Chapter 12

The girl glanced at Ye Tianming, pursed her lips, and smiled, "A pretty good little brother."

Ye Tianming suddenly stood up and asked, "Senior, can I ask you a question?"

The girl smiled and said, "Of course."

Ye Tianming stared at the girl, "Senior, a ruler of a universe is a wise emperor. He has many powerful forces around him, but these forces are very greedy and control many social resources... Does the ruler really not know about their greed?"

The girl smiled and said, "Of course he knows."

Ye Tianming asked with some confusion, "Then why do they..."

The girl walked up to him and smiled, "Exchange."

Ye Tianming frowned, not quite understanding.

The girl slowly explained, "The reason a wise emperor doesn't act against them is mainly due to exchange. Even a wise emperor can't manage everything; he needs many capable people to help him govern the universe. However, he can't expect everyone to be as selfless as he is. Even if he replaces them, the new ones might be the same or even worse. This is what you call human nature. Therefore, there must be an exchange. I allow you to be greedy, but you must be loyal and do your job. As for where this red line is drawn, it varies from person to person."

She smiled and added, "Besides exchange, there needs to be balance. If good people are not restrained by bad people, they might become even worse."

Ye Tianming slightly lowered his head, "I understand. So, have I really passed?"

The girl smiled and said, "Of course. The reason you passed is not just because of your good words, but also because of the most important reason. Do you know what it is?"

Ye Tianming was puzzled, "What?"

The girl said, "Daring to speak the truth."

Ye Tianming was stunned.

The girl said meaningfully, "Our world needs more people who dare to speak the truth."

Ye Tianming stared at the girl, "Actually, our world needs more people who are willing to listen to the truth."

The girl was slightly taken aback, then laughed, "Well... that's very well said."

A woman in a purple dress also looked at Ye Tianming in surprise.

Ye Tianming said, "Senior, I have another question."

The girl smiled and said, "Ask away."

Ye Tianming looked at the girl, "Does the Guanxuan Sword Master really hope that countless ordinary people can live better?"

The girl asked, "Why do you ask?"

Ye Tianming said, "If the Guanxuan Sword Master really thinks so, why does he set such a high difficulty for the Guanxuan Path?"

He shook his head slightly, "Senior, do you know how hard it is for ordinary people to fight for their rights?"

The girl was silent for a moment and then said, "Little guy, if the Guanxuan Path had no difficulty, do you think you could have come this far?"

Ye Tianming was stunned but quickly understood.

If the Guanxuan Path had no difficulty, there would probably be an emperor guarding each path...

The girl gently patted Ye Tianming's shoulder, her eyes filled with gentleness, "Although the higher you go, the darker and more颠覆三观 it becomes, don't be disappointed in this world. I look forward to meeting you again."

As she spoke, everything in front of Ye Tianming became surreal, and soon he found himself back on the Guanxuan Path.

When he appeared on the Guanxuan Path, a third door suddenly appeared not far in front of him.

Seeing this, everyone in the scene fell silent.

Xiao Nu and Elder Yu's faces instantly turned as pale as paper...

The second level was passed.

Qingzhou, the Immortal Treasure Pavilion Square.

"Damn! Good job!"

The Ye family members were the first to recover, and all the Ye family members started shouting wildly, waving their fists as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

Ye Nan, sitting in a wheelchair, tightly held Li E's hand, his face full of excitement, "Good... Tianming, well done."

In the shadows.

Deputy City Lord Zhou Yuan of Qingzhou City and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion manager Lao Mo were also watching. When they saw Ye Tianming pass the second level, both of them exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

Damn!

Is this guy so monstrous?

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice, "Damn, something big is about to happen. Quickly release Ye Lin..."

Lao Mo hesitated for a moment and then said, "He still has one more level. Is it too early to release him now? After all, that Zhao Yu..."

"No!"

Someone in the scene suddenly exclaimed, "The door for the third level is gone! Damn, look, there's a big character above Ye Tianming's head, it's 'Check.' Damn, he passed. Qingzhou is entering a self-inspection procedure..."

When Zhou Yuan saw the 'Check' character, his face instantly changed, and he stomped his foot, "Damn Zhao Yu, quickly release Ye Lin..."

Lao Mo trembled slightly, "Okay, I'll have someone release him immediately..."

"Damn!"

Zhou Yuan slapped Lao Mo's face, angry, "What do you mean 'have someone release him'? We'll do it ourselves, personally! Hurry up!"

After saying that, he dragged the still dazed Lao Mo and ran.

In the scene, everyone was stunned.

He passed?

The Ye family members stood there like statues, their eyes wide open like bells.

But soon, they recovered, and all the Ye family members started shouting together... They were extremely excited, their eyes filled with tears...

Ye Nan's eyes were also slightly moist. He looked at Tianming on the Guanxuan Path and smiled, "Good... well done..."

Around them, some people with ulterior motives were slowly moving closer to the Ye family.

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At the Guanxuan Academy, in front of the Examination Hall.

Elder Yu and Xiao Nu looked at Ye Tianming in the distance as if they had seen a ghost, their faces full of disbelief...

Xiao Nu suddenly said angrily, "No, he only passed two levels, why did he pass? He cheated!"

"Cheating your ass."

Fang Xiao suddenly jumped out, pointing angrily at Xiao Nu, "Bastard, are you out of your mind? This is the Guanxuan Path, personally left by the Guanxuan Sword Master. Do you think anyone can cheat?"

Xiao Nu wanted to say something but suddenly heard a voice from the sky, "Qingzhou self-inspection."

Qingzhou self-inspection!

As the voice echoed, suddenly, countless top Guanxuan Guards in Qingzhou received an order to immediately head to the Guanxuan Academy to protect the challenger.

Not only that, but all the boundary guardians in Qingzhou also appeared in the sky above the Guanxuan Academy...

Elder Yu stared at Ye Tianming in the distance, "Xiao Nu, quickly notify your clan leader."

Xiao Nu also realized the severity of the situation and immediately took out a communication talisman and crushed it.

Elder Yu also took out a communication talisman and crushed it.

They would not sit and wait to be destroyed.

Soon, many powerful figures appeared in the sky, a total of over ten thousand Guanxuan Guards.

All the Guanxuan Guards in Qingzhou had arrived.

A middle-aged man stepped forward and approached Ye Tianming. He stared at Ye Tianming, "Young Master Ye, I am Zhou Qing, the commander of the Qingzhou Guanxuan Guards. From now on, we will swear to protect you with our lives. Please follow me."

Ye Tianming said, "Senior, please protect my family."

Zhou Qing turned to a nearby Guanxuan Guard, who immediately took a hundred Guanxuan Guards and disappeared into the horizon.

Zhou Qing looked at Ye Tianming, "Young Master Ye, please follow us to the Guanxuan Hall. The array has already been activated, and we will wait for the outer cabinet's decree there."

Ye Tianming nodded and turned to look at Fang Xiao, who smiled, "Kid, don't worry. They won't dare to touch me, and they won't dare to touch you. If you die here now, the entire inner cabinet will be purged."

Ye Tianming said, "Senior, I have many questions. I want to ask you for guidance."

Fang Xiao thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."

He looked at Zhou Qing, who naturally wouldn't refuse Ye Tianming and nodded, "Follow me."

Thus, under the escort of nearly ten thousand Qingzhou Guanxuan Guards, Ye Tianming and Fang Xiao disappeared into the distance.

At the same time, the head of the Qingzhou Inspectorate and all the elders, as well as the head of the Supervisory Bureau and all the elders, immediately set out for the Guanxuan Hall.

Not only that, but all the elders in the academy who were in seclusion came out, and all the mentors with ranks who were outside immediately put aside their affairs and rushed back to the academy.

The head of the Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy, Ji Shi, who was originally in the Guanxuan Realm, also immediately set out to return to the Guanxuan Academy...

At this moment, all the high officials in Qingzhou were on high alert.

On the other side, the Xiao family was also on high alert. The head of the Xiao family, Xiao Feng, gathered all the elders and top experts of the Xiao family.

In the main hall of the Xiao family.

Xiao Feng suddenly said angrily, "What did that bastard Xiao Nu do?"

An elder of the Xiao family said in a deep voice, "According to my information, he took twenty 'Divine Tribulation Pills' and two hundred thousand spirit crystals for himself, and only gave ten 'Qi Induction Pills' to that person named Ye Tianming..."

"Damn!"

Xiao Feng was furious, "That damn bastard."

The elder said with a dark face, "He underestimated that person named Ye Tianming. He thought he was just a minor character, but he didn't expect him to pass the Guanxuan Path."

Xiao Feng's face was terrifyingly dark.

The expressions of all the Xiao family experts in the scene were very bad. They never expected that a person from a low-ranking family could pass the Guanxuan Path... Who could have thought that?

Now that he has passed the Guanxuan Path, the fire will definitely spread to the Xiao family.

Xiao Feng suddenly said, "We can't just sit and wait to be destroyed. Moreover, this matter might affect Xiao Tian's future in the main academy... Second and Third, you immediately go to the Qingzhou An Clan and the Qingzhou Ye Clan and ask them to help us negotiate with the outer cabinet. Fourth and Seventh, you immediately send people to the Tuogu Clan, Nanling Clan, Shengo Clan, Nanli Clan, the Immortal Clan Dongli Family, the Divine Clan Jian Family, and the Li Clan... Ask them to help us negotiate and prevent the self-inspection procedure from entering the final review..."

An elder hesitated for a moment and then said, "Clan Leader, isn't this a bit exaggerated? Even if Qingzhou enters the self-inspection procedure, with our connections in the Guanxuan Realm, the Inspectorate and the Supervisory Bureau will still give us some face. If we go begging now, we'll owe them favors."

"Stupid!"

Xiao Feng said angrily, "Under normal circumstances, the Inspectorate and the Supervisory Bureau would give us face, but what's the situation now? It's the Guanxuan Path, left by the Guanxuan Sword Master to prevent injustice in the academy. Even if the Inspectorate and the Supervisory Bureau are willing to give us face, will the Patrol Bureau and the Secret Bureau do the same?"

Hearing this, the faces of the Xiao family experts in the hall immediately turned even worse.

The Patrol Bureau and the Secret Bureau were the most feared and the most ruthless.

Over the years, the Xiao family had done everything to have someone enter these two bureaus and the inner cabinet, but unfortunately, the Xiao family had only produced one genius, Xiao Tian, who, although had a promising future, had not yet grown up.

Xiao Feng continued, "This is such a big matter, the Patrol Bureau and the Secret Bureau can't possibly not know about it, including the Investigation Bureau. They must be paying attention to the Qingzhou Academy now. Therefore, our Xiao family must not take this lightly. This time, we need to be prepared to pay a heavy price."

At this point, his face became extremely difficult. To completely resolve this matter, it was unknown how much blood we would have to shed.

A Xiao family elder said fiercely, "It's all because of that bastard Ye Tianming... Our Xiao family is truly unlucky this time."

In the hall, everyone immediately set out to work.

Soon, only Xiao Feng and an old man were left in the hall. The old man was the Great Elder, Xiao Qun.

Xiao Feng said, "Great Elder, what do you think about this matter?"

The Great Elder, who had been silent, slowly closed his eyes, "The Fang family."

Xiao Feng's eyes narrowed slightly.

Xiao Qun analyzed, "That person named Ye Tianming, no matter how talented he is, is still from a low-ranking family. Without a powerful backing, he can't shake our Xiao family, at least not for now. The real problem is the Fang family. If Fang Xiao and the Fang family continue to support him and make a big fuss, this matter will become very difficult to handle. Therefore, we must deal with the Fang family. As long as they stop interfering, a person from a low-ranking family can't cause much trouble. Once this matter is temporarily over, it will be easy to deal with him."

Xiao Feng said in a deep voice, "You should know that Fang Xiao is a bit of a fool. His mind is filled with the Fang family's ancestral teachings. To make him stop supporting Ye Tianming... it's difficult."

Xiao Qun said calmly, "If we can't deal with him, we'll deal with his Fang family's descendants."

Xiao Feng's brows furrowed, somewhat worried, "Great Elder, dealing with the Fang family, this..."

Xiao Qun looked at Xiao Feng, "I'll go and talk to them first. If the Fang family insists on opposing us for no reason, we'll destroy them. The Fang family has offended not just our Xiao family over the years. There are countless people in the shadows who want the Fang family dead. As long as we take the lead, there will be countless people willing to follow..."

At this point, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, "The reason that bastard Ye Tianming could pass the Guanxuan Path is because of the Fang family. We might as well finish the job. Fang Yu? He's nothing... Our Xiao family's ancestor was a brother to the Guanxuan Sword Master!!!"

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