Chapter 374: You’re Too Weak

Ye Guan was both astonished and happy at the same time to see his plain-skirt aunt.

He truly didn't expect that she would come here.

Of course, he wasn't shocked that she was here, as he had already guessed this outcome when the old woman started talking about Destiny.

One could talk about anyone else aside from not Plain-Skirt Destiny!

The old woman's expression changed upon seeing Plain-Skirt Destiny. She never thought that someone would be able to come here. She opened her palm and was about to attack her when a sword fell from the sky toward her.

Schwing!

The sword pierced the old woman's head and pinned her to the ground. The old woman stared wide-eyed at the plain-skirt lady, and her heart was inundated by waves of shock. She stared at the plain-skirt lady as if she were a ghost.

Her eyes were filled with fear, and her voice trembled as she stammered, "Y-You..."

The plain-skirt lady looked down at the old woman as if she were staring at an ant.

"He's with me. Do you have a problem with that?" she asked coldly.

Ye Guan was touched.

Meanwhile, the old woman couldn't recover from the shock, and her shock grew when she realized that she had been suppressed in just one move.

She couldn't quite comprehend it. After all, she was one of the True Universe's Nine Gods. As she said before, in her entire life, she had only lost to True God and the Great Daoist Brush Master.

However, she failed to resist even a single sword attack from a lady who had come out of nowhere. To make matters worse, the plain-skirt lady's true body wasn't here, and they were only staring at her avatar.

She lost to a mere avatar?

Yuejia was also in disbelief. The old woman was a Cosmic Spirit, and she was stronger than Great Destiny Sovereigns. However, she actually lost in just one exchange?

Yuejia stared at the illusory face with both trepidation and curiosity.

Who is she?

The plain-skirt lady turned to look at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan smiled and greeted, "Aunt!"

"Next time, don’t make me take action against such a weak opponent. I want you to either avoid trouble altogether or go all-out and offend everyone."

Ye Guan could only smile sheepishly at that remark.

The plain-skirt lady turned around to leave, but she came to a halt, seemingly recalling something. She reached out for something, and a spacetime rift was torn open. Her hand plunged into that rift, and when she pulled it out, there was a watermelon in her hand.

She threw it to Ye Guan and said, "Try it."

Ye Guan caught the watermelon. He hesitated briefly before taking a bite. The watermelon was sweet and juicy.

"Does it taste good?" asked the plain-skirt lady.

Ye Guan nodded and replied, "Yes!"

"I planted it," said the plain-skirt lady.

Ye Guan was surprised

. Aunt has been planting watermelons?

The plain-skirt lady turned around to leave.

"Aunt!" Ye Guan hurriedly cried out, "Can I visit you and Father at Milky Way?"

"Sure," the plain-skirt lady said with a nod. "Why not?"

She then looked at the old woman and said, "You really are way too weak."

She then disappeared without waiting for the old woman's reply.

The old woman looked as if her soul had left her body.

Too weak!

She was a dignified Cosmic Spirit, and yet someone had told her that she was too weak.

Her heart was filled with hopelessness and despair. The plain-skirt lady was so strong that the old woman didn't even dare to resist her.

The old woman sighed, and there was a bitter expression on her face. If she had known that things would turn out that way, she wouldn't have said what she said earlier. She had basically dug her own grave and had no choice but to jump into it.

The old woman turned to look at Ye Guan and begged, "Little friend, can you let me go? I can give you all of my personal treasures and the treasures of the Dao Sect in return."

"Idiot." Ye Guan shook his head and said, "I can still take them all even when you're dead!"

Shwik!

The Path Sword lodged in the old woman's head vibrated, and it pulled itself out of the old woman's head, annihilating her soul on the way before taking off to the skies.

Ye Guan opened his hand, and a storage ring floated toward him. The storage ring contained five billion spiritual cores, spiritual artifacts, cultivation methods, and much more.

What caught Ye Guan's attention the most was the five billion spiritual cores, and he was overjoyed at the discovery, as he needed money the most. He had been spending a ton of money to refine an Ancient Divine Puppet, and his expenditure had been so costly that even the Immortal Treasures Pavilion was struggling to fund him.

Of course, it wasn't like the Immortal Treasures Pavilion's pockets were shallow. They were funding the training of new troops against the True Universe as well, so Ye Guan was in need of money, even though the Immortal Treasures Pavilion was supporting him.

Ye Guan reckoned that the five billion spiritual cores in his storage ring would alleviate some of the pressure on the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

He put the storage ring away, and he seemed to be thinking of something when he looked at Yuejia tending to her injuries. The seal had shattered, as the old woman had perished.

"Lady Yuejia, I'm off," Ye Guan said, "I hope we'll meet again in the future."

With that, he turned around to leave.

"Wait!" Yuejia cried out.

Ye Guan stopped and stared at her.

"That lady just now..." Yuejia muttered, "Was she your aunt?"

Ye Guan nodded without saying anything.

Yuejia was stunned. Moments later, she said, "Young Lord Ye, you've taken everything from my Dao Sect—"

"Lady Yuejia." Ye Guan interrupted. He shook his head and said, "I know you're not from this Dao Sect."

Puzzlement fleeted across Yuejia's eyes as she asked, "How did you know that?"

"I’m really curious as to who you really are," Ye Guan asked.

"Why don’t you take a guess, Young Lord Ye?"

Ye Guan shook his head and turned around to leave.

Guess? I didn't come here to waste my time!

Yuejia quickly stood up and walked up to him.

"Young Lord Ye, I don’t want any of the spiritual cores; I just want one thing. Do you think you can give that to me?"

Ye Guan decisively shook his head.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Yuejia was furious. She glared at Ye Guan with bloodshot eyes and chided, "How come you're so heartless? I wasn't that useful during the encounter just now, but I still brought you here. How come you're so mean as to deprive me of what I need?"

Tears welled up in Yuejia's eyes as she spoke, and there was a hint of shyness in her pitiful appearance, which made her look incredibly beautiful. Her visage was capable of stirring up a sense of sympathy in just about anyone.

However, Ye Guan’s gaze turned cold.

"Lady Yuejia, what's up with the acting?" he asked.

Yuejia’s expression stiffened when she saw how cold Ye Guan had become.

"Lady Yuejia, I believed I was straightforward with you when we first met. I just wanted to establish friendly ties with you. It’ll be great if we become friends, and even if we don't become friends, I don't want us to fight each other as enemies.

"I know you've been pulling all sorts of tricks on me, and you've been doing it since we met. So, what's up with the acting? Are you looking down on me, or are you looking down on yourself?"

Yuejia’s expression returned to normal, and she stared quietly at Ye Guan.

"Let me guess," Ye Guan continued and said, "Apart from coveting over a certain divine item in this Dao Sect, you also have other motives. For example, you tried to befriend me, but you’re actually trying to befriend my aunt rather than me, right?"

Yuejia's eyes widened in shock. Ye Guan had just hit the nail on the head. She thought that dealing with him would be a piece of cake. After all, Ye Guan was young, and she was also quite confident of her appearance.

Unfortunately for her, the young man had seen through her scheme. Clearly, she had grossly underestimated him!

"My aunt is at Milky Way," Ye Guan said while staring intently at Yuejia. "If you want to get on her good side, go there and look for her yourself."

He then turned around and started walking away.

"Young Lord Ye!" Yuejia cried out, "I admit that I've made a mistake by treating you that way! I apologize! I really want to get to know you... my name is Zhantai Yuejia, and—"

Ye Guan shook his head and interrupted her. "I don’t want to see you again."

Ye Guan didn't even stop walking, nor did he look back at her.

Zhantai Yuejia was furious, and she seethed, "That petty brat...!"

Ye Guan was about to leave, but something made him stop and look up.

Boom!

The spacetime above Ye Guan collapsed as a powerful energy swept across him.

Ye Guan was shocked. The mysterious energy was as strong—no, stronger than the mysterious energy that the old woman had given off earlier.

It must be the Eternal Sovereign! Damn it!

Ye Guan inwardly cursed. What good timing! The Eternal Sovereign appeared when his aunt had just left. Unfortunately, Ye Guan was still too weak to be the Eternal Sovereign's match.

However, he had nowhere to run. He took a stance with his sword and was about to jump into the air when a hand dragged him backward. Ye Guan whipped around and was stunned. The hand belonged to none other than the Adjudication Sword Master!

The Adjudication Sword Master's expression was grim as she stared at the oncoming wave of energy. Soon, she took a stance with her sword and slashed out.

Schwing!

The air let out a shrill cry as a ray of sword light rushed to the skies, tearing the oncoming wave of energy apart. However, a colossal hand manifested and swatted downward.

The Adjudication Sword Master's eyes narrowed. She turned around and flicked her sleeve, sending a wave of energy to Ye Guan, which blasted him away. She then took a stance once more and rushed toward the colossal hand.

Boom!

The sword light shattered, and the Adjudication Sword Master was blasted a few kilometers away. The colossal hand was so strong that its shockwaves alone had reduced the underground palace to ashes.

The Adjudication Sword Master eventually came to a halt. She wiped her lips with the back of her hand and saw blood. Her expression turned solemn, and she looked up to find three figures in the air.

The Eternal Sovereign stood in the middle, a hunchbacked old man stood on his right, and a woman wearing daoist robes stood on his left.

Ye Guan appeared next to the Adjudication Sword Master.

"Are you alright?" Ye Guan asked upon seeing blood dripping down her lips.

The Adjudication Sword Master was silent.

Ye Guan asked, "Have you been following me?"

The Adjudication Sword Master’s face turned cold, and she replied fiercely, "No!"

Ye Guan chuckled.

"What are you laughing for?" the Adjudication Sword Master roared while glaring fiercely at Ye Guan.

"N-Nothing!" Ye Guan stammered.

The Adjudication Sword Master glanced briefly at Zhantai Yuejia before saying, "Oh, I see. Did I interrupt something?"

Ye Guan froze and went silent. The Adjudication Sword Master had misunderstood, so he hurriedly explained, "There’s nothing going on between Lady Zhantai and—"

"I don't want to hear it!" the Adjudication Sword Master exclaimed, "Why are you even telling me that?"

She still sounded fierce, but her voice had noticeably mellowed.

Ye Guan was both happy and touched to see her here. She had to have been following him all this while. Otherwise, there was no way she could have instantly responded to the Eternal Sovereign's threat to his life. His emotions got the best of him, and he unconsciously grabbed her hand.

The Adjudication Sword Master was embarrassed and angry. She shook her hand free from his grasp and chided, "We're not the only ones here, so don't do anything that will make anyone misunderstand. You really are as annoying as always..."