Chapter 150

Chapter 150: The Sword of Destiny!

Tianxing Civilization.

　　A woman sat cross-legged beneath the Tianxing Tree of Life, her hands resting on her knees, as a special aura of the Great Dao permeated heaven and earth.

　　This woman was none other than Qing Shu, the current Chief Executive Officer of Tianxing Civilization. As her hands slowly rose and fell in a rhythmic motion, the Great Dao aura between heaven and earth grew ever stronger, moving in a strangely regular pattern.

　　Behind her, the Tianxing Tree of Life also emanated a Great Dao aura in response to her cultivation, perfectly aligned with her own.

　　A resonance with the Great Dao!

　　After an unknown amount of time, Qing Shu opened her eyes. Deep within her gaze, two flashes of cyan light flickered and vanished, and the image of an ancient tree surfaced from the depths of her eyes before quickly disappearing.

　　Qing Shu stretched lazily, then put away the ancient tome before her and looked toward the elegant woman standing not far away. The woman immediately spoke with reverence: “Chief Executive Officer, something major has happened in the Guanxuan Universe. The young lord Yang Jia and Ye Tianming…….”

　　With that, she recounted everything that had taken place in the Guanxuan Universe.

　　After hearing it all, Qing Shu’s delicate brows furrowed. “That Law of All Beings actually suppressed everyone’s cultivation realm?”

　　The elegant woman nodded. “Yes, it’s truly unbelievable…….”

　　As she spoke, she creased her brow with a look of puzzlement. “This Law of All Beings…… I remember his Law of All Beings didn’t have this function before.

　　Qing Shu said softly, “He must have upgraded the Law of All Beings.”

　　The elegant woman was instantly stunned. “How is that possible? He’s only sixteen years old. How could he possibly upgrade the Law of All Beings.”

　　Qing Shu smiled. “Why not? He’s a born genius in his own right, and on top of that he has such an exceptional teacher. Isn’t it perfectly natural that he would upgrade the Law of All Beings?”

　　Upon hearing this, the elegant woman let out a quiet sigh. “What a shame about that master and disciple pair. If the incident with the Ye family had never happened, they would surely have become Yang Jia’s most powerful and capable allies in the Guanxuan Universe.”

　　”Yang Jia doesn’t deserve them!”

　　Qing Shu shook her head. “Both master and disciple are exceptional individuals. If they had encountered someone like the Guanxuan Sword Master, they might have chosen to support him and help him govern the Guanxuan Universe better. But Yang Jia…… what virtue or ability does he have to earn their loyalty?”

　　The elegant woman nodded. “Indeed.”

　　Whether it was Mu Guanchen or Ye Tianming, people of their caliber were extraordinarily rare across ten thousand years. To earn their support, a person would have to be truly, exceptionally outstanding. And Yang Jia……. at least for now, one could only say his talent was decent.

　　Qing Shu added, “Not only did Yang Jia fail to win their allegiance, he drove them into becoming mortal enemies of Guanxuan Academy…….”

　　As she spoke, she shook her head again, with a look of considerable disappointment.

　　Back in the day, Tianxing Civilization had been willing to submit to Guanxuan Academy because the Guanxuan Sword Master was outstanding enough to command respect. But now, to expect her to willingly submit to Yang Jia was absolutely out of the question. Tianxing Civilization would never support a young lord with such a narrow vision.

　　The elegant woman said gravely, “Guanxuan Academy will not let Ye Tianming live.”

　　Qing Shu said, “Summon my personal guard…….”

　　The space-time before the elegant woman suddenly trembled slightly. The next moment, she looked toward Qing Shu in shock. “Just received word that the Sword Sect’s sect master intends to personally go and kill Ye Tianming.”

　　Qing Shu’s delicate brows furrowed deeply.

　　The elegant woman said gravely, “Chief Executive Officer, shall we still summon the personal guard?”

　　Qing Shu shook her head. “No need.”

　　With that, she suddenly rose to her feet. “I’ll go personally!”

　　The elegant woman was greatly alarmed. “Chief Executive Officer, you represent Tianxing Civilization. If you do this, it will provoke a conflict between our Tianxing Civilization and Guanxuan Academy……”

　　Qing Shu didn’t look back. “I’m going to drag that young man back and turn him into a fruit.”

　　The elegant woman was momentarily stunned, and then she fell silent.

　　If that could really happen……. that would be wonderful!

　　However, this matter still had to be reported to the Civilization Master. Soon, she arrived before a grand hall of Tianxing Civilization, offered a respectful bow toward it, and began her report.

　　After a long while, a voice came from within the hall: “Just do it.”

　　News of the cosmic tournament quickly spread throughout the entire universe, and what no one had expected was that Yang Jia, the young lord of Guanxuan Academy, had once again been defeated by Ye Tianming.

　　Two consecutive defeats!

　　People couldn’t help but wonder: was Yang Jia truly the Chosen One?

　　If he truly were the Chosen One, how could he possibly suffer two consecutive defeats?

　　After all, the Guanxuan Sword Master and the Human Realm Sword Master of their era had almost never lost to anyone of the same level!

　　Some people began to doubt Yang Jia’s identity as the “Chosen One,” but at the same time, the news that Ye Tianming couldn’t kill Yang Jia also spread throughout the entire universe. As a result, the Guanxuan Universe was now divided into several factions: some supported Yang Jia, some stood with Ye Tianming, and others simply watched the drama unfold.

　　Meanwhile, some civilizations and universes were actually quite pleased, because they realized that the Guanxuan Universe might have a hard time unifying the entire universe after all.

　　Naturally, they had no desire to be ruled by the Guanxuan Universe. What a joke — how could joining Guanxuan Academy ever compare to living freely on their own terms?

　　At this moment, however, civilizations like the Ancient Primordial Civilization and the Hundred Clans Era were feeling somewhat uneasy.

　　They were already aware of everything Ye Tianming had done in the Guanxuan Universe. The slaughter of those great clans brought them no joy — only worry, because they knew that things had now spiraled beyond anyone’s control.

　　The truly formidable forces of the Guanxuan Universe weren’t the current generation, but the old guard.

　　Would they let this go?

　　When that old guard eventually emerged…

　　No one knew how things would unfold from here.

　　Before Mu Guanchen’s grave, Ye Tianming knelt there for a full several hours. At this moment, he was nothing but a lone wandering soul, with nothing left.

　　Truly alone in the world.

　　No, not even a body remained.

　　A solitary soul!

　　After a long while, he slowly rose to his feet. He had never thought of dying. If he had killed Yang Jia, he would have chosen death without hesitation. But now, Yang Jia was still alive, and some of the great clans under Guanxuan Academy still remained. So how could he, Ye Tianming, die now?

　　He had to live!

　　The moment he turned around, a streak of sword light fell straight down before him.

　　Qingxuan Sword!

　　He recognized it — this was Yang Jia’s sword.

　　Ye Tianming gazed calmly at the Qingxuan Sword and said nothing.

　　The Qingxuan Sword said, “I want to follow you.”

　　Ye Tianming looked at it and still said nothing.

　　The Qingxuan Sword said in a trembling voice, “Big brother, won’t you give me a chance?”

　　Ye Tianming shook his head. “I don’t want to have anything to do with any of you anymore.”

　　With that, he turned to leave.

　　The Qingxuan Sword immediately said, “I can give up everything.”

　　As it spoke, it shuddered violently.

　　Hum!

　　With a shattering sword cry that rang out through the air, all of the Qingxuan Sword’s cultivation scattered in that instant. In that moment, every special ability that others had bestowed upon it vanished completely, and it became an ordinary sword.

　　A truly ordinary sword!

　　From the previous generation up until now, it had always felt stifled — cracking every day, shattering every day. It had been in such agony, especially in this generation, where it had cracked twice in a row.

　　Did it not have any dignity?

　　It realized that if it wanted to change its fate, it had to choose a new master. Why were Xingdao and Sword Ancestor so formidable? Wasn’t it simply because their masters were formidable?

　　It, Qingxuan, also wanted to change its own fate!

　　It couldn’t keep being like Little Pagoda, spending every day hoping to be modified and upgraded by someone else.

　　That was utterly meaningless.

　　It would rely on itself!

　　Of course, it also understood that choosing a new master who wasn’t so powerful right now meant starting everything over from scratch. But it was willing.

　　Only by breaking down can something be rebuilt!

　　If it could not reach the absolute pinnacle and surpass Xingdao and Sword Ancestor, then it, Qingxuan, would rather die.

　　A sword lives but one lifetime — this was a matter of pride it could not let go!

　　When he saw Qingxuan voluntarily scatter all of its cultivation and abilities, a flicker of emotion stirred in Ye Tianming’s eyes. This time, he did not refuse again. He reached out and grasped the Qingxuan Sword, saying softly, “From this moment on, you follow me. Your name shall be: Tianming — one’s own destiny is one’s own. We share this name. I live, you live. I die, you die.”

　　With that, he carried the Qingxuan Sword, now nothing more than an ordinary blade, and walked away into the world beyond.