Chapter 1618: He Got Lazy

Zhan Zong's power dissipated completely before it could even reach Sang Mei and Little Ran.

Zhan Zong was stunned. In the next moment, he raised his right hand and grasped toward Sang Mei through the air. A phantom hand enveloped both Sang Mei and Little Ran, but they remained unmoved, completely unharmed.

Zhan Zong's pupils shrank suddenly. "You..."

At this moment, he realized that the woman before him was definitely not ordinary...

Sang Mei looked at him and smiled. "Why did you suddenly decide to come and capture me? Oh—I see, it's because of that little swordsman, right? You must've thought of catching me to use as leverage against him..."

Zhan Zong stared at Sang Mei with extreme wariness. "Who are you?"

Sang Mei thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm a companion of the blasphemer."

Zhan Zong sensed something was seriously wrong and tried to bluff by invoking his backing. "The Divinity will never let you blasphemers go..."

"Divinity?" Sang Mei blinked. "Oh no, I'm so scared."

Zhan Zong was speechless.

Zhan Zong turned and ran. He now realized he might not be a match for this woman. Better to flee.

Seeing him flee, Little Ran quickly turned to Sang Mei. "Sister, he ran away."

Sang Mei smiled. "Look again."

Little Ran turned her head and was stunned. Zhan Zong, who had just run off, was somehow back in his original spot.

Zhan Zong was also stunned. He looked at Sang Mei in horror. "You... who are you...?"

Sang Mei didn't answer. She simply looked up toward the distant sky. Whatever she saw made her laugh.

***

In the spacetime tunnel, Ye Guan saw a white light at the end of his vision.

Beside him, Xi Zhong said solemnly, "We've arrived."

As soon as he spoke, they passed through the white light and emerged in a starry sky.

A few hundred meters ahead stood a middle-aged man in golden armor, holding a long spear. He stood like a mountain, emanating intense pressure.

Xi Zhong recognized him and gravely remarked, "The Guardian of the Divine Continent's borders."

Nun Shepherd walked up to the Guardian. Stopping a short distance away, she said, "Gu Yue, are we fighting or not?"

Straight to the point!

The Guardian looked at her, then turned to Ye Guan. His gaze was piercing, as if trying to see through Ye Guan.

Nun Shepherd's face was expressionless, fists already clenched, ready to strike.

Nun Sickle's gaze also fell on the Guardian, ready to draw her blade at any moment.

After watching Ye Guan for a while, the Guardian looked back at Nun Shepherd. "Entering is easy. Getting out is not."

With that, he stepped aside.

Nun Shepherd relaxed her hand. "Gu Yue, the aura on him isn't fake."

Gu Yue shook his head. "Sister Mu, this era is no longer the same."

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Nun Shepherd stared at Gu Yue. "That's right. It's changed. The Divinity has disappeared. The Xuan Jun and Shen Fu now control the Divine Continent. Without their support, you'd never have become a Guardian... But don't forget, you were once just a beggar. If the Divinity hadn't taken you in, you'd have long turned to dust."

Gu Yue shook his head slightly. "What's the point of saying all this now? You want to go in, right? Then go."

Nun Shepherd glanced at him, then led Ye Guan away.

As Ye Guan and the others entered Divine Continent's territory, Gu Yue suddenly spoke, "Seal the Divine Continent."

As soon as he spoke, the starry river was shrouded in a golden barrier, dense with countless golden runes, numbering in the billions. Now, the Divine Continent was sealed. There was no entry, no exit.

Nun Shepherd glanced coldly at Gu Yue, her gaze full of killing intent.

Ye Guan said calmly, "It's fine. Let's go."

Nun Shepherd retracted her gaze, face cold, leading Ye Guan forward.

Behind them, Gu Hao and Xi Zhong looked grim. They felt like lambs walking into a tiger's den.

They looked at Ye Guan. His expression remained calm, not the least bit flustered.

The two exchanged a glance, surprised.

Young Master Ye really is calm...

Ye Guan turned to Nun Shepherd. Her expression was icy. He smiled, "Don't be angry. As he said, the times have changed."

Nun Shepherd shook her head. "You don't know. The Divinity was very, very kind to them..."

Ye Guan softly replied, "But they grew up and developed their own ideas."

Nun Shepherd was silent for a while, then said with a complex expression, "It really has changed."

Ye Guan smiled. "What we need to focus on now is whether we can safely reach that residence..."

Nun Shepherd looked into the distance and clenched her right hand. Her eyes brimmed with killing intent. "No matter. If someone tries to stop us, we'll kill our way through."

Ye Guan turned to Xi Zhong and Gu Hao. Xi Zhong smiled. "At this point, we live and die with the emissary!"

Gu Hao also smiled. "May the gods protect us!"

Ye Guan laughed as well.

Gu Hao suddenly asked, "Young Master Ye, from what I know, you aren't from the Divine Civilization, are you?"

After spending time together, he found Ye Guan easy to get along with, so they'd grown familiar.

Ye Guan nodded. "I'm indeed not from the Divine Civilization. I come from the Guanxuan Universe."

The others looked intrigued. Gu Hao asked, "Guanxuan Universe?"

Ye Guan nodded. "A cuniverse civilization quite far from here."

Gu Hao asked again, "Is the Guanxuan Universe the order civilization you established?"

Ye Guan shook his head. "Not quite. I just inherited it."

Xi Zhong asked curiously, "Inherited?"

Ye Guan smiled. "Yes. Father built the Guanxuan Universe. Later, he got lazy and handed it over to me. I don't even know where he is right now."

Little Pagoda was dumbfounded.

Xi Zhong asked, "Then this Divine Seal..."

Ye Guan looked at the group and smiled. "You're all wondering why I have the Divine Seal, right? Or whether I've actually met the Divinity?"

Xi Zhong nodded. "No other intentions, just curious."

Ye Guan opened his palm, revealing the Divine Seal. "To be honest, I got this Seal completely by accident..."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Xi Zhong trembled. "So... Young Master Ye, you have never met the Divinity?"

Ye Guan smiled. "Pretty much."

Xi Zhong's face turned pale.

Gu Hao's expression also grew awkward.

Nun Sickle said nothing and quietly ate the candied hawthorn Ye Guan had given her. She clearly loved it. Nun Shepherd didn't take one. When Ye Guan offered, she looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Nun Shepherd frowned, saying nothing.

Gu Hao suddenly said, "Don't overthink it. Since the Divine Seal is in Young Master Ye's hands and it clearly gives off the aura of the Divinity, it must mean that the Divinity has chosen him in secret..."

But by the end of his sentence, his voice was trembling, and his face was pale. He couldn't even convince himself.

But what could they do?

They were already on this ship!

They had to believe in him!

Gu Hao and Xi Zhong were silently miserable.

Nun Shepherd, however, was calm. She was deep in thought.

Nun Sickle suddenly tugged on Ye Guan's sleeve. He looked over. She held up the bare wooden skewer, signaling that she was done.

Ye Guan smiled and handed her another candied hawthorn.

She beamed with joy.

Gu Hao and Xi Zhong felt heavier than ever. From the looks of it, their future was bleak.

Soon, the group arrived at a vast ocean. Ye Guan looked up. The sea stretched endlessly to the horizon.He turned to Nun Shepherd, who stared at the sea's far end and said, "It's there."

Ye Guan nodded. "Then, let's go."

Nun Shepherd said, "Follow me."

With that, she stepped forward. Instantly, the space before her tore open, revealing a spacetime tunnel.

The group followed her into the tunnel. As soon as they entered, the spacetime around them flickered rapidly, and within moments, they appeared on an island with only one residence.

The Divine Residence!

As soon as they stepped onto the island, a divine aura enveloped them.

An old man appeared. Stooped and weathered, his face deeply wrinkled, his eyes cloudy.

The old man said gently, "Shepherd and Sickle, you're here, huh?"

Nun Shepherd and Nun Sickle quickly approached. Nun Shepherd supported him with a smile. "Uncle Xuan, it's been so long."

A smile broke across the old man's face. "All these years... none of you came to visit..."

Nun Shepherd said seriously, "Uncle Xuan, we need to awaken the Blood Guards."

The old man's smile faded. He looked at Ye Guan and held out his hand. Understanding, Ye Guan handed over the Divine Seal.

The Divine Seal floated into the old man's hand. As he stared at it, his emotions surged. Eyes brimming with tears, he choked up, muttering, "It's... it's the Lord's aura..."

Nun Shepherd supported him. "Uncle Xuan, please take us to the Blood Tomb."

"Alright, alright... Follow me..." The old man nodded repeatedly. He turned and walked away.

Nun Shepherd looked at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan nodded and followed.

Soon, they reached a burial ground a thousand meters from the residence. Twenty-six graves lay, all blood-red.

Nun Shepherd looked at Ye Guan. He said softly, "Isn't this going too smoothly?"

No one had tried to stop them along the way!

Nun Shepherd replied, "Once they awaken, the situation can instantly change."

Ye Guan was silent, then nodded slightly. He took the Divine Seal from the old man, raised it toward the cemetery, and declared, "In the name of the Divinity, I command you to awaken..."

A wisp of divine aura emerged from the Seal.

Everyone stared fixedly at the tombs. Xi Zhong and Gu Hao were so nervous their hands trembled, hearts pounding.

Though Nun Shepherd's face was calm, her hands were tightly clenched.

Only Nun Sickle was unfazed, curiously licking her candied hawthorn while staring at the graves...

Suddenly, the blood graves trembled slightly.

Xi Zhong and Gu Hao were overjoyed, but they froze immediately afterward.

The tombs fell completely silent again.

Dead silence; no reaction.

It's over!

Xi Zhong and Gu Hao's faces turned ashen.

Just then, a tide of terrifying auras surged toward them like a flood.

Ye Guan's face, however, remained calm as still as a placid lake.