Chapter 230: The Plain Skirt is Dyed Red Again

A hundred million spiritual cores were simply too alluring for anyone from the True Universe to ignore. It meant a lifetime of cultivation resources.

The young talents of the True Universe incessantly visited the Xuzhen Battlefield.

The famous young talents of the True Universe could barely wait for their turn. Some older folks were thrilled and wanted to try their luck, but they knew that the Guanxuan Universe was strong, so they didn’t dare to interfere.

Of course, it wasn’t like they couldn’t totally interfere.

They simply couldn’t do so indirectly.

Meanwhile, the young talents of the Sword Sect stepped up to defend the Guanxuan Universe. They couldn’t bear to let Ye Qing face every talented youngster from the True Universe.

They wanted to show everyone that the Guanxuan Universe still had many young talents.

Unbeknownst to everyone, there were two individuals observing everything from a distance. They were Empress Yue and Princess Xin. The young talents of their clans had also stepped up to protect the Guanxuan Universe.

Empress Yue stared at the youngsters fighting in the distance.

“The young talents from our side can’t compare to the True Universe’s talents,” she said. She hesitated for a while before continuing. “The strength of the older generation cannot match up to the True Universe as well.”

Princess Xin calmly disagreed and said, “For now, the younger generation is indeed like that, but the members of the older generation are still quite formidable.”

Empress Yue looked at Princess Xin.

Princess Xin laughed and looked up before saying, “The Yang Family have decided to mobilize their forces, and they’re currently protecting our universe. The Young Master’s aunts are coming soon, and do you still remember the lone swordsman who stopped the Divine Dusk Guards?”

“I still remember them,” said Empress Yue. She frowned and asked, “Who were they?”

“I heard that the lone swordsman is one of his aunts,” said Princess Xin. “She’s currently hiding in the dark.”

Confused, Empress Yue asked, “Hiding? Why?”

Princess Xin smiled and said, “She’s only interested in killing elites, and she’s not going to kill ordinary Divine Spirits. I heard the Yang Family only decided to mobilize due to internal strife. They also want the Young Master to return to the Yang Family.

“It seems that they don’t really like the fact that his surname is Ye, even though he’s from the Yang Family.”

Empress Xin went silent. She had an idea about the Yang Family’s internal strife.

“The good thing is we have a trump card,” said Princess Xin.

Empress Yue turned to look at Princess Xin.

Princess Xin said, “The Three Swords!”

Empress Yue’s eyes narrowed as she asked, “Are you sure they’re going to make a move when they didn’t even interfere in the previous battle?”

Princess Xin looked up and stared somewhere in the distant starry skies before saying, “The reason they didn’t make a move in the previous battle was that they wanted the Sword Master to take that step and transcend.

“Do you still remember what happened when the Sword Master was severely injured? Lady Destiny stepped forward and massacred every single enemy and some more.

”She slaughtered so wantonly that the Sword Master had to stop her himself. Unfortunately, her killing intent was so heavy that her plain skirt was dyed red.”

Princess Xin stopped as her heart was gripped by trepidation. Fear fleeted across her eyes as he thought of the events on that fateful day thirty million years ago. It happened thirty million years ago, but Princess Xin would still feel a shiver down her spine whenever she recalled what happened on that day.

Back then, Lady Destiny wanted to destroy the entire True Universe, and she almost destroyed the Guanxuan Universe.

Empress Yue was silent. Everyone almost died on that fateful day.

Princess Xin added, “I don’t dare to speak for the Unfettered Swordsman, but Sword Master Qingshan is the Young Master’s grandfather, while Lady Destiny is his aunt. If the Young Master ends up suffering severe injuries similar to the Sword Master’s injuries back then, do you really think that they’re just going to stand by and watch from the sidelines?

“The Young Master was left to his own devices so that he would become a supreme elite by himself, but he didn’t actually get abandoned. His parents and relatives still care about him, so they’re definitely going to move if his enemies dare to bully him.”

Empress Yue was silent.

Princess Xin chuckled and said, “In my opinion, the Sword Master and the Young Master are destined to have tough lives, but they’ll definitely live happily ever after. People like us simply need to stand on their side for us to ride on their coattails.”

Empress Yue stared deeply at Princess Xin and asked, “Have you ever thought about surrendering?”

Princess Xin’s expression turned grim, and she said solemnly, “That’s not funny. As long as the Three Swords are still alive, I will remain loyal to the Yang Family.”

Empress Yue asked, “What happens once they’re dead? Will you really relinquish your loyalty to the Yang Family?”

Princess Xin chuckled and explained, “My belief is actually in the Sword Master, and if the Three Swords perish, I will simply repay them for their kindness with my death. Surrender? Do you really think that I’ll beg the True Universe for my life?”

Princess Xin looked up. A look of melancholy fleeted across her face as she muttered, “If I were to do that, how am I supposed to face my clansmen who had chosen to give their lives up over the past thirty million years? Their corpses are still at the Heavenly Garrison!”

Empress Yue was silent.

Princess Xin continued nonetheless. “I hope the Young Master will reclaim their corpses one day.”

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The Holy Burial Ground

Ye Guan followed An Nanjing to the Holy Burial Ground. Ye Guan looked around and saw valleys everywhere flanked by a seemingly endless stretch of mountains, each a few kilometers tall at the very least.

Ye Guan found himself in a dim and gloomy place.

A giant demonic bird flew out from deep within the Holy Burial Mountain. It spread its wings open and covered the sun overhead. The Holy Burial Mountain appeared like a tiny speck of dust in front of it.

Ye Guan frowned. How strong is that demonic beast?

The giant demonic bird flew across the Holy Burial Mountain, and its powerful demonic might blanketed the mountain. The pressure that it was exuding was so strong that the surrounding spacetime quivered ever so slightly beneath it.

Ye Guan felt like he was suffocating beneath the powerful demonic might. His heart struggled to pump blood throughout his body, and his chest felt like it was getting crushed by an invisible force. He stood frozen in disbelief.

The giant demonic bird took off and disappeared into the clouds.

The terrifying demonic might vanished soon afterward.

Ye Guan clenched his fists as he stared at the distant clouds. The pressure earlier wasn’t something that the giant demonic beard had intentionally unleashed. The pressure had come from its aura that was inadvertently leaking out of it.

Despite that, the pressure it exuded was still powerful enough to make Ye Guan’s heart shudder in trepidation.

Ye Guan reckoned that the giant demonic bird was strong enough to destroy worlds.

Ye Guan asked, “What was that?”

An Nanjing calmly explained, “It was a Sky Demon Bird from the Sky Demon World. It’s in charge of this world, and its job is to stop anyone from desecrating the corpses of the elites who are resting here.”

An Nanjing stared at a certain mountain and said, “The corpses of many elite cultivators are there, and their descendants want to collect their corpses. The True Universe doesn’t want that to happen, so they ordered a Sky Demon Bird to stay here and stand guard.”

“That makes sense,” said Ye Guan with a nod.

An Nanjing turned to Ye Guan and said, “Go to that mountain.”

“For what?” Ye Guan asked.

An Nanjing said, “Go there and find treasures for yourself.”

Ye Guan was stunned.

An Nanjing saw Ye Guan’s confusion, so she said, “Do you have any questions?”

Ye Guan briefly hesitated before asking, “Can you give me a hint?”

An Nanjing calmly said, “Trick them into giving you their inheritance.”

Ye Guan’s eyes widened in surprise.

An Nanjing remained calm as she said, “Go now, or I will beat you up.”

Ye Guan’s expression stiffened. However, he didn’t dare to argue with her.

He turned and started making his way over to the Holy Burial Mountain.

On his way, Ye Guan inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda, how do I trick the dead into giving me their inheritance?”

Little Pagoda answered, “Show them your talent and ask them for it. Under normal circumstances, they should give it to you after asking you for a favor. Well, you actually don’t have to keep your word. In fact, your father—”

Little Pagod abruptly went silent.

Ye Guan frowned as he asked, “Did my father trick others for their inheritance?”

Little Pagoda was silent. Ye Guan had already become the bonafide Young Master of the Guanxuan Universe, so Ye Xuan would definitely hear Little Pagoda if he were to talk badly about Ye Xuan.

Ye Guan was at a loss for words.

Little Pagoda had gotten extremely cautious since Ye Guan met his father.

“Wait!” An Nanjing cried out.

Ye Guan turned to An Nanjing.

An Nanjing said, “There’s a swordsman in the depths of that mountain. You should go there and find him.”

A swordsman! Ye Guan nodded and said, “All right!”

With that, Ye Guan turned around and went on his way.

Worry flickered across An Nanjing’s eyes as she stared at Ye Guan’s departing figure.

“Master Pagoda, help me hide my aura,” said Ye Guan.

Little Pagoda refused. “No way!”

Ye Guan was puzzled. “Why not?”

“You have to do it yourself!”

Ye Guan’s expression darkened.

He couldn’t help but think that Little Pagoda was getting back at him.

Ye Guan soon entered the Holy Burial Mountain. He trudged through a dense forest and found a corpse floating on a lake. The corpse was pinned to a thirty-meter-long piece of wood. The wood was dyed red, which showed that the corpse had to have bled to death on the piece of wood.

A young man was kneeling not too far away from the corpse.

“Ancestor, can you give me a sign? I’ve been kneeling for quite a while now. I just want you to give me even a crumb of your inheritance,” said the young man.

Ye Guan merely glanced at the young man before turning around to leave.

However, the man pinned to the wood abruptly opened his eyes.

The man looked straight at Ye Guan, astonishing both Ye Guan and the young man.

The man asked, “Young man, can we talk?”

Ye Guan hesitated briefly before asking, “What do you want?”

Ye Guan raised his guard up to the maximum. He was aware that there were elites with tenacious souls lying in wait to possess the fleshly bodies of youngsters for the sake of living once more.

The man’s expression turned serious as he pointed out. “Your talent is extraordinary!”

The man instantly saw through Ye Guan because Little Pagoda didn’t hide Ye Guan’s aura.

“What do you want from me, Senior?” repeated Ye Guan.

The man thought for a while. Eventually, he shook his head and said, “You should just go.”

Ye Guan was stunned.

The man chuckled and explained, “I wanted to give you my inheritance, but I’m sure you’re not going to accept it considering your talent. Anyway, you should just go. I apologize for bothering you.”

Ye Guan nodded slightly and said, “Farewell, then, Senior.”

With that, he turned around and walked away.

“Ancestor!” the young man sounded furious as he exclaimed, “Why are you unwilling to pass down your inheritance to me?”

The man looked at the young man with a complicated expression, but he didn’t say anything in response to the young man’s words.

The young man pointed at Ye Guan and said, “Is it because you think that I’m lousier than him? He’s just a Minor Tribulation Realm cultivator. I can’t accept this!”

Ye Guan glanced briefly at the young man.

He picked up the pace, but the young man shouted at him, “Stop!”

Ye Guan didn’t stop.

The young man was furious. His figure flashed, and he appeared in front of Ye Guan.

“I told you to stop! You—-”

Ye Guan slapped the young man.

Slap!

Ye Guan’s slap sent the young man flying away before the latter could even react. He slammed heavily on the ground. He rolled around in pain and wailed. His right cheek swelled up in just a few seconds.

“How come youngsters are so rude nowadays?” Ye Guan looked at the young man and frowned before asking, “Is this your first time going out into the real world?”

The young man staggered up and glared at Ye Guan.

“How dare you hit me! Do you know who I am? My father is—-”

Ye Guan vanished, and a crisp noise echoed as the young man flew a dozen meters away thanks to another slap on his cheek.

Boom!

Ye Guan’s slap was so powerful that the ground cracked when the young man landed upon being slapped. The young man stared at Ye Guan in shock.

Ye Guan slowly walked toward the young man.

Meanwhile, the man pinned to the wood quietly watched the scene unfold.

The young man trembled in fear as Ye Guan’s figure loomed over him. Ye Guan raised his fist to feign a punch, and the young man hurriedly cried out, “Big Brother, I was wrong!”

The man pinned to the wood was stupefied.

Ye Guan stared with narrowed eyes at the young man.

“What mistake did you make?” he asked.

The young man’s voice was trembling as he cried out, “You decide my crime!”

The man pinned to the man shook his head somberly.

Ye Guan thought for a while before saying, “Young man, you have to extend your fuse. This is a world where strength rules over everything, while laws and morals are often disregarded. Having a short fuse means you’ll end up making a lot of enemies, do you understand?”

Ye Guan’s words were for the young man, but it was also a reminder for himself.

The young man nodded urgently and exclaimed, “I understand!”

Ye Guan nodded and turned around to leave, allowing the young man to heave a sigh of relief. He’s so scary!

The young man couldn’t even react earlier.

The man pinned to the wood suddenly asked, “Do you want revenge?”

The young man was stunned.

He hesitated briefly before shaking his head and sighing. “Forget it.”

The man looked at him and asked, “Why not?”

The young man smiled bitterly and said, “He’s so strong despite his young age. He definitely has a powerful family behind him—one that our family can only hope to match, so I can only let bygones be bygones.”

With that, the young man stood up and bowed deeply to the man.

“Ancestor, I’ll be taking my leave now.”

“Hang on,” said the man.

The young man stared at the man, and the latter calmly said, “You should follow him and establish a good relationship with him. I want you to acknowledge him as your big brother.”

The young man was stunned.

The man explained, “Your destiny will change that way.”

The young man fell into deep contemplation before asking, “Ancestor, are you sure about that? He’s strong, but if I go up to him and force myself on him… it will be so… embarrassing! I’m also the young master of the Si Family, so if I start calling him Big Brother, the Si Family will—”

The man interrupted. “Your talents are absolutely mediocre, and it is completely impossible for you to become the family head. You don’t have a bright future in cultivation, either, so if you really want to succeed, you have to stick close to those who are truly talented.

”The young man just now is your golden ticket to success. Do you know why there are so many ordinary folks in this world? It’s all because in addition to being lousy and weak, they’re also not shameless enough to bootlick those with power.”

“Ancestor…” the young man hesitantly muttered, “Is my talent really that bad?”

The man calmly replied, “I’m your ancestor, and I can’t even force myself to give you my inheritance. What do you think is the answer to that question?”

The young man was at a loss for words. The man’s words pierced his heart.

The young man turned toward Ye Guan’s departing figure and sighed. I’ll listen to you, then, Ancestor. From now on, I, Si Tongtian, will be as shameless as possible. I won’t care about what others think of me anymore!”

With that, the young man bowed to the man pinned to the wood before chasing after Ye Guan.

“Wait for me, Big Brother!” he roared.

The man stared deeply at the young man and fell into deep contemplation.