Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Are We a Match?

 

Li Zheng was visibly moved when he saw the contents of the storage ring, and a smile involuntarily spread across his face.

Meanwhile, the old man led Ye Tianming away toward the distance.

On the way, although Ye Tianming tried to maintain his composure, he was extremely excited inside. He thought to himself: “Tower Ancestor, I’m going to make it big.”

Little Tower replied: “Hmm.”

Ye Tianming asked in surprise: “Tower Ancestor, this is the legacy of a super divine civilization, your response seems so flat…”

Little Tower said: “I am excited too… a transcendent civilization’s legacy. Kid, you’re going to make it big. Tower Ancestor is truly happy for you, really.”

Ye Tianming: “……”

After watching Ye Tianming disappear in the distance with the old man, Gu Qi suddenly said: “This Brother Ye is quite righteous.”

Li Zheng smiled and said: “Brother Gu, are you interested in joining our Tonglianhui?”

Gu Qi asked curiously, “Tonglianhui? What is it for?”

Li Zheng nodded, “It was founded by Miss Zhao from Nanling, with the purpose of uniting all young people with goals and ideals, so that we can work together to do something for this Guanxuan Universe.”

Gu Qi looked at Li Zheng, “I remember that your Li family has an ancestral rule forbidding the formation of factions in the Guanxuan Universe.”

Li Zheng smiled and said: “Yes, there is such an ancestral rule, but we’re not forming factions. We want to unite to do more for this Guanxuan Universe, to make it better. If our ancestors knew about this, I think they would support it too.”

Gu Qi fell silent.

Although the Bi’an Civilization was an independent universe civilization, it was still under the management of the Guanxuan Academy. They had a high degree of autonomy, but they still had to obey when the Guanxuan Academy cabinet issued orders. Even the geniuses and prodigies of the Bi’an Civilization wanted to enter the main campus of the Guanxuan Academy, because the best resources in the entire Guanxuan Universe were at the Guanxuan Academy, and the most extraordinary geniuses in the entire Guanxuan Universe were there, offering a bigger stage.

If he could join such a group, it might not be a bad thing for him, because from what he could see, the people in this group were clearly not ordinary.

After weighing his options, Gu Qi nodded, “Alright.”

Li Zheng smiled, “On behalf of Tonglianhui, I welcome you to join.”

Ye Tianming followed the old man to a teleportation array. After they stepped into the array, Ye Tianming suddenly felt everything before his eyes become blurry. Then, he saw countless stars and galaxies flashing past him like lightning.

Soon, everything calmed down, and the scene before him gradually stabilized. At this moment, he was in outer space, and not far in front of them, tens of thousands of stone pillars, each ten thousand feet tall, stood in that space. These tens of thousands of pillars supported an immense, magnificent hall that seemed boundless at first glance, presenting an incredibly majestic and spectacular sight.

Ye Tianming was stunned by the scene before him. He had seen Qingzhou City before, but compared to this hall, the entire Qingzhou City was like an ant compared to an elephant.

Ye Tianming marveled inwardly: “Tower Ancestor, I’ve finally seen the world.”

Little Tower: “……”

The old man led Ye Tianming toward the distant hall, “Our Transcendent Civilization has developed for 3.9 billion years since its beginning. The most glorious time was during the era of our civilization’s founder. At that time, under her leadership, our Transcendent Civilization was unprecedentedly glorious, especially after our ancestor’s breakthrough, reaching the status of a supreme civilization. But later, the descendants of our Transcendent Civilization became increasingly incompetent, so we fell from a supreme civilization to a super divine civilization, then to a divine civilization…”

As he said this, he sighed softly, his expression complex.

Ye Tianming asked: “Senior, why did you choose me?”

The old man smiled and said: “Can you guess?”

Ye Tianming thought for a moment, then said: “In terms of talent, Mu Yong and Brothers Li and Gu from earlier are all stronger than me. In terms of family background, they are far superior to me, so…”

The old man looked at him and smiled, “Do you think we chose you because your family background is poor, making you easier to control?”

Ye Tianming nodded, “Yes.”

The old man glanced at the small tower at his waist and said meaningfully: “You’re right. We chose you because your family background is ‘poor’.”

Ye Tianming was somewhat confused.

The old man didn’t explain further. He looked toward the distant hall, “Over the years, our Transcendent Civilization has been trying to revive our civilization, but we later found that it’s extremely difficult. Because to revive a civilization, we must have a super extraordinary genius. Over the years, although our Transcendent Civilization has produced many talented prodigies, because the new order and rules of this universe have been established, unless there’s a genius who can break all rules and orders, it’s simply impossible.”

Ye Tianming asked: “Senior, do you think I can break all rules and orders?”

The old man shook his head, “I don’t know.”

Ye Tianming was puzzled.

The old man smiled and said: “But I think you have hope.”

Ye Tianming smiled bitterly, “Senior, you think too highly of me. To be honest, before I left Qingzhou, I was indeed confident, believing that I controlled my own destiny. But after leaving Qingzhou, I discovered that this world is far more complex than I imagined. Not to mention those powerful families, even a small administrator from the academy can make people like us from the bottom suffer a fate worse than death.”

As he spoke, he looked at the old man, “When Senior says you think I have hope, it’s probably not because of me. There are only two things on me that aren’t mine: this Xingdao Sword and my Tower Ancestor.”

The old man remained silent.

Ye Tianming smiled and said: “Regardless of why Senior chose me, I am extremely grateful. At the same time, as long as I have a future, I will do my utmost to help the Transcendent Civilization to repay the kindness shown to me today.”

The old man looked at Ye Tianming, “Young man, you are a very smart person. I cannot lie to you. Indeed, I chose you initially for other reasons, but honestly, from beginning to now, your actions have surprised me, very much surprised me.”

Ye Tianming asked: “Senior means?”

The old man said: “Sincerity.”

Ye Tianming fell silent.

The old man asked curiously, “I have a question. Is your sincerity genuine, or is there some calculation involved? For example, in dealing with Mu Yong and those two young men just now…”

Ye Tianming said: “I don’t know.”

The old man was stunned.

Ye Tianming said: “I only know that no one is stupid. If they don’t harm me, I won’t harm them. I act according to my conscience.”

“Haha!”

The old man suddenly burst into laughter, “Well said, acting according to conscience. Very good, haha!”

As they spoke, the two had arrived at the entrance of the hall. The doors of the hall were made of an unknown white jade, reaching a hundred feet high. In front of the hall stood two black statues holding long spears.

Upon seeing the two statues, Ye Tianming immediately felt an invisible pressure, giving him an involuntary urge to prostrate himself.

He was immediately alarmed: why did he have such a feeling?

He looked up at the two towering statues, then adjusted his mindset, quickly regaining his composure.

The old man glanced at him, a smile appearing on his face, “Let’s go!”

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and the doors of the hall suddenly opened. The two walked into the hall, which was very spacious. At the end of their vision stood a statue of a woman, but Ye Tianming couldn’t see her face.

Ye Tianming excitedly thought: “Tower Ancestor, have you ever seen such a grand scene?”

After a moment of silence, Little Tower replied: “No…”

Ye Tianming sighed: “Tower Ancestor, today we’ve truly seen the world.”

Little Tower: “……”

The old man led Ye Tianming to the female statue. He slowly knelt down, then respectfully took out a token and placed it on the ground, saying respectfully: “Descendant Huaishu pays respects to the ancestor.”

The token suddenly floated up and flew into the hands of the statue. Suddenly, the statue trembled slightly, and a white light entered it. Then, the statue came to life.

Ye Tianming still couldn’t see the woman’s face.

The woman looked down at Ye Tianming, “Is this the person you’ve chosen?”

Her voice seemed to come from billions of universes away.

Huaishu respectfully said: “Yes.”

The woman stared at Ye Tianming for a moment, then suddenly, she opened her palm, and the Xingdao Sword slowly flew into her hand. She just glanced at the sword, then turned to look at the old man again, “The person you chose?”

Huaishu hastily and respectfully said: “Yes.”

The woman stared at him, “Is he worthy?”

Huaishu’s expression immediately changed. He quickly grabbed Ye Tianming and respectfully said: “Ancestor, this young man’s talent and character are both excellent. I am willing to stake my life on it. If he rises in the future, he will not let down our Transcendent Civilization. Please give him a chance, I…”

The woman suddenly interrupted him, “I mean, are we worthy?”

Huh?

Huaishu stood there, petrified.