Chapter 233: Marry Another Wife
The Eternal Sword Master was calm as he stared at the sword pointing at him. He smiled softly before saying, “All right, the Adjudication Sword Master, I’ve always wanted to fight you.”
The Eternal Sword Master waved his sleeve and turned into a beam of sword light that shot toward the sky.
The members of the Eternal Sword Sect stared intently at the Eternal Sword Master.
Could their Old Ancestor defeat the Adjudication Sword Master? The crowd was curious about the outcome, along with the Eternal Sword Sect members.
Everyone watched as the Eternal Sword Master’s sword collided with the Adjudication Sword.
A powerful wave of energy spread in all directions, and the world itself trembled.
The sword intent of both swordsmen pervaded the surroundings. The entire Holy Burial Ground trembled violently before being set ablaze. The entire Holy Burial Ground couldn’t withstand the power of the two supreme swordsmen.
Spacetime itself shattered, and the stars in the sky dimmed.
The world was trembling.
The Eternal Sword Master cackled as he pointed at his opponent with his Eternal Sword.
The Eternal Sword shook violently and let out a resonant hum. A powerful sword might that forced the Adjudication Sword back into the spacetime tunnel.
The Eternal Sword Master’s figure blurred, and he turned into a sword light that pierced the golden pillar of light.
Was he going to enter the True Universe?
Everyone stared at the golden pillar of light with bated breaths.
A buzzing echoed from the golden pillar of light, and a corpse soon emerged from it.
The members of the Eternal Sword Sect went beyond pallid at the sight.
It was the Eternal Sword Master’s corpse.
He plummeted to the ground along with the Eternal Sword.
A dazzling sword light emerged from the golden pillar of light, and it pinned the Eternal Sword Master to the stone pillar along with the woman wearing a long red skirt.
The cultivators of the Eternal Sword Sect were furious.
A few young cultivators were about to retaliate.
However, Shi Cang interrupted them by shouting, “Stop!”
The swordsmen stopped, but they glared angrily at the golden pillar of light.
The Eternal Sword Master had perished, but to think that they would still humiliate him!
Shi Cang turned to look at the golden pillar of light. He opened his hands, and the Eternal Sword floated into his hands. He looked down at the Eternal Sword. Moments later, he seemed to have sensed something as he looked and saw an illusory figure in the golden pillar of light.
The figure belonged to the Adjudication Sword Master—the most powerful swordsman from the True Universe.
Shi Cang stared intently at the illusory figure.
The illusory figure seemed to be looking down on everyone before disappearing.
The cultivators of the Eternal Sword Sect were beyond furious, but they were helpless.
The Adjudication Sword Master was qualified to look down on them.
The fact that he managed to kill even the Eternal Sword Master meant that everyone else here was worse than an ant in his eyes.
Shi Cang turned to look at the corpse of the Eternal Sword Master and muttered to himself, “Old Ancestor, wait for me… I’ll bring you back one day.”
With that, he turned to look at the other cultivators and said, “Let's go!”
They were indignant, but they couldn’t do anything other than to leave with Shi Cang.
Meanwhile, the young woman in a white skirt glanced at the distant horizon. She wondered whether the young man was still alive or not. Eventually, she set aside her thoughts and turned around to leave with the others.
Ye Guan was sprawled out on the floor in his soul form.
A tiny pagoda was lying next to him. Master Pagoda had taken the brunt of the blow, but he still suffered a lot of damage. In fact, he would have perished if it hadn’t been for Master Pagoda.
“Big Brother!” Si Tongtian rushed over to Ye Guan, and he froze upon seeing Ye Guan’s miserable condition.
Could he still save his big brother?
Si Tongtian looked at Ye Guan’s storage ring and the tiny pagoda. He hesitated. It was clearly not his first time taking advantage of someone’s misfortune to steal their fortune.
After a moment of silence, Si Tongtian eventually took out a black pill from his own storage ring. He placed it into Ye Guan’s mouth, and a burst of pure soul energy filled Ye Guan.
It was a Soul Nurturing Pill.
Si Tongtian had such a pill in his possession because he was from an aristocratic clan.
Members of aristocratic clans would always have spiritual medicines with them whenever they ventured out to spread their wings in the outside world.
Si Tongtian looked at Ye Guan and waited silently. He wasn’t dumb enough to rob Ye Guan when his ancestor and even the Eternal Sword Master had looked highly upon Ye Guan. In addition, he still knew how to differentiate between who he should rob and who he should avoid robbing at all costs.
Ye Guan slowly opened his eyes.
Si Tongtian hurriedly said, “Big Brother, are you okay?”
Ye Guan turned to Si Tongtian and muttered, “I’m still… alive?”
Si Tongtian nodded quickly and exclaimed, “You’re still alive!”
Ye Guan took a deep breath. He seemed to have recalled something as he abruptly turned toward the tiny pagoda next to him. “Master Pagoda, are you okay?”
Little Pagoda did not respond.
Ye Guan froze and went silent. He reached out for the tiny pagoda, and it floated slowly toward his hand. He looked down at the tiny pagoda and examined it carefully before muttering blankly, “Master Pagoda?”
No response. Ye Guan started to panic. “Master Pagoda, you can’t die!”
Ye Guan’s heart pounded madly against his chest as he started panicking.
I made Master Pagoda take the brunt of the attack just now because I thought he was sturdy enough to take it… Ye Guan was dispirited. However, a tinge of joy bloomed in his heart upon discovering an undeniable fact. Master Pagoda is really the best shield!
An Nanjing appeared next to Ye Guan. Ye Guan saw her, and he muttered, “Senior, Master Pagoda…”
An Nanjing glanced at the tiny pagoda before saying, “He’s still alive.”
Ye Guan breathed a sigh of relief.
An Nanjing looked at Ye Guan and asked, “Did you lose your fleshly body?”
An Nanjing replied, “Stay put and recover first.”
Ye Guan nodded. “All right.”
With that, he took out quite a few expensive spiritual medicines. He had naturally made sure to have powerful spiritual medicines on him, as he knew that he would inevitably get injured. After all, he didn’t have the luxury to take things easy.
Ye Qing was currently defending the Guanxuan Universe for him, and he knew that Ye Qing and the others wouldn’t be able to last that long. He had to become as strong as possible in the fastest way possible.
Ye Guan’s fleshly body recovered quickly with the help of expensive spiritual medicines.
Ye Guan seemed to have recalled something as he turned to Si Tongtian.
“How is the Eternal Sword Master?” he asked.
Si Tongtian murmured, “He’s dead.”
Ye Guan frowned slightly. “He’s dead?”
Ye Guan asked somberly, “Did the True God kill him?”
Si Tongtian shook his head and said, “The Adjudication Sword Master killed him.”
The Adjudication Sword Master. Ye Guan was silent. He had heard Lian Shuang talk about the Adjudication Sword Master before, but he didn’t expect the former to be so powerful.
Ye Guan felt disturbed. He could feel a lingering fear in his heart upon recalling the Adjudication Sword Master’s sword might. However, the fear was tiny compared to the excitement that gripped his heart, and it was all because he had realized something.
He was no longer afraid of that sword might.
The best way to defeat fear was to confront it head-on.
Unfortunately, it was a bit tough on Little Pagoda.
Ye Guan soon recovered his fleshly body. He stretched before turning to look at An Nanjing.
He was about to speak when An Nanjing asked, “Why did you make a move just now?”
Ye Guan pondered briefly before answering, “Because I felt a bit scared...”
An Nanjing stared at Ye Guan, “That’s it? You were scared, so you made a move?”
Ye Guan nodded and explained, “That sword was very powerful, and it is not something that I can go against right now. But if I hadn’t made a move, I would have been beneath that sword forever, and it would have become my inner demon.”
An Nanjing’s gaze turned grim as she said, ”You could have died.”
“I know,” said Ye Guan with a nod before explaining, “But if I hadn’t done it, I would have to live a life worse than death.”
An Nanjing was silent.
Ye Guan said softly, “The sword wanted me to submit and kneel to it. I would live if I had submitted to it and kneeled to it, but I didn’t want to do that. There are times when humans can surrender, cry, and die, but I believe that humans should not be cowards.”
An Nanjing nodded slightly, and a look of admiration fleeted across her eyes. Ye Guan didn’t manage to make a breakthrough into the Mortal Sword Realm, but he was so close that he simply needed an opportunity to make a breakthrough.
Ye Guan had made the right choice earlier.
“If time were to be turned back, I would still choose to fight,” Ye Guan added resolutely,
Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Can you not bring me with you next time?”
Ye Guan laughed sheepishly and said, “Master Pagoda, are you okay?”
Little Pagoda sounded annoyed. “I won’t die.”
Ye Guan said seriously, “I knew that the Adjudication Sword Master is nothing to you.”
“Flattery is useless against me,” said Little Pagoda, “I’ve lived for so many years, and I will not fall for any flattery!”
Ye Guan boisterously laughed before turning to An Nanjing.
“Senior, did you bring me here for me to see the Eternal Sword Master fight the True God?” he asked.
An Nanjign nodded before saying, “Let’s go. We’re going to the final place that we have to visit.”
Ye Guan asked, “Where is it?”
An Nanjing looked at Ye Guan and said, “All World City.”
Ye Guan’s brows furrowed. “All World City?”
An Nanjing nodded and said, “I want you to take first place in the All Worlds List.”
Ye Guan hesitated before asking, “What will I get for taking first place?”
“Do you want to marry another wife?” asked An Nanjing.
Ye Guan was stunned. What? What is she talking about?
An Nanjing stared deeply at Ye Guan and added, “Your grandfather and I will find a way to get you another wife if you manage to take first place in the All Worlds List.”
Ye Guan hesitated. “Senior, about that…”
An Nanjing said calmly, “The decision is up to you. Anyway, I won’t follow you anymore, and I also sent the thirty-six people that your mother left for you back to the Xuzhen Holy Hall. You should take first place in the All Worlds List before returning to the Guanxuan Universe.”
With that, An Nanjing turned around to leave.
Ye Guan hurriedly said, “Senior, I already have Little Jia. I don’t think I want another wife—”
“Does that mean you want Lady Ji Xuan to marry someone else? How about Lady Qianqian? Do you want them to marry other men?” said An Nanjing while staring deeply at Ye Guan.
Ye Guan froze and went silent.
“Do you want that?” asked An Nanjing.
Ye Guan’s expression was that of awkwardness as he hurriedly spoke inwardly, “Say something for me, Master Pagoda!”
??? Master Pagoda was bewildered and stunned. What am I supposed to say? You bastard, how come you always call me for help whenever you’re in trouble?! I’m just a pagoda! I can’t take the blame for you!
“It is up to you. If you don’t want to do it, you can return to the Guanxuan Universe now. However, I will give you just a month if you decide to fight for first place. If you don’t manage to take first place within a month, I’ll retract my offer,” said An Nanjing.
She disappeared into the horizon before Ye Guan could say anything.
Left all alone, Ye Guan was frozen and silent before asking, “Master Pagoda, what do you think?”
Little Pagoda was confused. “What do you mean? This is your problem. Decide for yourself!”
Ye Guan nodded. “Okay, I’ll do that.”
He then turned to look at Si Tongtian and asked, “Where is the All World City?”
“...” Master Pagoda was flabbergasted.
The mysterious voice chimed in, “Little Pagoda, why do I feel like you will take all the blame for him in the future?”
“...” Master Pagoda truly had no idea what to say.