Chapter 177: Creating A Sword Domain

Ye Guan chuckled sheepishly and turned around to retrieve the tiny pagoda before leaving. He couldn’t afford to lose the tiny pagoda. Master Pagoda was the only one capable of suppressing any mishaps beyond his power.

Old Zhang hurriedly stood up to escort Ye Guan outside.

Upon reaching the entrance, Old Zhang said, “Watch your steps.”

Ye Guan’s expression froze.

Are you serious, Elder Zhang?

Old Zhang made a sidelong glance at Ye Guan and saw the latter’s confusion.

However, it seemed Old Zhang wasn’t done just yet as he took out a storage ring and placed it into Ye Guan’s pocket.

He sounded serious as he said, “We’re aware of the problems that you’ve raised. Rest assured, we’ll reflect on our mistakes, and we’ve also decided to reward you for your valuable feedback.”

Old Zhang turned around and left without waiting for Ye Guan’s reply.

Ye Guan stared at Old Zhang’s departing back in a daze.

He took out the storage ring from his pocket and found that there were five million immortal spiritual crystals in it.

“What the fuck?” Ye Guan unknowingly blurted out.

We’re talking immortal spiritual crystals here

Who would give five million immortal spiritual crystals to someone just because they gave some feedback?

Ye Guan reckoned that he was definitely not the reason why Old Zhang had decided to give him five million immortal spiritual crystals. After a few moments of silence, Ye Guan inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda, this is all because of you, right?”

“Of course,” said Little Pagoda in a hurry. He had no plans of letting Ye Guan think too deeply into the matter. Ye Guan was scary whenever he was mulling things over, as he was too smart for his own good.

Ye Guan fell silent. After a while, he asked, “Master Pagoda, they were really accommodating with me earlier, especially Elder Zhang. They were respectful to me as well.

”However, they treated you indifferently. Are you sure they were nice to me because of you and not because of my father?”

Little Pagoda was at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Madame Li ran up to Ye Guan and asked, “Young Lord Ye, are you okay?”

Ye Guan retracted his thoughts and nodded. “I’m fine!”

Madame Li heaved a sigh of relief and said, “I’m glad to hear that. All right, let’s go to the South Garden!”

Ye Guan nodded slightly and said, “All right, let’s go.”

I should go and meet Lady Ye Guanzhi first. I’ll try and bait Master Pagoda for answers later.

Meanwhile, the onlookers were bewildered to see Ye Guan leave unscathed.

Just what kind of conversation did Ye Guan and the Committee have? Will the Committee release Ye Guanzhi?

They were extremely curious, but they were bound to receive no answers to their question.

…

Old Zhang stood respectfully next to Li Banzhi in the Committee Hall.

Li Banzhi asked softly, “What do you think of him?”

Old Zhang hurriedly replied, “He’s an extremely talented individual—a talent that appears only once every million years.”

Li Banzhi quietly smiled at Old Zhang.

Old Zhang chuckled bitterly and said, “I’m not trying to be a bootlicker here. I was serious.”

Li Banzhi agreed. “Indeed, he’s an excellent seedling.”

Old Zhang nodded and replied, “Yes!”

Li Banzhi suddenly called out, “Chief An You!”

A blurry figure appeared next to her.

“Are there any movements from the Immortal Treasures Pavilion?” she asked.

The blurry figure nodded and said, “They’ve mobilized the Immortal Soldiers, Dao Soldiers, and the Martial Court’s Divine Guards!”

Li Banzhi’s eyes narrowed, and a cold light flitted across her eyes as she said, “Keep a closer eye on them!”

An You nodded slightly and left.

…

Ye Guan and Madame Li soon found themselves in the South Garden.

Ye Guan spotted Ye Guanzhi by the lake.

She was wearing a long skirt that was as white as snow, and there was a purple belt around her waist that made her outfit less plain and more elegant, along with making her give off a scholarly air in combination with her charms.

Ye Guanzhi looked at him with a smile. Her eyes were as clear as spring water, and her features were perfect. She was extraordinarily beautiful—not just in the Guanxuan Academy but in the entire Guanxuan Universe.

“Young Lord Ye!” Ye Guanzhi exclaimed, “Long time no see!”

Ye Guan smiled back and said, “Lady Guanzhi, long time no see.”

Madame Li glanced at the two of them before retreating.

Ye Guanzhi examined Ye Guan from top to bottom and smiled. “Sword Sovereign?”

Ye Guan nodded.

Ye Guanzhi’s eyes lit up, and she remarked, “Impressive.”

A silence enveloped the two before Ye Guan shattered it. He sounded apologetic as he said, “I’m sorry… I know it’s my fault that you had to stay here for so long.”

Ye Guanzhi shook her head and said, “It’s fine. I just did what I thought was right.”

Ye Guan glanced sideways at Ye Guanzhi and sighed to himself.

She was indeed a kindhearted woman.

Ye Guanzhi put down her book. She looked around briefly before saying, “I’ve also learned a lot from reading and studying here.”

Ye Guan smiled and asked, “Really?”

“Yes,” Ye Guanzhi said, “I learned that there are some things that are just difficult to change. My thoughts were indeed too shallow at the time, but…”

Ye Guanzhi paused before continuing. “I still won’t give up! I really like what Pavilion Master Qin once told me—the road is long, but you’ll eventually get there as long as you don’t stop walking. It is difficult, but it’ll eventually come to an end.”

Ye Guan nodded slightly and said, “I went to the Committee earlier, and a Committee senior told me that she’ll release you soon!”

Ye Guanzhi laughed and asked, “Is that so?”

Ye Guan nodded and added, “I don’t think she was lying.”

Ye Guanzhi smiled and said, “Let’s set that aside for now and start talking about you!”

Ye Guan was slightly curious. “Me?”

“It’s really impressive how you’ve become a Sword Sovereign so quickly. You said that you have a master, right? Master Pagoda? Has he been the one teaching you about the Sword Dao?”

Ye Guan nodded and replied, “I guess you could say that.”

Ye Guanzhi’s lips curled up, and she asked, “What do you mean?”

Ye Guan chuckled and changed the topic. “Lady Guanzhi, would you like to exchange some moves?”

Ye Guan had suffered a crushing defeat at Ye Guanzhi’s hands. It had been a long time since then, so he wanted to try again and see if he would still get crushed in the same manner as back then.

Ye Guanzhi blinked and grumbled. “I don’t feel like fighting, but since you said so, I guess we should go ahead and do it.”

“Great!” Ye Guan chuckled.

Ye Guanzhi looked around her and said, “I think we have to fight somewhere else.”

“Can we go out?” Ye Guan asked.

Ye Guanzhi smiled and said, “Let’s try.”

She tried to walk out of the South Garden, but an aura abruptly restrained her.

Ye Guanzhi said, “I’m just going to exchange some moves with Young Lord Ye. I’ll return once I’m done!”

The oppressive aura vanished moments later.

Ye Guanzhi turned to look at Ye Guan and said, “Let’s go!”

Ye Guan nodded. “All right.”

Soon, the two found themselves in a corner of the starry skies after using a teleportation array.

Ye Guanzhi looked around and said, “This is my exclusive training ground. No one can come here and eavesdrop on us. Of course, no one can see us here as well.”

Ye Guan still had to fight the Chosen One, so Ye Guanzhi wanted to make sure that no one else would witness Ye Guan’s true prowess.

Ye Guan nodded and said, “Lady Guanzhi, I’m going to make my move now!”

“Go ahead!”

Schwing!

The space in front of Ye Guanzhi split open, and a sword came out of the rift.

Instant Death Strike!

The sword attack shattered the spacetime rules, but Ye Guan hadn’t even used his sword energy. He simply wielded Dragon’s Roar.

However, Ye Guan wasn’t underestimating Ye Guanzhi in the slightest. Actually, he didn’t dare to underestimate her.

Rumble!

A mysterious force restrained Ye Guan’s sword when it was just a few inches away from Ye Guanzhi.

Ye Guan’s pupils constricted in shock.

Ye Guanzhi raised her right hand and brought it down slowly. “Suppress!”

Boom!

The space around Ye Guan trembled slightly, and a mysterious force restrained him.

At the same time, countless golden runes appeared and surrounded him. The golden runes were like tadpoles swimming around in space, and each of them gave off a terrifying aura as they suppressed Ye Guan.

Ye Guan felt as if there were a hundred mountains weighing down on him. He couldn’t move at all, and the pressure weighing down on him was getting stronger and stronger!

Ye Guan balled both his hands into fists.

Boom!

A terrifying sword force surged out of him, but Ye Guanzhi brought her hand lower.

Ye Guan’s sword force shattered, but multiple rifts in space manifested around Ye Guanzhi. They spat swords one after another, and each sword traveled at astonishing speeds.

They were so fast that only their trails were visible as they made a beeline for Ye Guanzhi.

Ye Guanzhi was stunned. She had been suppressing Ye Guan, so he should have been unable to condense any swords, but the reality wasn’t what she expected.

There was only one explanation—Ye Guan had to have condensed these swords in advance, and he had been hiding them in the pockets of space around Ye Guanzhi!

Ye Guanzhi set her thoughts aside and swiped at them.

The swords were sent flying away, but Ye Guan took advantage of the distraction to break out of the restraints and thrust his sword toward Ye Guanzhi.

Rumble!

The space in front of both Ye Guan and Ye Guanzhi was torn open.

A sword flew out of the rift before Ye Guanzhi.

Instant Death Strike!

It was a terrifying attack, but Ye Guanzhi remained calm and raised her hand.

She used only two of her fingers to stop Ye Guan’s sword move!

Rumble!

However, the space behind Ye Guanzhi quivered violently and spat out a sword traveling at breakneck speeds. It rushed toward Ye Guanzhi’s back.

The sword behind her was Ye Guan’s killing move!

Nonetheless, Ye Guanzhi remained calm.

She vanished like a ghost, and the sword struck nothing but air.

Ye Guan’s pupils constricted. He whipped around, and his expression changed upon realizing that a deluge of a mysterious force was rushing toward him.

Inscrutable golden runes started to manifest around him; Ye Guanzhi was clearly trying to suppress him again.

However, Ye Guan wasn’t willing to be suppressed just like that.

He balled his hand into a fist and punched out.

World Devastation Art!

Boom!

A terrifying power exploded from Ye Guan’s fist, which shattered the space around him. Ye Guanzhi was sent flying away, and every inch of space that made contact with her figure shattered upon contact.

Ye Guanzhi stared in astonishment at Ye Guan as she flew away.

A sword had been waiting for her, and it appeared the moment she stopped flying.

Ye Guanzhi pointed at the sword, and a golden light burst out of her fingertip.

The golden light forcefully suppressed Ye Guan’s sword.

At the same time, however, multiple swords made a beeline for Ye Guanzhi.

Ye Guan had disappeared as well.

Schwing!

A ray of sword light flitted across the starry skies toward Ye Guanzhi.

Ye Guanzhi raised her open palm, and a tidal wave of space struck Ye Guan and his sword, sending them flying at least a hundred meters away.

Countless inscrutable golden runes abruptly surrounded Ye Guan, and waves of terrifying pressure swept across him, immobilizing him.

Ye Guan was about to break out, but Ye Guanzhi pointed at him and exclaimed, “Descend! Mighty Heaven and Earth Righteousness Force!”

Boom!

A seemingly inexhaustible and mysterious force entered the inscrutable golden runes around Ye Guan. The pressure weighing down on him increased drastically in a blink of an eye.

Ye Guan felt like there were thousands of mountains pressing down on him.

He felt like his fleshly body was about to explode.

He gnashed his teeth and clenched his fists. He wanted to attack with his sword, but he couldn’t overcome the mighty pressure weighing down on him unless he took that crucial step and became a Great Sword Sovereign!

A mysterious voice suddenly echoed in Ye Guan’s head. “She’s using a rune domain. Why don’t you create your own sword domain?”

It’s not Master Pagoda’s voice! It’s a female’s voice!

Ye Guan froze and went silent.

The mysterious voice continued. “A sword domain can shatter her rune domain.”

However, Ye Guan shook his head and said, “No!”

The mysterious voice was stunned.

Ye Guan clenched his right fist.

Rumble!

A terrifying force erupted from his fist.

World Devastation Art!

The space around him had been strengthened by the golden runes, but the space actually warped under the terrifying power of the World Devastation Art.

However, Ye Guan wasn’t done just yet. the space all around him to tremble violently. He executed the World Devastation Art three more times consecutively!

Boom, boom, boom!

The space shattered like glass the fourth time it was struck by the World Devastation Art.

Ye Guan was freed from the restraints, and he appeared in front of Ye Guanzhi.

Ye Guanzhi’s pupils constricted.

She took a step back, and her rune domain blossomed once again.

Ye Guan manifested ten swords at once and thrust them at the same time toward Ye Guanzhi.

Crack!

A small crack appeared in Ye Guanzhi’s rune domain.

“Achilles Heel Strike!” exclaimed Ye Guanzhi and the mysterious voice at once.

The mysterious voice muttered in awe, “He’s indeed a rare genius! He was born to be a swordsman!”

Little Pagoda boisterously laughed and said, “It’s all because I’ve been such a great tutor! You’re so awesome, me!

Hahaha…

”

The mysterious voice was rendered speechless.