Chapter 679: Fate

Upon hearing Little Pagoda’s remarks, Ye Guan's expression soured. "Master Pagoda, is that how you see me?"

"Let's stick to the matter at hand, don't dwell on that."

He knew the brat's temperament well, when he got crafty, he was second only to his father.

“Master Pagoda, I have an idea, and I need your cooperation."

"What idea?"

"I want to merge with the spacetime inside you to create a completely new sword technique."

"The spacetime left by your aunt?"

Ye Guan nodded.

After a moment of silence, Little Pagoda said, "We'll give it a try when the time comes."

"Alright," Ye Guan agreed.

In fact, Ye Guan had long wanted to use the special spacetime left by his aunt to create a new sword technique. However, he had temporarily abandoned the idea due to his weak strength. Now, he felt it was worth a try.

The mysterious lady suddenly remarked, "The flow of time inside the tiny pagoda seems different from the outside world."

"Yes, it is."

"May I take a look?"

Ye Guan smiled and agreed.

With that, he brought her directly into the tiny pagoda. As soon as they entered, the lady squinted her eyes, her expression gradually becoming serious. "Ten years inside the pagoda is one day outside."

"That's right."

"Was this pagoda created by your ancestors?"

"Yes."

"Impressive."

Ye Guan smiled faintly but remained silent.

The lady glanced around and then murmured softly, "Truly, there are masters beyond masters, heavens beyond heavens..."

Suddenly, her expression became complex.

Ye Guan asked, "Senior, have you reached ninety percent divinity?"

The mysterious lady chuckled softly. "No, if I had reached ninety percent divinity, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

"This situation?"

"Though I've trapped you, I'm also trapped here."

"With Senior's strength, who in this world could trap you?”

Ye Guan knew that he had to flatter her. It didn’t cost much either way and it always served well to him.

Hearing his words, the lady burst into laughter again. "You little guy, you have quite an interesting way of speaking."

Then, she looked at Ye Guan and chuckled softly, "Even with eighty percent divinity, let alone ninety percent, one isn't invincible..."

Glancing around, she added, "Take the creator of this spacetime, for example. Even at the peak of my power, I definitely wouldn't be their match."

Ye Guan smiled bitterly. "It seems I still have a long way to go."

"The path of martial arts has no end or turning back."

"Senior just now..."

The mysterious lady suddenly said, "My original name is Ruo Ming. People call me the Black Death Sovereign. You can call me Sister Ruo."

Ye Guan didn't think much about it and nodded slightly. "Sister Ruo."

At his words, a smile spread across Ruo Ming’s face. She liked straightforward people and disliked beating around the bush. As for the young man in front of her, she genuinely liked his company.

"You have the diary left by the First God. Your enemies will definitely not let you off..."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and shook her head with a smile. "But you shouldn't worry. That girl who came with you is quite powerful."

Ye Guan chuckled, "Her name is Erya, and she's..."

He stopped abruptly.

Damn it, this was really hard to say. Call her grandma Erya? That doesn’t sound right.

"She's what?"

"An elder."

Hearing Ye Guan's words, Ruo Ming suddenly laughed, "It seems like she calls you grandson."

Ye Guan was astonished, "Sister Ruo, how did you know?"

"This is my territory."

Ye Guan shook his head with a smile. A thought jumped into his head and he suddenly said, "Sister Ruo, were you in the same era as the First God?"

"Yes, we were not only in the same era but also acquainted."

"Acquainted?"

"Yes."

Can you tell me about the First God?"

To be honest, he was quite curious about the First God, and the people in the Divine Temple didn't know much about the First God's past either.

Ruo Ming seemed to recall the past, her eyes showed traces of emotion. After a long time, she said softly, "Those are old stories. At that time, The First God was the most extraordinary talent of the God Clan, and Qing Mo was the most extraordinary saintess of the Primordial Spirit Land. The three of us met at an ancient ruin where we almost died..."

As she spoke, she shook her head with a smile. "Thinking back now, it's quite interesting."

Ye Guan asked, "Did they end up together later?"

"Actually, I could tell that Qing Mo was with the First God because he was extremely extraordinary, and with his family background being from the God Clan, which was a super family then... In other words, her love for the First God wasn't so pure, the Great Dao was more important to her. On the other hand, the First God's love for her was very pure, and the Great Dao was not as important to him as it was to Qing Mo."

"In that case, their relationship was destined to become a tragedy."

"Yes, in a relationship, whoever is more serious may end up getting hurt more."

Ye Guan fell silent.

Although he had only spent a short time with the First God, through others' accounts and his own understanding, the First God was a very good person. Even the gods who had betrayed the First God spoke of him with great respect when talking about him. There was no hint of disrespect.

Ruo Ming suddenly said, "Do you think he's not worth it?"

"How could I?"

Ye Guan spoke earnestly, "When it comes to matters of the heart, it's not about worth or unworthiness from the start, but about what should or shouldn't be."

When I truly fall for someone and give my all, how can I care about whether it's worth it or not? At least, I think the First God definitely wouldn't think it wasn't worth it.

Upon hearing Ye Guan's words, Ruo Ming suddenly smiled.

"What's amusing, Sister Ruo?"

"In dealing with emotions, you and the First God are somewhat similar... Emotions are often mysterious. Good men meet bad women, and good women meet bad men..."

"Sister Ruo, you and the First God..."

Ruo Ming tapped Ye Guan's head, "You're quite imaginative. While I do know them, we're not close. We're not even acquaintances."

"I see. By the way, Sister Ruo, you haven't explained why you're trapped here."

Ruo Ming shook her head slightly, saying nothing.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Guan said, "I shouldn't pry, but if there are any seals or anything, maybe I can help."

He wasn't boasting.

So far, there hadn't been any seals that the Qingxuan Sword and Little White couldn't break.

One could brute force through it, the other could make it submit.

Ruo Ming shook her head with a smile, "My situation is quite complicated; you shouldn't get involved."

Ye Guan hesitated but Ruo Ming continued, "Focus on your own affairs first. If I'm not mistaken, the forces outside are targeting you, right?"

"People from the Ancient Wilderness have already tried to kill me."

"The Ancient Wilderness?"

"Sister Ruo, are you familiar with them?"

Ruo Ming shook her head slightly, "We've had some dealings, but that was a long time ago. Given my current state and inability to leave here, they wouldn't owe me any favors. But rest assured, as long as you're here, even if their Demon Kings come, they won't be able to harm you."

"Sister Ruo, you misunderstood me."

Ruo Ming looked at Ye Guan, and he said seriously, "If you were on good terms with them, I can spare them for your sake but since you aren’t, I couldn’t care less what happens to them.”

Ruo Ming simply blinked at him in confusion. Ye Guan was not bragging at all and Ruo Ming now came to the realization that perhaps, Ye Guan didn’t need her protection. She had been overthinking it.

“Sister Ruo, if you are trapped here due to some seal or something, I really can help."

"Why would you want to help me?"

"Isn't it because we hit it off?"

Ruo Ming laughed heartily for a moment, then shook her head. "I know you're not lying, but I still don't need your help."

"Why not?"

Ruo Ming smiled faintly, saying nothing.

"Are you afraid that I might think you have ulterior motives? That you are trying to use me, so you're being on good terms with me?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Ruo Ming's eyes, and she was somewhat shocked.

Ye Guan was about to say something, but Ruo Ming said seriously, "Let's not talk about it."

"Actually, helping you out also serves my own interests. With your strength, if you were to get out, wouldn't I have another backer?"

Ruo Ming chuckled, "You little rascal..."

Ye Guan looked at Ruo Ming, waiting for her response but she shook her head again.

This time, Ye Guan didn't insist further and he simply nodded. "Alright."

With that, he took out the journal left by the First God and said, "Sister Ruo, are you sure you don't want to take a look?"

After a moment of silence, Ruo Ming shook her head, "There's no need."

She had her pride too.

Ye Guan nodded slightly, put away the journal, and said, "Then, until we meet again..."

At that moment, Ruo Ming's brow suddenly furrowed, and she turned to look into the distance. Her gaze fell on a stretch of coastline where a lady in a white dress was sitting.

It was the lady from the coffin!

Ruo Ming was somewhat shocked, "How is she here? What?"