Chapter 870: Die Three Times Over

Zhou Fan walked up to Ye Guan and stared at him without saying a word.

Ye Guan felt a bit uneasy under her gaze and was about to speak, but Zhou Fan turned around to leave.

Ye Guan, slightly taken aback, quickly grabbed her hand.

Zhou Fan stopped and calmly said, "Young Master Ye, please behave yourself."

Ye Guan smiled wryly and said, "Let's talk this over."

Zhou Fan turned to look at Ye Guan and rolled her eyes at him before asking, "You haven't achieved pure divinity?"

Ye Guan nodded. "I need just a little bit more progress."

It wasn't that he didn't want to achieve pure divinity, but he couldn't do it. It was all because he couldn't sever his emotions completely. To achieve pure full divinity, he would have to sever his emotions.

He wasn't mentally prepared to do so. If he were to rush into achieving pure divinity, his personality would change drastically.

He'd become indifferent to many things, and he'd end up hurting those around him. Therefore, his divinity, although already pure, was not "perfectly" pure.

Zhou Fan looked at Ye Guan and asked, "Do you want to achieve pure divinity?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Zhou Fan fell silent.

"I know you're worried," Ye Guan said softly, "I'm worried, too. Even I find myself a stranger whenever my divinity is suppressing my humanity, but I must take this path, or cultivating my humanity will become meaningless."

Ye Guan's ultimate goal was to cultivate his humanity!

However, it would be pointless to cultivate humanity without reaching pure divinity.

Ye Guan was like an individual at the peak of his career and with a vast amount of wealth. If he wanted to truly enjoy the secular life, then he'd have to abandon his wealth and career.

The abandonment process was crucial.

Ye Guan finally understood just how difficult it was for Sister Zhen to suppress her divinity with humanity.

Divinity represented one's desires, and suppressing those inner desires was not something an average person could do so easily.

Zhou Fan held Ye Guan's hand and muttered, "I'm afraid you'll become a stranger to me."

Ye Guan smiled. "I won't as long as you're with me."

Zhou Fan looked up at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan embraced her and whispered, "You are my humanity. As long as you're here, I will be able to suppress my divinity with my humanity."

Zhou Fan trembled slightly, and she buried her head into Ye Guan's chest. "You really know how to be so sweet, but alas, you won't fool me..."

"I—" Ye Guan started.

"Wait," Zhou Fan interrupted, "Say it again. It's music to my ears."

"..."

Zhou Fan suddenly asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Ye Guan took out the scroll that he had received from Li Han. "I'm going to wait."

Ye Guan and Zhou Fan opened the scroll, and their expressions grew solemn.

"It seems that we have greatly underestimated the Evil Dao Alliance."

Zhou Fan nodded, and her expression was equally grave as she said, "I can't even imagine just how terrifying the First Hall is."

Ye Guan said, "With the Eighth Hall Master's strength, it would take him just a few days to get here from the Ascension World..."

Zhou Fan looked at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan smiled and said, "I'm going to wait for him."

Zhou Fan nodded slightly. "I'll wait with you."

Ye Guan spent the next few days cultivating his sword techniques in the tiny pagoda. He had yet to achieve pure full divinity, but his strength had increased significantly. His divine soul had even undergone a qualitative improvement.

Ye Guan decided to focus on the Eternal World's Spacetime technique of compressing time and space. He had been struggling with it, but now, he could easily perform the technique.

Moreover, His sword intent could now withstand it. His sword intent could carry with it the profundities of an entire world's time, and he'd be able to slash away a thousand years of lifespan with one strike.

With the Qingxuan Sword, however, he could utilize the ten worlds' worth of time rather than just one, which meant he could slash away ten thousand years of lifespan with just one strike.

Of course, the ten worlds' worth of time was his own limit rather than the Qingxuan Sword's limit.

Ten thousand years of lifespan in one strike... It wasn't enough for Ye Guan, as Path Creation Realm cultivators had incredibly long lifespans.

Thus, Ye Guan continued his research on the mysterious spacetime with Yi Nian.

He wanted to strengthen his Eternal World's Spacetime.

With Yi Nian's help, Ye Guan became more and more knowledgeable about the Dao of Time. He began breaking down time into years at his fingertips.

The Dao of Time and the Dao of the Sword...

Ye Guan was slowly merging the two.

***

Under Zhou Fan's leadership, the Great Zhou began rebuilding the Imperial city.

The beef with the Evil Dao Alliance wasn't resolved yet, but the Great Zhou was no longer worried, and it was all thanks to the lady in a plain skirt's sword energy.

With that sword energy, anyone daring enough to offend the Great Zhou would die three times over.

After receiving the Dao Fruit from Ye Guan, the Great Zhou Emperor immediately went into seclusion. Thus, Zhou Fan assumed authority over the Great Zhou.

She wasn't the empress yet, but everyone knew that it was only a matter of time.

Zhou Fan was sitting at her desk, reviewing many different memorials.

Dao Jun, Ci Tian, and Prime Minister Yuan were sitting in front of her. The previous battle had allowed these three to become a part of the Great Zhou's core, becoming Zhou Fan's trusted people.

They had fought with their lives on the line, so they completely deserved it. They were also rewarded with a Dao Fruit, and they became one of the most powerful cultivators of the Great Zhou.

Just then, a man in black suddenly appeared in the hall.

Zhou Fan put down her pen and looked at the man, who respectfully showed a scroll to her.

Zhou Fan opened the scroll and sneered, "As expected, he's so fickle..."

Dao Jun and the others were puzzled.

Zhou Fan put away the scroll and waved her sleeve.

The first half of the scroll flew to Dao Jun and the others, "This is all the information that we've gathered about the Guanxuan Universe, the True Universe, and Little Guan. Take a look."

Dao Jun and the others used their divine sense to examine the scroll. A moment later, they exchanged surprised glances.

Zhou Fan smiled. "I'm also surprised that Little Guan's universe is just a Tier One civilization."

Ci Tian said solemnly, "Indeed. I thought Young Master Ye is from a Tier Five civilization..."

"Well, it's fine," Dao Jun said, "He isn't from a Tier Five civilization, but the people behind him must be from at least a Tier Five civilization."

Everyone present was reminded of the same individual—the lady in a plain skirt. They were all curious about her true strength.

Zhou Fan said, "Little Guan's goal is to establish a new order in the vast expanse..."

"He wants to unify the vast expanse?" asked Dao Jun, sounding dumbfounded.

Zhou Fan nodded.

Everyone fell silent. How difficult would unifying the vast expanse be? Even Zhou Fan was surprised, as she truly didn't expect that Ye Guan would have such a lofty goal and incredibly difficult goal.

Furthermore, the Guanxuan Universe was just a Tier One civilization. Despite its rapid development and powerful experts, they were still too weak.

Dao Jun suddenly asked, "What are your thoughts, Your Highness?"

Zhou Fan said, "We wait."

Dao Jun nodded slightly. If Zhou Fan were to push for the Great Zhou to join the Guanxuan Universe and help Ye Guan establish a new order, she would definitely face opposition from the Great Zhou's noble families and clans.

An alliance was fine, but forcing the Great Zhou to follow the Guanxuan Law would be foolish, especially when the Guanxuan Universe was just a Tier One civilization. Thus, the optimal choice was to wait.

Dao Jun sighed inwardly. He was staring at the bigger picture, and he could see that the Guanxuan Universe would soon reach the same heights as the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou was stronger civilization-wise, but it was definitely weaker than the Guanxuan Universe when it came to the strength of their experts. The lady in a plain skirt would also take the Guanxuan Universe's side if both sides were to end up in conflict. The Great Zhou would be annihilated by then.

The Great Zhou had no choice. Dao Jun could see that, and so did the others. If the Guanxuan Universe were to come here and implement the Guanxuan Law, would the Great Zhou comply?

They would have to comply. Otherwise, they would have to fight. However, how could the Great Zhou fight the Guanxuan Universe?

Zhou Fan suddenly said, "Actually, this is a good thing."

Everyone looked at Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan explained, "He's my man, but I'm not trying to advocate for him here. Think about it—the Guanxuan Universe's goal is to unify the vast expanse, so do you really think that they're going to target just the Great Zhou? To be blunt, I don't think they even consider the Great Zhou an opponent. I'm sure that lady in a plain skirt can destroy the Great Zhou with a mere flick of her sword."

Everyone remained silent.

Zhou Fan stood up and said, "Their goal is the vast expanse, so everyone will eventually have to submit to them."

Everyone was startled upon realizing something. Indeed, the Guanxuan Universe's goal was the vast expanse! The Great Zhou? They probably didn't care about the Great Zhou.

Everyone shook their heads with a smile.

Zhou Fan suddenly became excited as she muttered, "If that is indeed Little Guan's goal, then as his woman, I ought to support him in accomplishing that great feat."

Prime Minister Yuan hesitantly said, "The Great Zhou—"

"We are one, so what's mine is his, and what's his is mine," Zhou Fan interrupted."

The three exchanged glances. If what belonged to Ye Guan were Zhou Fan's, then that would be great! They had truly struck the jackpot!

Everything finally became clear.

Just then, Ci Tian cupped his fist and said, "Hurry up and have children. It's all for the sake of the Great Zhou's future."

Everyone was dumbfounded.