Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Seeking an Audience with the Master of the Mysterious Sword!

 

Ye Tianming didn’t wait long in the great hall before a middle-aged man appeared. He walked up to Ye Tianming and smiled, “You must be Ye Tianming?”

Ye Tianming nodded, “Yes, and you are?”

The middle-aged man said, “Let me introduce myself. I’m from the Xiao family of South Province.”

South Province!

Ye Tianming naturally knew this place, the birthplace of the Guanxuan Sword Master, a region as renowned as Qing Province. He also knew something about the Xiao family—a top-tier second-class family with extremely vast influence.

The middle-aged man smiled, “Ye Tianming, it’s like this. Due to some special circumstances, our Xiao family wants a special admission spot from Qing Province.”

Hearing this, Ye Tianming instantly understood. Obviously, the man wanted his special admission spot.

“Of course!”

The middle-aged man continued, “Don’t worry, my Xiao family won’t take it for nothing. How about this—if you voluntarily give up your special admission spot, my Xiao family is willing to offer ten ‘Qi-Attracting Pills.’ As I understand, your Ye family is a lower-class clan. Ten ‘Qi-Attracting Pills’ should be quite beneficial for your family, don’t you think?”

Ye Tianming looked at him without speaking.

Ten Qi-Attracting Pills were certainly precious, but compared to a special admission spot, they were insignificant. Entering Guanxuan Academy meant gaining access to cultivation resources that would allow him to go much further on the path of cultivation. The value of this far exceeded what the ‘Qi-Attracting Pills’ could offer.

Therefore, although the other party claimed it was an equal exchange, it was more like treating him as a fool.

Seeing Ye Tianming’s silence, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, “Fifteen pills, and that’s my final offer.”

Though said with a smile, his tone brooked no refusal.

Ye Tianming thought for a moment and decided not to confront him directly. He said, “The special admission spot was determined by Guanxuan Academy. If you want my spot, you can simply ask the academy to cancel my admission, can’t you?”

The middle-aged man looked at Ye Tianming, “We can’t control the academy, but we can certainly control you.”

He felt it necessary to be straightforward. For such a lower-class family, he didn’t want to pretend to be polite, because they didn’t deserve it.

In the eyes of the Xiao family, a lower-class family was no different from an ant.

Since he had laid his cards on the table, the middle-aged man stopped pretending. He continued, “You can refuse, but I must tell you, that would be extremely foolish. After all, if you won’t consider yourself, at least consider your family, don’t you think?”

A naked threat!

Ye Tianming suddenly stepped forward, staring directly at the middle-aged man, “Fuck your mother!”

Family was his bottom line!

The middle-aged man was momentarily stunned, thinking he had misheard. But he quickly recovered, and a terrifying killing intent surged from within him, “You lowborn trash, what did you say?”

Ye Tianming stared at him intently, enunciating each word, “Fuck… your… mother!”

Endure?

Give in?

No, the more you endure, the more you suffer; the more you yield, the more you’re bullied.

He had already planned his escape route.

“How dare you!”

The middle-aged man flew into a rage and was about to strike. Almost simultaneously, Ye Tianming prepared to draw his sword. But at that moment, an old man rushed in—it was Fang Xiao.

Fang Xiao glared at the middle-aged man, “Xiao Nu, this is the academy. Do you dare to use violence here?”

Xiao Nu pointed angrily at Ye Tianming, “This lowly person dared to insult me!”

Fang Xiao looked at Ye Tianming. Ye Tianming bowed deeply to Fang Xiao, suppressing his anger, “Sir, my special admission spot was given by the academy. Now, the Xiao family is bullying me, trying to force me to sell my spot for fifteen ‘Qi-Attracting Pills,’ and threatening my family members. May I ask, sir, is this his personal action, or does the academy approve of such behavior?”

Hearing Ye Tianming’s words, Fang Xiao’s face immediately turned ashen. He turned to look at Xiao Nu and angrily said, “Fuck your mother!”

Ye Tianming: “…….”

Xiao Nu: “…….”

“Guards!”

Fang Xiao suddenly shouted, and several guards immediately appeared in the hall.

Fang Xiao pointed angrily at Xiao Nu, “This man has broken the law, publicly threatening an academy student. Arrest him immediately.”

“Fang Xiao.”

Xiao Nu said angrily, “I am from the Xiao family……”

“Xiao family?”

Fang Xiao interrupted him, “I don’t give a damn about your Xiao family. Arrest him immediately.”

The guards rushed toward Xiao Nu to arrest him, but just then, a voice suddenly came from the side, “Stop.”

An old man walked in—it was Elder Yu.

Elder Yu’s face was ashen, “Stand down.”

The guards immediately withdrew.

Fang Xiao looked at Elder Yu, who stared at him intently, “Fang Xiao, what crime has Xiao Nu committed that you want to arrest him?”

Fang Xiao said, “Publicly threatening an academy disciple in the academy……”

Elder Yu interrupted him directly, “Do you have evidence?”

Fang Xiao was stunned.

Elder Yu stared at Fang Xiao, “Without evidence, on what grounds are you arresting him?”

“I have evidence!”

At this moment, Ye Tianming suddenly stepped forward, opening his palm to reveal a cloud recording device.

Ye Tianming said, “This recording device has just recorded everything…….”

Elder Yu suddenly waved his sleeve.

Boom!

The cloud recording device in Ye Tianming’s hand instantly turned to ashes.

Ye Tianming looked at Elder Yu but said nothing.

Fang Xiao, surprisingly, didn’t explode in anger this time. He stared at Elder Yu, “Elder Yu, we’ll see each other in the Guanxuan Realm.”

After speaking, he turned to Ye Tianming, “Come with me.”

He knew that at this point, arguing here was meaningless because the other side had shown their true colors. To resolve this matter, they could only go to the Guanxuan Realm. If Ye Tianming stayed here, his life would certainly be in danger.

Ye Tianming was about to leave with Fang Xiao, but at that moment, Elder Yu suddenly said, “There’s no need to go to the Guanxuan Realm.”

As he spoke, he opened his palm, and a yellow paper slowly floated in front of Fang Xiao, “This is the latest transfer order. From this moment on, you will no longer serve as the ‘Deputy Director of the Supervision Academy’ of Guanxuan Academy. Instead, you will be reassigned as the Deputy Director of the Cultural Academy of Guanxuan Academy in Tu Province, effective immediately.”

Hearing these words, Ye Tianming’s face changed instantly.

This Fang Xiao was currently the Deputy Director of the Supervision Academy, a position with considerable power. While the Deputy Director of Guanxuan Academy in Tu Province held the same rank, the actual power was worlds apart. Moreover, Tu Province was at the bottom of the Ten Thousand Provinces, nowhere near comparable to Qing Province!

Qing Province ranked in the top three among the Ten Thousand Provinces.

He had implicated Master Fang Xiao.

Ye Tianming felt deeply guilty.

Fang Xiao stared at Elder Yu and sneered, “Elder Yu, well played. The Xiao family, well played. But it doesn’t matter. Even if you demote me or dismiss me, it doesn’t matter… Young man, let’s go to the Guanxuan Realm. I refuse to believe these family clans and sects can cover the sky of the Guanxuan Universe with one hand.”

With that, he pulled Ye Tianming toward the exit.

“How dare you!”

Elder Yu suddenly erupted in anger, and a powerful aura enveloped both Fang Xiao and Ye Tianming.

Fang Xiao turned to look at Elder Yu and sneered, “What now? Do you intend to kill us both to silence us?”

Elder Yu stared at Fang Xiao, his face extremely ugly. Of course, he wanted to kill this stubborn old man, but naturally, he couldn’t and didn’t dare to do so.

Behind Fang Xiao was the Fang family. Although the Fang family was not as powerful as before, if he really killed Fang Xiao, it would cause a major incident. Certain people in the court would definitely not stand by, or the Fang family might directly go to the young master and plead on their knees.

After all, even the young master had to respectfully address Fang Yu as uncle.

Elder Yu forcibly suppressed the killing intent in his heart and stared at Fang Xiao as he left with Ye Tianming.

But after just a few steps, a young man quickly ran up to them. Seeing the youth, Fang Xiao was somewhat surprised, “Fang Lian, why are you here?”

The young man named Fang Lian quickly walked up to Fang Xiao and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing Fang Lian’s words, Fang Xiao’s face changed dramatically. He suddenly turned to look at Elder Yu and Xiao Nu, laughing in extreme anger, “Very well! Elder Yu, Xiao family, you are truly skilled, even extending your reach into my Fang family. Let me tell you, even if my granddaughter cannot enter the main academy for cultivation, I will still go to the Guanxuan Realm to report this. If you have the guts, kill me to silence me! But let me tell you, know that evil deeds done in darkness will be judged, the eyes of the gods are like lightning, and there are deities three feet above your head. You dogs will eventually face retribution.”

Xiao Nu’s face turned liver-colored with anger, “Fang Xiao, is there something wrong with your brain? This Ye Tianming has no relation to you, why must you……”

Fang Xiao pointed to the sky and shouted, “The Fang family precept: If you serve in court, you must not shame heaven above or earth below, and your conscience must remain clear!”

With that, he pulled Ye Tianming away.

Killing intent immediately appeared in Xiao Nu’s eyes. The Xiao family naturally couldn’t let Fang Xiao go to the Guanxuan Realm and make a scene. Some things could be manipulated behind the scenes without issue, but if brought to light, it would be extremely disadvantageous for the Xiao family.

Although Fang Xiao had the Fang family behind him, the Xiao family wasn’t afraid of the Fang family. If your Fang family ancestors had connections with the Guanxuan Sword Master, didn’t the Xiao family have them too?

With this thought, he slowly clenched his right hand.

Elder Yu’s eyes were also filled with killing intent. He had long disliked Fang Xiao. Although he wouldn’t actively kill Fang Xiao, if someone else did it, he would turn a blind eye. He had secretly ordered all cloud recording devices in the area to be shut down.

Just as Xiao Nu was about to make his move, Ye Tianming, who had just walked out of the hall, suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Fang Xiao, bowed slightly, and said, “Sir, you are a good official. I cannot implicate you.”

Without waiting for Fang Xiao to respond, he suddenly turned and rushed toward the Guanxuan Path.

Seeing this, Elder Yu’s face changed drastically, “Don’t let him rush onto the Guanxuan Path…….”

As he spoke, he personally took action, throwing a punch toward Ye Tianming, sending a powerful force toward him.

Immortal Realm!

However, by this time, Ye Tianming had already reached the Guanxuan Path. He looked up and shouted, “Ye Tianming of the Ye family from Qing Province has suffered a great injustice and seeks to rush the Guanxuan Path to request an audience with the Guanxuan Sword Master.”

Boom!

A golden light suddenly rose from within the Guanxuan Path, instantly enveloping him. Elder Yu’s power dissipated completely upon contact with the golden light.

The Guanxuan Path activated, and streams of golden light shot up into the sky.

The entire Qing Province was shocked!

In fact, the entire Ten Thousand Provinces were shocked.

After a hundred years, the Guanxuan Path had been reactivated.