Chapter 9
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Chapter 9: Qingzhou Self-Inspection!
The woman glanced at Ye Tianming and smiled, “A good young man.”
Ye Tianming suddenly stood up and asked, “Senior, may I ask you a question?”
The woman smiled: “Of course.”
Ye Tianming stared at the woman, “Senior, a universe lord who is a wise ruler has many forces around him, but those forces are very greedy and control many social resources… does this universe lord truly not know about their greed?”
The woman smiled gently: “Of course he knows.”
Ye Tianming asked with confusion: “Then why does he…”
The woman walked up to him and smiled: “Substitution.”
Ye Tianming frowned, not understanding.
The woman slowly explained: “The main reason a wise ruler doesn’t move against them is substitution. Even a wise ruler cannot manage everything himself. He needs many capable people to help him govern the universe, but he can’t expect everyone to be as selfless as he is. Besides, even if he replaced them with others, they might be the same or even worse. This is the human nature you mentioned earlier. Therefore, substitution is necessary. I allow you to be greedy, but you must be loyal and get things done. As for where to draw the line, that varies from person to person.”
She smiled and continued: “Besides substitution, balance is needed. If good people aren’t constrained by bad people, they might become even worse when they turn bad.”
Ye Tianming lowered his head slightly, “I understand. So, I really passed?”
The woman smiled and said: “Of course. Besides your good answers, there’s another important reason you passed. Do you know what it is?”
Ye Tianming asked puzzled, “What?”
The woman said: “Daring to speak the truth.”
Ye Tianming was stunned.
The woman said meaningfully: “Our world needs more people who dare to speak the truth.”
Ye Tianming stared at the woman, “Actually, what our world needs is more people willing to listen to the truth.”
The woman was momentarily stunned, then smiled, “Good… well said.”
The purple-dressed woman beside her also looked at Ye Tianming with surprise.
Ye Tianming said: “Senior, I have one more question.”
The woman smiled: “Go ahead.”
Ye Tianming looked at the woman, “Does the Guanxuan Sword Master truly want countless ordinary people to live better lives?”
The woman asked: “Why do you ask?”
Ye Tianming said: “If the Guanxuan Sword Master truly thinks so, why set such difficult challenges for the Guanxuan Path?”
He shook his head slightly, “Senior, do you know how difficult it is for ordinary people to defend their rights?”
After a moment of silence, the woman said: “Young man, if the Guanxuan Path had no difficulty, do you think you could have made it this far?”
Ye Tianming was stunned, but quickly understood.
If the Guanxuan Path had no difficulty, perhaps every path would be guarded by an emperor.
The woman gently patted Ye Tianming’s shoulder, her eyes showing tenderness, “Although the higher you go, the darker it gets, and the more your worldview is challenged, don’t lose hope in this world. I look forward to meeting you again.”
As the woman’s voice faded, everything before Ye Tianming’s eyes instantly became illusory, and soon he appeared on the Guanxuan Path.
When he appeared on the Guanxuan Path, a third door suddenly appeared not far in front of him.
Seeing this, everyone present fell silent.
Xiao Nu and Elder Yu’s faces instantly turned pale as paper.
The second trial was passed.
Qingzhou, Xianbao Pavilion Square.
“Damn! Great!”
The Ye family members were the first to react, all of them shouting wildly, pumping their fists in excitement as if injected with adrenaline.
Ye Nan, sitting in his wheelchair, tightly held Li E’s hand, his face full of excitement, “Good… Tianming, well done.”
In the shadows.
Qingzhou City’s Deputy Mayor Zhou Yuan and Xianbao Pavilion Manager Old Mo were watching. When they saw Ye Tianming pass the second trial, they exchanged glances, both extremely shocked.
Damn!
Is this guy really so extraordinary?
Zhou Yuan said gravely: “Damn, big trouble is coming. Quickly release Ye Lin…”
Old Mo hesitated, then said: “He still has one more trial. Isn’t it too early to release him now? You know, that Zhao Yu…”
“No, wait!”
Someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed, “The third door has disappeared! Holy shit, look, there’s a character above Ye Tianming’s head, it’s ‘Investigation’. Damn, he’s completed the path. Qingzhou is entering self-investigation procedure…”
When Zhou Yuan saw the character for ‘Investigation’, his face changed dramatically. He stomped his foot, “Zhao Yu means nothing now. Hurry and release Ye Lin…”
Old Mo trembled slightly: “Alright, I’ll have someone release him immediately…”
“Damn it!”
Zhou Yuan slapped Old Mo, shouting angrily: “What do you mean have someone go? We’ll go personally, personally! Hurry!”
With that, he dragged the still confused Old Mo away.
Meanwhile, the crowd was stunned.
He completed the path?
The Ye family members stood like statues, their eyes wide as bells.
But soon they recovered, and all the Ye family members began shouting together… they were excited beyond words, tears in their eyes.
Ye Nan’s eyes were also moist as he looked at Tianming on the Guanxuan Path, smiling: “Good… well done…”
Around them, some opportunistic people were already slowly moving closer to the Ye family.
Guanxuan Academy, in front of the Testing Hall.
Elder Yu and Xiao Nu now looked as if they had seen a ghost, their faces full of disbelief as they stared at Ye Tianming in the distance.
Xiao Nu suddenly shouted angrily: “This is wrong. He only passed two trials, how could he complete the path? He cheated!”
“Shut your damn mouth.”
Fang Xiao suddenly jumped out, pointing angrily at Xiao Nu, “Bastard, are you blind? This is the Guanxuan Path, left by the Guanxuan Sword Master himself. Do you think anyone could cheat?”
Xiao Nu wanted to say more but suddenly heard a voice from the sky, “Qingzhou self-investigation.”
Qingzhou self-investigation!
As this voice sounded, suddenly countless top Guanxuan guards throughout Qingzhou simultaneously received an order to immediately go to Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy to protect the challenger.
Not only that, all the boundary guardians of Qingzhou also appeared in the sky above Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy.
Elder Yu stared intently at Ye Tianming in the distance. “Xiao Nu, quickly notify your clan leader.”
Xiao Nu now realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately took out a sound transmission talisman and crushed it.
Elder Yu also took out a sound transmission talisman and crushed it.
They certainly wouldn’t sit and wait for doom.
Soon, many powerful figures appeared in the world, over ten thousand Guanxuan guards.
All the Guanxuan guards of Qingzhou had arrived.
A middle-aged man stepped forward and came to Ye Tianming. He stared at Ye Tianming, “Young Master Ye, I am Zhou Qing, the commander of Qingzhou Guanxuan Guards. From now on, we will protect you with our lives. Please come with me.”
Ye Tianming said: “Senior, please protect my family as well.”
Zhou Qing turned to look at a Guanxuan guard nearby, who immediately led a hundred Guanxuan guards away, disappearing into the horizon.
Zhou Qing looked at Ye Tianming, “Young Master Ye, please come with us to the Guanxuan Hall. The formation there has been activated, and we will wait for instructions from the Outer Council.”
Ye Tianming nodded. He turned to look at Fang Xiao nearby. Fang Xiao smiled, “Kid, don’t worry. They dare not touch me now, and they dare not touch you. If you die here, the entire Inner Council will face a major purge.”
Ye Tianming said: “Senior, I have many things I don’t understand. I would like to ask for your guidance.”
Fang Xiao thought for a moment and nodded, “Alright.”
He looked at Zhou Qing, who naturally wouldn’t refuse Ye Tianming this courtesy. He nodded, “Follow me.”
Thus, escorted by nearly ten thousand Qingzhou Guanxuan guards, Ye Tianming and Fang Xiao disappeared into the distance.
Almost simultaneously, the head of Qingzhou Supervision Bureau and all its elders, as well as the head of the Inspection Bureau and all its elders, immediately set off for the Guanxuan Hall.
Moreover, all the elders of the academy who were in seclusion emerged, and all instructors of rank who were away immediately put down their work and returned to the academy.
The principal of Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy, Ji Shi, who was originally in the Guanxuan Realm, also immediately set off to return to the Guanxuan Academy.
At this moment, all high officials in Qingzhou were on high alert.
Meanwhile, the Xiao family was also on high alert. Xiao Feng, the head of the Xiao family, gathered all the Xiao family elders and top experts.
In the Xiao family hall.
Xiao Feng suddenly shouted angrily: “How could Xiao Nu handle things so poorly?”
A Xiao family elder said gravely: “From what I know, he kept twenty ‘Divine Tribulation Pills’ and two hundred thousand spirit crystals for himself, giving only ten ‘Qi-Drawing Pills’ to that Ye Tianming…”
“Beast!”
Xiao Feng exploded in anger, “This damned beast.”
The elder continued with a grim face: “He underestimated that Ye Tianming, thinking he was just a minor character, but never expected he would pass the Guanxuan Path.”
Xiao Feng’s face was terribly dark.
The gathered Xiao family experts all looked grim. They never imagined that someone from a minor family could pass the Guanxuan Path… who could have predicted this?
Now that he had passed the Guanxuan Path, it would certainly bring trouble to the Xiao family.
Xiao Feng suddenly said: “We can’t just sit and wait. This matter might affect Xiao Tian’s future at the main academy… Second Brother, Third Brother, go immediately to the An Clan and Ye Clan of Qingzhou. Ask them to help us negotiate with the Outer Council. Fourth Brother, Seventh Brother, send people to the Tuogu Clan, Nanling Clan, Shenge Clan, Nanli Clan, Immortal Emperor Clan’s Dong family, God Clan’s Jian family, Li Clan… Ask them to help us negotiate and prevent the self-investigation procedure from reaching final review…”
An elder hesitated, then said: “Clan Leader, isn’t this an overreaction? Even if Qingzhou enters self-investigation, with our connections in the Guanxuan Realm, the Supervision Bureau and Inspection Bureau would surely give us some face. If we ask for favors now, we’ll be indebted to them.”
“Fool!”
Xiao Feng shouted: “Under normal circumstances, the Supervision Bureau and Inspection Bureau would naturally give us face, but what’s the situation now? This is the Guanxuan Path, left by the Guanxuan Sword Master to prevent injustice in the academy. Even if the Supervision Bureau and Inspection Bureau are willing to give us face, would the Patrol Bureau and Dark Bureau do the same?”
Hearing this, the gathered Xiao family experts’ faces darkened again.
The Patrol Bureau and Dark Bureau were the most feared departments, known for showing no mercy.
Over the years, the Xiao family had tried everything to have someone enter these two bureaus and the Inner Council, but unfortunately, the Xiao family had only produced one genius, Xiao Tian. Although his future was limitless, he had not yet fully developed.
Xiao Feng continued: “Such a major event, the Patrol Bureau and Dark Bureau will certainly know about it, including those people from the Discipline Bureau. They are surely paying attention to this incident at the Qingzhou Academy. Therefore, our Xiao family must not take this lightly. This time, we must be prepared to bleed heavily.”
Saying this, his face became extremely grim. To completely resolve this matter, who knew how much they would have to sacrifice.
A Xiao family elder said viciously: “It’s all because of that lowborn Ye Tianming… our Xiao family is truly unfortunate this time.”
In the hall, everyone immediately moved to take action.
Soon, only Xiao Feng and an old man remained in the hall. The old man was the Grand Elder Xiao Qun.
Xiao Feng asked: “Grand Elder, what do you think of this matter?”The elder who had been silent slowly closed his eyes. “The Fang family.”
Xiao Feng narrowed his eyes.
Xiao Qun analyzed: “That person called Ye Tianming, no matter how exceptional he is, he’s still just someone from a lower-tier family. Without backing, he cannot shake our Xiao family, at least not for now. The real thorny issue is the Fang family. If Fang Xiao and the Fang family stand firmly behind him and keep making a fuss about this matter, it will become extremely difficult to handle. Therefore, we must deal with the Fang family. As long as they stop interfering, a person from a lower-tier family can’t turn the tables. And once this matter temporarily passes, dealing with him later will be effortless.”
Xiao Feng said gravely: “You should know about Fang Xiao. He’s just an idiot who only cares about his family’s ancestral teachings. Getting him to stop supporting Ye Tianming… difficult.”
Xiao Qun calmly replied: “If we can’t resolve it through him, then we’ll target the Fang family’s disciples.”
Xiao Feng’s brows immediately furrowed with concern. “Elder, moving against the Fang family, this…”
Xiao Qun looked at Xiao Feng. “I’ll go talk to them first. If the Fang family insists on opposing our Xiao family without reason, then we’ll eliminate them. Over the years, the Fang family has offended not just our Xiao family. There are countless people in the shadows who want the Fang family dead. As long as we’re willing to take the lead, countless others will follow…”
At this point, a ferocious glint flashed in his eyes. “The reason that bastard called Ye Tianming was able to enter Guanxuan Dao this time is precisely because of the Fang family. We might as well go all the way and kill them directly. Fang Yu? He’s nothing… Our Xiao family’s ancestor and the Guanxuan Sword Master were brothers!!!”
