Chapter 967: A Mere Sword Energy

The most dangerous place was often the safest!

Prime Minister Mu's eyes narrowed, and he exclaimed, "The Tianxing Sea!"

Qiu Baiyi nodded slightly and added, "Young Master Ye is exceptionally intelligent. He probably thinks that we won't expect him to return to that place, so he's most likely still in the Tianxing Sea."

Prime Minister Mu cast a deep gaze at Qiu Baiyi. "Second Hall Master, you're quite the strategist."

He was growing increasingly wary of Qiu Baiyi, and his instincts told him that Qiu Baiyi had come to the Tianxing Civilization to drag Ye Guan into the muddy waters, making him fight the Tianxing Civilization.

Shockingly enough, Qiu Baiyi had succeeded!

However, Prime Minister Mu could no longer stop it at this point. The conflict between the Tianxing Civilization and Ye Guan had already reached a point of no return.

Reconciliation? How? Should the Tianxing Civilization kneel and apologize to the two of them? Absolutely impossible!

Regardless of how strong Ye Guan's backers were, the Tianxing Civilization would never apologize to him.

Noticing the implicit meaning in Prime Minister Mu's words, Qiu Baiyi chuckled and shook his head. "Prime Minister Mu, you're teasing me. My strength is limited, so I tend to think things through more carefully when faced with problems.

"I'm actually not sure if Ye Guan is in the Tianxing Sea, but there's a good chance that he's still there. You might want to make a move soon, Prime Minister Mu."

Prime Minister Mu said nothing more. He took out a golden transmission talisman and sent a message to the High Goddess Tianxuan.

Prime Minister Mu was cautious of Ye Guan's strength. In the Tianxing Civilization, only High Goddess Tianxuan and High Goddess Tianyun could defeat Ye Guan. Any other experts would merely be offering themselves up as fodders for him.

Qiu Baiyi remained quiet, and his expression was calm as a placid lake.

***

A mysterious streak of light shot into the Tianxing Sea, and the light landed on a cloud.

When the light dissipated, an exceptionally beautiful woman was revealed.

The woman was none other than High Goddess Tianxuan.

High Goddess Tianxuan looked around, and her divine sense spread across the entire Tianxing Sea like a net. She could sense even the presence of an ant, but brows furrowed deeply. She couldn't find Ye Guan!

Was he not in the Tianxing Sea?

High Goddess Tianxuan scanned her surroundings again. She raised her right hand slightly and then pressed down. The spacetime of the Tianxing Sea seemed to boil beneath her might.

Moments later, High Goddess Tianxuan's brows furrowed once again.

She still couldn't find Ye Guan, so she was confident that Ye Guan wasn't in the Tianxing Sea. Even if he had extraordinary concealment methods, High Goddess Tianxuan would surely notice him as long as he existed in the same spacetime as his surroundings.

However, High Goddess Tianxuan felt nothing at all.

High Goddess Tianxuan raised her head and glanced into the void; her gaze ignored distance and reached a certain hall.

Prime Minister Mu suddenly looked up, and his brows furrowed deeply.

"What is it?" asked Qiu Baiyi upon noticing Prime Minister Mu's frown.

Prime Minister Mu's face darkened. "He's not in the Tianxing Sea."

Qiu Baiyi frowned at that.

Prime Minister Mu looked at Qiu Baiyi without speaking.

Qiu Baiyi pondered for a moment before muttering, "Now that is unexpected..."

"If he's not in the Tianxing Sea, then where is he?" asked Prime Minister Mu before staring at Qiu Baiyi once again.

"We still ended up underestimating him," Qiu Baiyi remarked. He then looked at Prime Minister Mu and said, "There's a method to force him to reveal himself, but it's rather despicable..."

Prime Minister Mu immediately asked, "Speak. What is it?"

"As far as I know, he has a close female companion in the Great Zhou Universe, and her name is Zhou Fan. She's the Empress of the Great Zhou. If we capture her, Ye Guan will surely come out of hiding to rescue her.

"He's a sentimental man, after all."

Prime Minister Mu immediately stood up and exclaimed, "Someone!"

A warrior clad in black armor entered the hall. He saluted Prime Minister Mu and said, "Prime Minister Mu, your orders, please."

Prime Minister Mu's expression was cold. "Mu Tong, take twenty adjudicators and head to the Great Zhou Universe. Capture a woman named Zhou Fan."

Qiu Baiyi raised two fingers, and a scroll appeared in front of Mu Tong. "This scroll contains the coordinates of Great Zhou."

Mu Tong accepted the scroll and turned around to leave.

Prime Minister Mu suddenly said, "Wait."

Mu Tong stopped and turned around. "What other instructions do you have, Prime Minister Mu?"

Prime Minister Mu didn't respond immediately. Instead, he looked at Qiu Baiyi and asked, "Second Hall Master, how strong is the Great Zhou?"

Prime Minister Mu no longer dared to underestimate anyone, and he had learned that lesson the hard way. Ye Guan was so monstrous that it was just bizarre.

Qiu Baiyi replied, "The Great Zhou is a Tier Four civilization, but they don't even have a Path Annihilation Realm cultivator."

Prime Minister Mu nodded slightly and turned to Mu Tong. "To be safe, take more people with you."

"Understood." Mu Tong saluted and left the hall.

Prime Minister Mu frowned deeply and muttered, "Where could Ye Guan have gone?"

Qiu Baiyi also turned his gaze outside the hall, and a trace of doubt flickered in his eyes. The fact that Ye Guan wasn't in the Tianxing Sea was truly unexpected.

If not there, where else could he be?

Qiu Baiyi closed his eyes, and the hall fell into silence.

***

Ye Guan was not in the Tianxing Sea. He was in a place that no one could have imagined—the Tianxing Life World. The most dangerous place was the safest place, and the most dangerous place was definitely the Tianxing Life World.

Ye Guan later felt that the Tianxing Sea wasn't really that safe. The Second Hall Master was smart enough to deduce that perhaps Ye Guan had decided to seek refuge in the Tianxing Sea.

Thus, Ye Guan decisively used the Qingxuan Sword to reach the Tianxing Life World.

Of course, it was a risky move, as the Tianxing Life World was the most important place in the Tianxing Civilization. If he were discovered here, escape would be nearly impossible.

Fortunately, Little Pagoda was proving his worth once again with his extremely powerful concealment technique. No one noticed him at all, and he found a mountain range to hide and focus on receiving his inheritance inside the pagoda.

Truth be told, the inheritance was more like endless battles. Ye Guan was constantly fighting the former High Gods, and throughout this process, he never used the Qingxuan Sword.

In the vast expanse of the void, Ye Guan stood with his sword.

A blurry figure stood in the distance.

Swoosh!

The blurry figure vanished, and Ye Guan thrust his sword forward.

A streak of sword light cut through the air.

Boom!

The sword light shattered, and the impact sent Ye Guan flying away.

Before he could stabilize himself, the figure charged at him again.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed as Ye Guan was blasted thousands of meters away.

Just as the figure was about to strike again, dozens of sword lights erupted from the space around it, and it swiftly converged on it.

The figure's jade-like hands moved swiftly, deflecting every sword.

Just then, Ye Guan charged forward and slashed out with his sword.

The figure raised a hand and casually swiped at Ye Guan's sword.

Boom!

Ye Guan's sword was shattered, and Ye Guan was sent flying once again.

When Ye Guan finally came to a halt, he no longer had a sword in his hand.

The distant figure remained still. It opened its right hand and clenched it.

Boom!

A terrifying fist force erupted, enveloping Ye Guan in an instant.

Ye Guan's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly condensed another sword made out of his sword intent. At the same time, a terrifying fist imprint swept toward him like a tidal wave.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed. Instead of retreating, he charged forward, swinging his sword at the fist imprint.

Boom!

A kaleidoscope of sword lights and fist lights manifested.

The impact blasted Ye Guan away, and his sword ended up shattering as soon as it made contact with the fist imprint.

Instead of feeling disappointed, however, a gleam of excitement flickered in his eyes. His sword intent had grown significantly stronger, and Ye Guan had no plans of giving up just yet.

He was going to keep fighting!

And just like that, Ye Guan fought the blurry figure nonstop. His sword intent shattered again and again, and he'd always get suppressed by the figure, but his excitement grew rather than wane.

It was all because his sword intent was becoming stronger after each fight!

Ye Guan was like a blacksmith, and his sword intent was the iron being forged.

After countless rounds of tempering, his sword intent became extremely formidable.

At this moment, Ye Guan only had one thought now—fight, fight, and fight some more. After all, the Tianxing Civilization would surely not give him enough time to become even stronger.

Thankfully, he had the tiny pagoda. Without it, he wouldn't have the time to cultivate at all.

***

While Ye Guan was immersed in intense training, Mu Tong led thirty adjudicators across the void, and they soon reached the Great Zhou.

Mu Tong looked ahead and saw the mighty imperial city of the Great Zhou.

Following Prime Minister Mu's orders, Mu Tong dared not underestimate the Great Zhou. He brought thirty adjudicators at the peak of Level Seven.

"Justice Officer," one of the adjudicators said, "This is just a Tier Four civilization. A single Tianxing Flame can wipe them all out. Isn't it overkill to bring so many people?"

Mu Tong cast him a faint glance and said, "Do not underestimate the Great Zhou. There's a sword energy here, and it was left behind by someone connected to Ye Guan. We must be cautious."

Mu Tong had specifically investigated the Great Zhou, and he learned that a lady in a plain skirt had left her sword energy to protect the Great Zhou.

"A mere sword energy? I can easily break that," the adjudicator replied with a sneer. He was about to act but was stopped by Mu Tong, who stared deeply at the distant Great Zhou. "Prime Minister Mu told us not to be overconfident, so all of us are going to attack at the same time."

With that, they transformed into beams of light that made a beeline for the Great Zhou.