Chapter 363: Rely on Oneself

After hearing what Ye Guan said, the Adjudication Sword Master glanced at him with a complicated look in her eyes.

This man is really pitiful.

Cirou was simply too mean!

The Adjudication Sword Master turned around and glared at her.

Meanwhile, Cirou remained silent. She wanted to retort, but she had nothing to say because she knew that he wasn’t lying.

He spoke every word from his heart.

Even though this man was not very well-mannered when he spoke sometimes, he would not engage in such lowly tricks of verbal deception. At this moment, however, she was slightly hoping that this young man would become a little more cunning with her.

However, Ye Guan no longer cared about Cirou. He walked up to the Adjudication Sword Master and took her hand, saying, "I suddenly thought of an idea. If you become the True Universe’s ruler and have a baby with me, the ruler of the Guanxuan Universe, then—

Ah!

"

The Adjudication Sword Master glared at him angrily and pinched his palm tightly.

The cold look on her face was coupled with a little anger and shyness as she said, "Do you want to die?! Why would you say such things all of a sudden? I-If you say such things again, I-I’ll stab you to death! Don’t laugh, I’m not joking, I’m serious..."

Cirou stared at Ye Guan, not saying a word.

Ye Guan smiled at the Adjudication Sword Master's conflicting expressions.

He cast a serious gaze at her and said, "No matter what happens in the future, I’m going to tell you how I feel today. I like you. It doesn't matter whether you like me or not."

Then, he turned and hopped onto his sword before disappearing beyond the horizon.

The Adjudication Sword Master seemed to be in a trance as she watched him leave.

After a while, she smiled. No matter what would happen between them in the future, she was happy that he had confessed his feelings for her. She disliked people who liked to beat around the bush. If one liked someone, one should tell them; if one hated someone, one should tell them as well.

In her opinion, people should be more straightforward.

Cirou suddenly asked, "Did your relationship start at the Eternal Secret Realm?"

The Adjudication Sword Master retracted her thoughts and turned to look at Cirou.

"Is it any of your business?" she said.

Cirou sounded serious as she said, "Cijing, I know that you do not agree with what Cishu and I have done, but I have to remind you that having feelings for someone will end up hurting you the most... Okay, you like him but don't be in a rush. Wait a bit longer..."

Cijing shook her head and said, "Cirou, I know what you’re trying to say, but I feel that people should live more freely. If we want to love someone, we should just go for it. Even if I have to meet him in combat one day, I don’t think it’ll be a big deal."

Cirou stared at her and asked, "You love him, too?"

"No, I hate him!" Cijing replied before turning around to leave.

Cirou was silent for quite a while before she turned around and left as well.

...

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Somewhere in the starry sky, Sovereign Heaven Seizing Dao was staring into the depths of the starry sky in silence. Heaven Seizing Lie was standing next to him.

They were the only two powerhouses left in the Heaven Seizing Clan.

Heaven Seizing Lie had a complicated expression on his face as he said, "I did not think that the Guanxuan Universe had so many mysterious supreme elites behind the scenes."

Sovereign Heaven Seizing Dao nodded slightly and sighed.

Heaven Seizing Lie sighed as well, feeling extremely conflicted inside. He knew that there was no way for the Heaven Seizing Clan to avenge itself anymore.

The Guanxuan Universe was not to be provoked!

Sovereign Heaven Seizing Dao suddenly said, "Countless imprints are starting to shatter because of the Great Daoist Brush Master's disappearance. Those Boundary Imprints are weakening as well..."

Sovereign Heaven Seizing Dao shook his head and continued. "We should bring our clansmen somewhere else."

Heaven Seizing Lie asked in a low voice, "Clan Leader, will the world soon be plunged into chaos?"

Sovereign Heaven Seizing Dao calmly replied, "It's already in chaos."

He tilted his head up and looked at the skies. In a soft voice, he added, "Why do I feel even weaker even though I have gone through another cycle of reincarnation?"

...

Eternal World.

Jingchen and the rest remained scared even after they had returned to the Eternal World. They truly didn't expect that the supreme elites of the Guanxuan Universe would be so terrified. They were almost annihilated. Jingchen’s face was incomparably gloomy, as he was the commander in charge of the mission.

His plan was to eliminate the Guanxuan Universe’s supreme elites before taking over the Guanxuan Universe. Then, he would use their power to deal with the True Universe. However, the true prowess of the Guanxuan Universe's supreme elites had caught him off guard. They were so much stronger than he had imagined!

That lady in the white skirt was especially terrifying—she had killed a Cosmic Spirit in one sword move!

Zhan Shi appeared beside Jingchen. In a low voice, he said, "Out of a thousand Great Sorcerers that were sent to the Guanxuan Universe, only half of them managed to return."

Jingchen’s eyes narrowed, and he turned to look at Zhan Shi. "Half?"

Zhan Shi nodded, and his expression turned extremely sour.

Jingchen was silent for a few moments before asking, "Where is the First Sovereign?"

They were not in a position to go against the Guanxuan Universe, so they wanted the Eternal Sovereign to make a move, as he was the only one strong enough to resolve all these issues.

Zhan Shi replied, "He's currently heading to the Divine Ruins."

Jingchen's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Divine Dao Civilization... All right, I want you to tell the First Sovereign about the result of our mission."

...

Upon returning to the Guanxuan Universe, Ye Guan immediately went into closed-door cultivation. His fight against the Battle Sovereign had enlightened him to many things, especially the integration of battle intent into his sword intent.

He felt like his worldview had been expanded, and he realized that his sword intent was actually quite flexible.

Ye Guan decided that he would incorporate his Tribulation Lightning Sword Intent, Martial God Intent, and Battle Intent into his sword intent to make full use of each intent.

Ye Guan opened his hand, and his three intents took to the skies. They soon converged above his head. Moments later, they merged with a loud explosion, and the surrounding spacetime quivered violently.

His sword intent had gotten drastically stronger!

Ye Guan smiled, but his smile soon vanished upon realizing that the convergence of three swords intents into one had consumed a ton of profound energy. Ye Guan pointed out with his fingers, and the three intents transformed into a sword.

The sword was around thirty-six inches in length, and it seemed to be made out of myriad motes of light that resembled the starry sky. Ye Guan had just created a whole new sword intent!

Ye Guan smiled before swinging it ahead of him. The sword tore the spacetime in front of him as lightning crackled around Ye Guan. Ye Guan closed his eyes, and the sword intent in his hand soon dissipated.

Ye Guan assessed his strength and realized that he was as strong as Great Time Sovereigns. He could probably fight weaker Great Destiny Sovereigns without any help, but he still couldn't fight powerful Great Destiny Sovereigns like the Battle Sovereign.

His cultivation base was still too low for him to fight the Battle Sovereign. He took a deep breath and told himself that he had to work even harder. He stopped complaining even though his opponents were only getting stronger and stronger. He knew that his grumblings wouldn't resolve his issues after all. Furthermore, his father had left behind a powerful group to assist him.

In fact, he was the weakest among his relatives here.

Therefore, Ye Guan decided to work even harder. He had to become a Great Sovereign so that he could confidently beat all the other Great Sovereigns!

Just then, a lady walked up to him.

Ye Guan retracted his thoughts and turned to find Mu Niannian.

Ye Guan quickly bowed to greet her, "Aunt Mu!"

Mu Niannian smiled and asked, "Have you broken through?"

"I haven't made any progress with my cultivation base, but..." Ye Guan replied, "My Sword Dao has improved."

Mu Niannian nodded and said, "What plans do you have for the future?"

"Do you have any suggestions, Aunt?" he asked.

Mu Niannian said, "I do have a few thoughts that I’ll share with you. I'll tell you my thoughts first, and if you don't agree with them, we can just work it out verbally."

"All right."

"How are things between you and the Adjudication Sword Master?"

Ye Guan froze. He was confused as to why Aunt Mu had brought that up.

Mu Niannian added, "Come on, tell me."

Ye Guan thought for a few moments before saying, "She has saved me many times before, so we..."

Ye Guan trailed off and went silent.

Mu Niannian naturally understood what the situation was. She smiled and then said, "Since she has feelings for you, let’s set aside the matters between the Guanxuan Universe and the True Universe for now. Let’s deal with the Eternal Civilization first."

"There are two ways you can deal with them, but you can only choose one."

Ye Guan asked, "What are the two ways?"

"First of all, you can engage in a battle of wits and dissuade the Eternal Sovereign from attacking the Guanxuan Universe. Of course, it's going to be challenging because the Three Swords, the True God, and the Great Daoist Brush Master aren't here, which the Eternal Sovereign is practically unbeatable."

Ye Guan was silent. Back then, the Adjudication Sword Master had gone against the Eternal Sovereign and was completely suppressed by the latter. At that time, the Eternal Sovereign had recovered just around thirty percent of his strength.

Mu Niannian asked, "Do you know what the second way is?"

Ye Guan looked at her and said, "Let my aunt deal with them?"

The corners of Mu Niannian’s lips curled up. "How quick-witted."

Ye Guan fell silent.

Mu Niannian smiled and explained, "The Eternal Sovereign is definitely not a match for your Aunt, but there's a huge problem. Every time she makes a move, the more you'll think of her as invincible. Your Invincible Sword Dao Faith will collapse at this rate."

Ye Guan clenched his fists. It was true. He was cultivating the Invincible Sword Dao, but every time he had an insurmountable issue in front of him, he would always call his aunt for help. Invincible Sword Dao? More like Invincible Aunt!

"In addition..." Mu Niannian continued. "What are you going to do if she's not around to respond to your call for help?"

Ye Guan nodded slightly and said, "Aunt Mu, I understand what you’re trying to say."

"I don’t want you to become the king of relying on others. If you keep on calling your aunt for help, why are we even here when you can just ask her for help and let her resolve every single difficult issue you're facing."

"I agree." Ye Guan nodded and said, "I'm going to rely on myself, then!"

"Actually, we are not here just to help you. We're also helping ourselves here. Our goal is to shatter our constraints and take that step into Divine Transcendence. It's all for the sake of reaching new heights."

"Divine Transcendence... is that a cultivation realm?"

"Well, it's not really a realm, but you can just think of it as a realm for you to understand it. In my opinion, though, Divine Transcendence means you've eliminated every indecisiveness, fear, and despair in your heart.

"You've become capable of achieving the impossible, and that is exactly what Divine Transcendence is. It’s just like what we’re going through right now. Our opponent is the Eternal Sovereign, and he's extremely strong, so we're going to feel hopeless if you call your aunt for help, and she kills him in one sword move.

"We're going to start doubting the reason we started cultivating in the first place. It'll feel meaningless because why are we even striving for greater heights when they've already been occupied?"

Ye Guan pondered briefly before saying, "Aunt Mu, I know what you're trying to say. Rest assured, I will start relying on myself from now on."

His Aunt Mu was weighing the pros and cons of his choices for him, and she phrased it delicately. She had even used herself as an example so that his pride wouldn't get wounded.

Mu Niannian smiled. She could tell that Ye Guan wasn't lying when he said that he truly understood what he was trying to say.

"You're indeed as smart as your father," she remarked.

Ye Guan sounded serious as he said, "Just give me time—give me time, and I can beat the Eternal Sovereign. Believe me, I can really do it!"

"I believe you!" Mu Niannian nodded and said, "Since you need time, we're going to buy you time."

"I’ll listen to you, Aunt Mu."

"Then, let's give the Eternal Sovereign a surprise..."

Ye Guan was about to ask questions when An You suddenly appeared in front of them. Chief An You bowed deeply and started his report. Chief An You had yet to finish his report, but Ye Guan's face was already as dark as the bottom of a kettle, and even Mu Niannian was frowning.