I Have A Sword

The Innate Divine Physique and an Innate Divine Seed in one body!

Not only did the people from the Blood Region go into a frenzy, but even the Sacred Region Ancestor lost control.

The Sacred Region Ancestor roared, "She belongs to my Sacred Region, she doesn't have anything to do with your Blood Region!"

"Scram!" the Blood Region Ancestor bellowed, "She was born from a woman from the Blood Region. Naturally, she belongs to us!"

The Sacred Region Ancestor was furious but laughed coldly. "Without someone from the Sacred Region, could your Blood Region have produced her?"

As the two were about to come to blows, Qin Lian suddenly interjected, "Ancestors, the priority right now is to bring Yue'er back to the Boundary of Truth and Illusion."

Hearing Qin Lian's words, both ancestors calmed down immediately. Now was not the time for arguments.

The Ancient Ruins were sealed. While people from above could descend, Divine Realm golds could not. In other words, the gods and experts from the Ancient God Nation were now the most dangerous entities.

The Innate Divine Physique and an Innate Divine Seed... Who wouldn't covet that?

Qin Lian and Yuan Zhen revealed grave expressions. They understood all too well the implications, but there was little they could do. They had already realized that a great war was imminent.

The Emperor of the Ancient God Nation had already sacrificed himself to strengthen the array. Without the suppression of that Supreme divine artifact, the gods and experts from the Ancient God Nation could reduce everything in this place to dust.

Hence, they had no choice but to seek help from the Sacred Region and the Blood Region within the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

Just then, the voice of the Sacred Region Ancestor echoed through countless spacetime layers, reaching the Ancient Ruins. "Fellow cultivators, I ask that you do my Sacred Region a small courtesy and not make things difficult for this young girl. My Sacred Region would be deeply grateful."

The Blood Region Ancestor followed up, "My Blood Region would be deeply grateful as well."

The Ancient Ruins fell into silence.

Afterward, a vast procession of top experts from both the Sacred Region and the Blood Region descended upon the Ancient Ruins. Naturally, none of them was a god, but the weakest among them was a ninth-level True Dao expert.

To make matters worse, there were over two hundred of them!

Every ninth-level True Dao expert from both places had come!

However, even such a lineup wasn't enough in this place. Though they could descend, their cultivation levels were forcefully suppressed by the seal placed by Gu Daotian. All of them were mere fifth-level True Dao experts here.

At this level of power, they were far from dominant here.

Qin Lian and Yuan Zhen were both extremely tense at this point.

Beside them, Yue'er wore a face full of confusion. She had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Just then, the reinforcements arrived at Yuan Village. The moment the cultivators from both regions saw each other, a strong tension filled the air. Neither side liked the other, after all.

From the Sacred Region side, an elderly man in the lead quickly approached Yue'er. With deep respect, he bowed and said, "Saintess..."

Yue'er looked at Yuan Zhen nervously and said, "Father..."

Yuan Zhen was also a bit confused.

The elder quickly explained, "The Ancestor had personally declared her as the Saintess. She is to be the next Sacred Lord of the Sacred Region..."

Yuan Zhen revealed a wry smile. Back when he was in the Sacred Region, his status wasn't low. He was considered a core figure, but he had never received this kind of treatment.

"Saintess? What are you talking about?" A middle-aged man from the Blood Region suddenly stepped forward. He cast a cold glance at the elder and exclaimed, "She is the Blood Sovereign of the Blood Region!"

The Blood Sovereign! Yuan Zhen and the others were stunned.

The middle-aged man walked up to Yue'er and bowed deeply. "Greetings, Blood Sovereign."

The elder from the Sacred Region roared, "She belongs to the Sacred Region!"

The middle-aged man stared straight at him, not backing down. "She belongs to the Blood Region!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight right there and then, Qin Lian interjected, "Gentlemen, let's first bring Yue'er back to the Boundary of Truth and Illusion."

Hearing that, the two finally calmed down. They stopped arguing and began escorting the three of them towards the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

Just then, a divine sense suddenly locked onto them.

It was a god's divine sense! However, it was from an unknown god.

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Just then, a sword light suddenly tore through the void and forced back that divine sense.

Everyone turned to look and saw Ye Guan.

Seeing him again, Yue'er's face instantly lit up with joy. Ye Guan looked at her and smiled, saying, "Let me escort you."

Yue'er quickly nodded. "Okay."

The Sacred Region's elder looked at Yuan Zhen, who also nodded in agreement.

The group continued forward. Along the way, the experts from both regions remained on high alert, as if facing a great enemy.

Soon, more and more divine senses locked onto them.

The faces of the experts from the Sacred Region and the Blood Region turned grim. Those divine senses were simply too powerful for them to withstand.

"Stand down!" A voice rang out from the depths of the starry skies.

All the gods' divine senses turned upward. It was the Vast God, and beside him stood the Great Daoist Brush Master.

The Vast God said, "She can be considered someone from the Boundary of Truth and Illusion. She will bring no harm to us here. Is your vision really more narrow than that of the young swordsman there?"

Upon hearing the Vast God's words, all the divine senses finally withdrew. The experts of the Sacred Region and the Blood Region let out a deep sigh of relief.

Ye Guan looked up at the sky and briefly met the Vast God's gaze. The two locked eyes for a moment before he withdrew his gaze and continued escorting Yue'er towards the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

High above, the Great Daoist Brush Master glanced at Yue'er but said nothing.

The Vast God asked, "How is it possible?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master replied, "The heavens favor her, I suppose. But for her, that may not necessarily be a blessing. When one is too favoured by the heavens, it often leads to imbalance.

"There will inevitably be something missing later."

The Vast God fell into deep thought.

The Great Daoist Brush Master looked up at the golden seal above. "Sacrificing himself to activate the array... I must say, the Emperor of the Ancient God Nation had quite the resolve.

"But what puzzles me is this: since the Ancient God Nation is essentially destroyed, what made him act with such decisiveness? There must be a reason behind that."

The Vast God asked, "Can you break the array?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master shook his head. "The seal cannot be unravelled quickly. While it prevents god-level experts above from descending, I can release the gods who are already trapped down here."

The Vast God said, "That's good enough."

The Great Daoist Brush Master smiled. "Still, I'm not quite at ease. We need a backup plan."

His gaze once again landed on Ye Guan in the distance. "That little bastard's schemes are no less devious than his father's. We must be very careful."

***

The Vast God had already spoken, so no other gods dared to target Yue'er along the way. As for the Ancient God Nation, due to Ye Guan's presence, its experts also refrained from taking action against her.

Just like that, the group soon arrived at the entrance to the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

At this point, Ye Guan stopped. He turned to Yue'er and smiled. "This is as far as I can take you."

Yue'er looked at him. "Thank you."

Ye Guan smiled. "Take care."

With that, he turned around to leave.

Yue'er suddenly asked, "Are we... friends?"

Ye Guan paused and nodded.

Yue'er asked again, "Will we meet again?"

Ye Guan replied, "That's hard to say. But if fate allows, we'll likely cross paths again."

Then, his figure vanished into the distance.

Yue'er stared at his departing figure until the last glimmer of sword light disappeared. Only then did she withdraw her gaze and look at Qin Lian. "Mother, let's go."

Qin Lian let out a soft sigh as she took Yue'er's hand. She knew that from this moment on, Yue'er's life would no longer be under her control, unless she became powerful enough to suppress both the Blood Region and the Sacred Region.

Soon, Yue'er and her companions stepped into the Boundary of Truth and Illusion.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan made his way to the Divine Ruins.

Gu Pan was also cultivating there. Though Ye Guan had no idea what exactly Gu Pan was doing, he only knew that the guy had to be causing absolute chaos somewhere.

A white-robed elder appeared beside him and greeted, "Young Master Ye."

Ye Guan asked, "How many experts do we have now? Tell me."

The white-robed elder replied, "The commander of the Ancient God Soldiers Gu Chen, Tian Can, and Di Que, who used to be in charge of the Heaven Guards and the Earth Guards. In the Great War back then, their subordinates died in battle, and only the two of them survived."

"What level are the four of you at?"

"Pseudo-gods, at best. Our strength has never been on par with the experts from the Boundary of Truth and Illusion. Back then, we were only able to fight because the Emperor suppressed the descending gods' cultivation by himself.

"Without that, we wouldn't have stood a chance."

"Do you guys have any trump cards left?"

"The ancient sages of the Ancient God Nation."

"You mean those in the Divine[1] Ruins?"

"They can still fight, but they can only stall a few gods."

"How many gods are left here?"

"Twenty-three."

Ye Guan's face darkened.Why is every battle an uphill one?

It seemed like only by returning to the Guanxuan Universe could he finally fight a battle with the upper hand.

The white-robed elder looked at him and said, "We'll need to rely on that divine artifact."

Ye Guan opened his palm, and the Divine Seal appeared in his hand. Until now, he hadn't tried to subdue it, as he knew that he couldn't subdue it.

The elder said, "You must subdue it, make it yours. Otherwise, we have no chance of winning."

Ye Guan stared at the Divine Seal. "How do I subdue it?"

The white-robed elder thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you... try begging it?"

Beg?

He looked at the Divine Seal again and fell silent for a moment.

"How about we have a talk?" he asked.

The Divine Seal showed no reaction.

Ye Guan sent his divine sense into it, but the moment it touched the seal, it vanished without a trace. He frowned.What's going on?

Beside him, the white-robed elder looked puzzled as well.

Ye Guan was about to speak when the Divine Seal trembled violently. The next instant, a golden light enveloped him, and in a flash, he found himself inside a world full of golden light.

Countless golden runes were around him, and they seemed to extend endlessly.

It was an awe-inspiring sight.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed slightly.This must be the inner world of the Divine Seal.

"Kneel!" A voice rang out from somewhere. It was a majestic and powerful voice that instinctively made one want to submit to it.

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