Xiao Liu

At the very zenith of the skies above the Southern Domain.

After leaving the Sea Clan, Ye Chang'an brought Shangguan Shi here.

"Hall Master, what are we doing here?"

Shangguan Shi asked curiously.

But Ye Chang'an did not answer him.

Just moments ago, someone had sent him a voice transmission, so after leaving the Sea Clan, Ye Chang'an had brought Shangguan Shi straight to the peak of the heavens.

"I'm here already. It's time for you to show yourself."

Seeing no one around, Ye Chang'an spoke.

Sure enough, in the next instant, a middle-aged man dressed in magnificent flowing-cloud robes trimmed with gold appeared not far in front of Ye Chang'an.

The middle-aged man carried an imposing, dignified air, yet not a trace of his aura leaked out. One glance was enough to tell that he had long occupied a position of power.

Though Ye Chang'an could not sense his aura, the man's bearing alone told him that he was extremely powerful.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're from the Heavenly Dao Hall." Ye Chang'an spoke first.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at Ye Chang'an with interest.

"Looks like you got some information out of Jin Xuan."

The middle-aged man immediately guessed that Ye Chang'an must have learned about the Heavenly Dao Hall from Jin Xuan.

When the middle-aged man mentioned Jin Xuan, a faint smile appeared on Ye Chang'an's face.

"Sorry about that. We killed one of your Heavenly Dao Hall's people."

The middle-aged man did not get angry. His expression remained interested.

"I don't blame you. I warned him to be more careful. Since he refused to listen, he should accept the consequences of his own arrogance."

The middle-aged man's reaction secretly startled Ye Chang'an.

He had not expected such a response.

In Ye Chang'an's eyes, after Qin Qi killed Jin Xuan, it should have turned into the old-timer coming out after the youngster was beaten.

Yet the other party seemed to bear no ill will.

For a moment, Ye Chang'an could not make head or tail of it.

"You don't seem to be here for revenge."

"That's right. I've observed you for a month. I'm simply interested in the fact that someone like you emerged from the lower realm."

The middle-aged man spoke bluntly.

"Interested in me?"

Ye Chang'an was taken aback.

"That's right. Other than the depths of the universe, everything in this world is monitored and controlled by our Heavenly Dao Hall.

Yet I cannot see through you, so I wanted to learn more about you."

As he spoke, the curiosity on the middle-aged man's face grew stronger.

"What do you want to know?"

Ye Chang'an went along with his words.

"The force behind you. With your realm, you certainly could not have killed Jin Xuan, so I am very interested in the force behind you."

"You want to know just how powerful the force behind me is."

Seeing through the middle-aged man's thoughts, Ye Chang'an exposed them outright.

Since his thoughts had been spoken aloud, the middle-aged man no longer concealed them.

"You're right. I want to know exactly how powerful the force behind you is."

"Why should I tell you?"

"What if I told you this concerns the Cosmic Origin?"

At the mention of the Cosmic Origin, the middle-aged man's brows furrowed slightly, and he seemed to lose the ease he had shown earlier.

"The Cosmic Origin?"

"That's right. I cannot say much about the specifics, but once something goes wrong with the Cosmic Origin, the entire universe will face disaster."

Seeing the slight gravity on the middle-aged man's face, Ye Chang'an asked curiously.

"Disaster? What kind of disaster?"

Ye Chang'an was not worried about this so-called disaster.

He had the Primordial Divine Hall. There was nothing to fear.

He was asking purely out of curiosity.

Seeing Ye Chang'an ask, the middle-aged man thought there was hope.

"The world will be destroyed, and the universe will fall silent."

"That does sound like a serious matter." Ye Chang'an rubbed his chin and nodded.

"That's right, so the force behind you may be able to play a major role."

Hearing Ye Chang'an's words, the middle-aged man hurriedly said.

"You're right. The force behind me should be able to play a major role, but... what does this have to do with me?"

The middle-aged man: ???

"What does it have to do with you? Do you think you'll be able to stay out of it when that time comes?"

The middle-aged man's mind went blank at those words.

Why did that sound so strange?

As long as one remained within this universe, no one could escape it.

Yet he was saying it had nothing to do with him?

He did not look like an idiot.

Seeing the middle-aged man's expression, Ye Chang'an did not care.

The other party did not know how powerful his Primordial Divine Hall was, so it was only natural that he could not understand.

Most importantly, Ye Chang'an truly could remain untouched by it all.

"It really has nothing to do with me, so you can leave now."

After saying that, Ye Chang'an no longer intended to speak further with the middle-aged man.

"You think you can keep yourself untainted in such circumstances?" Seeing Ye Chang'an prepare to leave, the middle-aged man hurriedly appeared in front of him.

"System, can Xiao Liu handle him?"

Not wanting to waste any more words on the other party, Ye Chang'an directly turned to the system, ready to summon someone.

[Absolutely no problem.]

Hearing that, Ye Chang'an's lips curved upward.

"Xiao Liu, make him stay farther away from me."

The moment those words fell, the middle-aged man was stunned, then suddenly delighted.

The middle-aged man knew that Ye Chang'an was about to call out someone from behind him.

Perfect. He would get to see that person's strength.

In an instant, a young woman in a purple dress appeared in the void.

The woman had willow-leaf brows, phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, and an elegant temperament. She was as beautiful as a celestial maiden.

The instant she appeared, the middle-aged man froze in place.

It was not only because of Xiao Liu's beauty, but because he could not perceive even the slightest trace of her aura.

He could tell that the woman was very young, yet with his realm, he could not see through her at all.

The middle-aged man was utterly dumbfounded.

A terrifying thought arose in his heart.

This young woman was far stronger than him!

"Xiao Liu greets Hall Master."

The moment Xiao Liu appeared, she directly saluted Ye Chang'an.

Hearing Xiao Liu's words, the middle-aged man's heart jolted violently.

Hall Master?!

You call him Hall Master?!

What kind of Hall Master was he? A Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivator could be your Hall Master?

"Rise." Ye Chang'an gestured for Xiao Liu to stand.

"Sixth Senior Sister."

Shangguan Shi, standing to the side, also greeted Xiao Liu with a smile.

"Tenth Junior Brother."

Hearing that, Xiao Liu responded with a light smile.

"Are you a Dao Master Realm expert?"

The middle-aged man voiced his suspicion in a somewhat tense tone.

Hearing this, Xiao Liu looked at the middle-aged man, her expression calm.

"That has nothing to do with you. But the Hall Master wants you to stay farther away from him."

The middle-aged man, who had wanted to say something else, swallowed his words as they reached his lips, his expression turning somewhat ugly.

"The matter of the Cosmic Origin has nothing to do with me, so you can leave."

After saying that, Ye Chang'an disappeared from before the middle-aged man together with Xiao Liu and Shangguan Shi.

The middle-aged man remained alone in the void, looking at the place where the three of them had been, somewhat dejected.

"Wait! Sixth Senior Sister? Tenth Junior Brother? Doesn't that mean there are people above that woman!"

The middle-aged man standing there suddenly recalled how Xiao Liu and Shangguan Shi had addressed each other. It seemed he had discovered something tremendous. His pupils abruptly contracted, and the shock in his heart was beyond measure.

"Just who is he? Is there really such a powerful force in the universe?

How did a Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivator become a Hall Master? Or was the Heavenly Venerate Realm merely what he deliberately allowed me to see?"

The middle-aged man muttered to himself.