Chapter 573: Fake Mortal Physique

In the Time River, Ye Guan and Ye An traversed with their swords. Journeying against time became increasingly arduous, requiring their combined effort to persevere.

Aware that they were already quite near the Old Era, Ye Guan couldn't help but anticipate what awaited them in this ancient time. Aunt Qingqiu had instructed him to visit it to learn, and he held a keen interest in it himself.

After several days of struggle, even with their joint effort, they found themselves severely taxed. However, that only further fueled their determination. Another day passed, and they began to feel as if they were wading through a swamp. Every step was laborious.

Ye Guan's expression turned grave when he discovered the time energy in this place. Even with his current strength as a Great Destiny Sovereign, he found it challenging to resist it. Being stronger than a typical Great Destiny Sovereign only made resisting even more challenging.

He glanced at Ye An, who was beside him, finding her face pale. She was struggling just as much as he was. Recomposing himself, he gazed into the distance, where a stone door was waiting for them. They were almost at their destination.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Guan pressed onward. After yet another day, the time energy began attempting to crush him so hard that he felt as if he were trapped under a mountain.

At this moment, Ye Guan stopped. He noticed his fleshly body starting to crack. When he turned to Ye An, he saw that she had stopped as well, her eyes reflecting the gravity of the situation.

They exchanged a glance, and in the next moment—

Boom!

Boom!

Two blood-red lights shot into the sky, the power of their bloodlines surging forth. Activating their Mad Demon Bloodline, they unleashed terrifying auras that swept through the surroundings, causing the fabric of spacetime to boil.

They pressed onward, taking one step after another toward the door.

Once they were mere meters away from it, a black cloud suddenly materialized above them. Within it, countless bolts of black lightning crackled, descending with terrifying force.

Sensing the impending danger, Ye Guan and Ye An's expressions darkened.

Why would there be a tribulation now?

"Time Tribulation!" Ye An suddenly exclaimed.

"Time Tribulation?" Ye Guan asked.

"It's a tribulation governed by the Time Master. I've heard of it before but never seen it myself.”

Ye Guan glanced at the dense black clouds, then replied, "We need to work together."

However, his sister only shook her head in response.

Ye Guan blinked. "Are you planning to face it alone, Sister?"

Ye An glanced at Ye Guan, then lightly stomped on the ground with her right foot. "Time Master, come forth."

Boom!

Just a bit of distance away from them, the fabric of spacetime trembled slightly, and a figure slowly emerged from it.

The Time Master bowed respectfully to the two. "Greetings, Miss Ye and... Young Master Ye."

Ye An stared at him. "Did you cause this tribulation?"

The Time Master hurriedly shook his head. "No, no, this is not my doing."

"What?"

"Even if I had the courage of ten thousand men, I wouldn't dare trouble you two. This tribulation was set by several gods from the Temple of the Gods. Its purpose is to prevent Time Reversers from entering the Old Era."

Ye Guan's brows furrowed. "Set by the Temple of the Gods?"

“Yes."

After looking up at the black clouds, Ye Guan asked, "Why aren’t they letting Time Reversers go to the Old Era?"

"I don't know."

"Can you break this tribulation?"

The Time Master smiled bitterly. "No. However, this tribulation is very special. It contains extremely pure energy. Absorbing it should be greatly beneficial to you."

Upon hearing that, Ye Guan called Ao Qianqian, who slowly emerged from within him in response.

Ye Guan glanced at the black clouds above them, then smiled at her. "Want to give it a try?"

She nodded. "Sure."

As she answered, a bolt of lightning struck down.

Ao Qianqian jerked, transformed into a giant dragon, and soared into the sky.

Boom!

The fierce collision shattered the lightning. Immediately after, Ao Qianqian rushed into the thunder-infested area.

The scene made Ye Guan smile. Ao Qianqian's physical strength had increased again. Since she could just share her physical defense and strength with him, he no longer had to cultivate his own physique.

Ao Qianqian could also borrow his bloodline power, but since it was too overbearing, she couldn't control it yet. Their combined strength would have become even more formidable.

Upon entering the thunder-infested area, she began to devour the thunder tribulation inside without hesitation.

After about half an hour of continuous consumption, the black clouds finally disappeared, and Ao Qianqian reappeared in front of Ye Guan. She was now emanating extremely powerful energy.

"I'll go digest this energy," she said, then entered the little pagoda.

Ye Guan looked at the Time Master, who was standing in front of him. "Which side are you on?"

The Time Master hurriedly said, "The Guanxuan Universe, of course."

Considering the Past Clan had been destroyed and the Temple of the Gods had been forced to leave, the current Guanxuan Universe was proving to be invincible.

Ye Guan glanced at the distant stone door. "Have you ever been to the Old Era?"

"Never, actually."

"Why not?"

The Time Master smiled. "My duty is to guard the Time River."

"Who assigned you that duty?"

After a moment of hesitation, the Time Master answered, "I'll be honest. I also used to be a part of the Temple of the Gods and share the same origin as the Great Dao. However, I am only responsible for guarding the Time River and nothing else."

"I see," Ye Guan said, then turned to Ye An, who was beside him. "Let's go, Big Sis."

Ye An nodded. The two then walked away.

The Time Master breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left.

Soon, Ye Guan and Ye An reached the stone door. The door was thousands of meters high, and inside it was a vortex.

Ye Guan and Ye An glanced at each other, then transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the stone door.

After a while, Ye Guan slowly opened his eyes, finding himself in a spacetime tunnel.

Ye An, who was beside him, suddenly pointed to the spacetime walls around them. "Look."

Ye Guan turned to where she was pointing, finding flickering images on the spacetime walls. They looked like snapshots of the history of the Old Era.

"The Old Era must have had an extremely brilliant civilization," he said as he looked at the end in the distance.

The era of the First God.

According to the Great Daoist Brush Master, the First God could certainly be called a god.

Ye Guan knew the personality of the Great Daoist Brush Master. Although he admired only a few people, he respected the First God.

The Divine Dao Civilization.

"Sister, let's pick up the pace," he urged.

Still on his sword, he soared and disappeared into the distance. Ye An followed suit.

After some time, the two finally passed through the spacetime tunnel and reached an unknown starry sky. As they entered, a terrifying divine consciousness locked onto them. Immediately after, a black-robed elder appeared in front of them.

The black-robed elder glanced at them. "From the Time River?"

Ye Guan nodded.

"Why have you come here?"

"To enter the Divine Academy."

The elder pointed to the side, where a towering stone pillar a thousand meters high could be seen.

As if to answer Ye Guan's confusion, he explained, "Just a test."

Ye Guan hesitated for a moment, then walked up to the pillar and placed his right hand on the palm print on the stone pillar. As soon as his hand touched it...

Boom!

Brilliant light instantly erupted from the stone pillar and pierced deep into the starry sky. Right after, the pillar shattered.

The scene made a hint of shock flash in the eyes of the black-robed elder.

Curious, Ye Guan asked, "What is this?"

Ignoring him, the black-robed elder turned to Ye An. "You too."

He took out another testing pillar. Ye An walked up to it and placed her hand on it.

Just as before, a white light suddenly rose from the testing pillar and pierced into the depths of the starry sky, followed immediately by the pillar shattering.

Upon witnessing the sight, the black-robed elder's expression turned extremely solemn.

Puzzled, Ye Guan asked, "Elder?"

With a deep voice, the elder replied, "You have passed."

Ye Guan nodded. He wasn't really surprised. With their current strength, they would be considered talented no matter where they went.

"Follow me," the elder instructed.

He then turned and walked into the distance. Ye Guan and Ye An followed him.

On the way, the black-robed elder said, "Inside the Divine Academy, you'll find the Outer Courtyard, the Inner Courtyard, and the Divine Courtyard. The Outer and Inner Courtyards are where ordinary disciples stay, while the Divine Courtyard is where special geniuses and personnel stay. You two can enter the Divine Courtyard."

"What about our talents? How do they fare?" Ye Guan asked.

Glancing at him, the elder answered, "Excellently."

Ye Guan frowned slightly. "We're not the best?"

The black-robed elder calmly said, "Young man, there will always be people better than you. In the Divine Academy, at least three have talents more terrifying than yours."

Out of curiosity, Ye Guan prodded, "What talents?"

"One of them is the Chosen One. The other has a Mortal Physique."

Ye Guan's eyes widened. "A Mortal Physique?"

"Yes."

After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Could it be fake?"