Chapter 93: I Will Not Rely on You

Ye Qing looked at Ye Guan and smiled. “Brother Ye Guan, I have to head elsewhere. I’m afraid I will have to say goodbye to you here.”

Ye Guan nodded and asked, “Are you short of money?”

Ye Qing shook his head, “Nope! I have enough.”

Ye Guan smiled. “Great.”

Ye Qing asked, “Brother Ye Guan, there are only eight months before the Destiny Contest. You’re still going to join, right?”

Ye Guan nodded. “Yup!”

“I will be there, too.”

Ye Guan smiled. “All right, I’ll see you there!”

Ye Qing responded, “I’m looking forward to seeing you there as well.”

The Tower Keeper appeared in front of them.

“Do you really think that the Hantian Clan will let you two go?”

The two went silent.

“Are you familiar with the Hantian Clan?” asked the Tower Keeper.

Ye Qing was about to speak, but Ye Guan smiled and said, “It’s just the Hantian Clan, right?”

The Tower Keeper was stunned.

Ye Guan smiled. “Senior, a mere Hantian Clan is not something to worry about.”

He then pulled Ye Qing and left. The Tower Keeper stared at Ye Guan’s departing figure. His right hand slowly clenched into a fist, and he seemed to be worried about something. Eventually, he relaxed and left.

…

Ye Qing left the Profound World.

Ye Qing stared at the teleportation array behind him.

A voice echoed in his head. “Your brother is a lot smarter than the average cultivator.”

“Is that so, Master?” said Ye Qing.

The voice asked, “Do you know why he said those words to the Tower Keeper?”

Ye Qing was confused. “Why?”

“The Tower Keeper was having malicious thoughts toward the both of you, so he told the Tower Keeper that a mere Hantian Clan isn’t something to worry about.”

“I think Brother Ye Guan was right. It’s just the Hantian Clan,” said Ye Qing before walking away with a smile.

“What are you going to do if you have to fight him in the contest?” asked the voice.

Ye Qing smiled and replied, “We’ll fight. If I lose, it’s fine. If I win, I’m still going to give him the Great Dao Destiny Aura.”

With that, Ye Qing took off and disappeared into the distant horizon.

…

Ye Guan decided to enter the Immortal-rank combat trial of the Profound Tower upon realizing that the Royal-rank combat trial didn’t pose that much of a challenge to him.

He had thirty million gold spiritual crystals as well, so he wasn’t worried about running out of money in the near future.

Of course, he still needed a lot of money. He had to buy whatever was necessary to restore Nalan Jian’s fleshly body. She would also need cultivation resources by then, so Ye Guan was essentially saving up money for two people rather than just for himself.

Ye Guan’s expression turned grim upon arriving at the world of the Immortal-rank combat trial. He heard footsteps behind him and saw a large-framed man.

Ye Guan froze, and the large-framed man froze as well.

The man was none other than Qin Yao.

Qin Yao asked, “Shouldn’t you be at the Royal-rank combat trial?”

“It was too easy,” replied Ye Guan.

Qin Yao fell silent.

He thought that Ye Guan was being pretentious, but he didn’t say anything in response.

Ye Guan smiled. “Are you going to fight me with your true body?”

Qin Yao shook his head. “No, I’m not going to fight you.”

Ye Guan was speechless.

Qin Yao stared at him and changed the topic.

“Are you not aware of his brother?”

Ye Guan replied calmly, “I’m aware, but he’s already dead. It’s meaningless to discuss it.”

Qin Yao said solemnly, “His brother will definitely not let you go.”

“I’ll bury him if he dares to come to me,” said Ye Guan.

Qin Yao grinned and gave him a thumbs up.

“Brother Qin, how are you compared to Liu Bing?”

Qin Yao shook his head and replied, “I can’t be compared to him. He’s a cream-of-the-crop talent. He’s not the best, but I still can’t compare to him.”

Ye Guan frowned. “Really?”

Qin Yao nodded. “Yes. You know the Profound Tower is like a dumping ground for those who are too weak to make a name for themselves on the Xiaoguan Continent. We’re here because we couldn’t make a name for ourselves there, do you understand?”

Ye Guan looked at Qin Yao and changed the topic.

“Can we beat him if we work together?” he asked.

“Hey, hey, hey!” Qin Yao shouted and raised his guard up. “What’s up with the nonsense? We’re not even close.”

Ye Guan grinned. “I was just asking.”

Qin Yao looked at Ye Guan. “I’m sure you’re hiding your true strength, but I don’t think you’re strong enough to defeat Liu Bing. He’s a Major Tribulation Realm cultivator, and I’m sure I don’t have to explain to you what that means.

“Even worse, he’s a Major Tribulation Realm cultivator of the Xiaoguan Continent, and cultivators of the Xiaoguan Continent are—on average—ten times stronger than the cultivators of the Zhongtu Divine Continent.”

Ten times stronger on average? Ye Guan nodded and said, “I guess I have to immediately use my ultimate move the moment I stumble upon him.”

Qin Yao glared at Ye Guan. “Did you even hear what I said? Anyway, he’s stronger than the only person from the Zhongtu Divine Continent who made it on the Divine Martial List of the Main Guanxuan Academy, who was a young man from the Undying Clan. In other words, Liu Bing is unrivaled among his peers.”

Ye Guan nodded without saying anything.

Qin Yao hesitated. “Are you really not afraid, or are you just optimistic?

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Ye Guan grinned. “I’m optimistic!”

Qin Yao shook his head. “I guess I have to admire you, then. I’m curious about how you can maintain your optimism despite your conundrum.”

Ye Guan smiled. “Don’t argue with fools.”

Qin Yao’s expression stiffened. Did this guy just insult me?

Ye Guan changed the topic and asked, “If you’re not going to transform and use your true body to fight me, then I suggest you leave, Brother Qin. I paid money to come here, and my heart aches with every second I waste.”

Qin Yao shook his head and sighed.

“If I were in your shoes, I would have already run away,” he said.

“There’s a cultivation base limit here, right?”

Qin Yao’s expression turned grim. “Are you waiting for Liu Bing to come here?”

Ye Guan nodded. Run? Where? If he were to go back to the Daoist Sect, his master and senior would have no choice but to get involved in such a dangerous matter.

Therefore, Ye Guan decided to wait. He also knew that the members of the Hantian Clan would come here of their own volition.

He would deal with this issue by himself.

Qin Yao looked at Ye Guan and said, “It seems that I still underestimated you!”

Ye Guan smirked.

He did not say anything as he sat down and closed his eyes. Qin Yao did not leave. He walked to the side and sat down. He knew that the Hantian Clan would soon arrive here, and he was curious whether Ye Guan was a fool or if he was the real deal.

“What are you going to do?” asked Little Pagoda. “I can’t help you this time, so don’t even think about using me.”

Ye Guan wordlessly nodded.

The mysterious voice asked, “Little Pagoda, what do you think? Will he ask you for help?”

Little Pagoda took a moment to respond. “The powerhouses of the Hantian Clan will step out to attack him once he’s done dealing with that Liu Bing. He won’t be able to handle them, so I will have to help him.”

“I don’t think so,” said the mysterious voice. ”I think he has a lot of tricks up his sleeves..”

“Let’s see.”

Qin Yao turned around and saw a man in the distance. The man was clad in a long white robe, and his long hair draped over his shoulders. The white-robed man’s murderous eyes were fixed on Ye Guan.

Qin Yao’s expression turned solemn.

Liu Bing! He’s a talent on the gifted list, but he still can’t be compared to the top rankers on the gifted list from the Guanxuan Universe.

Unfortunately, Ye Guan and Liu Bing were at least five realms apart! Can Ye Guan really handle him?

Qin Yao seemed to have realized something. He peeked over Liu Bing’s shoulder, and his face fell. Liu Bing was not alone. The powerhouses of the Hantian Clan were with him.

Liu Bing headed straight for Ye Guan.

“Were you waiting for me?” he asked.

Ye Guan nodded.

Liu Bing nodded. “I heard that you’re a swordsman. I want to see just how sharp your sword is!”

Ye Guan looked up at Liu Bing and warned. “Watch out!”

Swoosh!

Ye Guan’s words had just fallen, but a sword was already right in front of Liu Bing.

Slash!

Ye Guan’s sword struck nothing but air because Liu Bing had already retreated. However, Ye Guan wasn’t done just yet. He slashed out once more, and he moved even faster than the previous attack.

Slash!

Ye Guan’s sword still struck nothing but air.

He was neither too fast nor too slow. He moved at just the right speed.

Liu Bing’s right foot had just landed on the ground, but Ye Guan was already in front of him.

Slash!

Ye Guan moved even faster than his previous attacks combined, but he still failed to hit Liu Bing.

Ye Guan finally stopped attacking. He looked up at Liu Bing without saying anything.

“Your speed isn’t bad,” said Liu Bing. “Unfortunately, that’s all there is to it.”

Ye Guan nodded. “Again.”

His figure blurred, and he vanished. Liu Bing didn’t dodge.

He charged at Ye Guan as well and punched Ye Guan’s sword.

Boom!

Ye Guan’s sword—which was made out of sword energy—shattered upon impact.

Liu Bing took advantage of that opportunity to bury his fist in Ye Guan’s stomach.

Ye Guan was sent flying away.

Liu Bing didn’t chase after Ye Guan because the match was over.

However, Liu Bing couldn’t have expected that there would be a twist to the match.

Swoosh!

A ray of cold light flew toward Liu Bing, but it shattered the rules of spacetime to instantly appear in front of Liu Bing. The ray of cold light was at least ten times faster than Ye Guan’s previous attacks!

It turned out that Ye Guan’s previous attacks were made to mislead everyone into thinking that Ye Guan’s speed was simply not bad. No one could have expected that he had such a trump card up his sleeves.

Liu Bing’s pupils constricted. He wanted to dodge, but Ye Guan’s sword had already emerged from a rift in space in front of him and had stopped a few centimeters into his glabella.

Liu Bing stood rooted. Ye Guan appeared in front of him like a ghost and gripped the sword made out of sword energy. However, he didn’t push it deeper into Liu Bing’s glabella.

A white-haired old man appeared on his right, and the white-haired old man was staring at Ye Guan. The Tower Keeper had also appeared and was staring at the white-haired old man.

It seemed that even the Hantian Clan couldn’t break the rules of the Profound Tower.

Blood trickled down the corner of Ye Guan’s?mouth.

He stared at Liu Bing and said, “You’ve lost!”

Liu Bing glared at Ye Guan. “You pretended to be weak before catching me off guard with your true power. However, your scheme only worked because I underestimated you!”

Ye Guan grinned. “Just admit defeat. What’s the point of saying so much?”

Liu Bing went silent.

Ye Guan put his sword away.

Liu Bing directed a perplexed gaze at Ye Guan.

“Three years. In three years, I will personally go to the Hantian Clan and fight you. I hope you will not underestimate me by then,” said Ye Guan before turning around to leave.

Liu Bing clenched his fists without saying anything. Should he attack while Ye Guan wasn’t looking at him? Unfortunately, he couldn’t afford to do such a thing here. Ye Guan was right as well, he had to admit defeat. Ye Guan had spared his life as well.

The white-haired old man glared murderously at Ye Guan.

“I’m looking forward to your visit in three years,” said Liu Bing.

The white-haired old man could only shake his head and sigh.

Ye Guan was simply too powerful for his age. He felt like he had to nip Ye Guan in the bud before he could grow. However, he knew that killing Ye Guan at this point would transform the Hantian Clan into everyone’s laughingstock.

In addition, the fact that Liu Bing would never get the chance to defeat Ye Guan once the latter was dead meant that Ye Guan could become Liu Bing’s inner demon.

If they were to attack Ye Guan after he had just spared Liu Bing, their reputation would plummet to the abyss. In addition, Liu Bing was the Hantian Clan’s most talented clan member of the younger generation.

It would be a tragedy if he ended up developing an inner demon.

Three years! The white-haired old man stared at Ye Guan’s departing figure with a complicated expression. What a great ploy—a brilliant ploy! This was a ploy that the Hantian Clan had no choice but to acknowledge.

…

Ye Guan only managed to take a few steps outside the Profound Tower before he collapsed to the floor. He spat a mouthful of blood and grabbed his stomach. Liu Bing’s punch was powerful enough to injure his internal organs.

Ye Guan murmured, “Master Pagoda, don’t worry. I won’t rely on you… I won’t ask you for help. It’s just that… before I die… I hope you’ll tell me who my parents are and—cough—what kind of people they are—cough!”

Ye Guan coughed a mouthful of blood.