Chapter 528: An All-out War

The True Universe was still trying to shatter the encirclement of the Time Reversers.

They had killed many Time Reversers, but the deceased were quickly replaced. To make matters worse, the Time Reversers were getting stronger. The True Universe was getting bogged down, and they felt like they wouldn't be able to shatter the encirclement anytime soon.

Cirou stood in front of the True God Hall and glared sinisterly at the dome of the heavens.

Cishu and Left Councilor Feng Qi were standing next to her.

"Their goal is not us; it's Ye Guan," said Left Councilor Feng Qing. Then, she turned to Cirou and asked, "Can you contact Ye Guan?"

Cirou shook her head. She had been trying to contact Ye Guan to no avail. All she knew was that Ye Guan had fled into the Time River, and it was a piece of information she had obtained from a mysterious supreme elite of the Time Pavilion.

Cirou wasn't even familiar with the Time River, much less the Time Pavilion from the Time River. The cultivators from the Time River dared not enter the True Universe when Cizhen was still around.

At the time, Cizhen was suppressing not just the Universe Tribulation but some of the big shots from the Time River as well.

The cultivators of the Time River were already happy as long as Cizhen didn't disturb them, so they truly dared not enter the True Universe at the time. Unfortunately, it became the reason why Cizhen barely knew anything about them.

Cizhen's departure meant the gradual emergence of the cultivators from the Time River.

Cishu was truly worried, and she muttered, "I'm worried about Little Jing..."

Cijing was the only one from the True Universe who managed to escape the encirclement.

"She's going to be fine," said Cirou.

Cishu held Cirou's hand and said, "I'm very worried about them."

They never had to worry about anything else when Cizhen was still around, but now... Cirou looked up with a hint of worry in her eyes. It had been such a long time since they heard any news from them!

Rumble!

Just then, a spacetime rift was torn open in the distance. Hundreds of mysterious cultivators emerged from the Time River, and they all charged at the Time Reversers.

The Time Reversers and Cirou were stunned.

Who are these guys? Where are they from?

A black-robed old man suddenly appeared in front of Cirou and Cishu.

The black-robed old man bowed slightly to Cishu and Cirou before saying, "Greetings, Young Mistresses."

Young Mistresses?

"You're Qin Guan's..." Cirou trailed off, staring at the black-robed old man. She felt weird deep inside. Strictly speaking, Qin Guan would be her and Cishu's...

Gosh, what am I thinking?

Cirou shook her head, pushing aside her improper thoughts.

The black-robed old man respectfully said, "Young Mistresses, the Young Master is currently in Guanxuan City. He's safe and sound for now, so please don't worry."

Cirou stared at the black-robed old man. "Are you Pavilion Master Qin's people?"

The black-robed old man nodded.

Cirou asked, "Since when did you guys start serving Pavilion Master Qin?"

"It's been a long time ago," the black-robed old man replied.

Cirou's eyes narrowed, and a complex light flashed in her eyes. The people of the Yang Family were indeed formidable! It was possible that Pavilion Master Qin had already laid out her plans in the Time River at the beginning of the long-standing war between the Guanxuan Universe and the True Universe.

Of course, it wasn't a surprise. Qin Guan was an extraordinary woman. If it hadn't been for her assistance, the Sword Master wouldn't have stood a chance against the True Universe.

Cirou turned to Cishu. "Stay here and keep an eye out. I'll go to Guanxuan City."

Cishu immediately shook her head. "No, you—"

Cirou interrupted Cishu. "I must go."

Cishu looked at Cirou without saying a word.

Cirou then explained, "I'm sure they need all the help that they can get, and I'll be able to help them a bit if I go there. You and Left Councilor Feng Qi should stay here."

Cishu was quiet for a long time before saying, "You and Ye Guan must take care..."

Cirou nodded. Then, she stared at the black-robed old man and said, "Take me to Guanxuan City!"

The black-robed old man hesitated.

Cirou calmly asked, "Is there a problem?"

The black-robed old man smiled bitterly and said, "Young Mistress, a journey there is very dangerous at the moment. We're currently in the Time River, and the Hidden Clan has been keeping an eye on us. We've fought them many times, and we've suffered many casualties.

"Moreover, we just received news that the Past Clan has decided to open the Illusion Domain—"

Cirou interrupted, "Take me there!"

"Young—" The black-robed old man started.

However, Cirou cut him off once again. "Aren't you calling me "Young Mistress"? Is my title fake?"

"No, no, no," the black-robed old man hurriedly said, "Forgive me for speaking out of turn. I... I'll take you there, Young Mistress!"

Cirou nodded. "Let's go!"

The black-robed old man turned around and exclaimed, "Men!"

Swoosh!

Ten figures clad in black robes suddenly appeared behind Cishu.

The black-robed old man was about to leave with Cirou when he recalled something and turned around to stare at Cishu. "Young Mistress, my men will stay with you to ensure your safety."

Then, the black-robed old man handed over a storage ring to Cishu and explained, "Young Mistress, the Pavilion Master has told me to give this to you. She said that if ever you're in danger, you should go ahead and open this ring."

Cishu stared at the storage ring. Clearly, Pavilion Master Qin had already discovered her pregnancy. Cishu didn't refuse the offer and decided to accept the ring.

The black-robed old man then disappeared into the distance with Cirou.

Cishu gripped the storage ring tightly with her right hand while caressing her slightly protruding belly gently with her left hand. Cishu's eyes still held a hint of worry as she stared at the sky.

Things had become so chaotic and out of hand that Cishu's life could be in danger at any time. It was all because of the Past Clan! Unfortunately, the Clan Leader of the Past Clan was just too strong for them to do anything about her.

...

Rumble!

A spacetime rift connected to the Time River was torn open in the skies above the Xuzhen Battlefield. Moments later, a group of supreme elites emerged from the rift and headed straight for the group of Time Reversers below them.

An Nanjing frowned at the sight, but she seemed to have realized something and stopped frowning.

Swoosh!

A black-robed figure suddenly appeared in front of An Nanjing.

The black-robed figure bowed respectfully and said, "Respected Martial Goddess An, the Pavilion Master has requested your immediate assistance at Guanxuan City. We will protect this place in your absence."

An Nanjing calmly asked, "Qin Guan?"

The black-robed figure nodded. "Exactly."

An Nanjing then inquired, "What about the two swordsmen? What happened to them?"

The black-robed figure replied in a deep voice, "They've been surrounded by the cultivators of the Past Clan. They've been trying to shatter the encirclement, but they haven't been able to do so."

An Nanjing frowned. Those two swordsmen were strong, so detaining them wasn't easy.

An Nanjing recalled something just then and asked, "What about Erya and Little White?"

The black-robed figure seemed embarrassed and hesitant to answer An Nanjing's question. An Nanjing stared deeply at the black-robed figure and demanded, "Speak."

The black-robed figure replied, "They haven't been surrounded, but... it seems like they've forgotten their task to provide support."

Beaded cold sweat formed on the black-robed figure's forehead.

An Nanjing fell silent at the response. The two had managed to escape the encirclement after their painstaking efforts, but they ended up wandering aimlessly rather than providing support to someone who needed it the most.

How unreliable!

An Nanjing sighed softly and said, "Let's go."

An Nanjing wasted no time, transforming into a streak of light that disappeared into the Time River. The black-robed figure did not leave immediately but trembled as he approached Nalan Jia.

Nalan Jia ran over to the black-robed figure.

The black-robed figure bowed respectfully to Nalan Jia and said, "Young Mistress, the Pavilion Master has asked me to relay a message to you. The Young Master is safe now, so please don't worry."

Nalan Jia looked at the black-robed figure and said, "I want to go to him."

The black-robed figure hesitated before saying, "The Pavilion Master has said that you still need to oversee the Guanxuan Universe."

Nalan Jia's expression dimmed, and she lowered her head. The next moment, however, she looked up at the black-robed figure and said, "I want to go to him. Lead the way."

Nalan Jia knew that Ye Guan was in the most dangerous situation of his life, and she wanted to stay next to him to face that danger. She no longer wanted to think about the bigger picture.

If Ye Guan were to die, the Guanxuan Universe would be meaningless to her.

The black-robed figure felt awkward.

Nalan Jia's gaze turned cold. "Lead the way!"

The black-robed figure dared not hesitate any longer and hurriedly bowed. "Young Mistress, please follow me!"

With that, he led Nalan Jia and disappeared into the distant spacetime rift.

Li Banzhi stared at the spacetime rift while standing in front of the Xuzhen Holy Hall, and her beautiful eyes were filled with worry. Qin Guan had actually decided to gather supreme elites on An Nanjing's level.

In other words, Ye Guan's opponents had to be extremely powerful.

The Time River...

After a moment of silence, Li Banzhi turned around and left.

She still had to protect the Guanxuan Universe!

...

Ye Guan was still sparring with Ye Qingqing inside the tiny pagoda, but it had been twenty years since they started. Twenty years was a long time, but Ye Guan still hadn't been able to take the upper hand against Ye Qingqing.

Of course, he had improved tremendously from their sparring. Ye Guan was now capable of executing Space Overlap five times at the same time! Incredibly, he could do that without Ao Qianqian's support.

If she were to lend her support, he'd become even stronger.

Although he still couldn't beat Ye Qingqing, Ye Guan had improved by leaps and bounds. It could be said that the twenty years of sparring with Ye Qingqing had solidified Ye Guan's swordsmanship foundation and his own cultivation base.

Ye Guan had realized that haste wasn't the best approach.

He had to improve slowly but surely.

Meanwhile, Ao Qianqian's strength had improved as well. She had finally assimilated the inheritance of the Ancestral Dragon, and her Ancient Heavenly Dragon Armor had transformed into Ancestral Dragon Armor, which was ten times tougher than the former!

In a nutshell, both Ye Guan and Ao Qianqian had improved tremendously.

If the two was to merge, they'd become even more formidable!

The only regrettable part was that Ye Guan's Mortal Physique was still incomplete despite the twenty years of sparring. The patterns on Ye Guan's torso had disappeared, and it would only appear during battles.

Unfortunately, their growth had become exceedingly slow as Ye Guan obtained more and more patterns.

Ye Qingqing had examined Ye Guan and judged that perhaps only life-or-death battles could spur his Mortal Bloodline into reforming his Mortal Physique. Unfortunately, sparring with Ye Qingqing didn't qualify as a life-or-death battle.

To make matters worse, Ye Guan still couldn't defeat Ye Qingqing.

One day, Elder Feng appeared before Ye Guan and Ye Qingqing.

Elder Feng stared at Ye Guan with an extremely solemn expression and said, "Young Master, they're coming."