Mouth Barely Grown, Affairs Poorly Done

"How do you want it—alive or dead?" The guard steadied himself, his voice hoarse as he asked.

Xu Ying said coolly, "If you want to live, answer whatever I ask. From now on, follow me. In the future, I'll take you back to the Other Shore. If you want to die, I'll activate Daoist Tongtian's sword formation right now, shatter your physical body, slaughter your Primordial Spirit, and scatter your soul to the winds. Even your Indestructible True Spirit—I'll mince it to pieces, bit by bit. I won't let a single fragment escape."

The guard's expression shifted between gloom and uncertainty. After a moment, Xu Ying raised his brows and pointed at the Immortal Slaying Remnant Sword, about to activate the sword formation. The guard hurriedly said, "Wait! I want to live!"

Xu Ying smiled. "Those who face matters with open hearts are true heroes. You really are a hero of the Other Shore. What's your name?"

The guard said cautiously, "Shi Tianyang."

Xu Ying asked in surprise, "How did you come by that name?"

The guard said, "I was originally an orphan from the Other Shore. Someone found me beside a stone. I had good teeth and made a living gnawing on stones, so they named me Shi Tianyang. They said I relied on stones and Heaven to keep me alive."

Xu Ying nodded lightly. "You and Yin Yuanzi came from the Other Shore? How did you get here?"

Shi Tianyang hesitated, but finally answered truthfully. "The Three Realms and the Other Shore are already very close in the Sea of Chaos. The Other Shore sent a large number of scouts to search for the Three Realms. After these two scouts found the Three Realms, they planted an Other Shore Sarira Tree. This tree can absorb nourishment from the