few moves with her. I’m here to become even stronger, not to pick up girls! You’re very pretty, but I… I just want to become even stronger!

Footsteps echoed as a woman approached them from the side.

She looked to be at least thirty years old, and she had a plump figure resembling a ripe peach. She was both beautiful and alluring, and she was exuding a peculiar aura that Ye Guan couldn’t quite grasp.

The woman walked over to Qiao Xingyao and chided her with a smile, “You know you’re being a sore loser, right?”

Qiao Xingyao retorted softly, “I’ve never been bullied like that…”

The woman was all smiles as she turned to Ye Guan and asked, “Young Lord Ye, would you like to exchange a few moves with me?”

Ye Guan pondered over it briefly before saying, “All right!”

The woman smiled and said, “I’m going to make my move now.”

Ye Guan nodded, and his expression changed not even a second later. He was about to attack with his sword when a green vine wrapped around him, and it was followed by a ray of light that came hurtling toward him!

Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. With a single thought, a sword manifested and flew out.

Crack!

Ye Guan’s sword made out of sword energy couldn’t withstand the ray of light, but it bought Ye Guan enough time to cut through his restraints. At the same time, another sword was making a beeline for the woman.

It took quite a while to describe, but everything happened in the blink of an eye as both parties displayed astonishing speed at dishing out their moves.

However, the woman stopped Ye Guan’s sword with just two fingers.

Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. He retreated while the woman gently destroyed the sword.

Swoosh!

Ye Guan took virtually no time to retreat roughly three hundred meters away from the woman. He stopped, thinking he was safe, but green vines appeared beneath him and immobilized him in just a split second!

The woman leisurely approached Ye Guan with a smile.

“You’ve lo—“

Boom!

A terrifying energy burst out of Ye Guan’s right hand. The woman’s face changed abruptly as Ye Guan’s right hand grabbed her right arm. Ye Guan didn’t give the woman any time to respond as he decisively punched out.

Boom!

The horrible energy sent the woman flying away.

World Devastation Art!

Seize the opportunity, move the heavens by an inch. Cultivate a punch to destroy the world, and you shall be invincible in close-range combat.

It took the woman quite a while to recover, and by the time she recovered, she was already three hundred meters away from Ye Guan.

Ye Guan sent a sword to chase after her, but his expression abruptly changed. He turned around sharply and was about to make his move when the spacetime around him transformed into a cage, trapping him.

It was a cage made out of spacetime, not just space!

The difference between a cage made out of just space and spacetime was immense!

Ye Guan wanted to attack, but he was astonished to find that he couldn’t shatter the spacetime cage.

Meanwhile, the woman glanced at her right arm and saw that it was broken.

Ye Guan had actually injured her!

The woman stared at Ye Guan in astonishment. Her expression soon turned heavy as she said, “Young Lord Ye, everyone thought that you were a Sword Sovereign, but it turns out that you’re not just a Sword Sovereign. You’re a Martial God, too!”

A Martial God?!

Qiao Xingyao’s eyes widened, and her face was painted with disbelief.

The woman was shocked herself, so how could Qiao Xingyao not be astonished?

He’s both a Sword Sovereign and a Martial God?! Who exactly is the Chosen One?

Ye Guan gazed sadly at the woman and muttered, “I admit defeat…”

The woman was furious as she bellowed, “You actually have the guts to feel aggrieved?! Do you know how many cultivation realms I am above you?!”

“Young Lord Ye,” Qiao Xingyao hurriedly said, “This esteemed senior is Nanli Yin, the Paradise Master of Time Paradise.”

The Paradise Master!

Ye Guan froze in shock. Who could have thought that the woman he had just sparred with would turn out to be the Paradise Master of Time Paradise?

It was no wonder she was so strong, and she hadn’t utilized the full extent of her cultivation base. Ye Guan reckoned that he would have lost even if he had wielded the Path Sword. The gap between them was simply too big for him to overcome.

Nanli Yin sounded serious as she said, “You’re among the top five of the talents I’ve encountered so far.”

Ye Guan fell silent.

Nanli Yin frowned and asked, “Are you not curious about the other four talents?”

Ye Guan shook his head slightly. He cupped his fist and said, “Senior, can I train here with you here, every day?”

Nanli Yin fell silent. Train with him?

If it weren’t for the Chosen One, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion, and the Guanxuan Academy, she would have immediately obliged. Ye Guan was undoubtedly a heaven-defying talent, after all!

However, Ye Guan was an arch-enemy of the Chosen One, and the Immortal Treasures Pavilion, as well as the Guanxuan Academy, had expressed their support for the Chosen One. The Immortal Treasures Pavilion had even openly declared their support for the Chosen One.

In other words, Time Paradise would offend both the Immortal Treasures Pavilion and the Guanxuan Academy if they were to help Ye Guan.

Nanli Yin’s gaze was complicated as she stared at Ye Guan. She was full of admiration for Ye Guan, but she had to consider the bigger picture whenever she made decisions. After all, the lives of a hundred thousand Time Paradise denizens rested on her shoulders!

Ye Guan suddenly said, “Senior, I’m sorry to have disturbed you!”

With that, he turned around to leave.

He felt that his words were out of line and impolite. He didn’t consider her status as well. Ye Guan was well aware of his predicament, and he didn’t want to implicate anyone else.

“Wait!” Nanli Yin suddenly called out to him.

Ye Guan turned to look at her.

Nanli Yin calmly said, “Wait a minute.”

She turned to face Nanli Meng’s statue and shouted, “Ancestor, I summon you!”

Ka-cha!

Cracks abruptly appeared all over the statue.

Qiao Xingyao turned to Nanli Yin in shock.

Her voice was trembling as she muttered, “Paradise Master, you…”

Qiao Xingyao was stupefied to see the Paradise Master summon their ancestor. It was only natural that Qiao Xingyao was surprised, as their ancestor should only be summoned in dire situations, such as if Time Paradise faced annihilation.

Nanli Yin fell silent. Ye Guan was like a bundle of mystery in her eyes, so she didn’t dare to make any decisions by herself. However, she also felt that this was a golden opportunity for Time Paradise.

Nanli Yin trusted her gut feeling and decided to summon their ancestor to take a look at Ye Guan.

If Ancestor tells us to support him, we’ll support him. Otherwise, we’ll give up on him.

She had wasted a chance to summon their ancestor, but she felt that it was worth it.

Ye Guan would definitely soar and achieve great things in the future.

Will Ancestor take a liking to him? Let’s gamble!

If Nanli Yin lost the gamble, she would be reprimanded, but she could also be dismissed from her position as the Paradise Master.

However, Nanli Yin didn’t mind it and decided to take the gamble of a lifetime.