Chapter 121: Truly Invincible
Sword Sect! The lurking figures fled upon hearing Cao Bai’s words.
No one dared to offend Sword Sect. Even the great clans in the Main Guanxuan Academy didn’t dare to offend the Sword Sect. They weren’t exactly scared, they just really didn’t want to provoke the Sword Sect.
Sword Sect was an infamous thorn of the Guanxuan Universe. Their sect members were ill-tempered and were infamous for their bias toward their own. The sect members were also powerful cultivators in their own right with deep and powerful backgrounds.
Even the Academy’s Committee could only attempt to restrain them. The Committee had never given any explicit orders to suppress the Sword Sect. Why? They were simply too good at fighting!
The Sword Sect had three Great Sword Sovereigns and many Sword Sovereigns, and they were eccentric and stoic figures who didn’t care about what other people thought of them or the backgrounds of those daring enough to offend them.
They were so uncaring that they had even dared to challenge the Committee.
The members of the Committee would always have a headache dealing with matters related to the three Great Sword Sovereigns of the Sword Sect.
Of course, there was a deeper reason why the entire Guanxuan Universe respected them. It was all because of the great loss that the Sword Sect chose to suffer in the Xuzhen Battlefield many years ago.
On that day, many of the Sword Sect’s swordsmen fought till their last breaths, and even Sword Sovereign Tingyun almost perished that day.
The Sword Sect declined since that day, and they had never been able to return to their glory days. The good thing was that the Sword Sect refused to interfere with most matters, so they had been left to their own devices
Find Cao Bai to seek revenge at the Sword Sect? Damn! Who’s got the balls to do that?
There was no need to do such a thing. They just had to respect the Sword Sect’s decision. After all, the world wasn’t just about who had the bigger fists. There was a diplomatic way to resolve things.
Ye Guan was shocked to find the lurkers retreating. The Sword Sect was scary. A single sentence from Cao Bai was enough to scare so many people away. Cao Bai was indeed impressive.
Cao Bai stopped glaring at the surroundings.
Ye Guan looked at Cao Bai and smiled apologetically. “Thank you, Brother Cao!”
Cao Bai shook his head lightly and said, “You don’t have to thank me. This is all my fault. If I hadn’t insisted on exchanging blows with you, you could have easily taken care of those riffraffs.”
Ye Guan smiled before looking at Ji Xuan. “Let’s go.”
Ji Xuan nodded and was about to use the cloud ship when Cao Bai said, “Use this.”
Cao Bai opened his palm, and a thirty-meter-long majestic-looking ship appeared in front of them.
Ji Xuan was astonished.
“A star ship!” she cried out.
Ships capable of traversing the starry skies were categorized into different grades, and the cloud ship was at the bottom of the rankings. Star ships came after cloud ships, then space ships, imperial ships, and finally, divine ships. Needless to say, a star ship was extremely valuable, and they were priced at eight digits.
Ye Guan reckoned that only powerful organizations could afford them, but Cao Bai actually had one for himself. It seemed that the Sword Sect was filthy rich!
Ye Guan was truly surprised.
The Sword Sect was within the Main Guanxuan Academy, so it finally dawned on him why so many people wanted to become a student of the Main Guanxuan Academy. It seemed that the stipend alone would make it a worthwhile journey.
Ye Guan sighed and inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda, do you have some money? If you do, can you lend me some? I’ll definitely pay you back. Wait until I find my father, he’ll pay you for me. You know my father, right? Wait, do you trust him?”
Little Pagoda grew numb. Damn it! Both father and son really knew how to play this game. They really were blood-related!
Ye Guan asked, “Master Pagoda?”
Little Pagoda was silent. Your father will pay your debt for you? Silly boy. It seems that you have no idea that your father is billions in debt.
Ye Guan wanted to ask more, but Ji Xuan suddenly said, “Let’s go.”
Ye Guan nodded. “Okay.”
They took off moments later. Cao Bai flew on his sword next to them. It seemed that he was truly going to protect Ye Guan for three days. Cao Bai’s presence gave Ye Guan and Ji Xuan peace because no one dared to disturb them with Cao Bai next to them.
Cao Bai wasn’t that scary—the Sword Sect was scary. Cao Bai was currently representing the Sword Sect. If they didn’t respect Cao Bai’s words, the Sword Sect would definitely not let them go.
Ye Guan sat cross-legged on the floor of the star ship. He took a medicinal pill to heal before taking out some gold spiritual crystals to absorb. Soon, his complexion returned to normal.
Ye Guan started to reflect on the battle earlier.
He found out that his sword energy couldn’t contend against Cao Bai’s swords. Indeed, a sword made out of sword energy was too weak compared to a real sword. As for his Path Sword—it would be too much to use it in a spar. It was too overpowered, after all.
He suddenly thought of the Sword Master. The Sword Master’s sword had to be extremely overpowered as well, right? He loved his Path Sword, but he was worried about using it often.
He didn’t want to feel like he was invincible when it was his sword that allowed him to slice and pierce through everything. Ye Guan was afraid because he could actually feel his confidence and arrogance soar whenever he wielded the Path Sword.
He believed that Master Pagoda could also feel it, so he had to be cautious about it.
Ye Guan was planning to obtain a less powerful sword. A sword that wouldn’t make him feel as if he were invincible. The Path Sword was so strong that it made him want to rely on it a lot.
Little Pagoda was speechless upon seeing through Ye Guan’s thoughts.
Cao Bai suddenly appeared in front of Ye Guan and Ji Xuan.
He looked at Ye Guan and asked, “Brother Ye, may I know your Master?”
Ye Guan’s achievement in the Sword Dao is too high, so his Sword Dao Inheritance must be powerful, which means his Master is an extraordinary individual. Cao Bai was curious.
Ye Guan smiled. “My aunt.”
Aunt? Cao Bai froze. He eventually nodded without asking any further. Of course, even if he asked, Ye Guan couldn’t really give a proper response.
Cao Bai looked at Ye Guan before sighing to himself. What a waste. If only he were from Sword Sect. It’s really a pity.
Can I invite Ye Guan to join us? No, I can’t. It’s too late.
In addition, he wasn’t qualified to make such an offer. The aristocratic faction and the great clans faction respected the Sword Sect, but they weren’t afraid of the Sword Sect.
If he invited Ye Guan to join the Sword Sect, it would be tantamount to slapping the faces of those factions as well as the faces of the Main Guanxuan Academy’s Committee members.
The Academy, aristocratic faction and great clans faction will never allow the Sword Sect to do that. The Sword Sect is powerful, but it’s not strong enough to carry such a huge burden. This is also not a matter I can decide by myself. Three days. This is all I can do.
Cao Bai sighed once more. It was really such a pity.
The Sword Sect had always been united without many internal strifes, and it was all because they had a common enemy.
The Sword Sect was once the sword of the Guanxuan Academy as well—a terrifying sword capable of striking fear into anyone’s heart.
The Sword Sect had declined, and it was no longer as strong as many years ago. The Sword Sect also had fewer swordsmen than before, and that was exactly why Cao Bai felt that it was a pity.
Ye Guan was considered a rogue swordsman, and he would certainly reach greater heights if he became a sect member.
Unfortunately, things had gotten so out of control that even if the Sword Sect wanted to do something about it, they had to tread lightly. Of course, things would change if Empress Qingqiu were to awaken.
Empress Qingqiu was the only one capable of turning the entire Academy upside down since the Sword Master’s disappearance.
Cao Bao shook his head slightly and turned to look somewhere deep in the starry skies.
He would tell the sect elders the specifics of what he had encountered outside the sect upon his return.
Meanwhile, Ye Guan was reflecting on his battle with Cao Bai. He had discovered more weaknesses. The first weakness he had discovered was that he was too slow.
Sure, he was strong against the run-of-the-mill cultivators, but against a Divine Mage or a cultivator on the same level as Cao Bai, his speed wasn’t that great because they could just slow him down. He would also become passive once he was slowed down.
The second weakness was a weakness that wasn’t new but had become more pronounced during his battle with Cao Bai. It was the fact that his cultivation base was too low to support his consumption of profound energy.
He had to end every single fight as soon as possible, or he would eventually become exhausted and killed. He had to solve these two problems. Otherwise, he would really suffer a lot against powerhouses. Unfortunately, he lacked time.
The journey that was supposed to take a month would only take them twenty days, thanks to the star ship. Twenty days weren’t enough for Ye Guan to make breakthroughs. To make matters worse, his enemies were bound to get stronger the closer he got to Qingzhou.
Ye Guan looked up at the starry skies, and his gaze shone sharply.
Now, he only had one option. Kill! He had to kill and fight. He could only become stronger through battles.
Ji Xuan walked up to Ye Guan and said, “We’ll definitely make it to Qingzhou.”
Ye Guan nodded. He had to lodge an Imperial Appeal to the Sword Master.
Three days later, Cao Bai turned to Ye Guan and clasped his hands.
“Brother Ye, I’m leaving,” he said.
Ye Guan smiled and replied, “Thank you, Brother Cao. I will remember this debt forever. If I survive this ordeal, I will go to the Sword Sect to thank you.”
“It’s fine. It’s a small matter.” Cao Bai shook his head. He seemed to be hesitating as he said, “Brother Ye, the road ahead is turbulent. Take care.”
Ye Guan nodded. “We’ll meet again.”
Cao Bai turned and hopped onto his sword before disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Ye Guan smiled and said, “Trouble will come and visit us soon.”
Ji Xuan smiled and replied, “Let them come.”
Ye Guan turned to look at Ji Xuan. He still had no idea of Ji Xuan’s breadth—just how powerful was she?
He had never really taken a good look at Ji Xuan’s fights.
Ji Xuan suddenly waved her hands in front of Ye Guan’s face and smiled. “Why are you staring at me? Is there a flower on my face?”
Ye Guan shook his head and smiled. “No. I was just curious about just how strong you are.”
Ji Xuan replied, “I’m so-so.”
Ye Guan added, “You were once the Student Representative of the Zhongtu Divine Continent’s Guanxuan Academy.”
Ji Xuan nodded and said, “That was a long time ago.”
Ye Guan was curious. “Lady Ji Xuan, do you have any family?”
Ji Xuan wordlessly shook her head.
Ye Guan nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.
The star ship soared across the starry skies. At this rate, it would only take them fifteen days to reach Qingzhou. The closer they got to Qingzhou, the more dangerous things would become for them, but they were already prepared to face the challenges.
Meanwhile, a woman was observing Ye Guan’s star ship in the shadows.
She was wearing a tight white robe that wrapped around her slender figure while her long hair draped over her shoulders. Her golden hair draped over her shoulders and reached down all the way to her butt. Her pupils shared the same color as her hair.
Her hands were behind her back as she stared at the flying star ship.
A black-robed old man was standing behind her.
The black-robed old man bowed slightly and said, “Are you not going to attack, Young Clan Leader?”
The woman turned out to be the Young Clan Leader of the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan—Ao Qianqian.
Ao Qianqian calmly replied, “Elder Ao Xian, I’m sure you’ve seen the fight between Cao Bai and Young Master Ye three days ago. What do you think?”
Ao Xian hesitated before saying, “Ye Guan is indeed a monstrous talent, and that is exactly why he has to die. He’ll become a thorn to our clan if he is given enough time!”
Ao Qianqian smiled and asked, “Elder Ao Xian, is that all you can think of?”
Ao Xian sounded solemn as he said, “Young Clan Leader, please guide me.”
Ao Qianqian spoke calmly, “Cao Bai isn’t the best swordsman of the Sword Sect, he’s still one of the Sword Sect’s monstrous talents. He became a Half-step Sword Sovereign at eighteen years of age.
“He has a powerful master guiding him, and he also has three immortal swords, but…” Ao Qianqian trailed off before saying, “He still lost to Young Master Ye.”
Ao Qianqian continued. “Do you still not recognize the severity of this matter?”
“He’s indeed extraordinary, but so what?” Ao Xian said, “Why should we be afraid of him?”
“Then go!” said Ao Qianqian.
Ao Qianqian smiled. “You’re not afraid, right? Go ahead and attack him.”
Ao Xian’s expression turned ugly.
“Elder Ao Xian.” Ao Qianqian’s smile deepened as she said, “You’re not afraid of him because you have the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan as your backer, but have you still not realized that he has never been afraid of us?”
Ao Qianqian said softly, “Do you know why I personally came down here?”
Ao Xian stared at Ao Qianqian, seemingly confused.
Ao Qianqian saw that, so she explained, “I’m here to see him for myself, and I can tell that he’s special. He’s a monstrous talent, yet he’s humble.
“He’s extremely mature for his age. He’s intimidating whenever he makes a move, but he’s reserved whenever he’s idle.”
Ao Qianqian’s eyes narrowed. “His Dao Protector must be an incredible figure, and I’m sure she wouldn’t have allowed him to kill our people and make an enemy out of us if she’s not as strong as us.”
“She didn’t stop him, and there’s only one explanation for that: she’s not scared of us and the An Clan, despite their two Martial Goddesses!’
Ao Xian’s jaw dropped to the floor.
Ao Qianqian’s hands slowly clenched into fists. “We’re doomed if we fail to kill him, and we stand nothing to gain even if we kill him.”
Ao Qianqian soon made a decision and loosened her fists. “Tell everyone to back off and make sure to maintain a decent distance from them. I’ll kill those daring enough to attack them without my orders.”
With that, Ao Qianqian turned around.
She was about to leave, but Ao Xian’s trembling voice reached her ears.
“Young Clan Leader, may I know what you’re trying to do?” asked Ao Xian.
Ao Qianqian calmly replied, “Let us gamble with my future and life for once. Let’s see if he’ll survive this ordeal and if his Dao Protector is truly invincible…”