I Have a Sword

Yi Nian brought Jing An into the tiny pagoda.

Jing An's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Holy cow!" she exclaimed.

Little Pagoda was silent.

Jing An was utterly shocked. There was an absurd time difference here compared to the outside world.

Yi Nian took out a stick of hawthorn candy and licked it before proudly declaring, "Isn't my aunt amazing?”

“She's amazing!”

Yi Nian added seriously, "My aunt is amazing."

Jing An, slightly disgruntled, remarked, "Yi Nian, you can't say it like that. We were born from the same fruit. From both a theoretical and moral standpoint, your aunt is also my aunt."

Jing An’s gaze suddenly fell on the hawthorn candy in Yi Nian's hand.

She looked at it curiously and asked, "What’s that?"

“Hawthorn candy.”

"Is it tasty?"

"Super."

Jing An asked, "Can I try it?"

Yi Nian handed a stick of hawthorn candy to Jing An. She peeled off the wrapper and licked it hesitantly. Then, her eyes widened in surprise, and she licked it a few more times. It was sweet and sour.

Yi Nian asked, "Tasty?"

“Yes.”

"That’s Ten Eternal Crystals."

Little Pagoda was astonished.

Jing An casually handed over ten Eternal Crystals to Yi Nian, but Yi Nian refused them and said, "That one is on the house."

Jing An licked her hawthorn candy and snorted, "I don’t want anything for free. I have money."

With that, she forced the ten Eternal Crystals into Yi Nian's hand. Yi Nian didn’t refuse it. She knew that Jing An was filthy rich. Her businesses in the Tianxing Civilization were thriving, and she was making tons of money every day.

Jing An suddenly asked, "Yi Nian, do you have a lot of these hawthorn candies? We can take them back and sell them."

"There are a ton of them here."

The two girls exchanged knowing smiles.

Yi Nian suddenly pulled Jing An to another place and began reassembling the space in front of her. Jing An watched in amazement as Yi Nian manipulated the mysterious spacetime into various forms.

Yi Nian then opened her palm, and a tiny Tianxing Flame appeared in her hand.

She closed her eyes and opened them moments later. In an instant, the space in front of her shattered into countless pieces, and the tiny Tianxing Flame in her hand multiplied into tens of thousands of Tianxing Flames.

Jing An was stunned.

Yi Nian proudly exclaimed, “Incredible, right?!”

Jing An nodded quickly.

Yi Nian waved her hand lightly, and the space instantly returned to normal.

"Yi Nian, I can't beat you anymore."

Yi Nian, feeling smug, replied, "Of course."

Jing An sighed softly, looking a bit downcast.

"Do you want to learn the spacetime here?"

"Can I?"

“Yeah!”

Jing An grabbed Yi Nian and gave her a big kiss out of sheer excitement. "Thank you!"

Wiping away the saliva on her face, Yi Nian said. "But you have to do something for me."

"I can do ten things for you, no problem."

"I want to take him to the Tianxing Civilization."

Jing An’s expression froze, and she sounded hesitant as she replied, "But he wasn’t born from those fruits; he can’t go there."

Yi Nian suggested, "How about we sneak him in?"

"But what if we get caught?" Jing An’s face was marred with worry as she raised her concern.

"We're not going to get caught," Yi Nian reassured. "Little Pagoda will hide his aura, and no one will realize that he's not born from those fruits."

Jing An was curious. "Little Pagoda? What's that?"

"It's just a pagoda—a pagoda to store people."

"But if he gets caught, he'll be in danger. They’ll purify him."

"If we have to fight, we’ll bring out Aunt."

Little Pagod had no idea what to say.

"Yi Nian, you belong to the Tianxing Civilization. You can’t help outsiders fight our own people. Betraying the civilization means you’ll get burned to ashes."

Yi Nian licked her hawthorn candy and replied, "Aunt isn’t an outsider. She’s family. When family fights, it’s not called betrayal; at most, it’s an internal conflict."

Jing An thought about it and said, "You do have a point, but..."

Yi Nian gave Jing An another stick of hawthorn candy.

Jing An looked at the hawthorn candy in her hand and said, "You're putting me in a tough spot. You know, doing something against the Divine Law..."

Yi Nian handed her another stick of hawthorn candy.

Jing An immediately responded, "Leave it to me."

Little Pagoda was speechless.

***

Elsewhere, Ye Guan was sitting on the ground, busy checking his storage ring.

He had around two hundred ninety thousand Ancestral Veins, eighteen thousand Eternal Crystals, and a huge variety of artifacts and natural treasures.

The majority of them were of little use to him, so he sent them all to the Guanxuan Universe. He also sent ninety thousand Ancestral Veins and eight thousand Eternal Crystals to Nalan Jia.

Thus, he was left with two hundred thousand Ancestral Veins and a little over ten thousand Eternal Crystals. His first priority was to keep planting trees.

He planted eight more Immortal Spirit Trees, which cost him nearly twenty thousand Ancestral Veins. The trees required a lot more Ancestral Veins for maintenance, but it was worth it. Except for Eternal Crystals, nothing was more attractive to Path Creation Realm cultivators than Dao Fruits.

With Ancestral Veins, Eternal Crystals, and Dao Fruits, Ye Guan could cultivate more powerful elites. The Guanxuan Academy was in the midst of rapid development, and in addition to recruiting outside elites, they also needed to cultivate their own elites.

Unfortunately, they all needed a ton of resources.

Ye Guan suddenly thought of his mother—Qin Guan. She went to the Gui Zhe Civilization for a visit, and he wondered how things were going there.

Once he was done here, he'd have to send men to investigate that civilization.

Just then, Li Suifeng, Ru Yuan, and Tian Qi appeared in front of Ye Guan.

Seeing the three of them, Ye Guan quickly stood up and greeted, "Seniors."

Li Suifeng said, "I’ve come to bid you farewell."

"Senior, are you leaving?"

"I’ve been trapped here for so many years and have been cut off from the world. I want to find a few old friends. But don’t worry, I promised to stay with you for a hundred years. Once I find them, I’ll go to the Guanxuan Universe to find you."

Ye Guan thought for a moment, and then he took out three Dao Fruits, offering them to Li Suifeng.

"Young Master Ye, I’ve already taken so much from you. I can’t accept these."

"Senior, these are just tiny tokens of my appreciation. Please accept it."

"All right, then," Li Suifeng said hesitantly. He accepted the fruits and cupped his fist. "Young Master Ye, until we meet again."

With that, he hopped onto his sword and vanished.

Ye Guan then looked at Tian Qi and Ru Yuan.

Ru Yuan smiled and explained, "I’d like to go to the Guanxuan Universe; I want to open a branch of the academy there and teach. After all, I don’t have many hobbies besides teaching."

"I’d be honored." Ye Guan smiled gently. He then handed three Dao Fruits to Ru Yuan. However, Ru Yuan shook his head. "Young Master Ye, there’s no need. I've already taken so much from you. I can’t possibly accept more..."

Ye Guan said earnestly, "Please don’t think of it that way, Senior. I do have my own motives. The people you're going to teach will become a part of the Guanxuan Academy, so I'll profit from this arrangement.

"As for the Dao Fruits, consider them your salary. How about that?"

Ru Yuan hesitated before saying, "Thank you."

He accepted the fruits, feeling quite touched.

Originally, his relationship with Ye Guan was just a deal, but he found Ye Guan to be truly admirable after spending some time with him. Although he came from a powerful family, Ye Guan was humble, unassuming, and down-to-earth.

More importantly, Ye Guan wanted to unify the vast expanse.

At first, Ru Yuan thought that it was an impossible dream.

After the battle in the Ascension World, however, his perspective changed.

In addition, it was Ru Yuan's dream to leave a legacy.

After Ru Yuan left, Ye Guan turned to Tian Qi.

Tian Qi said, “Young Master Ye, I’d like to go exploring for a bit. After being locked up for so long, I just want to… well, I want to see the wonders of the vast expanse.”

"Hahaha," Ye Guan said, chuckling. “Sure.”

He handed over three Dao Fruits to Tian Qi.

Tian Qi didn’t refuse, accepting them with a nod. “Young Master Ye, after I'm done with my sightseeing, I’ll head to the Guanxuan Academy. I promised to stay with you for a hundred years, and I intend to keep that promise.”

“Alright.”

Tian Qi cupped his fist in farewell. “Until we meet again.”

With that, he disappeared on the spot.

After Tian Qi left, Ye Guan went over to Yi Nian and Jing An. The two were busy studying the special spacetime of the tiny pagoda, but upon seeing Ye Guan, Yi Nian immediately stopped what she was doing and ran over to him.

“Roast lamb!” she exclaimed.

Ye Guan laughed. “Alright.”

Jing An suddenly asked, “What’s a lamb?”

Ye Guan had no idea what to say.

Moments later, a whole roast lamb appeared before the three of them.

Ye Guan tore off a leg and handed it to Yi Nian, who eagerly devoured it. Then, he tore off another leg and gave it to Jing An.

Jing An hesitated for a moment before taking a small bite of it. As soon as she did, her eyes widened in surprise. “Delicious!”

Ye Guan burst into laughter. This girl’s a foodie, too!

It was Jing An’s first time tasting something, and she felt like a brand-new world had opened up before her after taking just one bite. So this is what lamb tastes like—it tastes so good!The next time I destroy a civilization, I’ll have to save the lambs first.