Realm-Ignoring!

Nanling Zhao lay down and slowly closed her eyes, recalling what Ye Tianming had just told her.

When Ye Tianming saw the wound on her abdomen slowly beginning to heal, a smile appeared on his face. Clearly, the pill she had swallowed earlier was working. He took out a clean handkerchief and began bandaging her wound.

Her real problem was weakness. She had forced herself to use the Inspector's Seal earlier, and the strain had been far too great, leaving her completely drained.

Just then, Nanling Zhao suddenly opened her eyes. "Faith... This world doesn't need a living savior. Any living savior is only a person, and human strength has its limits. Nothing can compare to a real, everlasting faith..."

She looked at Ye Tianming. "That was very well said."

"I was just talking," Ye Tianming said.

Nanling Zhao shook her head. "It wasn't just well said. More importantly, you dared to say it. Anyone else wouldn't dare say it even if they were beaten to death. To think you'd dare say the Guanxuan Sword Master shouldn't have appeared... Your courage is anything but ordinary."

"Doesn't Guanxuan Law say we have freedom of speech?" Ye Tianming asked.

Nanling Zhao shook her head with a smile and said nothing. Not even a ghost would believe that.

Ye Tianming asked, "Are we still going to the Guanxuan Realm?"

"Of course," Nanling Zhao said seriously.

"Once your wounds have healed, shall we fly there?" Ye Tianming asked.

"What are you thinking?"

Nanling Zhao laughed. "It's a long way to the Guanxuan Realm. Never mind the two of us-even someone in the Saint Realm would need at least a year to fly there. We have to take a teleportation array. That way, we'll be there in two hours."

"Do we need to go to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion?" Ye Tianming asked.

"No," Nanling Zhao said. "Our Inspection Court has its own teleportation array. It's still a few hundred li from here. Once I've recovered some of my strength, we'll set out immediately."

Ye Tianming nodded. "All right."

As he spoke, he tore a large piece from his robe and wrapped it completely around Nanling Zhao's exposed abdomen.

Nanling Zhao suddenly took out a pill to restore her strength and swallowed it. Then she tried to stand, but her body was still weak, and she nearly fell as soon as she got up. Ye Tianming hurriedly caught her.

Nanling Zhao glanced around and said, "We need to find somewhere secluded..."

She turned to Ye Tianming. "Can you fly on a sword?"

Ye Tianming shook his head.

Tower Ancestor had only taught him the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique, not how to control a sword. Of course, he wasn't particularly interested in controlling swords, either...

Nanling Zhao glanced around, then looked to the right. "Help me over there."

Ye Tianming nodded and helped her to the right, but it was a mountain path and extremely difficult to traverse. On top of that, Nanling Zhao was wearing a dress, which caught on branches every few steps. It was terribly inconvenient.

"Lady Zhao, let me carry you on my back," Ye Tianming said.

He took a robe from his storage ring and placed it over his back as padding, then walked in front of Nanling Zhao and crouched down.

Nanling Zhao glanced at the robe on Ye Tianming's back. She did not refuse and leaned forward onto his back. With the robe between them, they had no intimate contact, sparing them much of the awkwardness.

Ye Tianming carried her into the distance. Although he had a peerless beauty on his back, his mind did not wander in the slightest. All he could think about now was how to increase his strength, because he had realized that the so-called Guanxuan Divine Law was utterly useless in this world.

Far, far too many people and groups stood above the law.

The law was only useful for ordinary people.

Strength was king!

Little Pagoda suddenly said, "Little fellow, I'm afraid this girl's strength should have recovered somewhat by now."

"I know," Ye Tianming said.

Little Pagoda exclaimed, "You know?"

Ye Tianming said nothing.

Little Pagoda said, "She's staying here on purpose..."

"I know," Ye Tianming said.

Little Pagoda asked in confusion, "Why is she doing that?"

Ye Tianming said, "Because if we went to the Inspection Court's teleportation array now, the Xiao Family would definitely launch a frenzied attack on us. The Xiao Family is already like a cornered dog jumping over a wall. They're capable of anything. So staying here is actually safest. Besides, this young lady is exceptionally shrewd. She must have already called for reinforcements."

After a moment of silence, Little Pagoda said, "Actually, I knew that all along. I was just testing you. You really didn't disappoint me, kid."

"As long as you're happy, Tower Ancestor," Ye Tianming said.

Little Pagoda: "..."

Before long, Ye Tianming carried Nanling Zhao to a natural cave. It wasn't deep, and it was cool and shaded. He spread the robe over a rock, then gently set Nanling Zhao down on it.

Nanling Zhao found a comfortable position against the cave wall and looked at Ye Tianming. "You should go to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion's Martial Pavilion."

Ye Tianming said nothing. He simply took a steamed bun from his storage ring and handed it to her.

Nanling Zhao did not refuse. She took the bun and bit into it, then said, "The cultivation technique you created has enormous potential. It could very well become divine-grade, or even emperor-grade. Of course, that certainly isn't your limit, either..."

Ye Tianming was somewhat curious. "The Martial Pavilion?"

"It's a special department established by the founder of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion," Nanling Zhao said. "You could call it the highest martial institution in our Guanxuan Universe. Our Guanxuan Universe's martial civilization was able to catch up with the great eras in such a short time largely thanks to that department. It's full of all kinds of martial geniuses. They spend their days researching all manner of cultivation techniques, martial arts, and divine abilities. They don't just create them; they also improve them. And those madmen spend their lives pursuing the creation of something 'Realm-Ignoring'..."

Seeing the confusion in Ye Tianming's eyes, Nanling Zhao explained, "In our Guanxuan Universe, all cultivation techniques, martial arts, divine abilities, and even the various laws are divided into nine realms: beginner-grade, advanced-grade, earth-grade, heaven-grade, immortal-grade, divine-grade, emperor-grade, dao-grade, touching truth, breaking the circle, and the current highest realm: Realm-Ignoring."

Ye Tianming grew curious. "Realm-Ignoring?"

Nanling Zhao smiled. "Realm-Ignoring means exactly what it says: it can ignore any realm. Let me give you an example. The cultivation technique the Guanxuan Sword Master used back then, the Cosmic Guanxuan Law, belonged to the 'ignoring' realm. There are no restrictions on cultivating it; any Spiritual Qi in the universe can be absorbed. And it wasn't just his cultivation technique. The sword technique he later created, Guanxuan, also belongs to the 'ignoring' realm. Once unleashed, it can ignore every realm. His Qingxuan Sword also belongs to the Realm-Ignoring realm."

Ye Tianming nodded slightly. "I understand."

Nanling Zhao said softly, "In the past thousand years, aside from the Guanxuan Sword Master, no one has produced anything else at the Realm-Ignoring realm. If someone in a later generation can create one, whether it's a cultivation technique, a martial art, a divine ability, or a law... their name will surely go down in history."

She glanced at Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming shook his head. "To create such a heaven-defying cultivation technique, you need countless accumulations and practical combat experience. I don't have those conditions."

Nanling Zhao nodded. "That's true. Still, the fact that you could create such a cultivation technique under those conditions proves your talent. If you could join the Immortal Treasure Pavilion's Martial Pavilion..."

She did not continue.

She knew that for Ye Tianming to enter the Martial Pavilion would be as hard as ascending to heaven. Joining it meant crossing class boundaries-more than a dozen of them-and becoming one of the Guanxuan Universe's most essential talents in a single step. Not only could he enjoy the Guanxuan Universe's extraordinarily generous allowances, but he would also be placed under its special protection.

Most astonishing of all, no matter what mistakes you had made in the past, once you joined, they would all be forgiven.

If Ye Tianming could join, never mind the Xiao Family-even a first-rate great family wouldn't be able to harm him.

But she knew very well that it was almost impossible for Ye Tianming to join. The threshold was exceedingly high, but more importantly, the Martial Pavilion only recruited two people from outside every five years. Second-rate great families weren't even qualified to dream of those two spots, while even first-rate great families would fight tooth and nail for them, sometimes coming to blows.

Because joining the Martial Pavilion meant you could freely study all the cultivation techniques, martial arts, divine abilities, and laws inside...

Even first-rate great families fought tooth and nail for them, to say nothing of ordinary people.

Ordinary people had no advantages whatsoever against those first-rate great families... Even if you were a heaven-gifted genius whose abilities matched those of their core descendants, you still couldn't compete with them, because their connections were beyond your imagination. Even taking a million steps back, if you really did win a spot, as long as you didn't have a tremendously powerful figure protecting you, they would still find a way to turn your spot into theirs.

And what kind of powerful figure could keep those terrifying sects and great families in check?

Without a doubt, it had to be a core member of the Yang Family, because the Immortal Treasure Pavilion took orders only from the Yang Family. Even if you were the chief grand secretary of the Inner Cabinet, as long as you weren't a Yang, they could show you face if they wished. If they didn't, there was nothing you could do about it.

But then again, if you knew a core member of the Yang Family, would you care about a spot in the Martial Pavilion?

Eventually, the two spots the Martial Pavilion offered every five years were already earmarked by those first-rate great families. To avoid damaging relations, they tacitly followed an unwritten rule: they took turns. This time it was two families, next time it would be two others...

Ye Tianming suddenly said, "Lady Zhao, my Ye Family..."

Nanling Zhao drew herself out of her thoughts and smiled. "Don't worry about the Ye Family. Those friends of mine are all very strong. They'll take good care of the Ye Family. I also notified my Nanling Clan, and it has sent some experts to Qingzhou City..."

Ye Tianming looked at her. "Lady Zhao, you've helped me so much. I really don't know how to thank you. I..."