Chapter 370: Assist Her

The Sword Master?

Ye Guan was stunned.

He's from my father’s generation?

Ye Guan turned to Mu Niannian, but she looked confused as well.

The voice was only slightly familiar to her.

A middle-aged man slowly walked out of the palace. He was dressed in a wide black robe, with long hair flowing down his shoulders. He had a wild grin on his lips.

Mu Niannian was stunned upon seeing him, and she blurted out, "It's you!"

The middle-aged man turned to Mu Niannian up above and exclaimed, "It's you!"

Ye Guan asked, "Aunt Mu, who is he?"

"He's Ba Wang," replied Mu Niannian with a smile. She stared deeply at the middle-aged man and exclaimed, "So you were here all this while, Ba Wang!"

Ba Wang was one of the Sword Master's subordinates, but he had fled at the start of the great war many years ago. No one knew where he went, so Mu Niannian never thought that she would meet him here.

And from his words just now, it seemed that he had been waiting here for around thirty million years now, which was an absurd amount of time to stay in one place. He was a man of patience—no, the king of patience!

Ba Wang hurriedly asked, "Lady Nian, is... the Sword Master still around?"

Mu Niannian smiled and replied, "No, he's not around anymore."

A complex light flashed in Ba Wang's eyes.

"So he failed to defeat the True Universe..." he muttered.

Mu Niannian added, "He was successful in taking

that

step."

Ba Wang raised his head in disbelief. "He... he has achieved Divine Transcendence?!"

Mu Niannian nodded. "Yes."

Ba Wang sighed and muttered, "I never thought he'd actually take that step... how impressive."

Mu Niannian asked, "Have you been here all this while?"

Ba Wang nodded. During the great war between the True Universe and the Guanxuan Universe, the Guanxuan Universe was at a disadvantage. He decided to slip away upon realizing that the Guanxuan Universe was losing.

He had stumbled upon this place, obtained an inheritance, and chose to cultivate here diligently. Over the years, he dared not leave because he had betrayed both the True Universe and the Guanxuan Universe.

In other words, he would meet a terrible fate if he were to venture out prematurely.

Thus, he decided to focus on practicing cultivation until he was strong enough.

Ba Wang was worried that the Sword Master would hold a grudge against him.

"Ba Wang, congratulations on your breakthrough!" Mu Niannian said with a smile.

Ba Wang was about to speak when his eyes landed on Ye Guan.

Upon seeing Ye Guan's features, he froze and stammered, "H-h-he... who is he?"

Mu Niannian smiled and teased, "Guess!"

Ba Wang immediately knelt down with a

plop.

"Young Master, please accept my greetings," he said solemnly.

Ye Guan was stunned speechless.

Ba Wang suddenly wept and exclaimed, "Young Master, I've committed a great sin!"

Ye Guan stared quietly at Ba Wang.

Ba Wang’s heart sank at Ye Guan's silence. It seemed that he couldn't trick the Young Master, so he decided to confess. "Young Master, I was afraid of dying back then, so I decided to run away. Please punish me."

Ye Guan looked at Ba Wang before asking, "You're a Cosmic Spirit?"

Ba Wang nodded. "Yes."

Ye Guan looked at Mu Niannian.

Mu Niannian smiled at him and said, "You decide."

Ye Guan turned to Ba Wang and smiled at him. "You can leave."

Ba Wang froze. He looked like he couldn't believe his ears.

Ye Guan explained, "It's normal to be afraid of death, and everyone is scared of dying."

Ba Wang's expression was complicated, but Ye Guan was right. He was indeed afraid of dying! His top priority had always been his survival. For him, survival was more important than anything.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Ba Wang, where are we?"

Ba Wang hurriedly said, "We're in the sect grounds of a sect that existed during the Divine Dao Civilization. It's called the Exotic Beasts Sect, and they specialize in raising exotic beasts. I obtained an ancient inheritance from them, so I decided to stay here and cultivate until I eventually became a Great Destiny Sovereign[1]."

Exotic Beasts Sect.

Ye Guan nodded.

Ba Wang suddenly asked, "Young Master, you've seen the stone pillars, right?"

Ye Guan turned to the stone pillars where images of ferocious-looking beasts were carved.

Ba Wang explained, "Every beast depiction on the pillar is a real beast, and they're currently being sealed. However, you can control them with the Beast Orb."

The Beast Orb?

Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at Little White. She blinked and opened her tiny paw. The Beast Orb appeared in her paw.

Ye Guan smiled and asked, "Can you lend it to me?"

Little White nodded and gently blew on the Beast Orb. The Beast Orb flew to Ye Guan, who extended his palm to catch it. After observing it for a while, he then looked at Little White and asked, "Can I just have it?"

Little White blinked, but she didn't wave her tiny paws.

Ye Guan took out a string of candied hawthorns and offered them to Little White.

She hesitated for a moment before raising both of her tiny claws.

Ye Guan pulled out another string of candied hawthorns.

Little White grinned at the sight. She put away the candied hawthorns before patting the Beast Orb with her paw. The Beast Orb trembled slightly before turning into a beam of dark light that melted into Ye Guan's glabella.

Swoosh!

A powerful aura erupted from Ye Guan. Soon, he felt the presence of countless sealed beasts, and the Beast Orb served as an intermediary, allowing him to control every single sealed beast.

"Awaken!" Ye Guan roared, and the Dao Imprint flew out of his glabella. It trembled violently before taking off to the skies. A Great Dao rune appeared in the dome of heaven, and it shattered when the Dao Imprint collided with it.

Boom!

The stone pillars trembled. Soon, frightening beasts emerged from every stone pillar, and they all took to the skies. Thousands of beasts quickly pervaded the airspace and blotted out the sun; their presence alone was enough to crumble mountains.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed as he swept his gaze across the group of beasts. There were three beasts at the level of a Great Destiny Sovereign, twelve at the level of an Ordinary Great Sovereign, and over a thousand of them were at the level of a Divine Sovereign.

The remaining beasts were at the level of a Time Immortal Realm cultivator.

They weren't as strong as the elites of the Supreme Sword Sect, but they couldn't be underestimated.

Just then, a beast appeared in front of Ye Guan.

It stared at him and spoke, "Human, return that Beast Orb to our Exotic Beasts Sect."

Ye Guan didn't respond. Instead, he looked at Little White.

Little White blinked, and then she looked at Erya.

Erya pulled out a candied hawthorn and took a step forward before letting out a roar.

Boom!

A terrifying beast-like aura burst out of her. The expressions of the surrounding beasts changed drastically, and they all recoiled in fear. Their eyes were full of dread as they glanced at Erya.

Erya swept her gaze across the beasts and said, "Fine, I'll return it to you. However, I have to seal you again."

The beasts were afraid, but displeasure fleeted across their faces at Erya's remark.

The leader of the beasts spoke in a deep voice, "We cannot submit to a human!"

Clearly, they were looking down on Ye Guan!

Killing intent flashed in Erya's eyes at the leader's remark.

"Does my grandson need you to submit?" she asked and threw a punch.

The beast leader was caught off guard, and it had no choice but to face the punch.

Boom!

A mighty collision occurred in mid-air, and everyone watched as the Great Destiny Sovereign beast was blasted away by Erya’s punch. It flew thousands of meters before it managed to stop. Before it could even stabilize itself, Erya threw another punch.

Boom!

A shrill cry echoed as the beast flew like a shooting star across the sky.

Erya proceeded to rush to the beast and give it a good beating. The other beasts exchanged looks, and their faces were marred with fear as they retreated.

The beast started begging for mercy, as Erya's beating had pushed it to the brink of death. At this rate, it was definitely going to die if Erya didn't stop beating it.

Fortunately, Erya stopped.

The other beasts looked at Erya with fear in their eyes.

Erya turned around and glanced at the beasts before saying, "If you don't want to submit to my grandson, that's fine. You can go back to your seal and stay there!"

A beast comparable to a Great Destiny Sovereign cultivator suddenly flew to Ye Guan and bowed deeply toward him, saying, "I, Zhen Mang, am willing to serve you, Master!"

Ye Guan smiled and said, "All right, you're their leader from now on."

Zhen Mang was delighted. "I appreciate your grace, Master!"

The other beasts looked at each other, hesitating.

When Zhen Mang saw that, he roared, "What's up with the hesitation?!"

He was glaring at the other beasts, but Ba Wang was in the periphery of his vision.

My god! What is that energy fluctuation? Isn't that unique to Cosmic Spirits?! He must be a Cosmic Spirit! There's no doubt about it. Following this young man means becoming the follower of that Cosmic Spirit, right?

We're going to lead a great life from now on!

Why are these dumbasses even hesitating! We need a ton of spiritual energy to recover our strength, as we've just been unsealed. Becoming the followers of a Cosmic Spirit means we'll never run out of spiritual energy!

It's like having a never-ending rice bowl—no, a never-ending

iron

rice bowl!

Some beasts noticed the strange light in Zhan Mang's eyes. They glanced at Ba Wang and deduced Zhan Mang's thoughts. They then bowed in a hurry, as if afraid that Ye Guan would change his mind.

Ye Guan smiled while staring at Erya and Little White. He realized that the two were the best reinforcements—the ultimate support team!

Ye Guan emerged from his train of thought and swept his gaze across the beasts in front of him. He was suddenly in a dilemma. How could he take care of so many powerful beasts?

Zhan Mang deduced Ye Guan's thoughts and hurriedly said, "We can stay in the Beast Orb, but... we need

a lot

of spiritual energy..."

"Ah, you don't need to worry about running out of spiritual energy," Ye Guan said with a smile. "Go ahead and stay inside the Beast Orb."

"Okay!" Zhan Mang exclaimed, delighted. He wasted no time and entered the Beast Orb. The remaining beasts followed closely behind him.

Ye Guan inserted quite a few spiritual cores into the Beast Orb before putting it away.

Swoosh!

An old man in black suddenly appeared in front of him. The black-robed old man said, "Young Master, we just received news that the cultivators of the Eternal Civilization are rushing toward the Milky Way. They'll reach the Milky Way in just a few days."

Ye Guan frowned and asked, "Why?"

The black-robed old man replied, "To kill your plain-skirt aunt!"

Ye Guan froze and went silent.

The black-robed old man hesitated before asking, "Should we assist her?"

Ye Guan had no idea what to say.

1. It seems Cosmic Spirit isn't a cultivation base. It seems to be something similar to Little White like how she's a Spirit Progenitor. I reckon it's a state of being, which means you can be a Cosmic Spirit with a cultivation base of Great Destiny Sovereign, or Time Immortal Realm.