Chapter 929: Handsome and Good In Bed

Looking at the storage ring in front of him, Ye Guan was extremely puzzled.

What's the deal with the expert of the Fifth Heaven?

Swoosh!

An old man appeared in front of him. He was dressed in a black robe, with white hair and a face full of wrinkles. His expression was one full of flattery, with even a hint of adulation.

Ye Guan instantly understood what was going on.

The battle with Dao Emperor Zhaowu and the Evil Dao Alliance's Third Hall Master had taken place in the Ascension World. These experts practically had front-row seats in the battle, so how could they not be afraid of Ye Guan?

Ye Guan peeked into the storage ring before him and saw nearly ten thousand Ancestral Veins and over a thousand Eternal Crystals inside.

"Senior, there's no need for this. We have no grievances with each other, so isn't this practically a robbery?" Ye Guan said, shaking his head.

Although he loved wealth, he believed in earning it righteously.

Taking so much without any reason would be nothing short of bullying.

The old man's eyes flashed with surprise, but his smile remained unchanged.

"Frankly, I have a request."

Ye Guan asked, "You want to leave this place?"

"Yes." The old man quickly nodded. He bowed deeply to Ye Guan and added, "I humbly ask for your assistance. I am willing to follow you for a thousand years in exchange."

Ye Guan fell silent.

The old man hesitated and said, "Ten thousand years would be fine as well."

Still no reply.

With a low sigh, the old man finally said, "As long as Young Master Ye is willing to help, I'll be at your disposal, whatever you desire."

Ye Guan thought for a moment and asked, "How does your strength compare to Emperor Yong's?"

The old man replied, "Before he made that breakthrough, we were evenly matched. Now, I'm no longer his equal."

Evenly matched?

Ye Guan was shocked. Before Emperor Yong made that breakthrough, he could fight even Path Annihilation Realm experts. It seemed that every single individual here was extraordinary.

Ye Guan said, "Emperor Yong previously warned me not to come to this Heaven, saying that the expert here has a personality and is not easy to get along with..."

Whenever Ye Guan recruited experts, he considered their character equally important as their strength. Someone with a bad character was a ticking time bomb, after all.

Hearing Ye Guan's words, the old man smiled bitterly. "I think every Path Creation Realm expert out there has blood on their hands. Whether someone's a good person or not depends on who they are facing.

"For example, I'm facing you, so of course, I'm a good person. I don't even have the qualifications to think of doing harm to you, nor would I dare to harbor such thoughts.

"Of course, I understand your concerns. You fear that someone with a bad character might cause trouble for you later on. But you can rest assured; I want to leave this place alive, so I'm not going to seek my own death."

"How about this, Senior?" Ye Guan smiled, suggesting, "My Guanxuan Academy is recruiting some guest elders. It would be an honor if you could serve as one. You wouldn't need to worry about daily matters; just lend a hand if a fight breaks out. How does that sound?"

The old man immediately nodded and agreed. "That sounds good to me."

Ye Guan looked up at the sky. Just as he was about to draw the Qingxuan Sword, the Great Dao Seal appeared in the sky and disappeared without a trace.

The old man was free, but he was smiling bitterly.

He had been imprisoned by the Great Dao Seal for many years now. He had tried every possible way to escape, but it had all been in vain. Yet, now, the seal dissipated as soon as this young man looked up at it.

He sighed to himself.

How could the gap between people be so vast?

Ye Guan suddenly said, "Senior, I want to hone my physique, divinity, and sword intent. Hence, I wish to have a battle with you. What do you think?"

The old man shook his head. "Divinity is not honed through battle."

Ye Guan was puzzled. "It's not?"

"Of course not." The old man nodded. "Continuous battles can indeed improve your divinity, but if you want to achieve perfect and flawless divinity, you must refine it through the Seven Emotions and Six Desires.

"Only by understanding and transcending these emotions and desires can your divinity become perfect."

Ye Guan fell silent.

Seven Emotions and Six Desires? Does that mean I need to find more wives? T-that isn't a great idea... I think?

Ye Guan smiled wryly.

"Although your divinity seems to be ninety percent complete, it's not that great. The remnants of your humanity are very impure. You want your divinity to be perfect, but you fear becoming truly divine.

"You must be worried that you might not be able to control it and end up harming those around you. Am I right?"

Ye Guan was shocked. "Senior, how did you know that?"

The old man smiled and remarked, "I sensed it."

"You can sense it?" Ye Guan asked.

The old man hesitated for a little bit.

Ye Guan urged him, "Senior, feel free to speak your mind."

The old man said, "Young Master Ye, you are extraordinarily talented. In terms of innate talent, you are definitely among the top three I have ever seen in my entire life, but you have two fatal flaws...

"Firstly, both your humanity and divinity are impure. This lack of purity is nothing to worry about in itself, but what is alarming is the impurity in your pursuit of the Dao.

"As I mentioned earlier, you seek perfect divinity, but you fear that achieving perfect divinity will harm those around you. Thus, deep within, you are entangled in self-doubt and internal conflict. Unfortunately, it has become an inner demon unbeknownst to you."

"An inner demon?"

"Inner demons are generally easy to detect, but some are not, as they are another aspect of our humanity, such as cowardice, greed, arrogance, pessimism, the lack of principles, perfectionism, and having a short temper.

"These are the darker sides of our nature. Often, these negative emotions influence us unconsciously, gradually becoming inner demons that control our thoughts.

"Your inner demon, Young Master Ye, is your desire for perfection. You want perfect divinity, but you fear change.

"You want to act, but you hesitate. You should understand that while one can gain advantages from achieving something—it is impossible to have your cake and eat it as well.

"The world doesn't offer such perfect opportunities. Most of the time, one must make sacrifices to truly gain something.

"Secondly, your life has been too smooth, and you haven't experienced great hardships. Great hardships temper your Dao.

"Without experiencing significant difficulties and suffering, how can your Dao be as firm and pure as a rock? Just like jade, if a jade is not carved, how can it become a fine jade?

"Just like the statues of Buddha in temples, if they weren't subjected to countless carvings and chiselings, would they get to sit in a temple and be revered by the world?

"Young Master Ye, your family has invincible experts. Perhaps you should think about the kind of lives they lived prior to becoming powerful."

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "Thank you, Senior."

The old man smiled and said no more. His intention was partly to make a good impression and to demonstrate his own abilities as well so that Ye Guan would not underestimate him.

Inner demons!

Ye Guan said, "The inner demons that you mentioned... I had actually noticed it long ago, but I've been avoiding them. I've been delaying it, wanting to find a perfect solution.

"You're right, Senior. One can't have a cake and eat it as well. I was foolish."

The old man smiled and said, "Actually, you can make a breakthrough into the Path Creation Realm first and then pursue perfect divinity in the middle of it."

"Really?" Ye Guan was surprised. "That's possible?"

"Yes, it is. Moreover, if your divinity is perfect in that realm, your strength will increase exponentially.

"Also, you need not be overly wary of perfect divinity. Perfection in divinity does not mean becoming a person devoid of emotions or principles.

"It simply means that only the Dao is eternal in one's heart. Some powerful individuals may become even more unbridled and unfettered when it comes to expressing their true nature.

"For example, a lustful individual would become even more lustful after achieving perfect divinity, and they'd show no restraint whatsoever in such activities."

Ye Guan had no idea what to say in response to the old man's bizarre analogy.

"Everyone's experience when tackling full divinity is bound to be different, but one thing is certain," the old man said, "those with full divinity will prioritize the Great Dao above all else.

"Let me give you an example, but it is a bit crude, so pardon me.

"Anyway, here it goes—once someone becomes extremely wealthy in the secular world, any woman out there will become just a price tag to them.

"They will not let a woman bind you, as they know that they can have any woman they want as long as they can pay the price.

"Of course, the same goes for women. If a woman is extremely wealthy, she's not going to be naive enough to obsess over love. She could easily have a new boy toy every day. One that's young, handsome, and good in bed...

"In simpler terms, the ultimate pursuit for those at the peak is immortality. For those below that peak, it's wealth. Someone with a clear mind will understand that with money, you can have anything and anyone you want.

"Without it, even those close to you can turn on you at any time. Unfortunately, such is the harsh reality."

Ye Guan shook his head, unable to refute.

Just then, Little Pagoda spoke up, "Old man, since you think of yourself as a clear-headed individual, how did you end up getting locked up here?"

The old man's smile faded. After a while, he sighed and said, "Actually, I was wronged. I'm innocent..."