195: Chapter 195 The Ye Family

"You've already gone this far, why the hell would I refuse!" Xiang Tian said dismissively, his face full of indifference.

Lotus did not get angry; she simply looked up at him.

"I've changed my mind. Until your strength surpasses mine, I will never agree to Dual Cultivate with you."

Xiang Tian didn't even lift an eyelid, completely bothered to pay her any attention.

Just then, his expression suddenly stiffened.

He suddenly cried out in alarm, "Oh no, where is Xiang Liu?"

The fierce battle had just been at its peak, and Lotus had only cared about pulling him away to safety.

She had actually forgotten that Xiang Liu was still back there.

Xiang Tian hurriedly scanned the surroundings, his gaze finally settling on a pit.

Xiang Liu was lying there motionless, her aura extremely weak.

"Damn, nothing happened to Xiang Liu, right!" Xiang Tian's heart tightened as he strode over.

His fingertips quickly checked her breath and pulse; a moment later, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He murmured softly, "Fortunately, she's still breathing. It's good that she's not dead."

"This is a healing pill given to me by the Alliance Envoy. Feed it to her." Lotus casually tossed over a medicine bottle.

Xiang Tian didn't stand on ceremony.

He immediately poured out a pill and fed it into Xiang Liu's mouth.

"Is she your woman?" Lotus leaned against a nearby broken rock, asking seemingly casually.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiang Tian immediately straightened his back, putting on the air of a true gentleman.

"She is merely my Sword Servant."

"Heh heh." Lotus gave a light chuckle.

The smile didn't reach her eyes, but she didn't press him further.

Just then.

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect walked over quickly and cupped his hands to Lotus, "President Lotus."

Then he turned to look at Xiang Tian, his expression grave.

"Xiang Tian, follow me back to the Heavenly Sword Sect immediately. News of you has likely already spread across the entire continent. Hiding your whereabouts as soon as possible is the safest move."

The Grand Elder's concerns were not unwarranted.

Xiang Tian nodded slightly, thinking to himself: I'm finally entering the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But a second later, he suddenly remembered something.

His brow furrowed, "Wait, the Small World has shattered. Will the people inside be affected?"

The person he was referring to was precisely Wu Xian in the dungeon.

The Small World had been shattered for quite a while, yet there was no movement from Wu Xian.

This was truly illogical.

Lotus explained calmly, "It depends on the situation. If they have a protective Magic Treasure and are strong enough, they can take the opportunity to break into the main world; the others will either be annihilated along with the Small World or fall into the endless Void Realm."

"So that's how it is..." Xiang Tian stroked his chin, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.

"Then can you sense any movement beneath the ground of the Small World?"

"Oh? What do you want to detect?" Lotus glanced at him suspiciously.

"It's been so long. The Small World has already dissipated. Even if the people inside aren't dead, they should have vanished along with the Small World."

Hearing this, Xiang Tian's brow furrowed even tighter.

Wu Xian was, after all, someone who had Transmigrated from Blue Star just like him.

He had even gifted him a peerless Cultivation Technique. How could he just be gone like that?

Perhaps he had just fallen into the Void Realm.

Xiang Tian took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the worry in his heart.

To find out if Wu Xian was alive or dead, the only way was to grow stronger as quickly as possible and personally explore the Void Realm in the future.

He bent down and picked up the still-sleeping Xiang Liu, saying in a deep voice, "We're going back to the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Lotus, however, stepped forward to follow, indicating she would go along.

Seeing this, how could the Elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect dare to refuse? They could only give their silent consent.

The group immediately took to the air, flying toward the Heavenly Sword Sect.

During the flight.

Xiang Tian suddenly asked, "Grand Elder, about the Sect Master... he won't be punished, will he?"

The Grand Elder waved his hand.

He said dismissively, "Don't worry. At most, it'll be a few words of criticism and education. There will definitely be no substantial punishment."

Just as everyone was about to depart into the distance.

A figure suddenly blocked the way ahead—it was Yan Lingtian.

"Xiang Tian, is Lin Fei alright?" he asked with burning eyes.

Xiang Tian quickly cupped his hands in greeting, "Senior, please be at ease. Lin Fei is safe and sound. Since I am now entering the Heavenly Sword Sect for further training, I ask that Senior personally go to the Tianyun Kingdom to pick her up."

He was currently the focus of all major powers.

He should return as little as possible to avoid bringing a catastrophic disaster upon the Tianyun Kingdom.

Yan Lingtian nodded. "It's for the best that you can enter the Heavenly Sword Sect. However, the matter of the True Dragon has already spread across the continent. You must be extremely careful when traveling outside in the future."

His brow was tightly furrowed.

His tone was grave, "This time, even the leaders of the major powers have personally mobilized. Your situation is extremely dangerous. Moreover, there are those hidden forces lurking in the shadows, who are far more terrifying than the enemies on the surface."

"Senior, please be at ease. I know what I'm doing." Xiang Tian held his head high, his eyes determined, without a trace of fear.

Yan Lingtian said no more, gave him a deep look.

Then he turned and sped off toward the Tianyun Kingdom.

Once Yan Lingtian had left, Lotus looked at Xiang Tian with a half-smile.

She raised an eyebrow slightly, "Xiang Tian, just how many women do you have?"

Xiang Tian waved his hand with feigned helplessness.

He said solemnly, "Lotus, don't wrong me. With great power comes great responsibility. What bad intentions could I have? They just want to find a safe and reliable harbor, that's all."

"You brat, you certainly know how to find excuses." Lotus rolled her eyes at him and stopped teasing him.

The group continued flying toward the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Naturally, the Disciples of the Lotus Society would not go with them.

The members of the Yan Family also began their return journeys, departing one by one.

Not long after they left.

Two elderly figures hurried over, landing at the site of the recent fierce battle.

One of them spoke up, "Old Ye, is the Small World lost by your Ye Family truly here?"

The elderly man addressed as Old Ye nodded.

He took out a palm-sized circular jade pendant from his robe. The surface of the jade was dull, with only a faint ripple of Spiritual Qi.

"Yes. According to the guidance of the jade pendant, there was a momentary flash of spiritual light here just now."

The other person looked around, his face full of doubt, "But there's nothing here except for traces of fighting. Even the residual aura in the space is extremely weak."

Old Ye's brow was tightly furrowed.

He said in a deep voice, "It seems the commotion from the fight just now accidentally triggered the jade pendant's resonance. The Small World must be nearby."

The old man couldn't help but ask, "Old Ye, was your Ye Family truly that powerful a million years ago?"

At the mention of this, a flash of pride instantly crossed Old Ye's eyes.

His tone also rose a few notches, "Naturally! Our Ye Family once had an ancient grand-aunt who was exceptionally gifted and brilliant. With her strength alone, she unified the entire continent!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly dimmed.

He let out a heavy sigh, "Unfortunately, the good times didn't last. Back then, that grand-aunt had already reached the limit of what could be achieved on this continent. Later, under the guidance of a certain Lord, she successfully shattered the void and went to the world beyond the continent."

"Initially, with that Lord's protection, our Ye Family was quite stable. But for some reason, that Lord suddenly vanished overnight without a trace, and there was never another word. Not long after, our Ye Family was besieged by a coalition of enemies. The once-glorious Ye Family was wiped out overnight just like that."

Old Ye's tone was sorrowful.

"In today's continent, no one remembers the Ye Family anymore. Too much time has passed; even the enemies from back then have long since vanished from this continent. If you weren't my close friend, I wouldn't be telling you this."

He paused.

He warned solemnly, "Old Yang, you must keep this a secret. Be wary that the enemies of the past might not have truly disappeared. Once this is leaked, the consequences would be unthinkable."

Old Yang nodded.

He couldn't help but ask again, "Then what's the deal with this Small World?"

"This Small World is a treasure gifted to our Ye Family by that Lord. Later, when the Ye Family met with disaster and our clansmen were fleeing, it was accidentally lost. Our ancestors left behind ancestral instructions that only descendants who reach the Saint King Realm may enter the Secret Realm within this Small World to obtain the high-level Cultivation Techniques inside," Old Ye said slowly.

Hearing this, a glint instantly flashed in Old Yang's eyes.

"Old Ye, what kind of technique is it that actually requires the Saint King Realm to Cultivate?"

As soon as these words came out, even he couldn't help but feel tempted.

Old Ye shook his head.

He said helplessly, "I'm not sure either. Even if I find the Small World and obtain the technique, I won't be able to Cultivate it—my current strength is still far from the Saint King Realm."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's search this area carefully!"

As his voice fell, the two of them simultaneously spread their Divine Sense, scanning every inch of the ground beneath their feet.

A moment later.

Old Yang spoke up, "I sense a faint spatial fluctuation, but this fluctuation is too weak and is mixed with the spatial turbulence left behind by the Saint Realm battle. Trying to find the Small World based on this tiny fluctuation is as difficult as reaching the heavens."

Old Ye's expression was grave.

After a moment of silence, Old Yang stroked his chin and said, "Old Ye, so many years have passed. This Small World might have already changed masters, right?"

"Changing masters should be unlikely," Old Ye shook his head.

"It is said that a wisp of that Lord's Divine Sense remains inside this Small World. No one can claim ownership of it. Even if it has been lost for many years, it will only float in the Void Realm and won't be controlled by anyone else."

After saying that, the two of them spoke no more and spread their Divine Sense once again.

They began to search even more meticulously, refusing to overlook even the slightest clue.