I Have A Sword

Chapter 808: Steady

Sworn sister? Ye Guan froze. Xin Yu suddenly laughed and said, "I'm kidding. Let's go to the Arcanist Civilization ruins now."

With that, she vanished.

Ye Guan shook his head with a smile before chasing after her.

***

The starry sky above the ruins of the Arcanist Civilization was silent. Eight blood-red coffins lay quietly on the ground beyond a certain stone gate in the middle of the ruins.

A mysterious figure stood in front of the eight blood-red coffins. The mysterious figure looked like a cloud of smoke or mist, making it impossible to clearly see his features.

There was a staff in the mysterious figure's hands.

The mysterious figure looked up at the sky and smiled. "Quite a few people have come this time."

"Any news about Old Jiu?" A voice echoed from one of the blood-red coffins.

"I haven't heard anything from him yet," the mysterious figure replied, shaking his head with furrowed brows. "It's been a while since he last contacted me, saying that he's going to devour a few full divinity cultivators. I tried reaching out to him myself, but there's no response."

"Did something happen to him?" the voice from the blood-red coffin asked.

"No way," the mysterious figure chuckled, asking, "Who in this universe region is strong enough to harm Old Jiu?"

"I'm still a bit worried..."

"Old Er, don't overthink it," the mysterious figure said, smiling. "This universe region doesn't even have a Tier Four civilization. Without the Tianxing Civilization stepping in, we're invincible here."

The voice did not respond.

The mysterious figure added, "Once we're out of here, I'll personally look for Old Jiu. He's probably just being mischievous again."

The voice responded, "All right."

The mysterious figure looked up again and smiled. "More and more people are coming."

"You should do another analysis on that young swordsman."

The mysterious figure replied, "I did just a few moments ago."

"So what are the results?"

"My analysis told me that his backers are strong, but..." the mysterious figure smiled, "I'm not going to die. I'm sure of that."

***

When Ye Guan and Xin Yu arrived at the Arcanist Civilization Ruins, they found that the site had changed drastically. It was now teeming with people.

Ye Guan was surprised. "Why are there so many people here?"

"The allure of a Tier Four civilization's legacy is too tempting for anyone to resist it," Xin Yu replied.

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "I see."

The legacy of a Tier Four civilization was tempting enough to draw many smaller civilizations to make a gamble.

The temptation was just too strong! After all, obtaining such a legacy meant not only personal advancement but the advancement of one's entire civilization as well.

Ye Guan also noticed many concealed presences in the shadows.

Scanning the surroundings, he soon spotted a familiar figure—Dai Zong!

As always, Dai Zong was surrounded by beautiful women and powerful figures.

Sensing Ye Guan's gaze, Dai Zong turned and laughed heartily before saying, "Brother Ye, we meet again."

Ye Guan smiled slightly. "Meeting Brother Dai again now, I find you even more unfathomable. I truly am ashamed..."

Dai Zong laughed heartily. "Brother Ye, aren't you unfathomable as well?"

Ye Guan smiled and said nothing.

Xin Yu pointed out. "He has already opened a unique path."

Ye Guan nodded. "It must be all thanks to the Arcanist Civilization."

Xin Yu looked up at the distant ghastly-looking stone gate and mused, "I wonder what tricks the Arcanist Civilization is going to play..."

Ye Guan smiled. "We should find out soon enough."

Xin Yu nodded, going silent.

Ye Guan looked around and realized that he had truly underestimated the allure of a Tier Four civilization's legacy as more and more people were coming in droves.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Are they all from other civilizations?"

"Of course," Xin Yu said with a smile. "However, some are probably rogue cultivators or from weak clans... They usually keep a low profile and will not show themselves to the world unless they have no choice but to do so. After all, a single mistake is enough for them to be annihilated along with their civilizations."

"So they're scared of getting plundered by stronger civilizations?" Ye Guan asked.

"Yes." Xin Yu nodded slightly. "Once a civilization reaches a certain level of development, it will inevitably expand and plunder outward. This will allow them to secure more resources and curb internal strife at the same time. The Asura Civilization has been doing the same thing, as such, even if there was internal strife among us, it never really erupted."

Ye Guan was silent. He suddenly thought of the Guanxuan Civilization. The peace of the Guanxuan Civilization was because of his Yang Family and the Guanxuan Civilization's expansion. However, Ye Guan knew that one day, the Guanxuan Civilization would hit a bottleneck. By then, internal strife would arise within the Guanxuan Civilization. Although it was still a bit too early to think about it, he had to keep it in mind.

Just then, Xin Yu suddenly said, "Young Master Ye, I have a question."

Ye Guan turned to look at Xin Yu.

Xin Yu smiled and asked, "I want to ask about your cultivation base."

Ye Guan responded, "Is it too low?"

Xin Yu nodded. "Yes, and what I want to ask is this—has your family never really intervened with your cultivation?"

"Yeah." Ye Guan nodded.

Xin Yu nodded. "I see."

"There's no need to rush; I want to take it slow."

Ye Guan was well aware that haste would make waste when it came to cultivation bases. One needed a solid foundation before making breakthroughs. However, if Ye Guan hadn't been taking it slow, he'd have long reached full divinity with the resources available to him.

Xin Yu wanted to speak, but the stone gate in the distance slowly opened.

Ye Guan and Xin Yu stared deeply at the stone gate.

The inheritance of a Tier Four civilization was beyond the stone gate!

Everyone present stared with burning eyes at the stone gate.

This was an opportunity to change their fate. The inheritance of a Tier Four civilization!

Even if they failed to obtain the inheritance, just a treasure from a Tier Four civilization would be enough to alter their fate.

Just then, an aged voice emanated from within the gate. "Everyone, come in."

The crowd immediately rushed forward, but some remained calm and stayed put.

One of them was Dai Zong. He walked up to Ye Guan and Xin Yu with a smile. "Brother Ye, shall we talk?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Sure."

Dai Zong glanced at the distant stone gate and asked, "Brother Ye, what do you think?"

Ye Guan asked back, "What about you? What's your decision?"

Dai Zong was slightly taken aback, and then he laughed. "As expected of a swordsman, straightforward and to the point."

Ye Guan said, "As far as I know, you've made a deal with them."

Dai Zong nodded. "Yes."

"Then why come to me?" Ye Guan asked with a smile. "Are you planning on taking profits without fulfilling your part of the deal?"

Dai Zong laughed. "Brother Ye, you're actually so clever? It was devious of you to play dumb back then."

Ye Guan remained calm. "Let's not beat around the bush."

Dai Zong's smile faded away. "Their aim is to revive their civilization, and they will eradicate the existing civilizations once they are revived. Thus, we should join forces against them."

"Why don't we warn the others and unite against them?" Xin Yu asked."

Ye Guan shook his head. "It's useless. If we do that now, they'll just think that we want to take the inheritance for ourselves. They'll resent us, and they might even unite against us."

"Exactly." Dai Zong nodded. "That is a meaningless move."

Xin Yu nodded. "I did not think it through."

Dai Zong looked at Ye Guan and said, "Brother Ye, the revival of a Tier Four civilization spells disaster for our civilizations. Fortunately, they won't be in their peak state upon their revival. I believe we still have a chance if we simply join forces."

Ye Guan asked, "What if they have a Path Creation Realm expert?"

Dai Zong suddenly said, "If there's only one, we might still have a chance."

Ye Guan was slightly surprised.

Dai Zong looked at Xin Yu and smiled, "Supreme Scholar, don't you agree?"

Xin Yu nodded. "If there's only one, we have a chance."

Ye Guan immediately understood. Whether it was the Junlin Civilization or the Asura Civilization, they both had trump cards unknown to Ye Guan.

It made sense; these two civilizations were known as pseudo-Tier Four civilizations, after all, so how could they not have powerful trump cards?

"Even if they have a Path Creation Realm expert, that expert wouldn't 'be at their peak as well." Dai Zong pointed out. "They were destroyed by the Tianxing Civilization back then. If our two sides join forces, we have a good chance of winning."

Ye Guan smiled. "What if there are two Path Creation Realm experts?"

Dai Zong chuckled. "Then we'll wait for our deaths."

Xin Yu also smiled and shook her head. If there were two Path Creation realm experts, the Asura Civilization and Junlin Civilization would be doomed.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Miss Xin Yu, what was the realm of that blood corpse before?"

Xin Yu replied solemnly, "At least in the Transcension Realm, but we can't say for sure as the blood corpse wasn't at its peak. Otherwise, Clan Leader Tian and the others wouldn't have been able to stop it."

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "I understand."

Xin Yu looked at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan said softly, "We need to prepare for the worst."

Xin Yu and Dai Zong's expressions gradually became more serious.

Soon, more and more people charged into the stone gate in a frenzied and frantic state.

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Brother Dai, shall we take a look as well?"

Dai Zong smiled. "After you."

The two exchanged smiles.

Ye Guan turned to Xin Yu and asked, "Miss Xin Yu, are your people ready?"

Xin Yu nodded, "The Asura Divine Guards are ready. If things go wrong, my people will reinforce us immediately."

Ye Guan nodded quietly. The next moment, they rushed into the stone gate.

The cavern beyond the stone gate was crowded, and they all stood around the eight blood-red coffins with excited lights in their eyes.

Just then, the stone gate closed slowly...