Chapter 876: Master Pagoda Is a Pagoda

Ye Guan stared at Jian Baiyi and smiled. "Welcome."

Ye Guan opened his palm, and an Eternal Crystal appeared before Jian Baiyi.

Jian Baiyi hurriedly put it away. It was just one Eternal Crystal, but it was too precious for her. It could extend her life by at least a thousand years and could even save her in critical moments.

The healing effect of Eternal Crystals was extraordinary, but the important part here was the fact that Ye Guan had just casually given away two Eternal Crystals.

It could only mean one thing—he was rich!

"Have you heard of Ji Xiaojian?" Ye Guan suddenly asked.

Xiu Wu was a bit surprised. "Young Master Ye, you know her?"

Ye Guan nodded. "She came to kill me once, but I drove her away."

Little Pagoda was dumbfounded.

Xiu Wu was shocked. "You drove her away?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."

Xiu Wu and Jian Baiyi looked at each other in disbelief.

"How do you two compare to her in terms of strength?" asked Ye Guan.

Xiu Wu hesitated for a moment before saying, "The two of us can stand against her without losing."

"Oh..." Ye Guan nodded and stared wordlessly at the two of them.

Xiu Wu felt a bit embarrassed as he added, "Ji Xiaojian cultivates both the saber and the sword, and she once reached the Third Heavens. She is a formidable opponent..."

Truth be told, the two of them were slightly weaker than Ji Xiaojian.

"I see," Ye Guan said, nodding. "Follow me."

With that, he led the two of them and Zhou Fan into the tiny pagoda.

Upon entering the tiny pagoda, Xiu Wu and Jian Baiyi's expressions immediately became solemn. After a while, they looked at each other in fear.

Ten years inside the tiny pagoda was just one day outside!

The time difference was just too perverse.

Ye Guan cast a "surprised" gaze at the two, asking, "Why are you two so shocked?"

Xiu Wu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young Master Ye, the flow of time here..."

"Ah, that?" Ye Guan smiled, "Wait, does the Ascension World have no place like this?"

Xiu Wu immediately shook his head. "Nope."

Ye Guan frowned. "Really?"

Xiu Wu smiled bitterly and explained, "Young Master Ye, manipulating time isn't really that easy... you know that, right?"

"It's not easy? But it's easy, though." Ye Guan replied.

Xiu Wu was speechless.

Jian Baiyi glanced at Ye Guan without speaking.

"I'm not showing off here," Ye Guan said, smiling, "My relatives can easily do something like this. To be honest, this pagoda is just average among the other pagodas in our family. I actually have another pagoda, and it's even more impressive than this—a hundred years inside is only one day outside."

Little Pagoda had no idea what to say.

Xiu Wu and the female swordsman were stupefied. A hundred years inside was just one day outside? What overpowered nonsense was that?

Zhou Fan glanced at Ye Guan and smiled.

Ye Guan stared at Jian Baiyi and asked, "May I see your sword?"

Jian Baiyi hesitated for a moment before opening her palm and sending her sword toward Ye Guan.

It was a long, slender sword, three feet and two inches long and one finger wide. Its blade seemed to reflect the starry sky, and it was very light. It was so light that it felt almost weightless in Ye Guan's hand.

Ye Guan frowned.

Jian Baiyi saw that and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Guan looked at her and asked back, "You've been using such a weak sword?"

Jian Baiyi's expression became grave as he explained, "This sword isn't a divine artifact, but it's rare. Even in the Ascension World, it's a powerful—"

Swoosh!

Ye Guan waved his sleeve, and a sword appeared before Jian Baiyi.

It was none other than the Qingxuan Sword.

Ye Guan said, "Try this sword."

Jian Baiyi held the Qingxuan Sword, and her pupils constricted in stupefaction.

Ye Guan smiled. "Why don't you test it on him?"

Jian Baiyi looked at Xiu Wu, who glanced at the Qingxuan Sword and said, "Sure."

"Be careful," Jian Baiyi warned. Then, she slashed out fiercely.

Xiu Wu's face changed drastically as soon as the Qingxuan Sword left its sheathe. Xiu Wu took out a dark gold shield and held it in front of him.

Boom!

Xiu Wu was blasted ten thousand meters away, and the dark golden shield in his hand shattered into nothingness.

Moreover, his right arm had cracked open.

Xiu Wu looked at the distant Jian Baiyi, utterly shocked. "That's..."

Jian Baiyi was also wide-eyed in amazement.

Ye Guan smiled and asked, "How is this sword?"

Jian Baiyi immediately bowed deeply to Ye Guan and exclaimed, "Thank you for the sword, Young Master Ye! I swear to follow you until my last breath."

Ye Guan was dumbfounded.

Little Pagoda gloated,

"Serves you right for showing off. I really want to see what you're going to do now."

Ye Guan pondered briefly over what to say before saying, "'This sword has recognized me as its master. You know that loyal subjects do not serve two masters, right? Swords are like that, too."

Jian Baiyi blinked. "You aren't giving it to me?"

Ye Guan's face darkened.

How come this girl is so shameless?

Jian Baiyi cast a reluctant gaze at the Qingxuan Sword in her hand. "Young Master Ye..."

"It's just a sword," Ye Guan said, smiling. "We have at least eight hundred or maybe a thousand of such swords. Work hard for me, and I'll give you one when I go back home."

Jian Baiyi was thrilled. "Really?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Swordsmen do not lie to each other!"

"I'll be your shadow from now on, Young Master Ye," Jian Baiyi said eagerly.

Ye Guan smiled. He opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword flew to his hand. After putting the sword away, he said, "From now on, I'll give you both an Eternal Crystal every ten years..."

"Ah?"

Xiu Wu trembled and stammered, "E-e-every ten years?"

Ye Guan asked, "Is it too little?"

"No!" Xiu Wu hurriedly said, "I-It's not..."

Ye Guan stared alternatingly at the two of them and was bewildered by their disbelief.

Am I underestimating the value of Eternal Crystals?

"Young Master Ye, are you serious?" asked Xiu Wu.

Ye Guan snapped out of his thoughts and nodded. "Of course."

Xiu Wu walked up to Ye Guan and solemnly asked, "Young Master Ye, do you have a lot of Eternal Crystals?"

Ye Guan stared quietly at Xiu Wu.

Xiu Wu hurriedly explained, "I don't mean anything else. It's just that I'm familiar with a few top-tier Path Creation Realm experts. If Young Master Ye doesn't mind, then I can bring them to you. As long as Young Master Ye is willing to give them an Eternal Crystal every ten years, they will surely serve you."

"But my enemy is the Evil Dao Alliance," Ye Guan muttered solemnly.

"The Evil Dao Alliance is nothing," Xiu Wu said, waving his hand in a grand manner. However, he immediately regretted it.

Damn it! I didn't mean to say that. The Evil Dao Alliance is a formidable organization...

Unfortunately, he couldn't take back his bragging.

Ye Guan asked, "How many experts can you find?"

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Xiu Wu said solemnly, "I'm not sure, but there will definitely be people willing to serve you, Young Master Ye."

Ye Guan nodded. "Alright."

"Young Master Ye, wait for our news," said Xiu Wu before leaving with Jian Baiyi.

After their departure, Zhou Fan asked, "Do you trust them?"

Ye Guan smiled. "No."

"Then..."

"Trust isn't built in one day. It takes time. They're following me for profit, and I need some helpers. You can consider this a transaction."

Zhou Fan nodded slightly. "By the way, there's something I need to tell you. I've contacted the Guanxuan Universe."

Ye Guan was taken aback.

Zhou Fan looked at Ye Guan, smiling without speaking.

Ye Guan hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Who did you contact?"

Zhou Fan smiled meaningfully. "Guess."

Ye Guan chuckled awkwardly without saying anything.

Zhou Fan smiled. "I contacted Little Ai; who else?"

Little Ai! Ye Guan immediately felt relieved.

Zhou Fan added, "She wants to establish a teleportation array in the Guanxuan Universe, which will lead to our place. She needs our help, and I've already sent people to help her."

Ye Guan held Zhou Fan's hand lightly and said softly, "Why did you contact the Guanxuan Universe?"

Zhou Fan smiled slightly. "Don't you want to unite the vast expanse and establish a new order?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Zhou Fan said softly, "I want to help you."

Ye Guan's heart became warm at Zhou Fan's words. He pulled Zhou Fan into his arms and muttered, "The Great Zhou..."

"It's for the Great Zhou's sake as well," Zhou Fan said, shaking her head. "I know that it won't be long before the Guanxuan Universe grows beyond the reach of the Great Zhou. It will be too late for us to establish an alliance with you by then. The earlier we make that alliance, the more profit we can earn."

"Profit?" Ye Guan laughed heartily. "

Hahaha!

"

Zhou Fan wrapped her arms around Ye Guan's waist. "Maybe it won't be long before you grow beyond my reach as well..."

Ye Guan fell silent.

Cultivation was indeed a lonely road.

He was progressing rapidly, and the people capable of keeping up with him were getting fewer and fewer.

Ao Qianqian was the only one among his beloved ones who were still with him.

Oh, and there's also Master Pagoda, but Master Pagoda is a pagoda. On

second thought, I think cultivation isn't actually that lonely.

There were still a few people ahead of him, after all.

Ye Guan smiled bitterly upon thinking of his plain-skirt aunt and his other relatives.

***

Xiu Wu and Jian Baiyi were moving across a certain starry sky.

Jian Baiyi asked, "Do you believe what he said?"

Xiu Wu replied directly, "Only about half of it."

Jian Baiyi looked at Xiu Wu

Xiu Wu solemnly replied, "There was truth and falsehood in his words, but I couldn't quite deduce which of his statements were the truth or lies. Young Master Ye is quite cunning."

"Following him means going against the Evil Dao Alliance." Jian Baiyi pointed out.

"That's not strange," Xiu Wu said, "There's no free lunch in this world. If we want to profit, we must take risks."

"True." Jian Baiyi nodded slightly.

"What do you think about Young Master Ye's backers? Do you think they're from a civilization above tier five?"

Jian Baiyi was stunned. "How is that even possible?"

"Yeah, it doesn't make sense, but I want to take a gamble," Xiu Wu said. His eyes squinted as he added, "A

big

gamble."

"You're speaking of something impossible, so I'm not going to gamble with you," Jian Baiyi said, shaking her head. "I'll fight for him, but if it means endangering myself, then I won't do it."

Xiu Wu smiled and said nothing more.