Chapter 104

Chapter 104: The Yang Family!

After parting with Nan Tianqi, Ye Tianming returned to his room. He took out the storage ring given to him by the white-haired woman from the Tianlong Clan. Inside the ring were densely packed ancient texts, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, all already categorized and from different cosmic civilizations.

He began to read through them.

There are only two ways for a person to increase their knowledge: reading from books and practicing through experience.

His teacher’s achievements made him understand that reading could also lead to success. If it didn’t, it simply meant one hadn’t read enough books.

Naturally, he wasn’t reading with his eyes now, but absorbing the content with his divine consciousness. His mental power was strong enough to rapidly review the ancient texts. Of course, to truly and completely absorb them, he still needed to think for himself, to reflect repeatedly and constantly examine the material.

Moreover, reading also required discernment, not all books were suitable for reading.

Late at night, Ye Tianming suddenly took out the small tower and placed it on the table. “Tower Ancestor, I remember you said you were a scholar, a great scholar. I have some questions I’d like to ask you.”

The small tower said confidently, “Ask away, ask anything.”

Ye Tianming said softly, “After reading the ancient texts of these civilizations, I discovered that the system of the Guanxuan Universe during the era of the Guanxuan Sword Master was considered the most advanced in the entire universe at that time. And in that era, the Guanxuan Universe was indeed unprecedentedly prosperous, arguably the best in the entire universe. But why did the Guanxuan Sword Master later choose to leave and allow those aristocratic families and sects to grow powerful?”

The small tower said, “You’ve already answered this question before.”

Ye Tianming said softly, “Philosophy.”

When he had previously traversed the Guanxuan Path, he had conversed with that mysterious woman. At that time, the mysterious woman had asked him whether the Guanxuan Sword Master should exist, and his answer was that he shouldn’t.

The small tower said, “Little one, that’s not what you really want to ask, is it?”

Ye Tianming said, “The Guanxuan Sword Master must have had his reasons for doing that, there must be other reasons…”

The small tower said, “Why have you become interested in the Guanxuan Sword Master?”

Ye Tianming said, “To defeat Yang Jia and defeat the order of the Guanxuan Universe, I must understand the Guanxuan Sword Master.”

The small tower fell silent.

Ye Tianming suddenly asked, “Tower Ancestor, what kind of person was the Guanxuan Sword Master?”

The small tower said instinctively, “A person whose mindset was very…”

At this point, it suddenly paused, then said, “You little rascal, you’re trying to trick me into talking!”

Ye Tianming smiled, “Tower Ancestor, you know the Guanxuan Sword Master.”

The small tower said, “I won’t hide it from you, I do indeed know him.”

Ye Tianming nodded, “I understand.”

With that, he continued reading.

The small tower was somewhat curious, “Aren’t you going to ask me why I know him?”

Ye Tianming said, “With Tower Ancestor’s abilities, it’s normal to know anyone.”

The small tower laughed heartily, “You little rascal, stop flattering me. I don’t fall for that.”

Ye Tianming smiled, “Then may I ask, Tower Ancestor, how did you come to know the Guanxuan Sword Master?”

The small tower said, “I can only say that the Guanxuan Sword Master was actually quite a good person, and his original intention for the order was good too, but… you understand.”

Ye Tianming nodded. He naturally understood what the Tower Ancestor meant. Everything changes. An order that was once good might become bad in the future.

The small tower said, “Little one, if you want to defeat the Guanxuan order, you not only need powerful strength, but also a better philosophy of order than the Guanxuan Sword Master. Of course, don’t underestimate that Yang Jia either. He definitely has his own philosophy of order. The struggle between you is actually a struggle of philosophies, a struggle of the Great Dao!”

Ye Tianming nodded.

The small tower smiled, “Work hard, I have high hopes for you.”

Ye Tianming asked, “Why do you have high hopes for me?”

The small tower laughed heartily, “Everyone I’ve mentored has been invincible in their generation, haha!”

Ye Tianming didn’t speak, lost in thought.

The next day.

At daybreak, Nan Tiansi and Nan Tianqing came to find Ye Tianming. Nan Tianqing wore a simple robe with an elegant scholarly air, while Nan Tianqing wore a light ink-colored long dress, her temperament elegant yet revealing a touch of maturity.

Nan Tiansi smiled, “Brother Ye, we must be going.”

Ye Tianming nodded, “Alright.”

Nan Tiansi opened his palm, and a black light shot up from it into the sky. Soon, a vessel several thousand zhang long appeared in the horizon.

After boarding the vessel, Ye Tianming was somewhat curious, “Brother Si, is our journey very far?”

Nan Tiansi nodded, “Very far. We’re going to a special place on this trip.”

Ye Tianming asked, “What special place?”

Nan Tiansi said, “The Heavenly Road.”

Ye Tianming’s brows furrowed, “The Heavenly Road?”

Nan Tiansi nodded, “It’s the place where the Guanxuan Sword Master led the universe’s top powerhouses to attack the True World. After the Guanxuan Sword Master led everyone into the True World, the laws maintaining the connection between the True World and our universe world directly shattered. Since then, things from the True World often fall down.”

Ye Tianming asked curiously, “Things fall down?”

Nan Tiansi nodded, “Between the Heavenly Road and the True World, there’s another special world called the Void-True Realm. This Void-True Realm was an undeveloped cosmic world at that time, and now, this undeveloped Void-True Realm belongs to everyone, jointly developed by all cosmic civilizations. Of course, only super divine-level cosmic civilizations are qualified to enter and develop it.”

Ye Tianming said, “The Guanxuan Universe allows other cosmic civilizations to develop it?”

Nan Tiansi smiled, “They must allow it, because joint development was proposed by the Guanxuan Sword Master back then. The Guanxuan Academy can’t very well overturn the promise the Guanxuan Sword Master made, can they?”

Ye Tianming nodded slightly, “I understand. Brother Si, could you tell me about the current cosmic landscape and the major civilized powers?”

Nan Tiansi said, “Below the True World, there are five top-tier powers: the Guanxuan Universe, the Chaotic Ancient Era Civilization, the Third Era Civilization, the Hundred Races Era Civilization, and the Ancient Pre-Era Civilization. Among these, the Guanxuan Universe civilization has already become a super cosmic civilization, far surpassing other cosmic civilizations. Apart from these five top-tier powers, there are super divine-level civilizations, such as the Star Cluster Civilization, the Divine Path Civilization, the Transcendent Civilization, and so on.”

Ye Tianming said, “Just how strong is the overall strength of the Guanxuan Universe now?”

Nan Tiansi was silent for a moment, then said, “We don’t know exactly how strong the Guanxuan Universe’s overall strength is, but we’ve estimated that just their Sword Sect alone is enough to slaughter through the entire universe. It can be said that apart from the True World, there isn’t any power or cosmic civilization that can contend with the Guanxuan Universe.”

Ye Tianming fell silent.

Nan Tianqing, who hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly said, “Of course, the current situation isn’t so bad for us. For example, there are internal problems within the Guanxuan Universe.”

Ye Tianming looked at Nan Tianqing, who smiled and said, “The Guanxuan Universe has developed too fast, so fast that it exceeded all cosmic civilizations’ expectations. But this has also brought them drawbacks, namely the emergence of various top aristocratic families and sects within them, while their young master Yang Jia hasn’t fully matured yet…”

At this point, he paused, then continued, “Under these circumstances, Yang Jia doesn’t dare launch a universe-wide war now. He must quickly advance and then suppress those internal aristocratic families and sects with invincible strength, just as his father did back then. In other words, he needs time.”

Ye Tianming said, “Those aristocratic families and sects don’t have the courage to rebel against the Yang family.”

Nan Tianqing smiled, “They don’t have the courage to rebel, but they can pay lip service while acting otherwise. Moreover, most of them rely on the fact that their ancestors were brothers or relatives of the Guanxuan Sword Master, so they treat Yang Jia as a junior… Simply put, they’re very arrogant.”

Ye Tianming said, “If Yang Jia matures…”

Nan Tianqing said directly, “Don’t even think about it. Once Yang Jia matures and takes control of the entire Guanxuan Universe, at that time, with one command from him, wherever the Guanxuan Universe’s army passes, no cosmic civilization will be able to resist them. At that point, the Guanxuan Universe will unify the entire universe…”

As she spoke, her expression became somewhat grave, “Once the Guanxuan Universe unifies the entire universe, those aristocratic families and sects will obtain even more resources and become even stronger. The entire universe will be bled dry by them. Moreover, at that time, they’ll definitely be even more insane than now, because by then, they’ll have no opponents in the entire universe.”

As she spoke, she suddenly looked at Ye Tianming, “What Yang Jia needs now is prestige and strength. If someone can defeat him, then they can delay his unification of the entire universe. If someone can keep defeating him… then the Guanxuan Universe can be contained.”

Nan Tiansi beside her shook his head slightly, “Things aren’t as simple as you think. The true strength of the Guanxuan Universe isn’t just Yang Jia, but also the group of Yang family members behind him. Even if someone can defeat Yang Jia, who can defeat that group of Yang family members behind him? Therefore, to truly contain the Guanxuan Universe, one can’t just defeat Yang Jia, but must also defeat the Guanxuan Sword Master.”

Nan Tianqing fell silent.

Defeat the Guanxuan Sword Master?

Just thinking about it would make one despair!

Nan Tiansi suddenly smiled, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Nothing is impossible.”

Nan Tianqing smiled, “Brother, I have high hopes for you.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Tianming and smiled, “Young Master Ye, I have high hopes for you too.”

Ye Tianming said, “Miss Tianqing, Brother Si, I’m somewhat curious. Where does my current strength level rank among the younger generation of the entire universe?”

Nan Tianqing said, “Do you want to hear the truth?”

Ye Tianming nodded, “Naturally.”

Nan Tianqing said, “If you use the Law of All Beings, you’re among the most monstrous and top-tier of the younger generation, able to go fifty-fifty with anyone. But if you don’t use the Law of All Beings, with your current realm and strength, you can only be considered below average.”

Ye Tianming was stunned.

Nan Tianqing said, “Among the younger generation of the entire universe, if one hasn’t reached the Great Emperor realm by around sixteen years old, they can only be considered ordinary. Reaching the Great Emperor realm at sixteen is what qualifies as genius… And that Yang Jia reached the Breaking Circle realm at sixteen, which is already unprecedented and will never be surpassed. Of course, we don’t know if his Breaking Circle realm has any water in it.”

Nan Tiansi suddenly said, “Even if his realm has water in it, it will be compensated for by the divine equipment on him.”

Nan Tianqing sighed softly, “Yes, undeniably, his current achievements have far surpassed the Guanxuan Sword Master at the same age. Of course, the Guanxuan Sword Master was left to develop on his own back then, while he wasn’t.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Tianming with a complex expression. This young man faced not just Yang Jia, but the most terrifying privileged class in this universe.

As Nan Tiansi said, even if one defeats Yang Jia, who in this universe can defeat that group of Yang family members behind him?

Once that group appears… the entire universe will tremble!

Is there anyone in this world who can contend with the entire Yang family?