Chapter 359

Chapter 359: My Name Is Qin Guan!

In a vast starry sky.

Ye Tianming came to a stop. He stood amid the river of stars, gazed out at the boundless expanse of the cosmos, then slowly closed his eyes. With a single thought, he sensed the endless multitude of living beings — anyone who had cultivated the Law of All Beings, he could perceive.

Of course, just because living beings cultivated his Law of All Beings did not mean they were devoted to him.

Apart from the Guanxuan Universe, he had not received any power of faith here.

Because none of the living beings here knew of him yet.

But as far as he was concerned, there was no rush.

The first step was to have all living beings cultivate the All Beings Rankings, and only then would the second step — gathering the power of faith — follow.

Ye Tianming opened his eyes and looked up toward the depths of the vast cosmic river of stars. He spread open his palm, and deep within the starry expanse, countless stars began to tremble and sway — a truly magnificent sight.

The Star God’s Dao!

This was the great path of the Star God, and it was now completely under his control.

Of course, what he truly cared about was not merely this Star God’s Dao.

It was something he had pondered before: did the endless stars not also count as living beings?

Ye Tianming slowly closed his eyes. Within the boundless cosmic river of stars, he sensed the infinite multitude of stars.

These stars…… all had life.

Having life meant being among all living beings!

Having no life — that too was among all living beings!

Ye Tianming smiled, but soon that smile turned bitter.

His physical body!

Ye Tianming looked down at his own body. Without a doubt, what constrained him most right now was this physical form. His current body could not even withstand the power of faith from the living beings of the Guanxuan Universe, let alone that of the Divine Spirit Universe — and as for the stars of this vast cosmos…

Just thinking about it gave him a headache!

He was like a man with a breathtakingly beautiful wife, yet his body simply wouldn’t allow it…

What agony!

Without dwelling on it further, he pulled his thoughts back, transformed into a streak of starlight, and vanished into the distant end of the boundless starry river.

About half a day later, he arrived at the Ancient Star System.

The moment he entered the Ancient Star System, he sensed an extraordinarily powerful aura. He looked up toward the depths of the system, and that terrifying presence glanced back in his direction as well.

Ye Tianming gazed into the depths of the Ancient Star System and said softly, “It seems there are differences even among the False God realm. And quite significant ones at that…….”

That aura far surpassed that of an ordinary False God!

Ye Tianming withdrew his gaze, and as he did, the gaze from deep within the Ancient God Star System also pulled back.

Ye Tianming vanished from where he stood, and before long, he arrived at Ancient God City.

The Ancient God!

The deity worshipped in the Ancient God Star System was known as the Ancient God. The Star God’s memories contained some recollections of this being, though not many. The Ancient God as remembered by the Star God was, by all accounts, a benevolent deity.

Upstanding in character!

Well-liked by all!

And furthermore, this Ancient God was said to be extraordinarily wise.

Ye Tianming did not head straight to the Ancient God Temple. Instead, he came to Ancient God City — an enormous city that housed hundreds of millions of living beings, and one that was extraordinarily prosperous. It could be called the largest and most flourishing city in the entire Divine Spirit Universe.

The city was also very inclusive. Within its walls, there were not only portraits of the Ancient God, but portraits of other deities as well.

Faith in this city was entirely free, for the Ancient God had never compelled those beneath him to worship him.

Ye Tianming walked into Ancient God City. The city was lively and bustling, with crowds filling the wide avenues and rows of shops lining both sides of the streets.

There was a sense of life here!

And along the streets, guards from the Ancient God Temple patrolled at regular intervals.

Suddenly, Ye Tianming spotted a particular shop.

The moment he saw it, he froze on the spot, thinking he must have been seeing things!

Xianbao Pavilion!

What the hell!

Xianbao Pavilion was here?

Ye Tianming was a little dazed.

Who opened this?

That shouldn’t be possible!

Could it be a coincidence in name?

Ye Tianming suppressed the doubt in his heart and walked up to the Xianbao Pavilion. It was a small establishment — nothing compared to the Xianbao Pavilions he had encountered before. The difference was like night and day.

The moment Ye Tianming stepped inside, a young woman came forward to greet him. She appeared to be about sixteen years old, dressed in a clean floral-patterned long skirt, with a bright smile on her face. “Welcome, honored guest. We haven’t opened for business yet and are not currently receiving customers.”

Ye Tianming asked curiously, “Not open yet?”

The young woman nodded and smiled. “That’s right, we only just opened yesterday.”

Ye Tianming glanced around, then said, “Miss, who opened this place?”

The young woman smiled. “Our Pavilion Master.”

Ye Tianming asked curiously, “May I meet your Pavilion Master?”

The young woman said apologetically, “I’m afraid not, sir!”

She paused, then added, “Sir, we haven’t opened for business yet and cannot receive guests at the moment. Why not come back another day?”

Ye Tianming could naturally read between the lines, but he still didn’t leave. Instead, he produced a storage ring and held it out to the young woman. “Miss, I’m a bit curious — could you answer a few questions for me?”

The young woman didn’t even glance at the storage ring. She smiled and said, “There’s no need for that, guest. You’re welcome to ask whatever you’d like. Some questions I can answer, but others I cannot, so I hope you’ll understand.”

Seeing that she hadn’t even looked at the storage ring, Ye Tianming felt even more certain of his suspicion. It was clear that this was the Xianbao Pavilion from the Guanxuan Universe.

Ye Tianming put the storage ring away and smiled. “Miss, are you from the Guanxuan Universe?”

The moment those words left his mouth, the smile on the young woman’s face instantly froze.

Seeing her expression, Ye Tianming smiled. “I was just asking casually.”

The young woman looked at Ye Tianming, puzzlement rising in her eyes. “Sir…… how could you possibly know about the Guanxuan Universe? That really shouldn’t be.”

Ye Tianming said, “I came from there.”

The young woman shook her head. “That makes even less sense. There’s that young lady guarding the official residence, and ordinary people simply can’t…….”

At that, she suddenly seemed to realize something and quickly stopped herself. She looked at Ye Tianming, hesitated for a moment, then said, “You…… is your surname Ye?”

Ye Tianming smiled. “Yes.”

“Ye Tianming!”

The young woman said in surprise, “It really is you.”

Ye Tianming was also a little surprised. “You’ve heard of me?”

The young woman smiled. “Surely you haven’t forgotten, sir — we are Xianbao Pavilion, after all. And back then, you and the Yang family…….”

She stopped there without continuing.

Ye Tianming smiled. “I’m rather curious — how did you get up here? Through the official residence?”

The young woman shook her head. “No.”

Ye Tianming asked curiously, “Then how?”

This time, the young woman said nothing.

Ye Tianming smiled. “Alright, I won’t ask about that. How many of you came this time?”

The young woman shook her head. “Just me and our Pavilion Master. I’ll be in charge here going forward. Our Pavilion Master is currently in negotiations, and once those are settled, we’ll be able to open for business.”

Ye Tianming looked up toward the upper floor. “Your Pavilion Master is upstairs?”

The young woman nodded. “Yes.”

Ye Tianming looked up at the upper floor but could see nothing at all.

The young woman suddenly asked out of curiosity, “Young Master Ye, have you already devoured that Star God?”

Ye Tianming nodded. “Yes.”

The young woman smiled. “That’s truly remarkable. That Star God was a supreme divine god, and yet you managed to devour them…… Oh, and the recent spread of the Law of All Beings across the four great star systems — that was your doing as well, wasn’t it?”

Ye Tianming nodded.

The young woman said, “Are you looking to establish an All Beings Rankings here in the Divine Spirit Universe as well?”

Ye Tianming smiled. “Something like that!”

The young woman thought for a moment, then said, “If you truly manage to establish an All Beings Rankings in this universe, you will completely transform the cultivation system of this entire cosmos. However…….”

She looked Ye Tianming over, then said, “Your current physical body shouldn’t be able to withstand the power of faith from all living beings, right?”

Ye Tianming nodded. “It can’t.”

The young woman smiled. “Even so, knowing your wisdom, I imagine you already have a solution in mind. Am I right?”

Ye Tianming smiled. “With your capabilities, it won’t be long before Xianbao Pavilion dominates the entire Divine Spirit Universe market.”

The young woman smiled. “The plan is to capture the entire Divine Spirit Universe market within ten years.”

“Ten years?”

Ye Tianming was a little surprised.

The young woman nodded. “Still a bit slow, really. The main issue is that the official residence universe and the Divine Spirit Universe can’t be directly connected right now. Otherwise, it could be done even faster.”

Ye Tianming said, “Can you open a connection between the two worlds?”

The young woman shook her head. “Not for now. This world operates under supreme ancestral divine laws, and anyone from our world who comes here will have their cultivation completely suppressed. On top of that, there are the gods here — they’re not exactly welcoming toward us. This time, our Pavilion Master had to come in person, otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to establish a foothold here at all.”

Ye Tianming asked curiously, “What do you plan to sell here?”

The young woman smiled. “Everything. The commerce here is underdeveloped. After arriving, we plan to first acquire some local merchant guilds, then establish an entirely new commercial model…….”

She looked at Ye Tianming and smiled. “Young Master Ye, you’ve essentially unified the four great divine temples now. Perhaps we’ll have opportunities to cooperate in the future. But you should be careful of those divine descendants.”

Ye Tianming said, “You know about the divine descendants?”

The young woman blinked. “Of course. After arriving here, our first priority was to understand this world. Those divine descendants are all very powerful. They used to act independently, but recently they’ve all united…… it seems someone has taken the lead. We just don’t know yet who that leader is.”

Ye Tianming smiled. “Thank you for the warning.”

The young woman smiled. “Don’t mention it. Running into each other here, we’re practically fellow countryfolk.”

Fellow countryfolk?

That was a phrase he had never heard before. He was just about to ask when, at that very moment, a young woman came walking down from upstairs. Her attire was rather unusual — she wore a short-sleeved top, a cloth skirt on the bottom, and a small cloth pouch hanging diagonally at her waist.

At the sight of this woman in the cloth skirt, the young woman before Ye Tianming quickly stepped forward and gave a slight bow. “Pavilion Master Qin…….”

The woman addressed as Pavilion Master Qin gave a nod. She looked at Ye Tianming and smiled. “You’re Ye Tianming?”

Ye Tianming nodded.

Pavilion Master Qin smiled. “Hello, my name is Qin Guan!”