Chapter 323

Chapter 323: Where’s Your Home? Point Me in the Direction!

Ye Guan!

The Master of Guanxuan Sword!

When Ye Tianming heard the one-legged woman’s words, he was instantly rooted to the spot. After a long moment, he finally said, “You’re saying the Master of Guanxuan Sword once came here?”

The one-legged woman nodded. “Nine hundred years ago, he came here, and then he just walked out like that…….”

As she spoke, she slowly raised her head and gazed beyond the starry sky. “Do you know what’s out there? The true laws and daos beyond the boundary…… they are all shackles left here by those so-called ‘divine beings’, meant to ensure that the living creatures of this universe can never break free from its confines. But he just walked right out. On that day, he alone bore the full weight of countless ‘true laws’ and ‘true daos’. Not only that, he single-handedly carved a great path leading to the outside from right here!”

At these words, her gaze suddenly took on a look of disbelief.

Who ever said the living creatures of this universe could never break free from the ‘divine shackles’?

The appearance of the Master of Guanxuan Sword had undoubtedly given this universe a hope.

The Master of Guanxuan Sword!

Ye Tianming raised his head and looked out at that resplendent path of stars. Everything he had seen and heard today had surpassed his imagination.

A universe kept in a pen!

Beyond the universe lay yet another universe.

Ye Tianming shook his head with a smile.

Many times, only when your strength reaches a certain level do you become qualified to learn some of the true nature of this world, yet more often than not, that truth will overturn everything you know and believe.

Looking back now, what are all living beings?

Mere ants!

Ye Tianming shook his head. Many times, the truth really can drive a person to despair.

Despair!

Ye Tianming raised his head once more and looked out through the doorway, gazing at that vast and resplendent starry sky. The despair he had felt gradually gave way to curiosity.

What would a universe beyond this universe be like?

He was very curious.

Very soon, he made a decision.

Go out and see!

As if sensing what was on Ye Tianming’s mind, the one-legged woman beside him suddenly said, “Want to go out and take a look?”

Ye Tianming nodded. “Yes.”

The one-legged woman nodded. “That’s good.”

Ye Tianming turned to look at the one-legged woman. “Miss, forgive my presumption, but why are you imprisoned here?”

The one-legged woman glanced at him and did not answer the question. “Go on! Follow the great path that the Master of Guanxuan Sword carved out. As for how far you can travel along it, that’s up to you. Remember, do not stray from this stellar path. If you do, with your current strength, death will be certain.”

With that, she turned and drifted back to where she had been before.

Ye Tianming watched the retreating figure of the one-legged woman and said, “Thank you.”

With that, he turned and walked outside.

When he stepped onto that stellar path once more, he looked back one last time, and in that single glance, he took in a dense expanse of manor residences.

And only his manor had this stellar path.

The other manors had no path at all.

After a brief silence, Ye Tianming turned and walked outside.

In truth, if this had been before, he certainly would not have ventured out, because he knew that going out likely meant he wouldn’t survive three days.

Go out and have a look around!

Keep a low profile, and it should be fine.

He hesitated no further, quickened his pace, and walked deeper into the universe.

Back in the manor, the one-legged woman watched Ye Tianming walk away and murmured softly, “Father God…… is he the one you have chosen?”

As she spoke, she slowly closed her single eye. “Very impressive…… but, can he truly stand alone against all the divine beings?”

Just then, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the manor door.

The one-legged woman slowly turned her head toward the entrance. Outside, two women walked in.

One in front, one behind.

On the stellar path.

Ye Tianming walked alone. All around him was an endless expanse of stars and an unfathomable darkness. Within this boundless and vast universe, he felt nothing but his own smallness, like a single grain of dust.

With every step he took, he could feel the pulse of the stars beneath his feet, and within that pulse, he could sense the great dao it held.

It was the Dao of Order!

And also the Dao of the Sword!

The Master of Guanxuan Sword!

He had grown up in the Guanxuan Universe, so the name of the Master of Guanxuan Sword naturally resonated like thunder in his ears, yet he had never actually seen him.

But he knew that this Master of Guanxuan Sword had also risen from humble beginnings, and for that reason, he held compassion for all living beings. Although the Guanxuan Academy had not been founded by this Master of Guanxuan Sword, there was no doubt that it was under his hands that the Academy had been brought to its peak.

And he had never imagined that this Master of Guanxuan Sword had once again opened a path for all living beings.

Ye Tianming lowered his gaze to the stellar path beneath his feet. He also understood why the Master of Guanxuan Sword had chosen not to reveal the truth to all living beings.

If all living beings knew the truth, it would not only be meaningless, it would cause them to lose the very purpose of living.

Many people spend their entire lives unable to reach the Huaquan Realm, and even those who do, who come to this manor and witness the truth, what good does it do?

Unless——

Ye Tianming’s eyes narrowed slightly as a thought quietly took shape in his mind.

Without dwelling on it further, he continued walking.

As he walked on, he noticed that his connection with all living beings was gradually fading.

In other words, he could no longer draw upon the power of their faith.

This made little difference to him anyway, since even if he could use it, his body right now couldn’t withstand it.

With the power of faith unavailable, it was actually the perfect opportunity for him to settle his mind and delve deeper into the Dao of the Sword.

After witnessing the swordsmanship of the woman named Weiyangxiu, he had come to a deep realization of the shortcomings in his own Dao of the Sword.

Without adding the Law of All Beings, if he were to fight that Weiyangxiu on swordsmanship alone, he would have no chance of winning whatsoever.

There was still a great, great deal of room to grow in the Dao of the Sword.

After walking for a while, Ye Tianming suddenly grew curious and glanced toward the outside of the stellar path. He slowly reached out his hand, and just as his right hand was about to extend beyond the edge of the stellar path, a sense of death unlike anything he had ever felt instantly closed in on his heart.

Ye Tianming’s hand stopped.

His expression became deadly serious. He knew that if that hand stretched any further, he would be instantly reduced to ash and smoke.

The divine beings!

Ye Tianming gazed deep into the river of stars, his brow furrowing deeply. Just what kind of existence were they?

Without dwelling on it further, he withdrew his hand and pressed on.

And so, after an unknown length of time, a tiny point of light appeared at the far end of the stellar path.

A structure!

Ye Tianming grew a little excited and quickened his pace.

But just then, from deep within the river of stars to his right, a terrifying roar of a great beast suddenly rang out. The sound tore through the starry river and instantly spread to the region where he stood. Yet the moment that sound drew near the stellar path beneath his feet, it vanished without a trace.

Ye Tianming turned to look. Deep within the starry river at the edge of his vision to the right, a powerful aura was rapidly closing in.

In an instant, a great beast burst forth. That beast was like a mountain, standing out strikingly against the starry sky, its two eyes like a pair of stars, shimmering with brilliant light.

Though still at a considerable distance, Ye Tianming could already feel the terrifying pressure radiating from the creature.

On the back of that beast stood about a dozen people, all dressed in magnificent robes, emanating powerful auras. At their head was a man in white robes with a long sword on his back, standing ramrod straight and strikingly handsome.

The great beast was heading in the direction of the far end of the stellar path.

But just then, the white-robed man on the beast’s back suddenly turned his head and looked toward where Ye Tianming stood, and behind him, the others all turned their gazes toward Ye Tianming’s position as well.

Upon seeing Ye Tianming, everyone showed some surprise.

At that moment, the white-robed man at the head suddenly broke into a smile, one that carried a rather strange quality.

Behind him, the others also burst into laughter.

Suddenly, the great beast turned and charged toward the direction where Ye Tianming stood.

With that single charge, the entire starry river was twisted into a spiral, terrifyingly powerful.

Watching this group charge toward him, Ye Tianming’s brow furrowed.

The great beast charged with extreme speed, its eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty ferocity. That charge was like a mountain bearing down on this side, its oppressive force utterly terrifying.

Very quickly, the great beast rushed up to the stellar path where Ye Tianming stood. However, just as it drew close to the stellar path, it seemed to sense something, and its massive pupils suddenly contracted. Then it screeched to a hard stop right where it was.

At this moment, it was only a dozen or so zhang away from Ye Tianming.

The beast stared fixedly at the stellar path beneath Ye Tianming’s feet, its eyes flickering between fierce bloodlust and deep wariness.

It felt as though it wanted to strike, but feared death too much to do so.

At that point, the white-robed man on the beast’s back suddenly stepped forward, staring down at Ye Tianming and saying something.

But Ye Tianming couldn’t understand a single word.

The white-robed man clearly realized that Ye Tianming couldn’t understand him. He turned to say something to the others, which sent the entire group into a roar of laughter.

Ye Tianming glanced at the group but said nothing.

The hostility from the other side was utterly undisguised.

Just then, the white-robed man suddenly opened his palm, and a streak of white light fell straight down, landing right in front of Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming looked at the white light. Within it were countless characters.

Clearly, these were the written characters of the outside world.

Ye Tianming reached out to touch the pillar of light, but there was no reaction at all. He was a little puzzled.

At this, the white-robed man and the others on the great beast burst into loud laughter again. Some of them were doubled over with laughter, and while laughing they kept pointing at Ye Tianming.

After laughing for a moment, the white-robed man at the head suddenly walked up to the edge of the stellar path and gestured with a smile.

Ye Tianming understood what the other party meant. The pillar of light couldn’t be absorbed with the physical body, but with the soul.

Ye Tianming touched the pillar of light with his soul. The instant his soul made contact with the pillar of light, a flood of information appeared in his mind.

It was the written language of this outside universe.

Ye Tianming raised his head and looked at the white-robed man at the head of the group. The white-robed man smiled and said, “Can you understand now?”

Ye Tianming nodded.

The white-robed man looked Ye Tianming up and down with a smile. “Never would I have expected that from a tiny little pigpen, two mutant pigs could actually emerge…… one is you, and the other is that so-called Master of Guanxuan Sword, Ye…… Ye what? Oh oh…… I remember now, his name was Ye Guan……”

Hum!

At that very moment, on the stellar path, the ringing of a sword cry suddenly resounded, and in the next instant, a streak of sword light shot skyward from the stellar path, instantly piercing straight through the white-robed man’s brow.

In the next moment, a voice slowly drifted over from the deepest reaches of the universe. “I, Ye Guan, merely left. I didn’t die. Come on then, where is your home? Point the way!”

Ye Tianming: “…….”