I Have a Sword

The Tianxing Civilization!

Ye Guan's expression darkened. He didn't expect that Yue Gushi would broadcast the coordinates of the Guanxuan Civilization to the outside world.

Yue Gushi had just exposed the Guanxuan Civilization's location to the other civilizations out there.

The Tianxing Civilization was a Tier Five civilization, and they once used just one Tianxing Flame to annihilate the entire Daogu Civilization.

The Forest Civilization was already so terrifying, but it was only a Tier Three civilization.

One could only imagine how terrifying a Tier Five civilization would be...

Ye Guan couldn't even imagine it.

The Daogu Tree turned pale, and her voice was trembling as she muttered, "It's over…"

Back then, the Daogu Civilization couldn't even see their enemy before they were annihilated.

If the Tianxing Civilization ended up finding the location of the Guanxuan Civilization… The Daogu Tree turned to look at Plain-Skirt Destiny and Sword Master Qingshan.

Upon seeing that the two were still calm, she was promptly confused and couldn't help but ask, "Do you both not know about the Tianxing Civilization?"

Sword Master Qingshan blinked and nonchalantly replied, "No."

The Daogu Tree frowned, and her face was full of confusion and puzzlement. "That can't be…"

Sword Master Qingshan laughed heartily, and then he looked at Ye Guan and smiled. "I have to leave now."

He then cast his gaze on Erya and Little White.

Erya immediately said, "I'll stay to assist Grandson."

Little White quickly nodded her head as well, saying that she wanted to stay, too. She still wanted to have some more fun here.

"My grandson is such an innocent child. I can't let the two of you lead him astray. Let's go!" Sword Master Qingshan waved his sleeve, taking both Erya and Little White away.

With his grandfather gone, Ye Guan turned to Plain-Skirt Destiny and asked, "Aunt, are you leaving, too?"

Plain-Skirt Destiny nodded.

Ye Guan smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm surprised; I didn't expect that you'd come here."

Plain-Skirt Destiny glanced at Ye Guan's hair, asking, "Divinity?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Plain-Skirt Destiny nodded in approval and said, "Believe in yourself."

"I will!" Ye Guan said eagerly.

Just then, Plain-Skirt Destiny seemed to have sensed something, prompting her to look up into the depths of the starry sky.

From the deepest reaches of the star field came a wave of mysterious energy...

"They're here!" The Daogu Tree exclaimed in a trembling voice, "They've discovered the Guanxuan Civilization!"

Ye Guan looked up as well and saw a ball of fire coming their way in his peripheral vision.

"The Tianxing Flame!"

The Daogu Tree's face turned as pale as a sheet of paper, and she trembled uncontrollably. The memories of that tragedy inundated her mind like a tidal wave.

The entire Daogu Civilization was destroyed by that ball of flame.

And it had appeared once again to destroy the Guanxuan Civilization...

Ye Guan's expression turned grim.

The flame wasn't large. It was as tiny as a speck of dust compared to the vastness of the star field around it.

However, a terrifying aura engulfed everyone in the Guanxuan Civilization as soon as it appeared.

They were engulfed by the horrifying aura of death! The Guanxuan Civilization's myriad of beings were filled with despair!

Ye Guan stared at the flame, suddenly feeling a sense of bewilderment. He realized but couldn't understand how a mere flame made him feel even more insignificant than an ant.

Resist? He couldn't resist it. An entire civilization was more insignificant than an ant before this flame!

There were no other feelings whatsoever in Ye Guan's heart right now but despair and death.

Ye Guan became painfully aware of just how insignificant he was in the grand scheme of things.

Even if he had opened a unique path as a full divinity expert, he would still be too weak to stop the flame.

At first, he thought that he was at least halfway through the mountain of cultivation, but it turned out that he wasn't even at the foot of that mountain.

He was too weak! This was Ye Guan's first time that he felt so weak throughout his life.

Just then, Plain-Skirt Destiny extended a finger and tapped the air. Spacetime rippled like water at her fingertip.

The Tianxing Flame up above suddenly came to a halt. The next moment, the ball of flame appeared at her fingertip, trembling violently in fear.

The Daogu Tree's eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight. Her mind went completely white at the sight.

Plain-Skirt Destiny turned and handed the Tianxing Flame to Ye Guan. "This is yours."

Ye Guan was stunned.

Plain-Skirt Destiny placed the Tianxing Flame in his hand and gently said, "It's good for a cultivator to admire someone else, as it helps you stay grounded. However, you shouldn't underestimate yourself too much.

"Keep looking at the future, but focus on the present."

With that, Plain-Skirt Destiny's figure became illusory.

Ye Guan looked at the Tianxing Flame in silence. It was just a single flame, but it could wipe out Tier Three and even Tier Four civilizations. Despite its might, it was as obedient as a kitten before Plain-Skirt Destiny.

Ye Guan let out a self-deprecating laugh. His goal was to surpass his aunt, his grandfather, and his father.

However, a mere Tier Five civilization actually managed to scare him. If he was afraid of them, how could he even talk about surpassing his relatives?

After all, even a Tier Five civilization was like an ant in front of his plain-skirt aunt.

It was easy to plant the seed of divinity, but it was hard to transcend it. It was even harder to make one's heart transcend divinity.

He slowly closed his eyes. He finally understood what his aunt was trying to tell him. Even though he couldn't take that step to Divine Transcendence right now, he needed to have the heart to transcend divinity at any moment.

Just then, Plain-Skirt Destiny's figure finally disappeared before everyone.

The Daogu Tree looked at the Tianxing Flame in Ye Guan's hands without saying anything. Ye Guan's aunt had subverted her worldview a few times in their brief meeting.

At first, she thought that Plain-Skirt Destiny was a full divinity expert, but the latter could instantly defeat a full divinity expert.

With that in mind, the Daogu Tree stared at Plain-Skirt Destiny in a new light, thinking that she had opened a unique path, but she also killed a cultivator at that level, and she did it quite easily, to boot!

Just now, Plain-Skirt Destiny had easily subdued the Tianxing Flame.

The most terrifying fact was that the Tianxing Flame didn't even dare to resist her.

In other words, Plain-Skirt Destiny was vastly stronger than even the Tianxing Flame…

Shen Qi's face was complicated as she stared at Ye Guan. She never thought that the two swordsmen backing Ye Guan up would be so powerful.

At the same time, she felt relieved of her decision not too long ago. If she had chosen to side with the Forest Civilization, she would probably be dead right now.

Ye Guan looked at Ming Jun and asked, "I've always been curious about this: why did your Forest Civilization come back here?"

Ming Jun thought for a while before he replied, "Because of another civilization."

Ye Guan frowned. "Another civilization?"

Ming Jun nodded and explained, "Back then, my Forest Civilization encountered another civilization in the Daogu Universe. There was a great war between us, but we weren't strong enough, so we had no choice but to leave…"

Ye Guan replied, "I see."

"What's the name of that civilization?" Shen Qi asked, sounding curious.

"The Asura Civilization. They're masters of war. They're a Tier Three civilization, but their strength far surpasses ours…"

"So you came back here to seek refuge." Shen Qi pointed out.

Ming Jun's face soured. They had indeed returned to seek refuge, but they didn't expect to encounter an even more terrifying civilization here.

Ming Jun truly had no idea what to do at this point. He felt suffocated, and the Forest Civilization was no more.

Ming Jun's face became marred with sorrow, and he couldn't help but sigh at the horrible end of the Forest Civilization.

Ye Guan asked, "Does the Asura Civilization know about this place?"

Ming Jun hesitated a bit before replying, "I don't think so, but from what happened just now… I'm not so sure anymore."

Ye Guan's expression darkened.

Yue Gushi had transmitted the coordinates of this place to the outside world.

Ming Jun was saying that perhaps there were quite a few civilizations out there that were aware of the Guanxuan Civilization's existence by now.

"You need to be mentally prepared," remarked the Daogu Tree.

Ye Guan nodded. He looked at the Tianxing Flame in his hands. He couldn't feel any aura from it, and it appeared like an ordinary flame.

More research had to be done on it!

"Miss Shen Qi, I'll leave this place to you," said Ye Guan before returning to the tiny pagoda.

Shen Qi felt a surge of joy in her heart. Ye Guan had decided to rely heavily on her!

With that in mind, Shen Qi turned to look at Ming Jun and asked, "Are there any members of the Forest Civilization left in the Shenxu Forest?"

"No, they're all dead," Ming Jun said.

Shen Qi nodded. "Although the people are dead, the things that once belonged to the Forest Civilization should still be there. Organize them and hand them over to me, including all divine artifacts and technologies. I want everything."

Ming Jun. "…"

Shen Qi stared at him and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Ming Jun shook his head. "No."

"Go ahead then," Shen Qi said. She wasn't worried about the possibility that Ming Jun would run away.

If he really wanted to do that, then he wouldn't have come back on his own volition.

The Guanxuan Civilization could even subdue the Tianxing Flame.

What was the meaning of that? It meant that those two swordsmen were as strong as an entire Tier Five civilization.

Ming Jun nodded and turned around to leave.

Shen Qi was right; he had no intentions of running away.

He also had another motive for coming back on his own volition.

As for the Forest Civilization… Ming Jun didn't really mind becoming a part of the Guanxuan Civilization as long as there were profits for him to take.

After Ming Jun's departure, Shen Qi turned to the Daogu Tree and asked, "Any thoughts?"

The Daogu Tree was silent for quite a while before muttering, "They're incredible."

Shen Qi laughed out loud and agreed. "That's right! They are incredible indeed!"

The Daogu Tree shook her head slightly and said, "I never thought that there'd be such terrifying people in this kind of place…"

Shen Qi looked into the depths of the starry sky and said softly, "The location of the Guanxuan Civilization has been exposed to the outside world, and I'm sure the Tianxing Civilization will not let us go, as we've stolen their Tianxing Flame…"

"Come on," the Daogu Tree remarked, "You shouldn't be worried about the Guanxuan Civilization. You should be worried about the other civilizations out there. That woman can definitely destroy them if she wants to do so."