Chapter 966: I’ve Already Surrendered

Jing An let out a deep sigh; her emotions were complicated. However, she was mostly filled with anger. Ye Guan's arrival here was supposed to be a golden opportunity for the Tianxing Civilization!

If they were allowed to enter the tiny pagoda to study it, the mysterious spacetime within it would drastically increase the strength of the Tianxing Civilization, potentially allowing them to reach a higher tier.

Yi Nian had studied it for just a short time, and her strength had already undergone a complete transformation. Despite that, she had only scratched the surface!

Thanks to the Evil Dao Alliance's instigation, however, the Tianxing Civilization almost killed both Yi Nian and Ye Guan. They had lost an enormous opportunity, and they provoked a terrifying entity.

Jing An was furious!

That was why she ignored any notions of respect and spoke in such a straightforward manner to Prime Minister Mu.

Upon hearing Jing An's words, Prime Minister Mu frowned, and a tinge of displeasure suffused his eyes. "What do you mean? Jing An, do you really think that our Tianxing Civilization needs help from a low-tier civilization to improve? Absurd."

Jing An calmly replied, "Just you wait. When they bring their aunt here, she'll kill you with a single sword strike. I'm not worried; I've already surrendered in advance."

"How dare you!" Prime Minister Mu exploded with rage, nearly ready to strike, but he held back. He turned angrily to High Goddess Tianyun and shouted, "High Goddess Tianyun, is this how you teach your students?!"

High Goddess Tianyun nonchalantly replied, "It's none of your damned business."

Prime Minister Mu was so enraged that he almost spat out blood. With a furious wave of his sleeve, he turned and stormed out. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight. He simply knew that he couldn't win.

After he left, High Goddess Tianyun looked at Jing An and asked, "Jing An, what did you mean by that statement earlier?"

Naturally, Jing An was not going to hide anything from her teacher, so she told her everything that she knew about Ye Guan's tiny pagoda.

Upon hearing her explanation, a serious light appeared in High Goddess Tianyun's eyes. "Ten years inside the pagoda is only one day outside. The manipulation of time itself at such a large scale. No wonder Yi Nian's strength has improved so quickly and so drastically. It all makes sense now..."

Then, High Goddess Tianyun looked at Jing An, looking a bit angry. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner, you silly girl?"

Jing An was about to respond, but High Goddess Tianyun shook her head. "No, that wouldn't have worked. If the tiny pagoda were revealed earlier, these people would surely covet it. They still would have tried to seize it."

The wealth of the Tianxing Civilization came from plundering other civilizations, after all.

Fear? They didn't know fear, as they had been undefeated for far too long—so long that they no longer believed that they could be defeated.

With that in mind, a complex light flickered in High Goddess Tianyun's eyes.

Jing An noticed that complex light and inwardly nodded.

Greed!

If Ye Guan had revealed the tiny pagoda earlier, the Tianxing Civilization would have been consumed by greed, and the situation wouldn't have been much different anyway.

High Goddess Tianyun walked to the entrance of the grand hall and gazed at the distant horizon. She sensed powerful presences passing by, moving toward where Ye Guan and Yi Nian were located, and the worry in her eyes deepened.

***

After Prime Minister Mu left the Tianyun Academy, his face was as gloomy as if he were attending a funeral. He couldn't believe that even at this point, High Goddess Tianyun was still protecting Yi Nian.

He also did not expect that Jing An would utter such ridiculous and traitorous words.

The Tianxing Civilization needs to rely on others? What a ridiculous notion.

He glanced coldly at the Tianyun Academy before finally leaving.

Upon returning to the Cabinet Hall, Prime Minister Mu looked at the Second Hall Master and asked, "Second Hall Master, care for a chat?"

Qiu Baiyi's lips curled up into a slight smile. "Of course."

***

Ye Guan did not leave the Tianxing Divine World. Instead, he used the Qingxuan Sword to return to the Tianyun Sea. The most dangerous place was often the safest, after all.

Given the terrifying strength of the Tianxing Civilization, they'd surely be able to track him down if he were to leave right away. Thanks to what Ye Guan had done, they would surely not expect that he was still within their territory.

Ye Guan arrived at an unknown island. With the help of Little Pagoda and Yi Nian, he managed to return to normal. Little Pagoda concealed his aura completely, and Ye Guan found a cave to hide before entering the pagoda.

Sitting cross-legged on a large boulder by the sea, Ye Guan took out some Eternal Crystals and consumed them before closing his eyes.

A powerful aura burst out of him as he started healing himself.

During the previous battle with the Tianxing Civilization, he suffered severe injuries, especially from the repeated use of those mysterious spacetime grids.

The attack burdened him heavily, injuring his soul. Fortunately, the Qingxuan Sword had been protecting his soul. Otherwise, his soul would have collapsed long ago under the strain of using that technique so many times.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Guan opened his eyes. His injuries had mostly healed. In a flash, he appeared beside Yi Nian, who was also in the process of recovering.

Staring at Yi Nian, who had been reduced to her soul form, Ye Guan's gaze grew cold. Thankfully, he emerged from his seclusion early, or she would have perished at the hands of those elites from the Tianxing Civilization.

Ye Guan closed his eyes again, and his mind replayed the battles from when he went mad.

While he was mad, all aspects of his strength had improved drastically, and he needed to review what exactly had happened.

His most powerful sword move was undoubtedly the combination of Lifespan Severance and Spacetime Grids.

The swords unleashed through his mysterious spacetime grids could be used to use Lifespan Severance. If he were to combine those fearsome techniques and execute them with the power of his bloodline and the Qingxuan Sword, Ye Guan could easily sever billions of his opponent's lifespan.

If he were to go mad again, the power would be multiplied several times over.

Severing billions of lifespan with just one strike!

Since he learned Yi Nian's time manipulation technique, his Lifespan Severance had increased tremendously in strength. Even a Path Annihilation Realm cultivator could no longer withstand a single strike from him.

The only downside of this move was the immense energy consumption. He couldn't use it consecutively, and he dared not to do that. He'd surely be able to kill his opponent, but the battle would end in mutual destruction.

Nevertheless, his overall strength had increased significantly, but he knew that he was still too weak.

His battle with High Goddess Tianyun told him that there was no way he could have escaped if High Goddess Tianyun hadn't held back against them. To make matters worse, the Tianxing Civilization had experts stronger than her.

Just then, Yi Nian suddenly opened her eyes.

Ye Guan snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her. He walked over and crouched down in front of her, softly asking, "Are you alright?"

Yi Nian shook her head and assured him, "I'm fine now, but I'll need to rebuild my fleshly body."

Ye Guan nodded. "Then go ahead and focus on that."

Suddenly, Yi Nian grabbed his hand and apologized, "I'm sorry. If I hadn't brought you to the Tianxing Civilization, none of this would have happened."

Ye Guan held her hand and shook his head slightly. "It has nothing to do with you."

Yi Nian didn't reply, but her expression was filled with sadness.

Ye Guan said gently, "Focus on restoring your body first. Don't worry about anything else for now."

Yi Nian said in a serious tone, "Before we left, my teacher mentioned that High Goddess Tianxuan and the Chief Enforcement Officer were on their way. With your strength, if you encounter

them...

"

A hint of worry appeared in Yi Nian's eyes.

"High Goddess Tianxuan and the Chief Enforcement Officer?" He knew nothing about the powerful figures of the Tianxing Civilization.

"Yes," Yi Nian nodded, explaining, "There are five supreme experts in the Tianxing Civilization. Their cultivation realms have all reached the highest realm in our civilization, known as the 'Perfect Realm.'

"They are the Tianxing Ruler, the Chief Enforcement Officer, the two High Goddesses, and finally, Officer Tianyin..."

Seeing the concern in her eyes, Ye Guan said, "Don't think too much about it. Focus on reconstructing your fleshly body, and leave everything else to me."

Yi Nian looked at him with worry.

Ye Guan smiled and reassured her, "Trust me."

Yi Nian nodded and relented, "Alright."

With that, Yi Nian began reconstructing her fleshly body.

Ye Guan moved to a place among the clouds, where Ao Qianqian was meditating. He hadn't asked for her help earlier, as she was at a critical juncture.

If they merged, his swordsmanship would become even stronger.

Ye Guan closed his eyes. He had already reached the Path Creation Realm, but he had created his Dao of Killing. This meant that he was a Path Creation Realm expert

only

while he was completely mad.

He also had to fall into madness to reach perfect and pure divinity.

In simple terms, the Mad Demon Bloodline had just become the key to unlocking his true strength.

Just then, Ye Guan opened his eyes, realizing that he had always been pursuing purity in his swordsmanship, but deep inside, he still considered the Mad Demon Bloodline and the Qingxuan Sword to be external tools.

Thus, he often resisted the urge to rely on them. While he was inside the Spacetime Reincarnation Box, he hadn't used the Qingxuan Sword or the Mad Demon Bloodline while sparring with the High Gods of the distant past.

Once he was out, his Sword Dao became much purer than before.

Recently, he was forced to use both the Qingxuan Sword and the Mad Demon Bloodline, and he realized that he was extremely powerful while using them.

The key was the Mad Demon Bloodline.

Under the intense killing intent, he had unknowingly created his own Dao of Killing. In other words, his Mad Demon Bloodline would reach its purest form as soon as he activated it and descended into madness.

The realization left Ye Guan with mixed feelings.

He didn't expect his bloodline to reach the pure and perfect state before his swordsmanship. Looking down at the Qingxuan Sword in his hand, he knew that while his bloodline could be pure, the sword could never reach the same purity. The sword was, after all, a tool.

In addition, the Qingxuan Sword wasn't even his own sword.

The sword had no limits, and it would remain equally monstrous in anyone's hands. Still, he knew that against enemies stronger than himself, not using the sword meant certain death.

Ye Guan decided not to dwell on this matter any further. Staying alive was the most important, and getting caught up in such thoughts would only be foolish.

He then took out the Spacetime Reincarnation Box and entered it. His previous time in the box had been interrupted, as he had come out early to save Yi Nian.

Having obtained precious respite, he intended to inherit everything this box had to offer to him. Ye Guan was going to inherit the experience and wisdom of the High Gods in the distant past!

***

Prime Minister Mu's face was dark as he said, "Ye Guan has vanished, and even High Goddess Tianxuan hasn't been able to find him."

"The most dangerous place is often the safest. What do you think?" Qiu Baiyi asked.

Prime Minister Mu sat up straight at that.