Chapter 215: Protect The Universe, While I Protect You

A deafening silence blanketed the place as everyone stared in shock.

A Yin Spirit died without being able to retaliate?

The Divine Spirits from the True World were dumbfounded. They knew better than the Guanxuan Universe cultivators about the terrifying might of Cosmic Spirits. A Divine Sovereign was nothing compared to a Cosmic Spirit.

After all, a Cosmic Spirit was the incarnation of a portion of the universe.

The Yin Spirit that Ye Xuan had killed just now had devoured a few thousand civilizations. A civilization would appear roughly once in a billion years. In other words, the Yin Spirit that Ye Xuan had killed was an extremely terrifying Yin Spirit among Yin Spirits.

However, she failed to even retaliate against the Sword Master.

The Divine Spirits wore solemn expressions.

Only a handful of Divine Spirits who had participated in the battle back then were still alive at the moment, so their knowledge about the Sword Master’s power was from books and what they had heard.

They knew that the Sword Master was powerful, but they didn’t expect him to be this strong.

He had instantly killed a Cosmic Spirit.

It would be an understatement to say that he was overpowered.

“Sword Master Ye!” Ruler An cried out, “You have an agreement with the True God, you can’t attack us.”

Ye Xuan glanced at Ruler An and nodded with a smile. “I won’t make another move, then.”

Ruler An was stunned. What? What are you trying to do here?

The Divine Spirits were furious, but there was nothing much they could do.

They couldn’t stop the Sword Master from acting like a hooligan.

Ruler An quietly stared at the Sword Master.

It seemed that it would be meaningless to talk reasonably with the Sword Master.

With that in mind, Ruler An said, “Retreat!”

They would receive nothing but humiliation if they were to stay here.

It was better for them to retreat.

However, Ye Xuan shouted, “Wait!”

The Divine Spirits turned toward Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan calmly said, “You’re already here, so stay here until my son ascends the throne.”

The Divine Spirits were infuriated, but Ruler An remained silent.

The Sword Master was obviously determined to humiliate them today, and arguing would only result in their deaths.

However, the middle-aged man next to Ruler An seemed to have failed to read the memo as he frowned deeply and shouted, “Don’t go too far, Sword Master!”

Ye Xuan glanced at the middle-aged man and…

Shwik!

A sword pierced the middle-aged man, and he fell lifelessly to the ground like the Yin Spirit.

The silence was so deafening that one could hear a pin drop.

The Divine Spirits silently stared at the Sword Master.

Ye Xuan saw the trepidation in the eyes of the Divine Spirits.

“Am I going too far for asking you to join my son’s ascension ceremony?”

The Divine Spirits’ faces turned ugly. The Sword Master was blatantly trampling on their dignity, but they didn’t dare to protest despite their fury.

Looking at Ye Xuan, Ye Guan inwardly said, “Master Pagoda, I think my father is—”

“No, don’t tell me!” Little Pagoda hurriedly interrupted Ye Guan and said, “Keep your thoughts to yourself. I can’t see, I can’t hear, and I can’t feel anything. I’m just a pagoda.”

Ye Guan froze and went silent.

Little Pagoda truly knew how to protect himself when necessary.

Meanwhile, the Divine Spirits didn’t dare to move. Only the True God could possibly do anything to the Sword Master. These Divine Spirits could only hope to stand up against such a behemoth.

Ye Xuan, Qin Guan, and Ye Guan continued walking.

Ye Guan was just a few steps away from the chair when he shouted, “Wait!”

His parents looked at him. He opened his palm, and the Path Sword appeared.

Ye Guan said, “I think—”

Qin Guan immediately said, “I know.”

She took the Path Sword and tapped it lightly.

Boom!

A soul emerged from the Path Sword. It was Nalan Jia’s soul.

Qin Guan opened her palm and muttered, “Come.”

Rumble!

The world quivered slightly as multiple streams of mysterious energies that Ye Guan couldn’t quite grasp made a beeline for Nalan Jia’s soul.

Ye Guan asked out of curiosity, “Is this Heaven and Earth Energy?”

Qin Guan nodded and answered, “Yes, and I’ve also called upon the energy of the universe. They’re working together to repair her fleshly body from the remnants, and once they’re done, her physique will be even stronger than before.”

Ye Guan cast a grateful gaze on Qin Guan.

“It’s not enough,” said Ye Xuan. He waved his sleeve, and a rift in space manifested overhead. Soon, a beam of golden light emerged from the rift, creating a mesmerizing sight as the golden beam split into golden streaks of light that rained down on the earth down below.

The faces of the Divine Spirits turned grim. The golden beam was a massive chunk of the True World’s Dimensional Energy. The Sword Master had just forcefully ripped it out of the True World right in front of their eyes.

The Divine Spirits’ jaws were on the floor, but they remained silent.

The golden streaks of light converged on Nalan Jia’s soul, and her fleshly body slowly appeared.

Ye Guan clenched his fists as a deluge of emotions washed over him. Little Jia… she’ll soon be revived!

Qin Guan gently pulled on Ye Guan’s hand and smiled.

“Look to your right,” she said.

Ye Guan turned and saw a rift in space manifested about a hundred meters away.

A group of people slowly walked out of the rift in space.

Ye Guan stood frozen in disbelief upon seeing Ye Xiao and Nalan Ming at the helm of the Ye Clan and Nalan Clan disciples.

Fei Banqing even stood next to them.

Everyone was here!

Ye Guan broke out into a warm smile. Earlier, he felt that it was a shame that the Ye Clan and the Nalan Clan weren’t here to witness his ascension, but fortunately, they made it in time.

Ye Xiao was staring at Ye Guan with a proud smile. However, his heart was gripped by complicated emotions. He knew that Ye Guan had to have a unique background, but he truly didn’t expect that Ye Guan was the Sword Master’s son.

In other words, Ye Guan would become the next King of the Guanxuan Universe!

Ye Xiao shook his head and chuckled to himself. It was truly unbelievable.

The elders of the Ye Clan were excited but scared at the same time. They could still remember how they had listened to their stupid Second Elder and how they had almost forced Ye Guan out of the Ye Clan.

If they had succeeded, the Ye Clan would have been reduced to ruins.

It was truly great to have such an insightful clan leader.

The elders felt like giving Ye Xiao a kiss.

Nalan Ming’s expression was complicated as well.

He truly didn’t expect that his daughter had inadvertently chosen the Young Master of the Guanxuan Academy as her Dao Companion. In other words, Nalan Jia would inevitably become the Queen of the Guanxuan Universe.

It was a great thing, yes, but Nalan Ming had never wanted anything grand. He just wanted his daughter to live a long, healthy life. As such, he truly wanted to see his daughter once again.

Fame and riches were great, but Nalan Ming found them overrated.

Nalan Ming broke out into a wide grin as he stared at the recovering Nalan Jia.

He also felt incredibly gratified to see that Ye Guan truly cared about his daughter.

“More people are coming!” Qin Guan exclaimed.

A few more people walked out of the rift. Qin Feng, Mo Ya, Old Fu, and the Tower Keeper of the Profound Tower. These were the few people of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion who had chosen to risk their livelihood and even their lives to help him.

Ye Guan was in a daze. He truly didn’t expect that Qin Guan would bring them here.

She was incredible!

Ye Guan looked at Qin Guan. He lowered his head slightly, but he stayed silent.

Meanwhile, Qin Feng smiled at Ye Guan. He was stupefied when he discovered that Ye Guan was the son of the Sword Master and the Pavilion Master. It was indeed a surprise, but it was a welcome one!

Mo Ya was in a daze. She felt as if she were in a dream.

Old Fu’s grin reached his ears. He had chosen to support the young man because he liked Ye Guan’s character, but he unexpectedly turned out to be the Young Master of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

The hardships he had suffered as a result of supporting Ye Guan were worth it.

The Tower Keeper’s grin also reached his ears. His once-in-a-lifetime gamble paid off handsomely, and he felt like flying for joy. He decided to celebrate once he got back home!

The Tower Keeper felt even more proud of himself upon realizing that he had to be the very first person to have discovered Ye Guan’s identity. He felt grateful for his keen eyes, as they had allowed him to discover Ye Guan’s likeness to his parents.

He felt like boasting to those dumb elders.

Their positions were high, but their eyes were unlike his eyes!

Qin Guan opened her palm and waved her sleeve.

Qin Feng, Mo Ya, Old Fu, and the Tower Keeper appeared next to Ye Guan.

Qin Feng bowed deeply to Qin Guan before turning to look at Ye Guan.

Right as he was about to bow to Ye Guan, Ye Guan stopped him and smiled.

“Aren’t we brothers? We should stay as brothers.”

Qin Feng smiled. He didn’t say anything, but he was moved.

Still, he decided to remain cautious later down the road.

Qin Guan announced, “I hereby promote Qin Feng to the Grand Elder seat of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion’s Elder Circle. Lady Mo Ya and the two gentlemen here are also promoted to the elder seats of the Elder Circle.”

They were now elders of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion’s Elder Circle?

The three felt like a bolt of lightning out of the blue had struck them. They were just managers of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion’s branch in the lower realms, but to think that Qin Guan would directly promote them to elders of the Elder Circle.

It felt like they leaped only once, but they inadvertently reached the heavens.

The Tower Keeper was the first to regain his senses. He knelt down, and his voice was trembling as he cried out, “Long live, long live!”

Mo Ya and Old Fu snapped back to reality and knelt down as well.

Every elder of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion possessed a tremendous amount of influence and power, but it was incredibly rare to get promoted to an elder seat. One could attempt it, but one would most likely fail to become an elder despite trying for ten thousand years.

Those truly unfortunate would fail to even step onto the headquarters of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion!

However, Qin Guan had promoted them herself, which meant that they would definitely become one of the most influential and powerful people in the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

Ye Guan was also surprised by Qin Guan’s decision, but it wasn’t a bad decision at all. They were great people, and he was comfortable with them leading the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

Qin Guan smiled gently at Ye Guan; she seemed to have seen through Ye Guan’s thoughts.

Ye Guan finally faced Qin Guan, eliciting a bright smile from the latter.

There was a moment of silence between them until Ye Guan said, “Thank you.”

Qin Guan’s eyes grew warm and gentle as she said, “You don’t have to thank me. They helped you, so they helped me, too. Aren’t we family? There’s no need for you to thank me.”

Ye Guan nodded.

Qin Guan grinned with joy.

Just then, Ye Guan noticed that Nalan Jia had finally opened her eyes.

Ye Guan hurriedly walked up to her. He grabbed Nalan Jia’s hand, and his voice was trembling as he exclaimed, “Little Jia!”

Nalan Jia was still disoriented, but she quickly composed herself upon hearing Ye Guan’s voice.

She saw Ye Guan standing in front of her.

“Little Guan!” she exclaimed. Tears welled up in her eyes, and Ye Guan immediately pulled her for a hug. Ye Guan broke out into a childlike joy as the emotions that he had been holding back were finally unleashed.

Nalan Jia stared at Ye Guan with tears in her eyes. She felt like she had been reborn after being resurrected, and she felt that it had been quite a while since she died, yet Ye Guan was still the same Ye Guan she knew.

Everyone quickly recognized Nalan Jia as the Queen of the Guanxuan Universe.

However, some onlookers wore complicated expressions as they stared at the heartwarming scene.

Ji Xuan looked down at her feet and muttered, “Lady Nalan Jia is really pretty...”

Nanling Yiyi smiled bitterly.

Meanwhile, Fei Banqing smiled brightly at them.

She was genuinely happy for them, but a subtle emotion was tugging at her heart.

Ao Qianqian stared at them with a complicated look.

Ye Guan let go of Nalan Jia. He led her toward Ye Xuan and Qin Guan.

“Little Jia, they’re my parents,” he said with a massive grin.

Ye Xuan and Qin Guan smiled brightly at Nalan Jia.

Qin Guan suddenly took out the cloth sachet that she had left for Ye Guan and placed it into Nalan Jia’s hands.

“You are now in charge of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion,” said Qin Guan.

All eyes fell on Nalan Jia. She had just become the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion in addition to her status as the Queen of the Guanxuan Universe.

Ye Xuan took out a ring and placed it in Ye Guan’s hand.

“With this, the Guanxuan Universe is yours,” he said.

Ye Guan looked at Ye Xuan in surprise and asked, “What about you, Father?”

Ye Xuan burst out laughing and said, “The Guanxuan Universe no longer needs to put their faith in a god. The Guanxuan Universe should have faith in itself. You are your own god. My departure means that everyone will no longer have a god in their hearts—it means everyone can transcend even the gods!”

Ye Xuan turned around, and everyone was stunned to see the World Sword Aura gushing out of Ye Xuan and scattering throughout the universe.

What was the Sword Master doing?

The Sword Master’s World Sword Aura was dispersing, but the Sword Master’s own aura was exponentially becoming stronger.

A woman deep beneath the Qingqiu Mountain Range within the Main Guanxuan Academy abruptly opened her eyes.

Rumble!

The world quivered violently as the woman stood up.

A powerful aura gushed out of her.

Today, the two siblings would transcend!

I have been sleeping for over thirty million years, waiting for you.

Go ahead and protect the universe while I protect you!