Chapter 369: Thirty Million Years

After leaving the Supreme Sword Sect, Ye Guan and the others headed north. On the way, Mu Niannian smiled at Ye Guan and remarked, "Quite bold, huh?"

Ye Guan shook his head and smiled. "It was all because Aunt Mu and Miss Erya are with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to take the risk."

One needed a strong hand to gamble. Ye Guan was well aware of that, and he made sure to gamble only when he had a high chance of winning it. If it weren't for that mindset and the fact that he had a strong hand, he would have lost today's gamble.

Upon hearing Ye Guan's words, Mu Niannian's eyes showed a sense of appreciation.

This little brat knows himself well.

Compared to the Sword Master, Ye Guan wasn't in any way less smart. The difference was in the fact that the intelligence of this brat was more intrinsic and subtle, while the Sword Master was more straightforward.

Ye Guan turned to glance in the direction of the Supreme Sword Sect and said, "We gained quite a lot this time."

Mu Niannian nodded. "The Supreme Sword Sect is indeed formidable, especially their Sect Master. He's not weaker than the Battle Sovereign. Of course, we have to be powerful as well. Otherwise, our alliances would be superficial!"

"I understand." Ye Guan nodded. He naturally understood that the other party's friendliness was not solely due to his innate strength and talent. They had to have considered his background as well.

Nan Yuntian had to consider many different aspects when dealing with matters. After all, the fate of the Supreme Sword Sect was in his hands.

Mu Niannian suddenly came to a halt and said, "Go ahead and assimilate what you've obtained from the Supreme Sword Sect!"

"Okay." Ye Guan nodded and sat cross-legged in the air. He opened his hand, and an ancient scroll appeared in his hand. Just as he opened the scroll, a sword light burst out and struck his glabella.

Boom!

A deluge of information entered Ye Guan’s mind. The ancient scroll contained extension knowledge about the experience and the Sword Daos of the Supreme Sword Sect ancestors. There were also quite a few powerful sword arts, and they were all incredibly powerful.

Ye Guan was extremely delighted, and he felt as if he had just found an oasis while he was dying of thirst in the middle of the desert. The information contained in the ancient scroll was useful to him, as he lacked experience the most.

His current understanding of his swordsmanship wasn't exactly the deepest, and the experience of the Supreme Sword Sect ancestors would make up for his lack of experience.

Gradually, Ye Guan shifted from excitement to shock because he discovered that the swordsmen of the Divine Dao Civilization were extremely formidable; some of them even had sword techniques that instilled fear in Ye Guan's heart.

The swordsmen of that era were splendid, and many different sword styles flourished.

Through the ancient scroll, Ye Guan felt as if he had traveled to the brilliant era of the Divine Dao Civilization. The Great Daoist Brush Master was the strongest of that era, but the swordsmen were also dazzling figures in their own right.

Mu Niannian could see Ye Guan's excitement, and she knew that this young man's strength would improve by leaps and bounds. Ye Guan was the most extraordinary talent she had ever seen. He had truly inherited the extraordinary talents of his parents.

The only regret was that he had recognized his roots too early. If he had spent more time in the world by himself and tempered his will through a variety of hardships, his will would have been more solid.

Ye Guan's life was extremely fast-paced at the moment, and he often dealt with supreme elites with cultivation bases above him. It was a lifestyle with its advantages and disadvantages.

The disadvantages were the fact that because Ye Guan's enemies were too strong, he was extremely thirsty for knowledge. Mu Niannian understood that it was all for the sake of becoming even stronger, but she was worried that it might lead to impatience.

Impatience made waste, after all.

Erya licked her candied hawthorn while staring at Ye Guan.

"Miss Niannian, Little White says that there's a treasure on the right."

Mu Niannian looked at Little White.

Little White grinned and pointed somewhere with an excited face.

Mu Niannian smiled and said, "We should wait for your grandson. Once he's done, we'll go there together. How about that?"

Little White blinked. She glanced at Ye Guan before nodding.

After about an hour, Ye Gua slowly opened his eyes, and two strands of sword light emblazoned with lightning flashed briefly in his eyes.

Ye Guan stood up slowly and waved his sleeves.

A faint sword intent rippled out of his sleeve.

In the distance, spacetime rippled forcefully.

Mu Niannian smiled at Ye Guan and asked, "How was it?"

Ye Guan sounded serious as he replied, "It was a great harvest."

Although he hadn't made any breakthroughs, his mind was now filled with a myriad of sword principles, allowing him to draw inspiration from them. Of course, he had no intentions of following someone else's path. His goal was to assimilate those experiences and turn them into his own.

He wanted to go beyond the Ephemeral Transcendence Realm. Unfortunately, it was easier said than done. However, Ye Guan was in no hurry, and his plan was to take it one step at a time.

As if sensing Ye Guan's thoughts, Mu Niannian smiled and asked, "Do you know what's after the Ephemeral Transcendence Realm?"

Ye Guan hurriedly inquired, "What is it?"

Mu Niannian revealed a mysterious smile and said, "Not telling you, but you'll find out when the time comes."

Ye Guan smiled wryly.

"You've already embarked on your own dao, and you already have your own swordsmanship, so even though you can learn and draw inspiration from the dao of the other swordsmen, you must not follow their footsteps." Mu Niannian reminded, "You have to make sure that what you'll learn from them won't make any impact on your own sword principles and beliefs.

"Of course, it's unlikely, considering what kind of a person you are, but it's always better to err on the side of caution."

Ye Guan nodded and smiled. "I understand."

Mu Niannian smiled, "Let's go to the Dao Sect!"

The Dao Sect?

Ye Guan cast a curious gaze at Mu Niannian.

Mu Niannian saw that and explained, "The Dao Sect is one of the two major sects during the Divine Dao Civilization era. The Dao Sect was a supporter of the Great Daoist Brush Master, but they eventually stood up against him and were suppressed like the Supreme Sword Sect."

Ye Guan shook his head, smiling. "It seems that the Great Daoist Brush Master has truly angered everyone back then!"

"It's not strange." Mu Niannian nodded, "They had just defeated the Eternal Civilization and were about to share the fruits of their victory when the Great Daoist Brush Master appeared to establish order, imposing constraints on everyone.

"Some even said that his actions at that time were more excessive than the Eternal Civilization, especially since the Great Daoist Brush Master had stripped them of their immortality.

"Unfortunately for them, a single stroke of the Great Dao Brush was enough for the Great Daoist Brush Master to deal with them."

Mu Niannian shook her head and smiled before continuing. "Anyone would stand up to such tyranny, so it really isn't strange at all."

Ye Guan nodded. The Great Daoist Brush Master had definitely faced widespread opposition back then.

Mu Niannian added, "If it weren't for the True God, the Great Daoist Brush Master would have succeeded in his goal. Even if the powerful cultivators of that era had joined forces, they would still find it difficult to contend with the Great Daoist Brush Master."

The True God! Cijing’s big sister. Ye Guan was curious. What kind of woman was she?

He wasn't exactly aware of her personality, and all he knew about her was what he had extrapolated from the reviews he had written on those books as well as the True God's books, which were quite... explicit.

The writing was impressive, and he had read quite a bit of the tamer ones.

"It's about time we move," Mu Niannian said, "Let's go!"

Ye Guan snapped out of his thoughts and nodded.

Just then, Little White stopped them. She waved her tiny paw and pointed it at somewhere.

Ye Guan blinked and asked, "There's a treasure there?"

Little White vigorously nodded.

Ye Guan became curious. Any treasure that could catch Little White's attention had to be extremely valuable.

Mu Niannian smiled and said, "Let's go on a treasure hunt, then!"

Little White nodded. She turned into a white light and headed to the right.

Ye Guan and the others followed closely behind her.

Soon, Little White led them deep into a mountain valley. Little White headed downward, and the others quickly followed along. Little White soon found herself in front of a massive canyon. Ye Guan looked down and saw nothing.

Little White flicked her claw.

Swoosh!

In the depths of the vast canyon, a terrifying aura erupted and took to the sky.

The earth split open, and a palace slowly ascended.

Ye Guan was stunned by the sight, while Little White was extremely excited.

Soon, the entire palace was revealed. It was enormous, spanning several kilometers, and tens of thousands of towering stone pillars were supporting it. Each stone pillar looked majestic and imposing. The image of fierce and monstrous beasts was carved on every pillar, and Ye Guan had never seen those beasts before.

Ye Guan turned to Mu Niannian.

Mu Niannian shook her head and said, "I'm not really

that

familiar with the Divine Dao Civilization."

Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at Little White.

Little White flicked her tiny paw.

Boom!

The palace shook violently as if an explosion had occurred within the palace.

It seemed like something was about to escape from the palace, but the stone pillars around and beneath the palace came to life and roared at the same time. A terrifying aura surged toward the palace, and another explosion soon occurred inside the palace.

Ye Guan was shocked, but he quickly saw through what was going on. The stone pillars had to be suppressing something.

Little White turned to look at Erya. She nudged Erya with her tiny paw.

Erya took a step forward with her candied hawthorn in hand and roared, "Get lost!"

Boom!

A thunderous sound echoed, shaking Ye Guan's eardrums. The beasts on the stone pillars revealed expressions of fear as they trembled in awe.

Erya seemed unfazed as she continued licking her candied hawthorn.

Ye Guan was stupefied as he stared at Erya. Bloodline suppression! Clearly, Erya was capable of suppressing demonic beasts and beasts weaker than her. It made sense, considering her strength.

Swoosh!

A black beam of light suddenly rushed out of the palace.

When the black light dissipated, a fist-sized black bead appeared before everyone. Little White flew to the bead. She tapped it with her tiny paw, and she grinned before storing it away.

Ye Guan stared deeply at Little White, and he suddenly came up with a plan.

"

Bahahaha!

" a peal of uproarious laughter echoed from the depths of the palace.

Ye Guan directed a shocked gaze at the palace.

A horrifying aura had emerged from the palace, and the boisterous laughter pierced Ye Guan's ears once more. "

Bahahaha!

Thirty million years! I've laid low for thirty million years before finally becoming strong enough! The Sword Master... that shameless bastard must be dead by now!

Bahahaha!

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