Chapter 1673: Dao Speech

The little girl cried for a while, then untied the chicken. The newly freed rooster gave a flutter and jumped off the stone platform. However, maybe it was nervous, so it jumped directly into the boiling pot nearby...

With a shriek, the rooster flailed once and then died.

The little girl was dumbfounded.

Ye Guan was speechless.

The little girl stared at the lifeless chicken, clearly at a loss for words.

Just then, Ye Guan coughed lightly.

The little girl snapped out of it and turned to him. She walked over shyly. "You... you're awake?"

Ye Guan nodded and looked around, a bit puzzled. "Where is this place?"

The little girl replied, "This is Shiyuan Town. You..."

As she spoke, her expression turned odd.

Ye Guan looked at the girl and smiled. "What about me?"

The little girl pointed up at the sky. "You fell from up there."

Ye Guan fell silent.

Damn it.

Where was Boundless? Where was he?

Ye Guan scanned the area and soon spotted someone hanging by the stone wall, it was the Boundless Master, dangling in a painful-looking split.

The little girl followed Ye Guan's gaze and was startled. "Ah, there's another person!"

She was about to help when Ye Guan pulled on her arm. "It's fine. Let him hang a bit longer."

The little girl was confused.

Still, she went and pulled the Boundless Master down. She carefully placed a finger under his nose. Feeling his breath, she sighed in relief. "He's still alive."

Ye Guan stood up and stretched a bit. His fleshly body was fine, and his cultivation base was intact, but...

Something was off about this world.

He looked around. It was clearly real, yet something about it felt wrong. He couldn't pinpoint what.

"You noticed?" The Boundless Master's voice came from the side. He walked stiffly...clearly his groin still hurt.

Ye Guan's face was serious as he asked, "You felt it too?"

The Boundless Master nodded. "We accidentally entered the Third Era... The Heavenly Dao of this world, no, it might already be that Supreme Will is watching us."

Ye Guan looked up at the stars. He couldn't sense anything, but just like in the Time River, he felt a gaze fixed upon him.

The Boundless Master said grimly, "We have to leave. Now."

Ye Guan nodded. His instincts screamed that staying would lead to disaster.

Just as the two were about to leave, Ye Guan glanced at the girl who was plucking the dead chicken. The Boundless Master said, "Don't interfere. Go now."

Ye Guan hesitated, then nodded.

But at that moment, outside the town, came the sound of galloping hooves and whistling wind.

Hearing it, the girl's face turned deathly pale. She ran to the doorway. Outside, a group of bandits were chasing townsfolk. The bandits laughed maniacally, swinging massive blades. Every few strikes sent a bloody head flying.

The little girl dashed out, crying, "Father! Mother...!"

Ye Guan froze. He raised his right hand, but the Boundless Master grabbed him. "No! You can't interfere. Don't you feel it?"

Ye Guan said nothing. His eyes locked on the scene outside.

As he clenched his fist, a sense of impending doom surged within him.

Closer and closer.

A crystal-clear voice inside him warned. If you act, disaster will follow.

This wasn't a small world governed by minor laws. This was under the domain of the Supreme Will, he couldn't act as he pleased.

The Boundless Master looked around grimly. He saw nothing, but he too could feel something closing in.

Outside, the bandits gave chase, cutting down helpless people who screamed and fled in terror.

The little girl cried and ran toward her parents...

Just then, a mounted bandit swung his blade at a woman ahead.

The little girl's eyes widened in horror. "No... Mother!"

As the bandit's blade came down...

"Die!"

A voice rang out behind the girl.

Swish!

In an instant, all the bandits' heads flew into the air. Blood sprayed like fountains.

The little girl froze, then turned toward Ye Guan.

He stood still, his expression grave, staring into the sky like he saw something dreadful.

The Boundless Master walked up beside him. "We have to go!"

Ye Guan gazed toward the deep heavens. "It's too late."

At that moment, a mysterious force descended from the sky. The survivors who had escaped the bandits began to flicker and fade. Even the little girl began turning ethereal.

Ye Guan was stunned. "What..."

The Boundless Master's voice was cold and firm. "It's irreversible. The karma here cannot be altered. They were destined to die. If you intervene, you'll bear the karma. We have to leave now! You don't have your aunt's destiny aura to help you. You can't afford to meddle."

The Boundless Master grabbed Ye Guan to pull him away.

However, Ye Guan stared stubbornly into the sky. "Senior, injustice is as common as stars in the sky. I can't fix all of it. But if I run into it, I must act. That's my Order Dao. Besides..."

The fierce intent to fight blazed in his eyes. "I'll have to face the Supreme Will eventually. Why should I fear it today? There is no invincible path for cowards. If there's karma, I'll bear it myself. No need for my aunt's help."

As he finished, his figure shot skyward in a flash of sword light. He raised his sleeve, and a divine law materialized above his head.

The Guanxuan Divine Law!

Ye Guan stared into the sky. Terrifying power loomed over him, but he didn't flinch.

"Destroy!" he declared.

Boom!

Countless divine laws exploded from within him, forming a vast screen over heaven and earth.

The laws ignited like a sea of flames. Waves of annihilating power surged from them to resist the approaching force...

The sky burned, becoming a boundless inferno.

The people of the town stared skyward, stunned.

The little girl's eyes were wide as she watched Ye Guan in the sky...

And then, everyone's bodies began to re-solidify.

Ye Guan had forcefully held the power at bay but at that moment, the sky cracked open. A black thunderbolt shot down from the void.

Ye Guan's pupils contracted. He shouted, "Sword, come!"

Shing!

A sword cry rang out. A sword flew into his hand.

Qingxuan Sword!

Ye Guan shot upward, infused with countless laws of order, and struck the black lightning.

Boom!

The black thunderbolt exploded, but more followed. Dozens of black lightning bolts fell from the stars.

At the same time, a mysterious force spread across the land. The people and the little girl began to turn faint again.

Ye Guan's heart trembled. There was another powerful being.

Just then, the Boundless Master appeared beside him, staring up at the sky. "This is a tribulation... It must be the one your mother mentioned, the Tribulation Lord. The source of all tribulations. I'll block the tribulation bolts. You cut the karmic ties with your Qingxuan Sword. If you can't, they'll all die. We must act fast. Understand?"

Ye Guan turned to him. "Can you hold them off?"

The Boundless Master replied, "Lend me your pagoda."

Ye Guan handed over the little pagoda and flew downward.

The Boundless Master grabbed the pagoda. "Alright, old pal. Time to take one for the team."

Then, he hurled it skyward with all his strength.

Little Pagoda shrieked, "What the hell?! Are you crazy?!"

Below, Ye Guan saw the pagoda take the brunt of the black lightning and to his shock, it held.

Damn! I underestimated Master Pagoda.

Refocusing, Ye Guan reached the little girl's side. He looked at the fearful townsfolk and said, "Reveal."

Countless karma threads appeared above their heads. At the end of each thread was a black one, the end of their lives. Ye Guan opened his palm. The Qingxuan Sword flew to him. He stepped forward and slashed down hard.

Invincible Sword Intent, and the Order Sword Intent!

The two sword intents fused. Qingxuan Sword sliced the black karma thread.

Swoosh!

The black threads above everyone's heads trembled violently before disappearing.

Ye Guan sighed in relief.

However, the ground had cracked apart due to the rampaging energy.

Ye Guan said, "Mend."

At that, the land mended itself, becoming whole again. He turned to the little girl, who still looked pale. He smiled gently, rubbing her head. "It's okay now."

The little girl blinked, asking, "That word... 'Mend'... what was it?"

Ye Guan laughed. "That's called Ord—"

He stopped, remembering an old friend. Then, he corrected himself, saying, "That was called Dao Speech. Cool, right?"

The little girl nodded excitedly, eyes full of admiration. "Cool... So cool!"

Ye Guan was about to say more, but then he froze upon sensing something. The black karma threads had returned above everyone, and this time, they had taken on a blood-red hue. Before he could act, the town's people exploded into a bloody mist.