I Have A Sword

This time, Gu Pan couldn't hold back anymore. Igniting the power inside him, he threw a powerful punch at the Great Daoist Brush Master. The Great Daoist Brush Master was clearly prepared. He raised his fist and met Gu Pan's attack head-on.

Ye Guan clapped his hands. "Great, great, great! Fight!"

Boom!

A terrifying shockwave burst out, forcing both of them to retreat violently.

Ye Guan's gaze landed on the Great Daoist Brush Master, and just as he was about to make a move, the divine sense of the soul hovering over the Great Daoist Brush Master locked onto him.

Ye Guan's face darkened.

After a short exchange of blows, neither Gu Pan nor the Great Daoist Brush Master could gain the upper hand over each other. Instead, their battle attracted the attention of other powerful beings.

In the end, the two were forced to stop fighting.

Gu Pan looked around and stared at the Great Daoist Brush Master, sneering, "Are you really that afraid of his family? If I were you, I wouldn't hold back."

He was adding fuel to the fire!

The Great Daoist Brush Master ignored Gu Pan's provocation and turned to Ye Guan. He realized this troublemaker was getting harder and harder to deal with.

He was totally unyielding. Soft or hard approaches were useless; there was almost no way to shake his Dao heart.

Ye Guan had adopted the attitude—"I may not call for help, but I'll never give up my right to do so."

In fact, he wasn't even opposed to the idea of calling for help anymore.

Push him, and it'll backfire!The Great Daoist Brush Master suddenly smiled. "Ye Guan, I still have faith in the character and reputation of your family. I've dealt with your relatives for so many years now, after all."

Ye Guan glanced at him coldly. This time, he genuinely wanted to kill him.Too shameless! Damn it! Your cultivation is higher, and you won't allow me to call for help? This is just absurd!

He had come here to contest for the Dao, as his father had arranged it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted time with the Great Daoist Brush Master.

He knew his father's arrangements always carried deeper meaning, and his father's authority had to be respected as well.

However, Ye Guan wasn't going to let the Great Daoist Brush Master keep on pestering him.

After this incident, the Great Daoist Brush Master dared not mock Ye Guan again. The three traveled in silence.

Just then, the mysterious soul said, "Something's not right..."

The three frowned; a thin mist had silently enveloped them.

Ye Guan became silently alert.

Just then, a peal of laughter echoed from afar.

They looked toward the sound and saw a woman in a red dress in the mist. Though she was beautiful, there was something eerie about her appearance.

The three immediately went on guard upon seeing her.

They were not afraid of ghosts. However, everything in this place was bound to be extraordinary and dangerous.

The woman in a red dress giggled charmingly, and her voice resembled falling jade beads, sounding both crisp and pleasant to the ears. Her gaze wandered over the trio before finally settling on the Great Daoist Brush Master.

"You must be the Great Daoist Brush Master?" she asked with a smile.

He looked surprised. "You know me?"

"I don't know you, but my master does."

"Your master?" the Great Daoist Brush Master asked, puzzled.

The woman in a red dress nodded. "Yes, my master is a hundred kilometers to the right. He wishes to meet you three, so please grant him the courtesy."

The three said nothing.

Heading to the right meant leaving the main path... and in the dark, what if it was a trap?

Sensing their concerns, the woman in a red dress smiled. "Don't worry, my master simply wants to meet you. There is no ill will."

The Great Daoist Brush Master said, "Then please, lead the way."

The woman in a red dress smiled. "Alright."

She floated toward the right.

The Great Daoist Brush Master followed.

Ye Guan and Gu Pan exchanged a glance before following suit.

What was there to be afraid of?

It wasn't like they were weak.

Once off the main path, the mist vanished, but the surroundings grew darker.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "May I ask for your name, beautiful sister?"

The woman in a red dress giggled. "Aww, you're such a sweet talker."

The Great Daoist Brush Master added, "He has a wife; several wives at that."

Ye Guan was dumbfounded.

The woman in a red dress smiled. "Such powerful strength at such a young age, and so handsome as well. It's only natural that many women like you."

The Great Daoist Brush Master muttered, "Looks are superficial. Useless."

The woman in a red dress glanced at him. "I still prefer handsome and rich people."

The Great Daoist Brush Master was speechless.

The woman in a red dress looked at Ye Guan and smiled. "My name is Fuyin."

Ye Guan asked, "Sister, are you from the Boundary of Truth and Illusion?"

Fuyin nodded. "Yes."

The Boundary of Truth and Illusion!

Ye Guan stepped up beside her. "Sister Fuyin, could you tell me more about the great war back then?"

Fuyin's smile slowly faded, and she softly said, "That battle... was intense. Nineteen gods fell and countless Transcendents died."

Ye Guan's eyes widened. "The Ancient God Nation was that strong?"

Fuyin shook her head. "Not the nation; that man. He was... too strong."

Her eyes were filled with dread as she mentionedthatman.

The Great Daoist Brush Master asked, "That strong?"

Fuyin looked at him. "Far beyond everyone's expectations."

The Great Daoist Brush Master frowned.

"So it was a mutually destructive battle?" asked Ye Guan.

Fuyin nodded. "Yes."

"You can't leave this place, can you?"

"No. After that battle, he single-handedly sealed this place. None of us from the Boundary can return... this became a giant prison for us."

Ye Guan curiously asked, "Was that man the Emperor of the Ancient God Nation?"

Fuyin nodded. "I know you want to know his name, but I can't say it."

Ye Guan asked, "Why?"

Fuyin looked at him and smiled. "His name... just saying it will alert him. If he gets upset about it, I'll die."

Ye Guan's voice sank as he asked, "He's still alive?"

Fuyin shook her head. "I don't know. I was weak back then and retreated early, so I didn't witness everything."

Just as Ye Guan was about to speak, Fuyin suddenly warned, "Watch out!"

Fuyin stopped.

In the distance ahead, rhythmic footsteps echoed. Soon, around a hundred heavily armored soldiers marched out, each carrying a massive square shield in one hand and a long spear in the other. Their steps made the ground tremble.

Seeing them, Ye Guan and the others grew serious.

These soldiers... the weakest among them was on the seventh level of the True Dao.

The three were shocked. What a terrifying army.

Just as they prepared to flee, Fuyin warned, "Don't move."

They looked at her.

Fuyin added, "They're dead."

Dead?

They looked again. Indeed, the soldiers were projections.

Fuyin's expression became grave. "They are the Ancient God Soldiers, one of the Ancient God Nation's elite legions. At their peak, they were all at the ninth level of the True Dao. They crushed all non-god opponents at the Boundary of Truth and Illusion. In the end, it took the full power of a 'god' to wipe them out..."

"Though their bodies are gone, their will remains. Their final mission was to guard the Ancient God Nation... That's why the villages and towns haven't been destroyed; these Ancient God Soldiers are protecting them."

The soldiers passed right through them, continuing forward.

Fuyin said, "Don't move and don't release any energy, or they'll attack you."

They stood still. The soldiers marched through them and disappeared into the night.

Ye Guan whispered, "Their will is so strong..."

Fuyin nodded. "Yes."

Ye Guan fell silent. The fact that these invincible soldiers at the ninth level of the True Dao were wiped out by a true god reminded him of the Bizarre God. He felt fear upon realizing the Bizarre God's peak strength.

Eventually, they continued on.

Fuyin asked, "You haven't flown using your profound energy this whole journey, have you?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master replied, "No."

"Smart." Fuyin smiled. "Otherwise, you would have drawn the attention of the Ancient God Soldiers. And once you have their attention, you're dead."

The Great Daoist Brush Master asked, "Your master... is he a god?"

Fuyin nodded. "Yes."

The Great Daoist Brush Master looked at her but said nothing.

Fuyin added, "He sent me to welcome you. Don't worry, he means no harm. Besides, he couldn't hurt you even if he wanted to..."

The Great Daoist Brush Master asked, "Is he sealed?"

Fuyin nodded. "Yes."

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded slightly and stayed quiet.

Ye Guan asked, "Are all the gods from the Boundary of Truth and Illusion here for a divine artifact?"

Fuyin looked at him and smiled. "Yes."

"Who has it now?"

"Young Master Ye, I'm just a small figure in this. I don't know more than you."

Ye Guan nodded and didn't press further.

Just then, Fuyin said, "We've arrived."

The three looked up, and their expressions became strange.